The Harrisons’ Practice in the Context of Global Environmental Policy and Politics from the 1960s to 2019

Abstract

These notes are provided as background to this Timeline. The Timeline complements the essay 'In the Time of Art with Policy' in the preceding chapter. It is offered as a working document that can be annotated by others and in this way further evolved. A pdf of the Timeline is available to download in a format that can be printed on A3 paper or on a continuous roll if available.The three authors, Fremantle, Douglas and Pritchard, offer different disciplinary perspectives to this analysis of global environmental policy and the work of Helen Mayer Harrison (1927) and Newton Harrison (b.1932, known as 'the Harrisons'. Fremantle is a cultural historian, public art producer and researcher, Douglas an artist researcher and Pritchard a conservationist working with environmental and cultural policy.

The Hope of Something Different. Eco-centricity in Art and Education

“…SciArt is another neologism usually defined in terms of collaborations between artists and scientists.8 For a wider discussion of the Harrisons work with science and policy seePritchard 2020a and2020b. …”