Event overview
The Ecologies in Practice Conference invites practitioners and researchers in fields of arts, learning and ecology, to present their projects within a supportive forum.
Initiatives in the arts and learning that respond to the Earth Crisis are gathering momentum. Can learning how to position responses to the crisis, and how to act to disrupt the root causes of extractivist and colonial practices help to create system change? What is the role of arts-based learning for reparative action in local, global and more-than-human communities? What are the possibilities of inviting people with diverse perspectives into ecological arts practices and sustainable learning?
The Ecologies in Practice Conference invites abstracts from educators, practitioners and researchers in fields of arts, learning and ecology, to present their projects within a supportive forum for exploring such questions. The conference is intended to energise interactions across fields, to empower new voices and to reach towards new research collaborations.
Speakers include Helen Kara, Bridget McKenzie - Climate Museum UK, Miranda Matthews - Goldsmiths UoL, Emese Hall and Chris Turner - University of Exeter, Gabi Budach and Landing Bassene - University of Luxembourg, and Colin Sterling - University of Amsterdam.
This conference offers in-person and online attendance.
Abstracts may include a focus on the following areas:
• Practice Research and Arts Activism in Universities
• Sustainable Arts Practice in Museums, Galleries and Community Spaces
• Artists and Arts Collectives: Taking Action in the Earth Crisis
• Ecological Pedagogies in Schools and Universities
• Ecosophy – Ecological theories of arts and learning
• Arts Ecologies for learning in early childhood and lifelong learning.
Attendance is FREE for current Goldsmiths students. Please submit your abstract by 22 June 2023, including the following information:
Name/s and affiliation/s
Title of the Presentation
Abstract (150 words)
Biography (2 sentences per speaker)
Attending in-person or online?
To Miranda Matthews, m.matthews(@gold.ac.uk)
(Cover image by Kimberley Foster)
Dates & times
| Date | Time | Add to calendar |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Jul 2023 | 9:30am - 5:00pm | |
| 14 Jul 2023 | 9:30am - 5:00pm |
Accessibility
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