I hope this invitation is of interest to you. If you can not attend but would like to talk about how creative walking might be useful to your work, or you would like a copy of the WalkBook please don't hesitate to contact me as I would love to share wi...

Dear friends, lovers and loiterers It’s First Sunday, this Sunday and time for a bit of convivial, critical, creative walking. I’m delighted we are continuing to wander outside the city centre and have been invited by Matthew and others to explore De...

Shinya Ide and Shion Ito walk alpacas Akane and Satsuki in the early morning in Tokyo. The couple operate an indoor petting zoo, Alpaca Land. The woolly natives of South America spend time with visitors who pay 1,000 yen for 30 minutes petting them, hugging them and burying faces in their… Source: Walking their alpacas

WHAT DO WE WANT FROM STATUES IN OUR PUBLIC SPACE..? History is not set in stone, so why should statues be? Holding the Flame is an AR-Statue that breaths & speaks, featuring living civil rights campaigner Marcia Rigg. On the one hand the statue offers flowers, something she does every year – a gesture of

La nuit porte conseil.Alors écoutons-la !Le marcheur y cale son rythme, en résonance à ceux de l’obscurité naissante.Allure généralement apaisée.Les … Plus

Tactics of Disruption and Distraction in Creative Education Abstract For this talk Jason Hirons and Sally Hall will discuss how their inclusive practice engages and challenges students to reimagine the context of their learning. They consider how the tactics of ambulation, distraction and play change the teacher-learner role and shape the dialogue between educators, students […]

Bob Parks argues that, through the Black Aesthetic, we might be able to throw of the yoke of big capital, controlling society, and us, through the tools of Cybernetic Capitalism.

When I was told I could reap huge health benefits by learning to walk better, I was sceptical. I was already pretty good at walking, I thought. It turned out I had a lot to learn Source: ‘I’m not just faster, but taller’: how I learned to walk properly – and changed my pace, posture

“Mollie Rice explores human spatiality, and sensations of place, through an experimental drawing practice. Multiple visits to a particular site by the artist yield sound recordings, which are then translated into drawings in the studio, creating a complex connection between percpetion and place, action and experience. The works in this exhibition were created through a […]

“WALKING IN THE COLOUR FIELD: LOCAL AND REMOTE (2018) ArticulateUpstairs, Articulate Project Space, Leichhardt, Sydney. WALKING IN THE COLOUR FIELD is an interactive artwork that takes place both inside and beyond the gallery. By wearing a specially designed sensor armband, two ‘remote’ participants who are simply going about their daily lives determine the colours displayed […]

Iftar is the meal eaten by Muslims after sunset during Ramadan. Iftours is a project led by a Cairo tour guide, Samia El Khodary, of the tour company Qahrawya. She gathered people for an iftar in 2022 and paired it with a walking tour of local contemporary art. She hopes to showcase works that break […]

Sometimes the best way to explore a city on foot is to simply wander, with no goal in mind other than to follow the sound of church bells, or drift across a leafy square. Source: The Art of Wandering While Traveling – The New York Times

With the concept of sauntering rooted in the art of taking a casual walk, this day aims to remind everyone to take a pause from their busy routine, embrace a more relaxed pace, and immerse themselves in the present moment Source: World Sauntering Day 2023: Understanding the importance of slowing down for your mental and

On a walk around my local river over the weekend, I was listening to podcasts* I rarely have time for, enthralled by not only the Scottish accents and fluent speakers of Scottish Gàidhlig—a language I’ve been learning for several months, but ideas of c...

ART WHERE THE FOREST MEETS THE SEA Source: Björkö Konstnod

On Saturday the 17th of June at 9:00 am - Mountain Time Zone (Santa Fe, NM, USA)11:00 am - Eastern Standard Time (New York City NY, USA)5:00 pm – Central European Summer Time (Brussels, Belgium) Alexandra Huddleston (https://www.alexandrahudd...

In the light of the UK government’s crackdown on slow-walking protests, this comment from Council of Europe makes interesting reading – Strasbourg 02/06/2023 Source: Crackdowns on peaceful environmental protests should stop and give way to more social dialogue – Commissioner for Human Rights

The Home Secretary has renewed plans to protect the public from highly disruptive protest tactics such as slow walking…. “Don’t dilly dally on your way home” Source: Government acts to stop highly disruptive slow walking tactics – GOV.UK

Explore the deep connections between mental health and ecosystem health in this four-day festival created by Land Body Ecologies (LBE), from teams across India, Uganda, Kenya, Thailand, the UK and the Arctic. Take part and experience performances, food, workshops, music, films and more. On Day One, join a workshop with Chris Watson on field recording…

Ordnance Survey reveals the hikes most enjoyed by the British public over the past 12 months, according to its app Source: Britain’s 10 most popular walks – according to the OS map app | Walking holidays | The Guardian