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The Arts

Artists View Plastics and Waste
Varsha Nair reports on an international exhibition in which artists present their perspectives on plastic and other waste products underlying the issue of the human contribution, and its responsibility, to environmental deterioration. Published March 1998

1.5 To Stay Alive
1.5 To Stay Alive, a song written and performed by Barbadian performance poet Adisa "AJA" Andwele, marks the 1.5 degree Celsius limit to which global surface temperatures can rise before Small Island Developing States are severely compromised in their ability to adapt to the impacts of climate change.

20 Arctic Suns
Adriane Colburn selected 20 photographs from an archive of 100 taken of the sun from the Arctic ice sheet as it shrank to its smallest mass in recorded history.

A. Pinturo, Art Detective
Investigate the Case of Grandpa's Painting in this adventure in art history produced by Educational Web Adventures.

Addicted to Oil
The video, Addicted to Oil, satirizes attitudes towards fossil fuels.

An Inconvenient Truth
The movie An Inconvenient Truth weaves the science of global warming with Al Gore's personal history and lifelong commitment to reversing the effects of global climate change.

Art in Antarctica
Miami artist Xavier Cortada, a National Science Foundation (NSF) Antarctic Artists and Writers Program recipient, traveled to Antarctica during December 2006 - January 2007 to create new works and implement art projects.

Artcyclopedia
Search the Artcyclopedia database for information about over 7,000 artists by name, movement, subject or nationality.

Artists' Project Earth
Artists' Project Earth aims to help create a better world by bringing the power of music and other arts to 21st century challenges. It supports appropriate action and facilitate awareness-raising and education with regard to environmental disasters, climate change and related challenges, assisting in the implementation of sustainable development.

as Seasons Change
Lorraine Berry was commissioned by the Environmental Change Network to produce a web-based creative work drawing data and knowledge concerning climate change.

Cape Farewell
Cape Farewell brings artists, scientists and educators together to collectively address and raise awareness about global warming. Created by David Buckland, Cape Farewell has led three expeditions into the wild, beautiful and icy High Arctic, a place for artistic inspiration and scientific enquiry.

Chris Jordan
Chris Jordan's photographs document the "immense scale of our consumption," which "can appear desolate, macabre, oddly comical and ironic, and even darkly beautiful... its consistent feature is a staggering complexity."

Climate Art: The Longitudinal Installation
Miami artist Xavier Cortada created an installation in Antarctica, arranging 24 shoes in a circle around the South Pole as a proxy for those affected by global climate change in the world above.

Crude Reflections
Crude Reflections, a photo exhibit by Lou Dematteis and Kayana Szymczak with testimonies taken by Joan Kruckewitt, chronicles the human and environmental impact of oil pollution in the Ecuadoran Amazon and efforts by local communities to seek justice.

Democratic art
View paintings "designed" on the basis of opinion polls conducted by Mellamid and Komar in order to find out what images would be attractive to the greatest number of people.

Earth from Above
Yann Arthus-Bertrand photographs changing landscapes from a small aeroplane.

Edge
Edge is a "online collective of deep thinkers," crossing the divide between Science and the Arts. The mandate of Edge Foundation is to promote inquiry into and discussion of intellectual, philosophical, artistic and literary issues, as well as to work for the intellectual and social achievement of society.

Europeana
Search through the cultural collections of Europe, connect to other user pathways and share your discoveries.

Focus on Your World
Results of the 2004-2005 UNEP International Photographic Competition on the Environment.

George Pompidou National Centre of Art and Culture and National Museum of Modern Art
The George Pompidou Centre and the National Museum, Paris, France, contain a variety of exhibitions devoted to the painting and other forms of art of the 20th century.

Global Warming at the Extremes of the Earth
Gary Braasch is photographing areas on all continents that illustrate documented results of climate change. He is also seeking to repeat historic photographs to show the changes.

Impressionistic weather
Christopher Healey uses impressionist painting techniques to aid the interpretation of weather maps.

International Children's Painting Competition
The theme of the 16th International Children's Painting Competition, organized by UNEP, was "Climate Change".

Internuncio
Internuncio tells the personal stories of people already experiencing the social implications of climate change. Based on scientific and observed findings, Internuncio is currently producing documentary films and photo-reports intended to bridge the gap between scientific knowledge and social awareness.

Journée des Barricades
Car wrecks, discarded furniture and other urban detritus barricaded a central city street in Wellington, New Zealand on Sunday December 14th 2008 as part of the One Day Sculpture initiative. The installation, by Heather and Ivan Morison, raises questions about our environmental and economic future.

Kulturbro
Kulturbro is a major biennial, international cultural event set in the Oresund region and the five-mile long bridge between Denmark and Sweden. Includes concert halls, dance and poetry theatre, sculpture, painting, architecture, music and innovative educational activities. Kulturbro 2002 is reviewed by Ian Starsmore.

Live Earth Film Project
Award-winning filmmakers have created short films, commissioned by Live Earth, to showcase the diversity and creativity of the international response to the climate crisis.

Mediated Cultures
Mediated Cultures explores the impacts of digital technology on human interaction and human interaction on digital technology.

Megatransect across Africa
Megatransect across Africa is a multimedia exploration of the African continent. High bandwidth recommended.

Michael Hall
Michael Hall's photographs document the causes and effects of climate change in graphic detail.

NorthSouthEastWest
Collection of photographs illustrating the many dimensions of the climate problem. Created by The Climate Group.

Our People on the Reef
Jane Resture comments on the plight of the Pacific islands.

Painting the Weather
Virtual exhibition on the theme of art and weather.

River Ocean Research and Education (RORE)
RORE is dedicated to increasing awareness and encouraging care for water environments. All its projects are designed to increase co-operation between people and break down barriers between art and science.

Rob Dobi
Rob Dobi is recording the ageing industrial landscape of New England.

Six Tools to Make Climate Change Art
Franke James discusses what climate change art means and presents the six tools for making climate change art that he relies on.

The Arts Pages
Goal is to publish on the Internet what strives to be an ideal quality arts page.

The Climate Mash
Check out "The Climate Mash" and watch its stars, President Bush, Vice President Cheney and others getting down at the Climate Mash with extreme-polluter ExxonMobil, accompanied by the zombies and vampires of global warming. Flash Player required.

The Miniature Earth
Graphic account of trends in world population.

Visible Trash Society
"Trash? Hell, we call it as free art supplies"

Weather by Kids
The World Meteorological Organization presents children's art from around the world depicting the weather.

World Digital Library
The World Digital Library makes available, free of charge and in multilingual format, art and other cultural materials from around the world.

Wu Ming Foundation
Writing, music and other creations from the Wu Ming collective.

Yann Arthus-Bertrand
Yann Arthus-Bertrand photographs changing landscapes from a small aeroplane.

Zhao Bandi
Find out about Zhao Bandi and the panda. The artist's website contains full details of all of his work. You can also visit the exhibition at Pudong International Airport and view the SARS poster.

Autogenerated: 12 Mar 2010

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