Call for Artists: The Nature of Cities Festival 2021
Submissions are open for ecological artworks and happenings to take place at this global virtual festival of urban ecology.
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Sumiyoshi: Cities and the Sea
A short multimedia story inspired by the fishermen of a Japanese port village in the Seto Inland Sea, a place where city, sea, and forest are intertwined.
A Year in Review
From environmental workshops and exhibitions to community gardens, green streets, and our first eco arts festival, your support helped us accomplish a lot this year. What will 2020 bring?
Slow Village, Cute Organic Lawnmowers
Nothing much of interest to GDP or the stock market ever happens in Urugi Village. Yet there is an unexpectedly resilient human ecosystem here. What answers could places like Urugi offer for an environmentally-sane future?
City as Nature Festival, Osaka
Join a celebration and a journey through art, music, culture, and environmental landscapes in Osaka’s port-side creative village. シティーズネイチャーフェスティバルは皆のためのお祝いです。自然と水をテーマにした展覧会やトークイベント、ワークショップなどを行うアートフェスティバル。
Food, Earth, Happiness
The way we grow food has become one of the largest threats to our survival as a species, yet we’ve had a simple answer for millennia…
Nature Mandala (aka: Finding Nature in a Shopping Mall)
For two hours, we asked shoppers in the world’s largest MUJI store (無印良品) near Osaka, Japan to stop shopping, slow down, and re-connect with nature. Here’s what happened…
One Minute of Traditional Mochi Making
Part of a series of short meditative films, putting you in the midst of nature-connected cultures and places around the world.
A City, Designed by Trees
Seeing trees as sacred is not an anomaly, it’s the fact that our culture has somehow lost this fellowship that’s an anomaly. If trees are a keystone of our wellness, why not learn to listen to their voice? If we did, how might the things we hear transform the landscape of our city over time? What would a city look like if it were designed by trees?
One Minute at a Japanese Matsuri (Festival)
Part of a series of short meditative films, putting you in the midst of nature-connected cultures and places around the world.
One Minute on a Forest Path to Seoul
Part of a series of short meditative films, putting you in the midst of nature-connected cultures and places around the world.
When a Korean Hillside Town Disappears, Who will Notice?
A review of “A Local Neighborhood Traveler,” an exhibition of painting and drawing by Korean artist Se Hee Kim at the Boroomsan Museum of Art in Gimpo, South Korea.