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.

The art and politics of forests

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

Deep Sustainability and the Art & Politics of Forests Cathy Fitzgerald (NZ/Ireland) www.ecoartfilm.com Abstract This article describes the work in forest policy development and contemporary arts practice of New Zealander, Irish based experimental film-maker...

Patricia Brien introduces KINdoms

by art.earth | October 5, 2018 | Previous exhibitions | 0 Comments

Curator Patricia Brien introduces the KINdoms exhibition, which continues in the Dartington Space Gallery until October 17. Read more here

Elli Lestas (Cyprus)

by art.earth | April 30, 2020 | FFartwork-old | 0 Comments

Elli Lestas was born in London, raised in Bromley, studied textiles at Camberwell College of Art and MA Fine art at Goldsmiths. Now based in Cyprus, she became involved in horticulture specializing in seed germination. After a long break returned to her art in 2012...

Deakin & Furre – Closing Reception

by art.earth | October 8, 2016 | Artwork, Our Events | 0 Comments

Please join us for the Closing Reception from the first exhibition in the Garden Room Gallery.

Evgenia Emets (Portugal / UK)

by art.earth | April 30, 2020 | FFartwork-old | 0 Comments

Evgenia Emets is a poet and artist, she has lived and worked in Russia, UK and Portugal, her art informed by the language, culture, social and ecological landscape of these places. She graduated from Central Saint Martin’s College of Art in 2008. Her works are in...

First Friday, April 2021

by art.earth | March 11, 2021 | First Friday, Our Events | 0 Comments

First Fridays are our monthly series of informal artist get-togethers where the conversation may stray from the triassic to contemporary reusable plastics — and just about anywhere in between.The sessions last about an hour and are friendly and informal. Participants...

Exhibition: My Looking Ripens Things

by art.earth | March 19, 2018 | Our Events, Previous exhibitions | 0 Comments

Karen Lorenz and Kate Walters exhibition My Looking Ripens Things* is on exhibition in the Garden Room Gallery from 12 April to 15 May Join us for a meet-the-artists reception on Thursday, 12th April from 18.00 to 19.30. Overview: Karen and Kate are inspired by their...

In Other Tongues @ Dark Mountain

by art.earth | August 7, 2017 | Essays & other writing, Our Events, Past events, Summit | 0 Comments

Today Dark Mountain has started a new series about learning to listen to the myriad other voices beyond the human. Inspired by In Other Tongues, a three-day creative summit held this summer in Dartington, UK, we invited six contributors – artists, writers, academics,...

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...

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...