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We’re pleased to share the third in a new series – A La Luz: Arctic. This week we hear from @jane_rushton_artist – a patient and thorough north looking explorer. Through both micro and macroscopic study, Jane creates beautiful
Today marks our first week of 2020 on borrowed time. Saturday (22nd August) was #EarthOvershootDay. The day that – for this year – we’d used up “all the biological resources that Earth can renew during the entire year” (
We’re delighted to share the second in a new series – A La Luz: Arctic. This week, @angelagilmourartist introduces her practice, her background in science, her environmental thinking and shares valuable insights gathered on a recent #Arct
Today we’ve posted the latest in a series of #recommendedreading articles. We’re calling the series ‘Books to Influence Change’. Find it on our website (link in bio). ⠀ Featuring: ⠀ #NancyCampbell #ElizabethOgilvie #MarkMaslin
We’re pleased to share the first in a series of articles featuring north-looking artists – specifically with a focus on the #Arctic. @carolinemcgonigalartist kicks us off, speaking of northern journeys and her exploration and use of
Today we hear from @scalenocollective. SCALENO offer us a sensitive yet powerful text on their lives during lockdown, and how it’s been collaborating remotely over the last few years. As we emerge from lockdown, collaborating at a distance will
We’re delighted to feature @timstewardart on the A La Luz blog, speaking of his stunning North Cornwall series.
⠀ “There is something very humbling about being alone in such a vast landscape, and in truth everything in me can pull aw
Last week we published the first in a series of book recommendation articles. As a spin-off, we invited writer Katy Nixon to review Olivia Laing’s ‘Funny Weather: Art in an Emergency’. ⠀ “This book brings together the signific
Artist Mattias Käll is fascinated by how we humans relate to each other, but also toward our environment. Through a variety of media, Mattias explores issues of climate change, with particular focus on aspects such as consumer habits and over-co
This weekend we’ve posted the first in a series of #recommendedreading articles. We’re calling the series ‘Books to Influence Change’. Each focusses on aspects of our changing Earth. ⠀ #GretaThunberg #NaomiKlein #RobertMacfarl
Today, events around our Ocean Planet mark #WorldOceansDay: from beach-cleans to online gatherings… This year the focus is on calling for world leaders to commit to protecting 30% of oceans by 2030, to combat the climate crisis and protect mar
We’re loving the textures and details in @sophie_capron’s paintings; made from found materials and donated tins of paint | Sophie is the subject of our latest ’Spotlight’ blog post at alaluz.org | Creating beauty out of the di
Today is #WorldEnvironmentDay | Are you an artist or maker producing eco-conscious work? If so, we want to hear from you. Tell us a bit about who you are and what you make: alaluz.org/process
We’re excited to share a new project by @helenglassfordart over at alaluz.org | Helen introduces for us her lockdown series ‘Intermittent • Constant’. This body of work speaks of an electric creativity; of a maker deeply connec
A La Luz co-founder @davidcass.art is calling for contributions to a new project called ‘The Sea from Here’. ⠀ “I’m working on a project that involves investigating local variations in sea-level around the world. Water levels
We’re delighted to have been featured by @fairplanet_ – a non-profit journalistic platform and news organisation – whose mission it is to speak up for humanity. They’ve published an article discussing our work. Yair Oded inter
Today marks the 50th anniversary of #EarthDay | Our Earth has been offered some vital breathing space as countries have cut emissions due to lockdown, but it’s also true that the window for environmental action hasn't shifted. We must continue
In our new article Gothenburg-based Design Masters student Carolina Härdh (@carolinahardh) introduces her practice, discussing design ethics & sustainability. ⠀ “We must take care of our leftovers... attending to what has already been