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.

January 2023: Kyra Clegg

by art.earth | January 1, 2023 | Artist of the month | 0 Comments

Like the seabird feathers, the natural materials that I collect and use in my work already have their own back-story which, if possible, I try to incorporate into the works I make. The roots, stones and other materials from nature are the main motivators in my ongoing studio work. I find artistic freedom in this gathering and collaboration – exploring diverse temporal and spatial connections which these other realities offer

First Friday Sept 1

by art.earth | August 30, 2017 | First Friday, Our Events | 0 Comments

First Friday in September takes place in our usual venue, the Garden Room at Dartington Space. (For directions see the main First Friday page) Our guest artist is not a guest at all. Richard Povall will talk about what's coming up for the remainder of 2017 and in 2018...

Exhibition: Illuminate

by art.earth | August 30, 2018 | Our Events, Previous exhibitions | 0 Comments

July 26 to September 5 in the Garden Room Gallery Closing reception: Friday August 31, 18.00 to 19.30 Abstract paintings by ArtsLab Director Sara Downham-Lotto made with, for and about music. Sara says: ‘What music can do is reinforce peoples’ belief in themselves. It...

A watery June

by art.earth | December 21, 2017 | Our Events, Primary, Short Course, Summit | 0 Comments

A Watery June This year we're celebrating water and the state of being fluid. We'll be at it all year in one way or another, but June is where it all comes together. Why not come and spend the entire month with us? First, we host the UK's first Global...

Kari Furre in multi-award winning film

by art.earth | May 5, 2019 | coming soon, News, Our Events | 0 Comments

Kari Furre wins film awardKari Furre - artist, swimmer, a Director of the Outdoor Swimming Society and one of the two leaders of our June short course Swimming: labour of imagination is featured in this wonderful film about swimming in Lake Windermere. It...

Artist talk: Chris Drury

by art.earth | May 4, 2018 | Artists, Our Events, Special | 0 Comments

Chris Drury is a British environmental artist. His body of work includes ephemeral assemblies of natural materials, in the mode associated with Andy Goldsworthy, as well as more-permanent landscape art, works on paper, and indoor installations. He also works on 3D sculptures (three-dimensional).

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...

First Friday Oct 6

by art.earth | September 7, 2017 | First Friday, Our Events | 0 Comments

#firstfriday First Friday in October takes place in our usual venue, the Garden Room at Dartington Space. (For directions see the main First Friday page) Our guest artist is Charlotte Price whose work was on exhibition in the Garden Room Gallery in June/July 2017 and...

Sabine Kussmaul

by art.earth | April 30, 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. Sabine Kussmaul www.sabinekussmaul.com ...

First Friday, November 1

by art.earth | October 14, 2019 | First Friday, Past events | 0 Comments

The next First Friday takes place at Dartington Space on November 1. Hosted by Mark Leahy, the invited guest is poet Tony Lopez. In 2017 English poet Tony Lopez and Chilean photographer Ignacio Acosta collaborated on an investigation of the 18th and 19th century...