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.

First Friday October 5

by art.earth | September 11, 2018 | First Friday, Past events | 0 Comments

Join us on October 5 for First Friday AND a meet-the-artists reception (FREE and open to all) As always, we gather at 1pm for a shared lunch – bring something to share. Around 2, we re-convene for our guest artist talk (with a slightly different format this month)....

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...

Bethany Murray

by art.earth | February 1, 2018 | 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. February 2018 Bethany Murray www.bethanymurray.co.uk from Clay Series...

Publication: The Ephemeral River

by art.earth | July 15, 2019 | News, Our Events, Past events, Special | 0 Comments

In the summer of 2018 art.earth produced a special event for the Centre for Contemporary Art & the Natural World (CCANW), Yatoo (S. Korea) and Science Walden (S. Korea). This extraordinarily beautiful and art-rich book is the result (and is only available in print...

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...

Sue Palmer

by art.earth | August 31, 2018 | 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. This month's selected artist is Sue Palmer. Sue is presenting a performance at...

Negotiating the Surrender

by art.earth | March 7, 2019 | Our Events, Past events | 0 Comments

Negotiating the Surrender led by Dougald Hine, co-founder of The Dark Mountain Projectand A School Called Home, An evening talk on Thursday June 6, 19.30 at Dartington Hall, Devon A follow-on seminar on Friday June 7, 09.15 to 16.00 also at...

First Friday, Sept 2

by art.earth | June 15, 2016 | Artists, Artwork, First Friday, Past events | 0 Comments

First Fridays are a time to gather and share - food, ideas, art, gossip. First Fridays are entirely informal: a bring-something-to-share lunch followed usually by some kind of artist presentation. This month, we welcome video artist Rachael Allain, and possibly some...

First Friday, November 4

by art.earth | October 24, 2016 | First Friday, Past events, Uncategorized | 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. Our guest artist this month is Mat Osmond, writer and illustrator. n his...

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....