View the recording of this forward-thinking ‘How to’ session on enabling creative practices for cartographies of the vanishing now.
Co-curated with students and teachers from the Ecology Futures Masters Programme, Master Institute of Visual Cultures, St. Joost School of Art & Design
In advance of the World Environment Day, ELIA together with students and teachers from St. Joost School of Art & Design co-designed a session, focusing on the importance of developing transdisciplinary programmes which advocate for ecological
sustainability.
Hear real world case-study examples from higher arts education institutions and external partners who come to together with the aim of creating an eco-centric paradigm, that will tackle the environmental crisis and encourage the green shift.
With student input, showcases and ELIA’s project findings, this session maps creative sustainable practices and explores solutions that are working towards an environmentally friendly future.
Hear from the experts, and develop your own sustainable green strategy. Together, we can make an impact!
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CONTRIBUTORS
Ecology Futures
We live in a time of ecological catastrophes, in which the realities of environmental collapse are starting to reveal their impact on society. Artists and designers have a major task to identify, critique and design
the narrative around ecological degradation. This is where Ecology Futures comes into play: a research master at St. Joost School of Art & Design.
The master pathway in Ecology Futures focuses on the role of new media art and design research in interpreting, analysing, critiquing, experiencing and visualising ecological degradation and its broad network of cause and effect. At its core,
it considers societal, political, economic, and environmental issues as ecological, and unpacks its complexities through a multitude of transdisciplinary methodologies and theories. Students are invited to explore alternative realities from
a position rooted in the knowledge of layers of complexity, avoiding oversimplification of facts and one-sided approaches. The pathway supports interdisciplinary art and design practice-led research, interconnected with science, technology
and philosophy. If ecology is the science of all the relationships that make up the environment of organisms and living creatures in general, then Ecology Futures is proposing art and design as a way of examining the relationships that construct
an environment.
FIBER Festival
FIBER Festival presents the forefront of audiovisual performances, interactive installations, artist and company showcases and cutting-edge electronic
music in a unified experience. The festival invites upcoming talent, established artists and curious visitors to meet, showcase and share their views, expertise and experience. This way the festival functions as a breeding ground where art,
design and technology collide.
SHIFT
ELIA is partner in SHIFT – Sharing Initiatives for Training, an Erasmus+ funded Strategic Partnership Project. SHIFT brings together nine cultural networks with the ambition
to contribute to a better and more sustainable future, as recognised in the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Coordinated by the European Music Council (EMC), SHIFT aims to develop training for cultural leaders on the topics of environmental
sustainability (SDG 13), gender and power relations (SDG 5), inclusion (SDG 10), and cultural leadership.
ELIA has a leading role with regards to climate change, and specifically focuses on developing training methods and tools to help cultural networks and organisations become more environmentally sustainable. ELIA will be offering digital tool kits
to its membership to provide assistance with carbon literacy training, policy making, certification and collaboration.
Plastic Justice
ELIA has joined forces with five art and design academies in The Hague, Reykjavík, Barcelona, London, Vilnius in the EU funded project Plastic Justice. Together
with regional environmentally engaged NGOs and scientists, the educational programme, including a conference, exhibition and website, focusses on the long-term impact of invisible micro-plastics on the human body. Plastic Justice aims to create
new knowledge through cross-academic exchange and field-research promoting conscious design education for an upcoming generation.
Royal Talens
Royal Talens is an international producer and distributor of high-quality fine art, hobby and office materials. The company was established in 1899 in Apeldoorn,
the Netherlands and received a royal accreditation from Queen Wilhelmina in 1949. Nowadays, aside from their headquarters in Apeldoorn, Royal Talens has offices all over the world and is a global player with an international network spanning
over 100 countries. Royal Talens houses several well-known brands, including Rembrandt, Cobra, Van Gogh, Amsterdam, Talens Art Creation, Bruynzeel and Sakura. These brands combined offer a complete selection of art and office supplies for
beginners, hobbyists and professionals, ranging from paints, pens and brushes to sketchbooks, easels and everything in between. Creativity is one of the most powerful human assets. It stimulates our ability to express, to learn, to solve problems
and to connect. Ever since Royal Talens discovered that in 1899, it has been their goal to offer the very best tools to enable creative expression worldwide for everyone, regardless of their level of experience or age.
*Photo courtesy of Cartographies of the Vanishing Now fieldwork, MA Ecology Futures.
