INDOC. Documentation Centre about Art and Nature

 
Photo by Bernard Plossu

Exhibition of work by Bernard Plossu opens at the CDAN

An exhibition entitled Country of Landscapes, featuring the work of acclaimed French photographer Bernard Plossu, will open at the CDAN on April 4. The show chronicles a personal journey and conveys a sense of the way Plossu sees the landscape of Huesca during his travels there. A catalogue published to accompany Country of Landscapes features texts by writer Antonio Ansón. The show will run at the CDAN until June 14. [+]

Art and Nature

Fondation Maeght

The Maeght Foundation, set up in 1964, is located in the commune of Saint Paul de Vence (Provence), just 12 km from Nice, the capital of the French Riviera and a leading tourist destination. It was the first foundation of its type to be established in France. [+]

Bibliographical collection

Find out about some of the books recently added to the INDOC collection. [+]

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). [+]

Publications

El paisaje en perspectiva histórica : formación y transformación del paisaje en el mundo mediterráneo

This publication is the outcome of a series of seminars on the development of territory and landscape held over recent years. [+]

CDAN calendar

All of the activities and services offered by the CDAN over the next few weeks. [+]

Guided tours
of the CDAN

Visits can be scheduled on weekends at three different times: Saturdays at 12 noon and 6pm, and Sundays at 12 noon. [+]

Receive information

If you wish to stay informed of CDAN activities, send an e-mail difusion@cdan.es

The 2009 edition of the International Garden Festival of Chaumont-sur-Loire will get under way on April 29. The theme of this year’s event is Jardins de couleur, and the director of the festival is historian Michel Pastoureau. Twenty gardens have been selected by the festival jury from among over 300 proposals received from around the world. The event will run until 19 October 2009. [+]

International Garden Festival 2009 -
photo by Clive Nichols  

Registration period remains open for ‘Landscape and History’ course

The registration period for the CDAN’s ‘Landscape and History’ course, which will be held next June, remains open. The quality of the course is guaranteed by the success of the previous three editions. ‘Landscape and History’ will feature speakers who have won acclaim for their work in Spain and internationally. The number of places available is limited, and applications will be processed strictly in the order in which they are received. [+]

Art Cologne gets under way

The 43rd edition of Art Cologne will open on April 22. Over 180 galleries from Germany and around the world will come together in the German city for the five-day event. The fair is committed to supporting new directions and young artists. The Art Cologne Prize 2009 will be awarded to Harald Falckenberg, one of the most important art collectors in Germany. Since 2007 a version of the German trade fair has also been held in Palma de Mallorca in the month of September. [+]

Second International
Green Roof Congress

The Second International Green Roof Congress will be held in Nuertingen (Germany) from 25 to 27 May 2009. The event, organised by the International Green Roof Association (IGRA) and the Roof Gardener Association (DDV), will include practical workshops and excursions to local green roof projects. [+]