This summer, Schumacher College is running a series of courses focusing on the interconnections between nature, art, science and activism. This is a wonderful time of year to stay at the College and enjoy the bounteous gardens and natural beauty of Dartington. A highlight of this series will explore the resurgence of interest in nature as an inspiration and a medium for artists:

Creating Nature: Art in the Landscape

May 26 – June 6 (one or two week options)
Participants will discuss the relationship between art and the natural world. The course will involve exploration, discovery and creative practice in landscape.

Satish Kumar, Programme Director at the College and narrator of the renowned BBC 2 programme Earth Pilgrim says: “The wondrous, awesome beauty of the natural world is both the artist’s muse and the artist’s toolkit. As humans we are inherently creative, and on this course we look to nature and learn by Divine example how to design intelligently and create something of intrinsic beauty.”

Teachers

Susan Derges is a photographer. She has created a major commission for the Eden Project’s new Education Resource Centre in Cornwall and has exhibited her work around the world.
Lynne Hull has pioneered “trans-species” art, creating sculpture installations as wildlife habitat enhancement and eco-atonement for human impact. She has worked in the American West and eight other countries with a variety of wildlife agencies.
James Marriott is a writer, artist, activist and naturalist. He is a Co-Director of PLATFORM, which since 1983 has brought together artists and activists to create projects and campaigns that help the struggle for ecological & social justice.

Participants from the South West enjoy a 10% discount on short course fees at Schumacher College.

Also part of this series:

Reconnecting with Nature as Healer

May 5 – 16 (one or two week options)
Cathrine Sneed, Founder of the Garden Project with San Francisco Jail; Mary Aver, Healer, trainer and consultant

Soul of Science

June 16 – 27 (one or two week options)
Rupert Sheldrake, Biologist and author of many texts including The Rebirth of Nature; Arthur Zajonc, Professor of Physics, Amherst College

Sacred Activism

July 14 – 25 (one or two week options)
Mary Evelyn Tucker Professor of Religion, Bucknell University; John Grim, visiting scholar Yale University, Co-Director of the Forum on Religion and Ecology; Andrew Harvey Religious scholar and teacher, and co-author of The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying

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