Earth Day 5

EARTH DAY 5: ONLINE ACTIVITIES

Olafur Eliasson: Earth Perspectives, Serpentine Galleries

range of online activities and events that can be accessed whilst staying at home – including virtual tours and and creative challenges. Serpentine Galleries. On 22 April 1970, the world marked the first Earth Day. People came together to celebrate and raise awareness about the importance of protecting the planet. This year marks the 50th anniversary. At a time of social distancing, Aesthetica selects a range of online activities and events that can be accessed whilst staying at home. On 22 April 1970, the world marked the first Earth Day. People came together to celebrate and raise awareness about the importance of protecting the planet. This year marks the 50th anniversary. At a time of social distancing, Aesthetica selects a range of online activities and events that can be accessed whilst staying at home. 60 artists, architects, poets, filmmakers and thinkers to respond to the climate crisis. Launching on Earth Day, Olafur Eliasson’s new participatory work, Earth Perspectives, looks at the planet from a variety of viewpoints. We select a range of online activities and events that can be accessed whilst staying at home – including virtual tours and and creative challenges.

NASA: #EarthDayXAtHome

WWF is inviting people to make artworks demonstrating a passion for nature. The challenge offers a creative outlet and a space for expression – inspiring those who are staying at home to make something new. Each day of the week presents a new theme: from One Planet to Oceans and Forests. Aiming to create a virtual community at a time of social distancing, the campaign is taking place across Instagram and Facebook — using the hashtag #ArtForEarth. WWF will highlight selected works across their platforms. “We came all this way to explore the Moon, and the most important thing is that we discovered the Earth.” – Bill Anders’ iconic Earthrise, featured above, is believed to

have inspired the modern environmental protection movement – and the first Earth Day. For the 50th anniversary, NASA has collated an Earth Day Toolkit – bringing together books, apps, videos, images, art and interactive activities. Astronauts talk about our planet from space. Podcasts delve into global changes. Satellite views document weather patterns. The challenge offers a creative outlet and a space for expression. Each day of the week presents a new theme: from One Planet to Oceans and Forests. Aiming to create a virtual community at a time of social distancing, the campaign is taking place across Instagram and Facebook — using the hashtag #ArtForEarth. WWF will highlight selected works across their platforms. NASA has collated an Earth Day Toolkit – bringing together books, apps, videos, images, art and interactive activities. Astronauts talk about our planet from space.

Somerset House Earth Day Programme

Somerset House presents a range of free interactive events online, exploring how art and culture can inspire positive action in relation to the current ecological crisis. Award-winning inclusive fashion designer Bethany Williams presents a series of digital DIY workshops focused on sustainability and social responsibility – inviting audiences to think about the impact of their actions on future generations. Inspiring live talks from innovative designers look towards a new wave of ethical companies. Award-winning inclusive fashion designer Bethany Williams. “The work of leading international artists urges us to think about the essential roles that trees and forests play in our lives,” notes Director Ralph Rugoff. Bethany Williams presents a series of digital DIY workshops focused on sustainability. From Colombian rainforests to jungles in Japan, olive orchards in Israel to Scandinavian woods, Among the Trees is an immersive journey into the world’s forests. At a time when around 36 football fields’ worth of trees are lost every minute, it offers an important message. “The work of leading international artists urges us to think about the essential roles that trees and forests play in our lives,” notes Director Ralph Rugoff. Featured here is Myoung Ho Lee, who positions large canvases behind trees – questioning ideas of artifice.Among the Trees is an immersive journey. 60 artists, architects, poets, filmmakers and thinkers to respond to the climate crisis. Launching on Earth Day, Olafur Eliasson’s new participatory work, Earth Perspectives, looks at the planet from a variety of viewpoints and many more.

Among the Trees Virtual Tour, Hayward Gallery