NEWSLETTER CDAN MARCH 2008

Art and Nature

CAIRN

Located in the French region of Haute-Provence, the Centre d'Art Informel de Recherche sur la Nature (CAIRN) investigates relationships between contemporary art and nature through artistic interventions in the landscape. [+]

Publications

Burning Ice: Art & Climate Change

This book documents the work of artists and scientists who have collaborated on the Cape Farewell Project on the Arctic Ocean. Science and art converge to raise awareness of the problem of climate change. [+]

Bibliographical collection

Find out about some of the most interesting documents recently added to the INDOC collection. [+]

Artists on the Internet:
Ian Hamilton Finlay

Ian Hamilton Finlay was a well-rounded artist in terms of his thought and art training, and an enthusiast of poetry, philosophy, history, gardening and landscape design. Two years after his death, the CDAN digital newsletter takes a look at this artist through a web site that offers information on his life and work. The web site is written entirely in English. [+]

Brief news items
and calls

INDOC receives information that may be of interest to you on grants, aid, educational programmes, etc. related to art and landscape (available only in Spanish). [+]

CDAN Calendar

All of the activities and services offered by the Centro de Arte y Naturaleza over the next few weeks. [+]

Guided tours of the CDAN

The CDAN’s Education Department offers free guided group visits. Times for visits must be arranged in advance. Visits can be scheduled on weekends at three different times: Saturdays at 12 noon and 6pm, and Sundays at 12 noon. [+]

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Erwin Bechtold. 77-11. Zum Thema Mitte, 1977.	CDAN opens Erwin Bechtold exhibition On 14 March the Beulas Foundation’s Centro de Arte y Naturaleza will open the exhibition Bechtold CDAN: An Encounter with Moneo. Rather than taking a retrospective look at the work of this German artist (now based in Spain), the exhibition will showcase key pieces, contrasting his current work and that created at different points in his career. The characteristics of the CDAN as an exhibition space will facilitate a synergistic relationship between art and architecture. Open 14 March to 11 May 2008. [+]	Art and Nature CAIRN Located in the French region of Haute-Provence, the Centre d'Art Informel de Recherche sur la Nature (CAIRN) investigates relationships between contemporary art and nature through artistic interventions in the landscape. [+] Publications Burning Ice: Art & Climate Change This book documents the work of artists and scientists who have collaborated on the Cape Farewell Project on the Arctic Ocean. Science and art converge to raise awareness of the problem of climate change. [+] Bibliographical collection Find out about some of the most interesting documents recently added to the INDOC collection. [+] Artists on the Internet: Ian Hamilton Finlay Ian Hamilton Finlay was a well-rounded artist in terms of his thought and art training, and an enthusiast of poetry, philosophy, history, gardening and landscape design. Two years after his death, the CDAN digital newsletter takes a look at this artist through a web site that offers information on his life and work. The web site is written entirely in English. [+] Brief news items and calls INDOC receives information that may be of interest to you on grants, aid, educational programmes, etc. related to art and landscape (available only in Spanish). [+] CDAN Calendar All of the activities and services offered by the Centro de Arte y Naturaleza over the next few weeks. [+] Guided tours of the CDAN The CDAN’s Education Department offers free guided group visits. Times for visits must be arranged in advance. Visits can be scheduled on weekends at three different times: Saturdays at 12 noon and 6pm, and Sundays at 12 noon. [+] Receive information from the CDAN If you wish to stay informed of CDAN activities, send an e-mail to difusion@cdan.es . This newsletter is sent only to INDOC members. If you no longer wish to be a member of INDOC, fill in the form and send it to documentacion@cdan.es : Application form (. DOC) To modify your personal details or cancel your subscription, you can send an e-mail to documentacion@cdan.es .

Introductory course on the restoration of historic gardens The Spanish Association of Public Parks and Gardens (AEPJP) and the Parks and Gardens Service of the Barcelona City Council will offer this course on 4-5 April 2008. The course is aimed at providing participants with an opportunity to learn about the scientific and technical principles involved in restoring historic gardens. The course is directed at managers and specialists employed by city councils and gardening companies, architects, landscape designers, students of these disciplines, and anyone else interested in taking part. It will be held at the Education Centre of Barcelona’s Parc del Laberint d'Horta. A limited number of places are available. [+]	Image provided by Parcs i Jardins Archive (Barcelona City Council).

A photography of "Landscape and art" course (2007) .	Landscape and Territory course programme The registration period for the Landscape and Territory course offered by the CDAN is now open. The course, which will run from 23 to 27 June 2008, is directed at geographers and creators of landscape, landscape gardeners, artists who work in and with the landscape, and theorists and historians of art and landscape. The programme includes presentations by distinguished lecturers who have earned recognition for their work in Spain and internationally, roundtables, and an excursion related to the subject of study. The deadline for registration is June 13. Places are limited and applications will be processed strictly in the order in which they are received. [+]

Mariano Anós presents his personal vision of the Beulas-Sarrate Collection The fifth exhibition within the framework of the project A Glimpse within: New Horizons in the Personal Geography of the Beulas-Sarrate Collection, curated by Chus Tudelilla, opens on March 7 at the CDAN. The project invites a series of individuals from the world of arts and culture to present new encounters, fresh interpretations and forward-looking approaches to the collection. In this case it is Mariano Anós – an actor, painter and writer deeply involved in the performing arts – who takes a close look at the collection in order to share his vision with us. The exhibition, entitled Figure of the Horizon, will run from 7 March to 6 April 2008. [+]	Ignasi Aballí. Carbó i ferro. Beulas-Sarrate Collection. CDAN Fundación Beulas.

Photography by Bernard Plossu	Workshop on photographing landscape with Bernard Plossu The CDAN, in collaboration with the Huesca Art School, has organised a landscape photography workshop, which will be held in Bara (Huesca), in the Nocito Valley, on 4-6 April 2008. Bernard Plossu has won international acclaim for his work as a landscape photographer. He is currently working on a project that explores the identity of Huesca’s landscapes. [+]

Contemporary art, photography and science come together in El mundo descrito On February 7, the Fundación ICO in Madrid opened an exhibition entitled El mundo descrito (The World Described). The exhibition focuses on the relationship between science and the photographic images it has generated, as well as considering the status of these images as art. Visitors can view over 300 images that have described the world of the last 150 years. The images – many of which have appeared on the front pages of newspapers and magazines – cover a wide range of topics, including environmental deterioration, anthropology and genetics. The exhibition will run until 4 May 2008. [+]	Above photography: © Greenpeace / John Novis. Below photography: © Greenpeace / Du Jiang.

		NEWSLETTER MARCH 2008
		INDOC. Documentation centre about Art and Nature