these times ....RSA and Culture Declares Emergency

Life can lead us in strange directions and i find myself applying to be Fellow of The RSA
https://www.thersa.org/

My activism tendencies being stirred by our recent world wide situation with COVID19.
Culture Declares Emergency ( CDE) and other responses.

for example....
The Offer
Art, Ecology, Emergency: Sustaining Practice

The Offer: Your invitation to join a virtual space for The CDE Community

The Offer 11.00-12.30pm

Wednesday 17 June 2020, 11.00-12.30 and 19.30-21.00Art, Ecology, Emergency: Sustaining Practice

This two-part event will explore the intersections of artistic practice and ecology, bringing together artists, producers and academics to share their experiences and their research.

Organised by Eden Project Ltd and the Environment and Sustainability Institute, University of Exeter

Part One will focus on curatorial and academic perspectives, exploring the relationships between ecological research, artistic practice and public engagement. Questions explored will include: What kind of ecological knowledge do we need to creatively navigate our way through crisis and uncertainty? How can ecological expertise inform creative practice? Are we all ecologists now?

Host: Caitlin DeSilvey: Professor of Cultural Geography at the University of Exeter

Speakers:

Lucia Pietroiusti: Curator, General Ecology, Serpentine Galleries, London; co-curator, The Shape of a Circle in the Mind of a Fish

Dr Erini Saratsi: University of Reading, lead author on 'Valuing Arts & Arts Research' (2019)

Please note that all speakers and both hosts will be present and participating in both sessions. You are welcome to attend either or both parts, but must book separately for each.

The Offer and The Evening Offer are a response to the context of Coronavirus and the devastating impact it is having on our society, and not least on the creative and cultural community. It is a space for anyone involved in or interested in a cultural response to the climate and ecological emergency.

"Tate's directors have joined the Culture Declares Emergency movement, adding their names to a list of hundreds of cultural institutions that pledged to take action on climate change. including Somerset House, Battersea Arts Centre and the Royal Court Theatre."
There are now over a 1000 signatories.