[Lapg] CSPA February 2010 Monthly Newsletter

The Center for Sustainable Practice in the Arts ian at sustainablepractice.org
Sun Jan 31 12:31:02 PST 2010


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We've now had the chance to decompress from COP15 and the holiday season and
are looking ahead to new ventures. We're working on providing a number of
workshops for our annual convergence with the Hollywood Fringe here in
Southern California. We're already talking about COP16 n Mexico City. The
Winter Quarterly, expanded (and a little delayed because of it) is just
about out the door. It's a very exciting time for the CSPA!

_Ian Garrett & Miranda Wright
CSPA Directors_

Memembership  is our primary source of support and we thank all of our
members  for  helping make the CSPA a reality! We're restructuring our
membership to accomodate an online store, so stay tuned for new benefits on
reading materials and supplies!

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_UNIVERSITY COLLEGE FALMOUTH OFFERS MA IN ART & ENVIRONMENT_

MA Art & Environment, at University College Falmouth, encourages a focused
engagement  with ecological and environmental issues. Designed to give
students   the skills,  expertise  and  confidence  to  operate  as  a
professional artist in this critical area of practice, the course will also
enable them  to  develop  strategies  and  practices that use art as a
cultural agent – as a tool for knowledge, understanding and change.

Students on the course have opportunities to benefit from the Universtity’s
relationship  with  Cape  Farewell, The Eden Project and University of
Exeter’s Environment and Sustainability Institute.

[7]READ MORE
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    7. http://www.sustainablepractice.org/2010/01/31/rsa-arts-ecology-ma-in-art-environment-2010?utm_source=CSPA+Newsletter&utm_campaign=1c5b29a849-Feb_20101_31_2010&utm_medium=email

_THE GREEN ALLOWANCE BETA SITE IS LIVE_

Green  Allowance  motivates  and  empowers  children  to be leaders in
conservation, helping their families to be the most resource-efficient in
the industrialized world.  Children today list climate change as a top
concern, but they are overwhelmed with options for action. Green Allowance
is designed to nudge many of them to act by creating a monetary incentive
that keeps them involved. For more information on Green Allowance go to
[8]www.greenallowance.com or write us at  [9]talk2people at greenallowance.com.
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    9. mailto:talk2people at greenallowance.com

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_FEATURED ARTIST: DIANNA COHEN_

Los Angeles-based multi-media visual artist, painter and curator Dianna
Cohen is best known for her two-dimensional and three-dimensional works
using recycled plastic bags – sewn together – ranging from small hanging
pieces  to  room-sized installations. Cohen’s work has been applied to
surfboards in the acclaimed group show FLOW – fine lines on water, which she
also curated. In 2007, Cohen expanded into making wearable art pieces using
recycled materials, including stage outfits for alt-rock duo The Ditty Bops
and a “green carpet” dress for actress Rachelle Carson. Her “conscious
couture” and art were featured on Ed Begley’s environmentally themed HGTV
series Living With Ed and on the CBS EcoZone Project with Daisy Fuentes.

[11]READ MORE
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_ART FOR OIL; PROTEST AND DYSTOPIANISM _

The 2010 Art For Oil Diary is available now, price £5, full of illustrations
like Squint Opera’s depiction of a man diving into the flooded ruins of St
Paul’s Cathedral in a London flooded by rising waters. It’s a good snapshot
of  art  as  agitprop,  containing works by Peter Kennard & Cat Picton
Phillipps, Beehive Collective, Pedro Inoue and the Ultimate Holding Company.

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    12. http://www.sustainablepractice.org/2010/01/15/art-for-oil-protest-and-dystopianism?utm_source=CSPA+Newsletter&utm_campaign=1c5b29a849-Feb_20101_31_2010&utm_medium=email

_FALLEN FRUIT PRESENTS: EAT LACMA_

Fusing the richness of LACMA’s permanent collection with the ephemerality of
food and the natural growth cycle, EAT LACMA’s projects consider food as a
common ground that explores the social role of art and ritual in community
and human relationships. EAT LACMA unfolds seasonally, with artist’s gardens
planted and harvested on the museum campus, hands-on public events, and a
concurrent  exhibition, Fallen Fruit Presents The Fruit of LACMA (June
27-November 7, 2010). It culminates in a day-long event (November 7, 2010)
in which over fifty artists and collectives will activate, intervene, and
re-imagine the entire museum’s campus and galleries. EAT LACMA is curated by
Fallen Fruit—David Burns, Matias Viegener and Austin Young—and LACMA curator
Michele Urton.

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___IS JOY A SUSTAINABLE FUEL?_

By Moe Beitiks as published in the CSPA Quarterly/Fall 2009

When you see a big painted bus driving down the  highway (a BIG bus, an old
school bus, not some passenger van) that says RUNS ON VEGETABLE OIL; when
that bus is covered in a thousand brushstrokes of color; is filled with
young folk who may or may not have dreadlocks, may or may not play drums,
and may or may not flash you a peace sign, what do you do?  Do you roll your
eyes?  Do you smile?  Is the joy that seems to sustain them for real?  Can
it last?  Or is it the glory of youth and naïveté?

