Category: Podcast
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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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Testing Grounds Episode 8: ‘Art Hub Copenhagen – Repairing the City’ now available
How might a philosophy of repair change our approach to planning and architecture? Art Hub Copenhagen is NAARCA’s Danish partner, and the only member residency located in a major city. It opened in 2019 as a place for artists, curators and creative professionals to gather, network and collaborate. Jacob Fabricius is the Director of Art
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Testing Grounds Episode 7: ‘Saari Residence – Art and Decolonisation’ now available
What could it mean to decolonise art, and to use art as a tool for decolonisation? Saari Residence is NAARCA’s Finnish partner. It’s located in Mynämäki, Southwest Finland, and maintained by Kone Foundation as a residence for artists of all disciplines and nationalities. Leena Kela is a performance artist, and the Residency Director at Saari.
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Testing Grounds Episode 6: ‘Narsaq International Research Station – Who Defines Progress?’ now available
Please note: this episode features brief mentions of suicide, alcoholism and violence. What does “progress” mean in an age of climate crisis? Who should define it? And how can the process of defining it be made more inclusive and democratic? Narsaq International Research Station (NIRS) is NAARCA’s Greenlandic partner. It’s an independent non-profit research platform
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Testing Grounds Episode 5: ‘Cove Park – Young People’s Voices on the Climate Crisis’ now available
What are young people’s views on the climate crisis? And how can artists, and art institutions, help to amplify their voices? Cove Park is NAARCA’s Scottish partner. It’s perched on a picturesque hillside on the Rosneath Peninsula, on Scotland’s West Coast. In this episode, Emma Henderson – Cove Park’s Curator of Engagement – introduces us
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Testing Grounds Bonus Episode: ‘Seasickness/Cur na Mara – a short story by Mairi Macleod’, now available
In this bonus episode, Glasgow-based Gaelic writer Mairi Macleod reads her short story, Seasickness/Cur na Mara. In 2023, Mairi was commissioned by NAARCA to create a short piece of fiction in both Scots Gaelic and English, and was also granted an 8-week residency at Saari Residence in Finland, where she wrote Seasickness. Mairi’s writing engages
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Testing Grounds Episode 4: ‘Baltic Art Center – Artists’ Role in an Age of Climate Crisis’ now available
What role can, and should, artists play in an age of the climate crisis? What opportunities do artists have in this context, and what – if any – are their responsibilities? Baltic Art Center (BAC) is NAARCA’s Swedish partner. It’s based in Visby, the main town on Gotland, an island in the Baltic Sea. Gotland
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Testing Grounds Episode 3: ‘Skaftfell Art Center – The Tensions of Environmental and Cultural Sustainability for Artists and Institutions’ now available
How can arts institutions and artists be more sustainable – in terms of their impact not only on the environment, but also on local communities? Skaftfell Art Center is NAARCA’s Icelandic partner. It’s based in Seyðisfjörður, a small but vibrant town in Eastern Iceland, surrounded by mountains and sea. Seyðisfjörður’s unique location and atmosphere has
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Testing Grounds Episode 2: ‘Artica Svalbard – Climate Change and the Built Environment’ now available
How does the built environment affect our experience of the climate crisis – and vice-versa? Artica Svalbard is NAARCA’s Norwegian partner. It’s located on the Svalbard archipelago, in Longyearbyen – one of the world’s most northerly towns. Here, the climate crisis is impossible to ignore. In this episode, Charlotte Hetherington, director of Artica Svalbard, introduces
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Testing Grounds Episode 1: ‘Introducing NAARCA’ now available
As the climate crisis accelerates, how can artists’ residencies be testing grounds for new – and better – ways of living and working? The Nordic Alliance of Artists’ Residencies on Climate Action (NAARCA) is a coalition of seven organisations that are exploring this question together. So, how did NAARCA come about? What are its goals? And… what