Showing in 'Landscapes of Exploration' Peninsula Art Gallery, Plymouth

Landscapes of Exploration

11/02/2012 to 31/03/2012

10.00am - 5.00pm

Landscapes of Exploration foregrounds the role of contemporary art in examining Antarctica. What perspectives can art offer on this terra incognita, a forbidding environment where the temperature rarely rises above freezing, yet one which for scientists offers a wealth of geological and glacial data including indicators of climate change.

Ten visual artists, one musician and three writers undertook residencies in the Antarctic between 2001 and 2009, under the auspices of the British Antarctic Survey, supported by Arts Council England. This exhibition will bring together for the first time art resulting from the various artistic investigations, offering an opportunity to reflect upon the very different subject matter, media and responses evident in the range of work produced. An accompanying series of lectures are being run to expand on the artists interpretation of the Scott 100 events.

Curated by Liz Wells University of Plymouth

Publication: Liz Wells, ed. Landscapes of Exploration. University of Plymouth Press, 2012. ISBN 978-1-84102-301-4

Opening of 'Bee Box' in Helsinki tonight

Opening tonight of Anne'sBEE BOX in Lasipalatsi Square, Helsinki. Bee box was commissoned by C-Lab, and is also currently showing in Spittalfields, London. It follows on from Ben Dromey, Mina Arko, Jari Suominen's artwork, CITYBEAT, Finland's presentation for EU funded European Public Art Centre which is now about to be shown in Riga, Latvia.

Bee Box was chosen to be part of European Public Art Centre’s Public technologies exhibition. Public technologies is the first exhibition ever organized in Europe that spreads to four European cities at the same time.

The European Public Art Centre is a network of international organizations that promote and foster interdisciplinary contemporary culture and particularly collaboration between art and science. .