9th November 2026
9am CET / 7pm AEDT
TheBigGreen
The Big Green presents The Big Green Catalogue!
What is this catalogue?
It is a continuously growing platform where artists and creative minds working with nature and the natural sciences show their work, think out loud, and discover that the questions they thought were theirs alone are being asked across the world. The Catalogue provides a platform for works interrogating the intersection of science, art, climate change and culture to be distributed through The Big Green network of presenters as well as being promoted through international dissemination.
Green Academy x Unconference in Faro
After the first in-person session of Green Academy, we immediately organized a second one, entitled ‘How to redesign society: learning from creative professionals’ with Philipp P. Thapa and guests at The Big Green project’s (Un)conference in Faro, Portugal recorded on 24 April, 2026 and hosted by our TBG partner, Sciaena
Green Academy X Interpret Europe: What can culture do for nature conservation?
After seven online events, we held our first in-person Green Academy at the Interpret Europe 2026 conference! As always, the host was ecologist, philosopher, and writer Philipp P. Thapa, who spoke with two local experts: Cristina Veiga-Pires, executive director of the Centro Ciência Viva do Algarve, and Gonçalo Ferreira de Carvalho, Executive Coordinator at Sciaena , our partner in #TheBigGreen project and host of the conference.
Green Academy Seminar Series – Episode 7
🌱What connects the mountains with the lowlands? Rivers. Their tangle is like a circulatory and excretory system. It nourishes what is barren, irrigates what has dried up, flushes out accumulated deposits, dissolves pollutants, dilutes fertiliser and sewage concentrates. At the same time, the state of water reflects how people treat the land.
SEED Training – 2nd OPEN HOUSE EVENT
Dear teacher / educator,
Following your interest in the teachers’ training “Sustainability Education and Empowerment through Drama – SEED”, we are hereby inviting you to attend the 1st online Info Session which is designed to help the educators to apply for the trainings.
Green Academy Seminar Series – Episode 6
🌱How can artists reconcile their creative pursuits with the urgent need for environmental sustainability? Ukrainian environmentalist-turned-potter, Yuliya Makliuk, works within a framework she calls “Ceramics in the Anthropocene”, exploring the connections between clay art and climate change. Her recent research project and book, Potters Save the World, are dedicated to lowering the carbon footprint of ceramics making. Through the lens of ceramic studio art, Yuliya will unfold the challenges and opportunities at the intersection of art, craft, and ecological responsibility.
SEED Traning – 1st OPEN HOUSE EVENT
Dear teacher / educator,
Following your interest in the teachers’ training “Sustainability Education and Empowerment through Drama – SEED”, we are hereby inviting you to attend the 1st online Info Session which is designed to help the educators to apply for the trainings.
The Big Green Visions – mini-conference series
Join us to create a sustainable and creative Europe in our mini-conference series!!
As part of the The Big Green project, the Bad Ischl Salzkammergut 2024 Cultural Capital (Austria), inforelais (Austria), Pro Progressione (Hungary), Marche Teatro (Italy), and Xamk (Finland) invite you to a series of inspiring mini-conferences, symposia and keynotes. Discover how we can create a greener future through innovative and sustainable approaches, together. 💡
Participation is free of charge.
The Green Academy Networking Café
🏡Ecovillages and similar communities are places where people experiment with sustainable living. More often than not, they are home to creatives. Typically, creative visioning is what drives their development in the first place, and they often use art and culture to connect with their neighbours and a wider public. For example, Green Academy Episode 4 features community design researcher Rui Vasques and the Eco Campus of 🌎Live With Earth Association (www.livewithearth.org)🌎 in Portugal. What is your experience of eco-communities as creative spaces? What questions would you like to ask about the topic?