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Science × art collaborations can effectively convey scientific insights to a wide audience. Throughout history, art has interpreted the natural world, offering vast, underexplored sources of biodiversity data. These artistic efforts also hold potential as valuable tools for understanding biodiversity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Community-led development (CLD) represents a transformative approach empowering local communities to navigate global challenges and revive traditional crafts, ensuring sustainable development while safeguarding intangible cultural heritage. Within the jade industry, CLD not only promises economic advancement but also preserves cultural identity. Yet, research on its impact in this context remains limited, prompting this investigation. This qualitative study investigates how CLD initiatives empower jade artists, preserve cultural heritage, and foster international collaboration. Using in-depth analysis, findings reveal that initiatives in skills development, entrepreneurship, collective decision-making, and market access empower artists. However, scaling impacts necessitate further research and investment. Cultural preservation, intergenerational learning, community education, and partnerships with cultural institutions are pivotal for sustaining traditions. Facilitating international collaboration and market access is crucial, underscoring the need for supportive policies and resources to globalize artisanal economies. Key factors for empowering artists in jade art villages through CLD include skills development in traditional techniques and innovative design, entrepreneurship support via microfinance and mentorship, collective decision-making promoting fair trade, market access through fairs and online platforms, and cultural preservation fostering heritage continuity. Strategies for cultural heritage preservation focus on documentation, authentic design revival, community education, and collaboration with institutions. Networking, trade fairs, online marketing, cultural exchanges, and market research support enhance international collaboration and market access. These efforts aim to sustain the cultural significance, economic viability, and global recognition of jade craftsmanship. Policymakers, practitioners, and researchers can leverage CLD to bolster the jade sector sustainably, promoting resilience, innovation, inclusion, and cultural heritage. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article describes the role of the culture coordinator in general formal education, in primary and secondary schools in the Netherlands. This article describes how they function in their professional environment and in contact with artists, providers of educational programs, and cultural institutions. In order to describe the everyday practice of the work of a coordinator and to bring to light the network in which they operate, a group of teachers kept a logbook for one year, describing per week what they did, and which issues concerned them most. The article concludes that the position of the coordinator is fragile, because of its dependency on personal relations with cultural institutions and as a result of the pressure from regular teaching tasks. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper addresses the preservation approach chosen for a selected group of born-digital artworks connected to the web, here categorized under the term internet art. The three first cases that are part of the project Infrastructuur Duurzame Toegankelijkheid Digitale Kunst (Collaborative Infrastructure for Sustainable Access to Digital Art) researched by LIMA (a platform for media art based in Amsterdam) focused on how to analyse internet artworks. This case study-based research was conducted in collaboration with 16 collecting institutions based in The Netherlands. The growing number of internet artworks in collections has pushed the development of preservation initiatives that consider these works' fleeting nature, a consequence of their technical build and time-sensitive characteristics. The project aims to produce and share knowledge for these artworks' preservation and overall sustainability while making it available for other similar works. This paper addresses the research steps while assessing its rationale and utility. It starts by describing the case study and assesses how the methodology serves conservation standards. The paper documents an overall evaluation of methods and results, pointing out the applicability and practical relevance of this initiative, here evaluated with positive conclusions. This paper fits the project's mission concerning knowledge sharing and raising awareness for the preservation of internet artworks and is authored by a short-term PhD fellow at LIMA. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study delves deep into how literature and cinema shape environmental awareness and spur eco-friendly behaviors. By employing a mixed-method approach—combining content analysis of questionnaires with interviews—it uncovers a compelling connection: exposure to these works significantly boosts ecological consciousness, driving a notable number of individuals to act. Interestingly, the content analysis underscores the effectiveness of these media in highlighting environmental challenges. The study emphasizes the need for cross-disciplinary collaborations between artists and scientists, advocates for integrating these themes into educational curricula, and calls for greater support for creative endeavors to amplify their influence even further. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article offers information on New Zealand weaver and artist Dr. Maureen Lander's collaborative artwork "Pou Iho" at the University of Auckland's Engineering Faculty. Topics discussed include the historical context and significance of the Engineering building; Lander's artistic approach and collaboration with students; and the thematic integration of traditional tukutuku patterns with contemporary techniques in the artwork.

The Community Mural Project in St Pauls, Cheltenham, United Kingdom reflects on the dynamics of 'us and them' within a community mural initiative. It seeks to develop inclusive social spaces through participatory arts-based research using drawing. The article also addresses the complexities of power and influence in mural arts. Furthermore, it examines the interconnectedness of community and the role of drawing and illustration methods in understanding and addressing inclusivity and exclusivity. The project takes place in St Pauls, a mixed-class area of Cheltenham known for its annual festivals, where observations and reflections from the interdisciplinary team contribute to a comprehensive understanding of the project's context. The project included workshops, community consultations and the creation of twelve mini-murals, each a product of diverse images. These phases aimed to break down barriers and facilitate collaboration among community members, addressing power differentials and the complexities of community dynamics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

