Art and Environmental Crises by Jacqueline Fletcher https://padlet.com/jacquelinefletcher6/ejwdpu3q0r7e How artists and theatre-makers are creatively exploring our current crises en-us 2016-11-21 02:17:17 UTC 2016-12-17 07:07:26 UTC hello@padlet.com Grieving for Extinct Species jacquelinefletcher6 https://padlet.com/jacquelinefletcher6/ejwdpu3q0r7e/wish/138986440 British artist Persephone Pearl and theatre group Feral organised the first Remembrance Day for Extinct Species. These events combat cultural amnesia and allow people to express healthy grief.]]> 2016-11-21 02:22:10 UTC https://padlet.com/jacquelinefletcher6/ejwdpu3q0r7e/wish/138986440 Edward Burtynsky. jacquelinefletcher6 https://padlet.com/jacquelinefletcher6/ejwdpu3q0r7e/wish/139837687 Through his photography he wants people around the world to join in a great discussion on sustainability.]]> 2016-11-25 04:52:43 UTC https://padlet.com/jacquelinefletcher6/ejwdpu3q0r7e/wish/139837687 Sebastião Salgado: the Genesis project. jacquelinefletcher6 https://padlet.com/jacquelinefletcher6/ejwdpu3q0r7e/wish/139838882 The world-famous photographer explains how he came to start on this project for regenerating the forest and photographing what he believes we must save. The result is impressive: 2.5 million trees from 200 species to regenerate the ecosystem on and around the farm where he grew up in Brazil. ]]> 2016-11-25 05:33:16 UTC https://padlet.com/jacquelinefletcher6/ejwdpu3q0r7e/wish/139838882 The Salt of the Earth: the trailer. jacquelinefletcher6 https://padlet.com/jacquelinefletcher6/ejwdpu3q0r7e/wish/139839396 Wim Wenders' documentary on the photography and forest regeneration projects of Sebastião Salgado...truly an amazing film.]]> 2016-11-25 05:47:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jacquelinefletcher6/ejwdpu3q0r7e/wish/139839396 The Institute of Figuring: the Crochet Coral Project. jacquelinefletcher6 https://padlet.com/jacquelinefletcher6/ejwdpu3q0r7e/wish/139839664 How do mathematics, a women's almost-forgotten craft and a dying coral reef fit together? It's art]]> 2016-11-25 05:57:28 UTC https://padlet.com/jacquelinefletcher6/ejwdpu3q0r7e/wish/139839664 Margaret Wertheimer on the Coral Reef Project. jacquelinefletcher6 https://padlet.com/jacquelinefletcher6/ejwdpu3q0r7e/wish/139839818 In this TED she explains how she and her sister created a series of art projects that joined together a math concept in three dimensions and a group of women bent on saving the coral reefs armed only with crochet hooks.]]> 2016-11-25 06:03:55 UTC https://padlet.com/jacquelinefletcher6/ejwdpu3q0r7e/wish/139839818 Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison on the Role of the Artist is Troubled Times. jacquelinefletcher6 https://padlet.com/jacquelinefletcher6/ejwdpu3q0r7e/wish/139844532 "I know the world is bruised and bleeding, and though it is important not to ignore its pain, it is also critical to refuse to succumb to its malevolence. Like failure, chaos contains information that can lead to knowledge—even wisdom. Like art." ]]> 2016-11-25 07:30:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jacquelinefletcher6/ejwdpu3q0r7e/wish/139844532 Painter Lisa Shaw: jacquelinefletcher6 https://padlet.com/jacquelinefletcher6/ejwdpu3q0r7e/wish/141633947 Lisa creates projects in 'third-world' slums where water canals are polluted. With the inhabitants she cleans them up and plants remediating plants and community gardens. ]]> 2016-12-04 23:45:10 UTC https://padlet.com/jacquelinefletcher6/ejwdpu3q0r7e/wish/141633947 Who's Afraid of Colour? An exhibition of Indigenous Womens' Art in Australia shows a wide diversity of materials, styles, techniques and colours that connect with the environment and indigenous spirituality. jacquelinefletcher6 https://padlet.com/jacquelinefletcher6/ejwdpu3q0r7e/wish/144154772 2016-12-17 07:05:57 UTC https://padlet.com/jacquelinefletcher6/ejwdpu3q0r7e/wish/144154772