Month: May 2024
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NAARCA launches Online Exhibition of Commissioned Artists
Rikke Luther’s and Nikhil Vettukattil’s art projects are part of NAARCA’s commissions to develop new knowledge and practices related to climate action in the Nordic-Scottish region. In line with these aims, Rikke Luther’s film explores the new mud landscapes and their social, political and bio-chemical impacts on human and marine life. Nikhil Vettukattil, on the…
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Introducing ‘Creative Climate Champions’ – NAARCA publishes Digital Resource Toolkit for Young People
NAARCA presents ‘Creative Climate Champions’ – a pedagogical toolkit that is free to be used by schools, community groups, and parents to run creative workshops that seek to inform, inspire and engage children and young people in topics surrounding climate change while addressing important issues such as climate anxiety, adaptation and empowerment. This toolkit designed…
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Testing Grounds shortlisted for IWPA Award
We are thrilled to share the news that NAARCA’s Testing Grounds has been shortlisted for an International Women’s Podcast Award in the “Moment of Compelling Storytelling” category, on the basis of a clip from the bonus episode featuring Mairi Macleod’s Cur na Mara/Seasickness story (written in Gaelic and translated to English) which was also commissioned by NAARCA. There…
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Writing Commission: Mazen Maarouf (Iceland)
We are delighted to announce that the sixth NAARCA writing commission has been awarded to Mazen Maarouf. Mazen Maarouf (1978) is a Palestinian-Icelandic writer, poet, translator, and journalist. Born in Beirut to a family of Palestinian refugees, Maarouf holds a maîtrise degree in Chemistry. He has published three collections of poetry: ‘The Camera Doesn’t Capture…
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Writing Commission: Anna-Maria Hällgren (Sweden)
We are excited to announce that the fifth NAARCA writing commission has been awarded to Anna-Maria Hällgren. Anna-Maria Hällgren is an associate professor in art history at Umeå University and has written extensively – for both an academic and wider audience – on art, environment and climate change. Currently, she explores how artists during the…