art.earth | a family of ecological artists and organisations

art.earth is now art.earth Books

art.earth closed in January 2023 • this is an archive site

art.earth was a family of artists dedicated to making art that looks out to the world and believing that art enriches the world and makes it a better place.

We were best known for our international symposia which included:

Language, Landscape & The Sublime (2016) (see programme)
Feeding the Insatiable (2016) (see programme)
In Other Tongues (2017) (see programme) (publication)
Liquidscapes (2018) (see progeamme) (publication)
Evloving the Forest (2019) (see programme) (publication)
Borrowed Time (2020 and 2021) (publication)
Sentient Performativities (2022) (see programme)

In addition we offered short courses, artist residencies and artist support
and for a number of years ran a gallery at Dartington Hall.

You can read our message of farewell and explore the archive –
a treasure trove of events, happenings, exhibitions and other stuff that art.earth did with its wonderful family from 2016 to 2023. Visit our YouTube channel.

You can read some of the many responses to our farewell message.

We’d like to say a huge thank you to all who were involved as part of the art.earth family

and to everyone who took part or engaged with us.

Below is a random sample of posts from our activities.

This includes our Artist of the Month series, First Fridays, our symposia, exhibitions and more.

High Water – what next?

by art.earth | April 2, 2021 | News, Our Events | 0 Comments

High Water ran from 08.30 to 22.00 on the highest tide of the year on March 30. This celebration of and vigil for the vernal spring tide brought together contributions from over 60 participants from across the world, enjoyed by a sell-out crowd. Some were unable to...

The January newsletter

by art.earth | January 9, 2018 | News, Our Events | 0 Comments

We've just sent out the January newsletter. If you haven't received it, you haven't got around to signing up to our mailing list, or you've accidentally slipped off. You can sign up over there on the right. We have highlighted some important deadlines: for applying to...

Short Course: Embodying the Line

by art.earth | September 10, 2017 | Our Events, Recent, Short Course | 0 Comments

Monday May 21 @ 14.30 to Friday May 25 @ 16.00 Dartington Hall, Totnes, Devon TQ9 6EL, UK an art.earth Residential Short Course with poet Alyson Hallett and dance artist Deborah Black and guest artist Phil Smith Embodying the Line: writing, movement...

Orbis Terrarum

by art.earth | July 28, 2017 | Previous exhibitions | 0 Comments

June 15 - July 24 2017 Orbis Terrarum an exhibition of work by Rachael Allain, Margaret Harland and Charlotte Price Rachael says: My artistic methodology allows for a reflection on the ruptures that exist between photographic lens and lens less optical devices. My...

First Friday July 5

by art.earth | June 24, 2019 | First Friday, Our Events, Past events | 0 Comments

First Fridays happen on the first Friday of every month, except January and August. First Fridays is a gathering place for artists or anyone interested in the arts, an opportunity to share food and talk. Each month, after lunch, there is an informal presentation of...

Farewell messages

by art.earth | March 1, 2023 | Our Events | 0 Comments

Below is a random sampling of letters sent to us after we announced the closure of art.earth. We include these here partly as a testament to the work our wonderful team managed to pull out of the hat between 2016 and 2023 but also to underline the importance of having...

First Friday July 2: with Sophie Pierce & Annabel Pettigrew

by art.earth | March 11, 2021 | Borrowed Time, Essays & other writing, First Friday, Our Events, Past events, Recent | 2 Comments

We heard from Annabel Pettigrew and the 'Throes of Grief' collective, and then Richard Povall was In conversation with writer Sophie Pierce. This First Friday forms part of our Borrowed Time series of actions with artists, writers and thinkers which began in October...

Stephen Jenkinson talk published

by art.earth | December 15, 2020 | Borrowed Time, Essays & other writing, News, Our Events, Past events, Recent | 0 Comments

On Friday December 11 art.earth hosted a conversation with Stephen Jenkinson of Orphan Wisdom. Led by Christos Galanis, the conversation ranged across topics related to the Borrowed Time themes of death, dying and change and we as individuals and as a society deal...

First Friday, July 7

by art.earth | June 19, 2017 | First Friday, Our Events | 0 Comments

First Fridays are a time to gather and share - food, ideas, art, gossip. First Fridays is entirely informal: a bring-something-to-share lunch followed usually by some kind of artist presentation. This month will be a different format in deference to impending summer...

First Friday, October 1

by art.earth | September 9, 2021 | First Friday, Past events, Recent | 0 Comments

Zoom link If you are one of the small number unable to use the Zoom link button please email us for the Zoom link. First Fridays are our regular monthly community gatherings during which we hear about current work from a wide range of artists and those interested in...