greenmuseum updates
Lanny Quarles
For those of you living in places where the weather isn't too out of
hand (our best to those in Europe and elsewhere affected by the recent
fires and floods) there are some fun outdoor events coming up to
explore. Some nice new additions to the site as well and even more to
look forward to in the Fall (or Spring if you live in the South)...
We're also collecting testimonials from people who have found
greenmuseum.org useful in some way to potentially include on the
site. If any of you care to share your experiences, PLEASE send them
in to us (in...@greenmuseum.org). How has the site made a difference
to you or your work? We'd love to hear from you.
Thanks in advance - and all the best (weather),
--Sam, Kate, Tyler & Elissa (our volunteer intern)
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1. NEW ARTIST - David Maisel
2. NEW & SIGNIFICANT WRITING - Observations, Reflections and
Proposals for Creative Ecological Interventions, by David Haley
3. EVENTS and OPPORTUNITIES -
4. BUY BOOKS - & help greenmuseum.org by visiting our book
recommendations and reading list at:
http://www.bookswelike.net/greenmuseum.
5. SUPPORT greenmuseum.org - :)
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1.
NEW ARTISTS
David Maisel - http://greenmuseum.org/maisel
For over 20 years, David Maisel has documented American landscapes
from a birds-eye view, revealing the context of abstract environments
severely impacted by human intervention. Maisel sees this body of work
as a collection of "Black Maps". As grim testaments to what we've done
to the Earth they are, nonetheless uncomfortably beautiful images...
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NEW WRITINGS
Observations, Reflections and Proposals for Creative Ecological
Interventions, by David Haley
This is a thorough look at how an ecological artist may approach the
visit to a new site and work with local residents to explore new
possibilities. Haley explores proposals during a recent trip to Israel
where "the arts will not only illustrate and interpret the situation,
but contribute to an integrated creative ecology process and a
sustainable future."
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EVENTS
All the following events are listed in the Calendar section. Scan the
shortened blurbs below and visit greenmuseum.org for much more event
information here: http://greenmuseum.org/calendar_index.php
May 1 - Sep 15
Compost
Location: Freedom Park, North Ave. and Freedom Pkwy., Atlanta, GA
30301
Compost is an interactive performance installation conceived by artist
Allison Rentz to encourage viewers to compost, rather than contribute
to overflowing landfills. The artist gives the viewer the option to
dispose of their waste in trashcan or in the compost bin. This piece
extends to the web.
Jun 6 - Sep 30
LandArt Festival, Basel, Switzerland
Location: Landart Festival Landschaftspark, Gellertgut, Gellertstrasse
31, Basel, Switzerland
The Landart-Festival is placed in a public garden in the city of
Basle. Twenty artists from nine countries exhibit their landart
objects within the park.
Aug 24 - Sep 2
The Enchanted Forest
Location: Near Lake Kennisis and West Guilford, south of Algonquin
Park, about 215 km. northeast of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Patria Music/Theatre Projects and Haliburton Forest and Wild Life
Reserve Ltd. announces a joint venture that will provide a new home
for the large-scale environmental works of iconic Canadian composer R.
Murray Schafer. The debut production in Patria’s new home will be a
remount of The Enchanted Forest, the ninth work in Schafer’s 12-part
Patria Cycle. The sounds of nature will be augmented by the music of
the composer as a group of singers, actors, dancers and
instrumentalists tell a story of transformation and wonder.
Sep 2
Free Concert and Green Art Exhibition
Location: The Green Heart, 750 NW Grand Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85007
The Maricopa County Green Party will be presenting a free green art
exhibit and progressive concert. This event is to promote the ten key
values of the green party: Grassroots Democracy, Social Justice,
Ecological Wisdom, Non-violence, Decentralization, Community-based
Economics, Feminism, Diversity, Responsibility and Future Focus.
Everyone is welcome. Starts at 7 p.m.
Sep 7 - 18
Greetings from the Salton Sea: Folly and Intervention in the Southern
California Landscape, 1905 - 2005
Location: ART Produce, 3139 University Ave., San Diego, CA
Please join Kim Stringfellow for a book signing and conversation
around her new book: Greetings from the Salton Sea: Folly and
Intervention in the Southern California Landscape, 1905-2005.
Stringfellow's fascinating visual and historical account highlights
one of California's-and America's-most fascinating and complex
landscape histories at a time when the management of an entire
regional ecosystem is at risk.
Sep 8 -12
Desire Lines: Arts & Ecology at Dartington
Location: The Barn, Dartington Hall, Totnes, Devon, United Kingdom,
TQ9 6DE
Desire Lines is an international symposium concerned with Arts &
Ecology, bringing together artists, scientists, ecologists and a wide
range of other practitioners to consider a number of issues and
practices and launch Arts & Ecology at Dartington.
