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.

April 2022: Marlene Creates

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

Each month one of the art.earth Board of Directors selects an artist from the membership because they are particularly taken with their work. This month our Featured Artist is Newfoundland artist Marlene Creates chosen by Walter Lewis. To accompany this feature,...

Mental pictures of a physical world

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

Mental pictures of a physical world: Where are you now? Jane Hodgson This discussion and presentation centres around my video piece: “How Are You Today, 27 February, 2005”, with a nod towards the philosophical debate referred to as ‘The Mind-Body problem’, ‘the World...

First Friday December 2: member showcase

by art.earth | November 7, 2022 | First Friday | 0 Comments

First Fridays are our informal gatherings/sharings, open to all. They started life as a physical place to meet up for a shared lunch followed by a live or occasionally remote presentation by an artist or group. Since May 2020 we have been gathering online which has...

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, February 1

by art.earth | January 21, 2019 | First Friday, Our Events, Past events | 0 Comments

First Fridays happen on the first Friday of every month, except January - so this is the first gathering of 2019. 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...

Tina Scopa

by art.earth | March 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. March 2018 Tina Scopa tinascopa.wixsite.com/website What...

Anna Kirk-Smith

by art.earth | April 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. April 2018 Anna Kirk-Smith www.annakirksmith.com Thoughts about...

First Friday November 3

by art.earth | October 6, 2017 | First Friday, Our Events | 0 Comments

Andrew Stacey: Blockages and stuckages First Fridays take place on the first Friday of every month, except January. First Friday 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...

Opening reception and meet the artists

by art.earth | May 14, 2018 | Our Events | 0 Comments

Reception: Bob Budd, Walter Lewis and Ruth Packham Join us for a meet the artists reception on Friday, 18th May from 18:00 to 19:30. Exhibition runs from May 18 to June 18 with work by Bob Budd, Walter Lewis and Ruth Packham. These three artists, who have very...

First Fridays launch: reminder

by art.earth | March 24, 2016 | First Friday, News, Past events | 0 Comments

A brief reminder that our first informal networking lunch takes place next week, on April 1st. First Fridays are informal bring-food-or-drink-to-share networking lunches, usually on the first Friday of each month, and often followed by an artist talk. From May...