Month: June 2026
WAP26 (Walking as Practice, 2026)
The WAP26 program turned nomadic as we walk the Stockholm Archipelago. This time we walk with the collective in addition we open up 2-4 positions for artists that we don’t already know and three by invitation. We spend 5 nights in tent out in the archipelago and 4-5 at your select accommodation in Stockholm. WAP26 takes place August 5-14 (including arrival/departure day).
Six of the best long-distance European trails to walk in summer | Walking holidays | The Guardian
From a less-crowded camino and the Slovenian Alps to a stunning river trail and Ireland’s remote Beara peninsula Source: Six of the best long-distance European trails to walk in summer | Walking holidays | The Guardian
Our streets aren’t safe for children
This is Part I of a two part blog series about how children and how they travel are negatively impacted by car-dependent beliefs, policy, and design in New Zealand. Part I covers these negative impacts and Part II will explore how we can change them. E...
Neighbourhood Co-Storytelling – OPU Collective
Neighbourhood Co-Storytelling Neighbourhood Co-Storytelling Interactive Map: Research and Art Residency Interactive Map: Research and Art Residency Open Call for RESIDENCY OPEN CALL FOR RESIDENCY OPU Collective invites art, cultural and urbanists to participate in the creation of a digital interactive map of the Agioi Omologites neighbourhood in Nicosia, Cyprus. Aligned with the core goals of
Between Clay, Farmland and History
During the first two editions of Made Of Walking by The Milena principle (2015 and 2016, Delphi, Greece), we had the opportunity to meet two remarkable walking artists: the Dutch artist Ienke Kastelein and the Greek artist Katerina Drakopoulou. Through numerous international projects, their artistic practices have become widely recognized within the field of walking
Alisa Oleva the Walking Artist Inviting Us to View the City Differently • Inspiring City
Walking artist Alisa Oleva explores home, belonging and the hidden rhythms of urban life, inviting us to see familiar streets differently. Source: Alisa Oleva the Walking Artist Inviting Us to View the City Differently • Inspiring City
Selkirk exhibition explores art of walking
A compelling new exhibition by acclaimed textile artist and educator Muriel Prince is now open at Halliwell’s House Museum, Selkirk, offering visitors an immersive journey through landscape, memory and creative discovery. Source: Selkirk exhibition explores art of walking
Building Momentum for Walking and Cycling in the Caribbean
Highlights from the Inspiring Action LAC Workshop in Santo Domingo In a region where walking and cycling are often overlooked in planning processes despite being essential to daily life, building... The post Building Momentum for Walking and Cycling in the Caribbean appeared first on Walk21.
Forest of Dean, the GWR and the General Strike
Radical Stroud day out on Thursday July 2nd: a look at the Dean Forest Railway and a reflection on the 1926 General Strike in the Forest of Dean and on the GWR. Nine o’clock train to Gloucester and we’ll see what happens after that. Who kno...
Vincent Catala’s Situationist Drift in Brazil — Blind Magazine
In Charleroi, the photographer is showing “Île Brésil,” the fruit of ten years spent wandering on foot, by bus and by motorbike through the outskirts of the country’s three great cities: São Paulo, Rio, and Brasília. A drift, in the sense Guy Debord gave that word: a voluntary surrender to the pull of the terrain.
A Charity Readathon
Hello. At 17:00 today I am reading some of my walking poetry (for 15 minutes) as part of a 24hr charity Readathon at Jesmond Library. Donations are split 50:50 between the library and the National Literacy Trust (https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/readathon?utm_medium=CA&utm_source=CL). The whole … Continue reading →
Yumari! The Festival of Hospitality as a Ritual of Renewal
This article is available in French and Spanish. On May 30, Gigacircus presented the Festival of Hospitality in Villefagnan, bringing to a meaningful close the French hosting phase of the WALC project, Walking Arts & Local Communities. Before the dinner concert held in the village community hall, more than eighty residents took part in an
¡Yumari! La Fiesta de la Hospitalidad como un Ritual de Renovación
This article is available in French and English. On El 30 de mayo, Gigacircus presentó en Villefagnan la «Fiesta de la Hospitalidad», poniendo un cierre significativo a la acogida en Francia del proyecto WALC, Walking Arts & Local Communities.Antes de la cena-concierto celebrada en la Sala Municipal, más de ochenta habitantes participaron en la caminata
Yumari! La Fête de l’Hospitalité comme un rituel propitiatoire
This article is available in English and Spanish. Le 30 mai, Gigacircus a présenté à Villefagnan la « Fête de l’Hospitalité » pour clore de façon significative l’accueil en France du projet WALC, Walking Arts & Local Communities. Avant le dîner-concert qui se déroulait à la Salle des Fêtes communale, plus de 80 habitants ont
July 7th, Online panel discussion on pilgrimage
I’ll be part of a panel discussion on “Stories from the Pilgrim’s Road” that will take place on July 7th.https://walklistencreate.org/walkingevent/stories-from-the-pilgrims-road/This is an online event, so anyone can join. You do need to sign-up ...
Connections et interactions écoutantes
L’écoute paysagère croise, rencontre, dialogue et interagit avec de nombreux secteurs et acteurs, tous plus passionnants les uns que les autres. Chacun d’eux entretient un rapport singulier aux paysages acoustiques, et apporte, par ses réflexions et pratiques, de l’eau au moulin d’une écoute audio-paysagère toujours renouvelée. C’est en tout cas ce que je constate et […]
Écoute, paysages et territoires sonores, où est le plaisir d’ouïr ?
Au cours ma veille quasi quotidienne, au long cours, sur les projets concernant l’écoute, les paysages et territoires sonores, les interactions art-sciences autour des approches écologico-artistiques, je constate que le plaisir de faire, de percevoir, est bien souvent en arrière-plan, voire quasiment absent.Je ne dénie pas, tant s’en faut, la nécessité des études et des […]
Shadowy Figures
Here in the northern hemisphere we have just enjoyed the longest day, more daylight than at any other time of the year. We have been having quite a heatwave too, the early mornings and late evenings have been a relief as temperatures have dropped, and wonderful shadows have been revealed. To inject a bit of