Sep 27 - 29
Arts & Ecology: Towards an Eco-Cinema
Location: Watershed, Bristol, England
Programmed by Mark Nash, international filmmaker, theorist and
curator, the ecological address of film and video will be explored
through selected screenings and associated debate. In the context of
both documentary and poetic imagery, the symposium will examine
complex and pressing issues, such as global industrialisation,
pollution, contamination, power demand, energy conservation.
Oct 2 - Dec 11
New Geology: The Art of Steven Siegel
Location: Montalvo Arts Center, 15400 Montalvo Rd., Saratoga, CA 95071
Montalvo Arts Center presents the work of New York environmental
artist Steven Siegel in New Geology: The Art of Steven Siegel, an
indoor/outdoor exhibition that includes a new installation on the
grounds of Villa Montalvo in Saratoga. The new work, commissioned by
Montalvo as part of its NEA award-winning Sculpture on the Grounds
program, will be created over a three-week period beginning September
12, 2005 when the artist is in residence at the Sally and Don Lucas
Artists Programs at Montalvo.
Oct 14 - Dec 11
Groundworks: Environmental Collaboration in Contemporary Art
Location: The STUDIO for Creative Inquiry, Rm 111, College of Fine
Arts, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh PA, 15213
Carnegie Mellon University's Regina Gouger Miller Gallery presents an
exhibition entitled Groundworks: Environmental Collaboration in
Contemporary Art, curated by Grant Kester. Groundworks is an outgrowth
of a five-year project by 3 Rivers 2nd Nature in Carnegie Mellon's
College of Fine Arts interdisciplinary research facility, the STUDIO
for Creative Inquiry. Groundworks will feature project documentation,
images, drawings, wall texts, diagrams and maps that are intended to
inspire conversation about new developments in art and environmental
activism.
OPPORTUNITIES
New additions to the site are listed here in abbreviated form. For
more information on each opportunity and complete listings, please
visit: http://greenmuseum.org/listings_index.php
Due: Aug 31
Marketing Intern Needed
To support the marketing efforts of Belly of the Whale, a CD of
undersea sounds transformed into music by international electronic
musicians. This collaborative project to benefit greenmuseum.org and
Interspecies.com, will be published in the Fall of 2005 by Important
Records. Intern must have experience with marketing music and a
willingness to coordinate efforts between Important Records,
greenmuseum.org and Interspecies.com to get this project to public
attention. Self motivated and resourceful person with strong writing
skills and ideas on how to mount a very low to no budget promotional
campaign. This is a part-time volunteer position, ideal for someone
seeking to contribute their abilities to benefit two respected
nonprofits and to raise awareness of the role of art and music in
addressing environmental issues. Please respond with resume and cover
letter by August 31, 2005 to: int...@greenmuseum.org.
Due: Aug 31
Cracks in the Pavement: Gifts in the Urban Landscape
This interactive exhibit is a multi-phased project that calls
attention to the "in-between" spaces encountered throughout everyday
life. This summer, artists from around the world will respond to what
they find in their urban environments by making art objects designed
to be placed in sites that intrigue them-bus shelters, alleys,
libraries or post offices, or deep in park bushes. Members of the
public are invited to search for these site-specific works using maps
and clues provided on the Cracks in the Pavement website.
Due: Sep 23
Sculpture/Memorial Garden Demonstration Project at I-Park
Soliciting proposals for sculpture/outdoor/environmental installations
and garden designs for proposed memorial park. Innovative designs
sought to invoke/attenuate memory, explore the aesthetic potential of
death and memorialization in a natural, somewhat wild, memorial park
setting. Temporary installation preferred.
Due: Oct 8
Déjà Vu All Over Again Recycled Art Show
In celebration of America Recycles Day, members of the Kidscommons
Marketing Committee are pleased to invite artists to apply for the
second Déjà Vu All Over Again, an art and fine craft show featuring
artists who reuse and recycle materials. Artists must reuse or recycle
preconsumer and/or postconsumer waste materials to create their work.
Due: Nov 30
Art & Environment: Humboldt State University
Propose an exhibition to the Exhibition Committee at Humboldt State
University. The committee selects exhibitions for the Reese Bullen
Gallery, on the main campus in Arcata, CA and seven miles south at the
First Street Gallery in Old Town, Eureka, CA. This series is designed
to consider the broad intersection of the arts and such subjects as
interpretation of the landscape, sustainable industries, watershed and
land management issues, native stewardship and new and challenging
developments in the environmental sciences, to name a few.
Due: Jan 16
2006 Residency Season at Artists' Enclave at I-Park
I-Park announces its sixth season hosting The Artists' Enclave.
Artists' residencies, self-directed/project oriented, will be offered
from May through November, 2006. Most sessions are four weeks in
duration, with a six-week session planned for October-November.
Residencies will be offered to visual (including digital) artists,
music composers, environmental artists, landscape and garden designers
and architects.
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get a choice of online vendors... Easy to use and helps us. Why not?
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