'Fluid, not Frozen' delves into the relationship between intangible memory and its material form, as experienced through collaborative projects with artists from Kutch and Rajasthan, India. These artists employ the mediums of cloth and wood, respectively, to manifest and embed their memories in tangible forms such as embroidery and the kaavad shrine. The communities' artworks (or artistic traditions) serve as living examples of the dynamic, evolving nature of memory and material, with cloth and wood echoing the malleability and resilience of memory. This article shares the insights that emerged from the collaboration between the artists and the filmmaker–author with regard to the fluidity and transformation of memory and material. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A brief overview of themes and content of the second Special Issue of the Journal of Illustration on 'Illuminating the Non-Representable', a multi-year series led by Hilde Kramer, comprising symposia, projects and articles exploring how illustration intersects with difficult, nebulous and traumatic subject matter. Articles and features touch upon Holocaust memorialization, memory, object illustration, participatory research, traditional arts, pain and the body. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses Marilyne Bertoncini's poem "Adam&ve," which explores themes of artistic inspiration and collaboration. The poem delves into a space before time, drawing on the Christian origin story of Adam and Eve. Bertoncini's work is influenced by collaborations with visual artists and musicians, reflecting her diverse literary career. The translation of the poem into English required careful consideration of poetic devices and visual aspects to maintain the fluid and mystic qualities of the original French text. [Extracted from the article]

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The article discusses the ecopoetic work of Chilean artist Cecilia Vicuña, focusing on her multidimensional approach to art and poetry. Vicuña's work emphasizes human-to-nonhuman interconnections and interrelations, reflecting her concern with ecological thought and the climate crisis. Through her diverse artistic mediums, including text, music, film, and performance, Vicuña presents a cohesive ecological perspective based on reciprocal relationships between humans and nonhumans. The article explores Vicuña's ecophrastic weaving in her film "Kon Kon," which allows Concón, Chile, to speak as a dynamic and interconnected entity that requires deliberate care to maintain human and nonhuman well-being. [Extracted from the article]

There is an urgent need to transform our current food system to improve population health/wellbeing and planetary health. A number of challenges exist in order to achieve this. Artists, with their innate ability to use imagination to envision future needs and solve problems, represent a key group in this transformation. The project MUSAE brings together artists with experts from different disciplines to define an innovative model to integrate artistic collaboration in the (European) Digital innovation hubs (E‐DIHs). They will employ the Design Futures Art‐Driven (DFA) methods to enable artists and a range of companies involved in food production and distribution to develop innovative products and services that address key issues in the food system. MUSAE will run two residencies involving 23 artists and 11 SMEs working with three main technologies—Artificial Intelligence, Wearables and Robotics—to envision the future scenarios for societal needs and technology applications, as well as develop future‐driven prototypes, thus opening new markets and innovations in the area of food. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

AbstractThis research explores the potential for collaboration between art and early childhood educators, who both face unique challenges when it comes to incorporating art inquiry approaches for young children. One major challenge is the current policy emphasis on the economic advantages of early childhood education, which makes it more challenging to incorporate art into early childhood settings. This includes using prepackaged curricula that promote language focusing on learning for school readiness and presenting young children’s development in individualistic, linear, and predictable ways (Moss & Urban, 2020; Mueller et al., 2019). Art is seen as a supplement activity. Consequently, researchers in both fields have become concerned about the limited attention given to inquiry-based learning and, more specifically, collaborative art inquiry approaches. The study involved art and early childhood education researchers who aimed to bridge the gap between the two fields through a professional development initiative for educators. They designed and investigated an online workshop series using an art-based education research approach emphasizing collaboration in art inquiry. The researchers drew inspiration from the Reggio Emilia Approach’s pedagogy and included theories and questions collectively explored through structured but open-ended art-making processes. Through reciprocal and generative engagement with art materials and artmaking processes, the participants discovered the transformative language of art. The research calls for collaboration among researchers and practitioners in art and early childhood education to co-create pedagogical approaches that value collaborative art inquiry and reciprocal relationships in meaning-making. Ultimately, this can inform art curriculum frameworks, professional development initiatives, and policies that transcend both fields. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article examines the Biennale College Cinema (BCC) initiative, launched by the Venice International Film Festival, as a unique funding and instructional program supporting micro-budget films and virtual reality projects from underrepresented regions. Topics include the educational role of BCC beyond financial support, the structure and selection process of the program, and BCC's impact on film culture through its emphasis on artistic collaboration and filmmaker development.

• Innovative transport frame for fragile art conservation. • Finite element method analysis guides design for effective vibration isolation. • Interdisciplinary collaboration bridges art conservation and engineering principles. • Successful transport preserves artwork's mechanical state without material damage. • Practical solution for preserving cultural heritage during transportation. This publication describes the successful development and application of an unusual new transport frame. The object to be transported is a highly sensitive medieval panel painting with a cradle. Unique clamping mechanisms are developed. These mechanisms secure the panel painting by clamping the cradle battens without direct immission on the original wooden panel. Preliminary studies and the development of this frame system include creating a simulation model using the finite element method for the computer-assisted computation and prediction of the behaviour. The design and realization of the transport of this wooden panel painting combines expertise from the scientific fields of art technology, conservation, mechanics and dynamics with the professional experience of a specialized transport company. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Steve Paxton presented a series of three solos at Danspace in St. Mark's Church in New York City in May 1999, spanning over 30 years of choreography. The first piece, "Flat" from 1964, showcased Paxton's stillness and methodical undressing and redressing movements. The second piece, "Some English Suites" from 1991, featured Paxton's improvisational dance to J.S. Bach's music, displaying his fluidity and unique movement vocabulary. The final piece, "Ash" from 1997, told a story of Paxton scattering his father's ashes, blending movement and spoken word to create a poignant and theatrical performance. [Extracted from the article]

