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.

Exhibition: Berghoff & Russell

by art.earth | January 10, 2020 | Previous exhibitions | 0 Comments

Saturday January 11 2020, until further notice. Dartington Space Gallery Two recent art graduates Christiane Berghoff (Falmouth University) and Ann Russell (University of the Arts, Camberwell) are experimenting with materials and forms using nature as component...

Lotte Scott

by art.earth | August 1, 2020 | Artist of the month | 0 Comments

art.earth featured member: Lotte Scott August 2020 Lotte Scott’s artwork explores place, time and material. For the last seven years her practice has focused on the peat moors of the Somerset Levels. An interest in archaeology and local distinctiveness also informs...

October 2022: Louisa Chase

by art.earth | October 1, 2022 | Artist of the month | 0 Comments

Louisa Chase Born 1968, England. Migrated 2004 to Aotearoa, New Zealand. Returned (for as yet unknown timeframe) to England 2022 Dancing with Trees (photographic image) Ancestral Shadows (still image from video) [A note on Ancestral Shadows (above R): We must make new...

First Friday April substitute

by art.earth | April 3, 2020 | First Friday, Our Events, Past events | 0 Comments

For April's First Friday and in lieu of the ability to meet face-to-face we'd like to share some songs from Hugh Nankivell who should have been performing today. He's been working on some 'songs for loneliness' and for sharing. - a musical hug. Thanks, Hugh....

Film: The Magnitude of All Things

by art.earth | October 18, 2021 | Borrowed Time, Our Events, Past events, Recent | 0 Comments

Not yet in general release, this is a special screening (for Borrowed TIme) of the highly acclaimed director Jennifer Abbott’s film The Magnitude of All Things; the online screening is followed by an interview and discussion with the director. “It was grief. I knew it...

Workshop: Going to Ground with Helen Poynor

by art.earth | September 30, 2022 | Past events, Recent | 0 Comments

Friday December 2, 2022 from 10.00 in the studio and outdoors, returning at 16.15. We once again welcome Helen Poynor leading a one day Walk of Life workshop in non-stylised and environmental movement with Helen Poynor. Helen's workshops always...

the impossible gaze of the ecological subject

by art.earth | October 8, 2013 | Conference 2012 | 0 Comments

the impossible gaze of the ecological subject Alex Murdin We are now living in the Athropocene. This informal term, coined in 2000 by Paul Crutzen is now common currency amongst scientists and describes the current time period in the geological scale where...

Simon Lee Dicker

by art.earth | December 1, 2017 | Artist of the month | 0 Comments

Each month one of our Directors chooses an art.earth member to become ‘Artist of the Month’. What follows is a conversation with that artist, together with some examples of his or her work. December 2017 Simon Lee Dicker osrprojects.net What are you currently...

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...

Common Salt – a performance around a table

by art.earth | September 22, 2018 | Our Events, Special | 0 Comments

Both performances are now SOLD OUT art.earth presents Sheila Ghelani and Sue Palmer in COMMON SALT Ship Studio at Dartington Hall, September 28 2018 This is an intimate performance with very limited tickets. Common Salt will be performed at 18:00 and again...