21 Apr 2020

Art, Activism & Environment - Online course by Node Center

'Art, Activism & Environment: Practical Approaches to Contemporary Ecologies'
Online course by Node Center

In support of our community and art professionals during the global outbreak of COVID-19, we are offering a 20% discount on all of our courses. Discount code: #stayathome


COURSE DESCRIPTION

This 4-week course offers a practical introduction to contemporary and historical practices connecting Art, Activism & Environment. Suitable for curators, artists, cultural workers and environmental activists, this course will explore relevant and nuanced art events and actions that relate to ecological concerns. Participants will discuss practical, ethical and conceptual issues that may occur in the realisation of environmental projects. Particular attention will be paid to site-specific projects and to current ecological and environmental concerns both local and international.

Participants will develop a project proposal throughout the course, solving questions both as a group and individually. Challenges to consider include the legacy of a project, the relationship to local communities human and non-human, the different strengths of guerrilla activities versus organised and sanctioned activities. How can an environmental project be deemed successful? On what terms? On whose terms? With an understanding of some of the potential problems specific to projects that span art, activism and environment, it is intended that participants can deliver more effective projects.

*Video conferences every Tuesday at 3pm CET. Recordings will be available in case you miss a live session!


-Duration: May 12 - Jun 2, 2020
-Enrol before: May 8, 2020
-Lecturer: Aoife Desmond
-Participation fee: 154 euros

FULL INFORMATION AND ENROLLMENTS:
nodecenter.net/course/art-and-environment

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PROGRAM

Week 1 - An introduction to art, activism and the environment.
-Introduction to current and historical art practices in relation to ecology and the environment.
-Introduction to key reference texts in relation to art, activism and environment.
-Exploration of the social, ecological and political relevance of a selection of artist's precedents.

Week 2 - Key questions and methodologies to consider in the realisation of projects that combine art, activism and the environment.
-Conceptual and ethical concerns specific to ecological and environmental projects.
-Outline of key questions and methodologies in the practical realisation of projects.
-An exploration of crossovers and intersections between art, activism and environment.

Week 3 - Practical and ecological concerns for both gallery based and offsite/outdoor works.
-An examination of relevant networks and communities in relation to ecological projects.
-An exploration of practical and contextual concerns in relation to gallery and off-site projects.
-A global comparison of ecological art projects to outline cultural specificity but also similarities and potentials.

Week 4 - Identification of key issues to be developed further in participants projects and ideas of legacy and relevance.
-Discussion of legacy, documentation and re-contextualisation of specific environmental art projects.
-Comparison of urgent and long term approaches within activism, art and environmental practices.
-Situation of specific projects within global critique and discourse.

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CONTACT
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courses@nodecenter.org