This study examines the concept of artification within the industrial sector, focusing on Florim Ceramiche, a leading Italian ceramic manufacturer. While artification has been extensively explored in the luxury and fashion industries, its application in industrial contexts remains under‐researched. Using a case study approach, we investigate the processes and factors involved in artification at Florim, producing its impact on external outcomes, such as brand identity enhancement and market results. Key findings reveal that Florim's artification is supported by a top–down governance approach that reflects corporate values. A trust‐based partnership between Florim and collaborating artists further enhances the cultural authenticity of the artification process. Artification is also an inside–out process underpinned by physical artworks that enrich the workplace environment and promote employee well‐being, aligning with corporate social responsibility (CSR) objectives. The process operates through concentric engagement, starting internally with employees and extending to visitors and the local community. This research highlights artification's potential to foster both social sustainability and brand differentiation, providing insights for managers in the industrial sector aiming to integrate art within CSR frameworks. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Transdisciplinary artist James Gordon Williams writes about two improvised performances on former Cook County Department of Corrections, Chicago, prison bars in an ongoing collaboration with artist Maria Gaspar. Williams reflects on the bar performances that were featured in Gaspar's 2023 installations and solo exhibitions at El Museo Del Barrio and the Institute of Arts and Sciences at UC Santa Cruz, respectively. Discussing how each iteration of the bar performance evolved to include conventional instruments, he documents how his burgeoning understanding of the Ifá orisha system, abolition geography, and theories on the agency of metal helps him think through his relationship with carceral debris to create an abolitionist soundscape in real time. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article assembles and analyzes an archive of texts and images that attest to the interactions of the modern dancer Carmen Tórtola Valencia and the illustrator José (Pepito) Zamora between 1914 and 1917. Their relationship emerges from the archive as a collaboration whose queerness hinges on their performances of non-normative gender, rumors concerning their homosexual inclinations, and their joint efforts to increase their celebrity and nourish their creative work. Tórtola and Zamora cultivated their queer personas and drew attention to their art by associating with one another. Their queerness and creativity were a shared endeavor that issued from and fed into a series of public performances, dances, costume designs, illustrations, and novels. Studying this collaboration requires a methodological shift in relation to previous scholarship on early twentieth-century Spain, which has tended to segregate research on male homosexuality from work on female homosexuality or lesbianism. Today there is a growing need to recognize the rich interactions between individuals who occupied different positions on spectra of sex, gender, and sexuality in modern Spain. Tórtola and Zamora have been largely overlooked in existing studies of male or female homosexuality; they are more at home in an examination of queer culture. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The article focuses on the 51st annual meeting of the Pirckheimer Society in Magdeburg, Germany celebrating bibliophilic and graphic arts traditions. Topics include the city's historical and cultural explorations through tours and exhibitions, the society's milestone anniversary and its connections to regional bibliophilic heritage, and the showcasing of rare works such as early prints and contemporary artistic collaborations.

The article focuses on Wilhelm Niemeyer's contributions to art history, literary expression, and book craftsmanship, exploring his legacy within the context of early 20th-century German culture. Topics include his role in pioneering artistic collaborations and publications such as the Hamburg Handdrucke, his influence in the Sonderbund movement and expressionist art, and his innovative approaches to integrating typography and graphic design in bookmaking.

For many emerging into the realisation that the climate crisis is here and present and that we will all be affected, there is a feeling of being overwhelmed and the sense that we are standing on the edge of a precipice. In these times of uncertainty and fear, artist interventions have a capacity to engage with these embodied experiences and bring a sense of hope to the conversation through creative reflective engagement. The act of making can reduce anxiety and is a way for people to express themselves as they enter this phase of climate adaptation. As UK activist group, Culture Declares Emergency, puts it, 'creativity is the antidote of despair' (2019). Through the Insp-AIR-ation ArtScience community project, artist facilitators focused on perceptions of air quality. The ways in which we organise our collective lives are very influential on weather cycles and climate rhythms. Through the kaupapa (guiding process) in this emergent project, we sought to give voice to the concerns of community groups, their hopes, and aspirations. This arts project provided people with a space and platform to shape their feelings and express values. While science has been pivotal in highlighting the precariousness of our current way of living, the arts have never been more important than now in expressing who we are and shaping a positive response towards a liveable and just future for all. Commenting on the Climate Crisis, former US advisor, Gus Speth has called for a social response and culture as a necessary agent for bringing about transformational change. Basarab Nicolescu, in La transdisciplinarité: Manifeste (1996), talks about building bridges between science and our ways of being through symbolic language which is enriched by the originating values of the community. This project is one such response in building bridges. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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