Category: Podcast
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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…
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NAARCA Appoints Podcast Producer: Katie Revell (Scotland)
The Nordic Alliance of Artists’ Residencies on Climate Action (NAARCA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Katie Revell, a freelance audio producer who will, over the course of two years, create a new podcast series. The podcast format will be a combination of interviews and conversations (in English). The speakers come from Nordic Countries…