Artists and partners of Tilling Roots and Seeds gather at Ars Electronica for a Town Hall Meeting on art, soil, and community, sharing methodologies and experiences in ecological transition.
Quo Artis, lead partner of the international project “Tilling Roots and Seeds”, presents four selected artists at Ars Electronica’s Theme Exhibition PANIC: Complex. Absurd. Ominous., showcasing works on biodiversity and future ecologies.
A sensorial workshop, part of the VOICE project “Crops Refuge:Survival in a Shifting Climate”, set in the regenerative garden Rubió i Tudurí (Barcelona), where art, agroecology, and community engagement meet. Led by Epicuro Lab, artist Marcel·lí Antúnez, and permaculture expert Nacho Peres.
A participatory workshop connecting botany, migration, and geopolitics through a collective cartography of wheat, coffee, and tomato. Led by Epicuro Lab with Iván Pérez Lorenzo and Malinalli García at MHiC, as part of “Crops Refuge: Survival in a Shifting Climate”
A participatory workshop tracing the emotional and botanical journeys of migrant crops through storytelling, sound, and herbarium-making. Led by Epicuro Lab with Iván Pérez Lorenzo and Malinalli García at MHiC, part of “Crops Refuge: Survival in a Shifting Climate” .
This year, the European project “Tilling Roots and Seeds”, led by Quo Artis, will be present at the Slam of Festa de la Ciència, with the proposal “Eco-literacy through art and agriculture”.
A hands-on workshop exploring DIY systems for cultivating Spirulina microalgae as a future food source. Led by artist Fara Peluso with a presentation by the ALÍCIA Foundation. Held at Sant Manel Pavilion, of Sant Pau Art Nouveau Site, part of the Tilling Roots and Seeds project reflecting on sustainable future food systems and agriculture.
This presentation will delve into the intersection of art and agriculture within the Creative Europe project “Tilling Roots and Seeds,” (2023-2025), led by Quo Artis, highlighting the transformative potential of integrating farming knowledge with cutting-edge artistic practices to address biodiversity loss and the sustainable food system in Europe.
Epicuro Lab and the MHIC invite you to a guided meditation as part of Manifesta 15, centered on rapeseed, a migrant plant that symbolizes the unrecognized work in our ecosystem. The session will feature an immersive soundscape created by artist Robertina Šebjanič, inspired by the Besós River.
Epicuro Lab invites you to “Migrant Crops” at the MHIC, part of Manifesta 15. Explore the connections between plants and social issues through participatory activities focused on biodiversity and urban spaces.Sant Adrià del Besós, 15 October, 2024.
We are excited to announce that the Tilling Roots & Seeds Gender & Equality Plan (GEP) is now available online. This comprehensive plan is a crucial component of our ongoing commitment to fostering gender equality and inclusivity within our project
In her presentation “Tilling Roots & Seeds, the Role of Art in the Future of Agriculture” at ISEA2024, Tatiana Kourochkina highlighted the significant role of the creative community in promoting the EU’s shift towards a sustainable food system.
The opening of our round table event was held on March 7th, from 12:00 to 13:00, as part of the final exhibition of the A Sea Change project. This discussion featured artist Robertina Šebjanič, Kontejner’s curator Davorka Begović, oceanographer Joan Llort, and Quo Artis project coordinator Helena Pérez Guerra.
Tatiana Kourochkina, director of Quo Artis, presents ‘Challenges and confluences: Quo Artis, towards eco-literacy through art and science’ at the conference promoted by the Institut Menorquí d’Estudis (ME) to promote transversal relations between various disciplines and stimulate the transfer of knowledge.
To mark the culmination of the project “A Sea Change”, Quo Artis presents the VR exhibition “Beyond a Sea Change. Rethinking the Mediterranean” which will be available online through the Vortic Art platform, the project’s website and at the exhibition space of Sant Pau Art Nouveau Site during the duration of the physical exhibition ” A Sea on Edge” until the 30th of April, 2024.
To finalize the project “A Sea Change”, Quo Artis presents the exhibition “A sea on edge”, which presents a series of works that epitomize the interdisciplinary research collaboration that has been taking place in the two years of duration of this international project.
Call for 2 artist research- based residencies in rural areas in Italy, in collaboration with Alce Nero, one production grant and one research-based residency in the Barcelona area, in collaboration with Ferrer Sustainability, Tectum Garden and Fundació Catalunya La Pedrera.
In the framework of PUZZLE X, the world’s leading event for Exponential Technologies for the future, on Thursday the 9th of November, Tatiana Kourotchkina, Founder & Director of Quo Artis will present the projects “Roots & Seeds XXI” and “A Sea Change”.