Economy

New art call presentation and discussion: Economic relocalization Tuesday, April 4, 2023

By Michele Guieu, Christina Conklin, originally published by Deep Transformation Network

March 31, 2023

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From 12:00 pm to 1:15 pm PACIFIC

Deep Transformation Network – Artists and Creatives Group
Hosted by Michele Guieu and Christina Conklin

Link to the event here.

Join us to discuss much-needed Economic Relocalization –and share ideas about how to visualize it– based on the Think Resilience course by Richard Heinberg, Post Carbon Institute. The Artists and Creatives group follows the What’s Next for Earth art project journey through thought-provoking discussions around themes related to the poly-crisis and how to prepare a just future on a habitable Earth. Visit whatsnextforearth.com to learn more.

Our current art call is Economic Relocalization.

“Local economic development benefits everyone—except maybe big multinational corporations. A more local and therefore more resilient economy is one in which people feel they have more of a stake in production and distribution as well as consumption; one in which they have more knowledge of where their goods come from and what happens to them at the end of their lifecycle. Finally, nothing fundamentally new has to be invented for this to happen: local economies have deep and ancient roots, and there are already efforts underway in hundreds of towns and cities around the country to support local enterprise.”
Richard Heinberg, Think Resilience course, Economic Relocalization lesson.

Michele Guieu

Michele Guieu is an interdisciplinary environmental artist and educator who focuses on resilience in the face of the current man-made climate crisis. She specializes in installation art and has exhibited her work nationally and internationally at various renowned venues such as MAC Paris, California Center for the Arts, Oceanside Museum of Art, San Diego City College Gallery, Currents New Media, ZER01 Biennial, and Rosalux Gallery. Michele has also held solo exhibitions at Musée des Merveilles, Art Produce Gallery, San Diego Art Institute, and Tech Shop San Jose. In addition to her artistic pursuits, she serves as the Art Editor at the Millennium Alliance for Humanity and the Biosphere (MAHB), a Stanford initiative. Michele is also involved in several other initiatives, including co-hosting the Artists and Creatives Group, a bi-monthly event with Christine Conklin, which is part of the Deep Transformation Network created by Jeremy Lent. Additionally, she created and curates the ongoing art project What’s Next for Earth, which is based on the Think Resilience course by Richard Heinberg, Post Carbon Institute. Originally from Marseille, France, Michele has lived in several locations worldwide, including Senegal and Paris, before moving to Santa Fe in 2000. Since then, she has resided in Austin (TX), Charlottesville (VA), San Diego (CA), the Bay Area, and recently moved to Bend, Oregon, with her husband to start an art farm.

Tags: economic relocalization

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