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CALL FOR PAPERS: 2ND UNESCO WORLD CONFERENCE ON ARTS EDUCATION

Convened  at  the  initiative of UNESCO, in close partnership with the
Government of Republic of Korea, the 2nd World Conference on Arts Education
will take place in Seoul from 25th to 28th of May, 2010. The Conference will
bring together representatives of Ministries of Education and/or Culture
from the UNESCO Member States, as well as various experts, researchers and
practitioners in the area of Arts Education.

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CALL FOR PAPERS FOR SPECIAL ISSUE ON CULTURE AND SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES

In the face of growing environmental and economic urgencies, issues of
sustainability and resiliency are moving to the forefront of planning,
policy, and programs in cities and communities of all sizes. City planning
paradigms are mutating from a focus on building ‘creative cities’ to that of
achieving ‘sustainable cities.’ Internationally, this shift is evident among
local governments adopting sustainability goals for towns, cities, and
regions; creating sustainable community plans; and implementing community
projects related to ‘sustainable development.’ Yet cultural considerations,
while  recognized  in  urban  and community planning contexts, are not
integrated into sustainability planning in a widespread way.

Potential contributors are invited to submit an article by 1 May 2010 to
Nancy Duxbury.
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2010 POWER OF WORDS CONFERENCE: CALL FOR PROPOSALS

The 8th Annual Power of Words conference will be held Sept. 23-26, 2010 at
Goddard College in Plainfield, VT and we’re looking for workshop proposals!
The  8th  Annual  Power  of  Words conference brings together writers,
storytellers, performers, musicians, educators, activists, healers, health
professionals, community leaders, and more. All participants are united in
the  common  exploration of how the written, spoken, and sung word can
catalyze   individual   and   communal  liberation,  celebration,  and
transformation.

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THE 2ND INTERNATIONAL HUMANITIES AND SUSTAINABILITY CONFERENCE

Florida Gulf Coast University’s Center for Environmental and Sustainability
Education, and Departments of Language & Literature and Communication &
Philosophy are currently accepting individual abstracts and panel proposals
for FGCU’s 2nd International Humanities and Sustainability Conference, to be
held in Fort Myers, Florida, October 7-9, 2010. Our goal is to encourage
interdisciplinary  conversations  about  the role of the humanities in
fostering sustainability, however defined, and about the sustainability of
the humanities as we move into the second decade of the 21st Century.

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WATERPOD: AUTONOMY AND ECOLOGY

The show is a survey of a five-month voyage around the boroughs of New York
by Waterpod, a floating, sculptural structure and community-building space
designed as a futuristic habitat and an experimental platform for assessing
the design and efficacy of living systems. It visited the five boroughs and
Governors Island from June to October 2009. The discussion, February 4,
2010, includes Jennifer McGregor of Wave Hill, a public garden and cultural
center in the Bronx; public artist Mary Miss; Mierle Laderman Ukeles, a
“maintenance  artist” known for her service-oriented artworks; Mary T.
Mattingly,  Waterpod founder; and members of her team. The exhibition,
January 9–February 6, 2010, is part of Exit Art’s SEA (Social Environmental
Aesthetics) program.

_Discussion - Thursday, February 4th, 2010
Exhibition - Until Saturday, February 6th, 2010_
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    19. http://www.exitart.org/site/pub/exhibition_programs/SEA/waterpod.html?utm_source=CSPA+Newsletter&utm_campaign=1c5b29a849-Feb_20101_31_2010&utm_medium=email

GARBAGE: THE REVOLUTION STARTS AT HOME
BURBANK GREEN ALLIANCE FILM SERIES

_Fletcher Jones Foundation Auditorium
Woodbury University, 7500 N. Glenoaks Blvd. Burbank, CA 9150
_The filmmaker takes an average urban family, the McDonalds, and asks them
to keep every scrap of garbage they create for three months. From organic
waste,  to  the water they drink, to the air pollution they create the
McDonald’s learn the consequences of their actions.

See the trailer at [20]www.garbagerevolution.com
_Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010_
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INDY CONVERGENCE 2010

The  Indy  Convergence  is a non-profit Indianapolis arts organization
dedicated to the growth of artists nationally and locally.Once a year, the
Indy Convergence brings together a group of professional artists from around
the country. The group and the artistic genres represented vary each year.
The only thing that does not vary is the caliber of the artists accepted. We
seek out professional artists with a passion for exploration and a unique
talent or approach that will contribute to the ensemble. The goal of the
Convergence is for working artists to gather, collaborate, learn, share, and
teach.

_Tuesday, March 16th, 2010 - Saturday, March 28th, 2010
_http://www.indyconvergence.org/?utm_source=CSPA+Newsletter&utm_campaign=1c5b29a849-Feb_20101_31_2010&utm_medium=email

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