Segera is in the process of developing learning opportunities on the retreat that engage students in conservation and wildlife awareness, both within the classroom and in the field.
The 2009 programme of the Wanås Foundation revolves around the environment. This year’s art exhibition, “Footprints”, addresses man’s relationship to nature. The Foundation applies environmentally sustainable habits to its daily practice. Two ecological university projects are realised in collaboration with the Foundation.
Karla Solano is a member of a new generation of Costa Rican artists who have challenged a relatively conservative art scene in their own country, while coming of age with the arrival of digital media.
Alvaro Gomez, head of printmaking at Monte Azul Press, has recently directed his attention towards his paintings on canvas. These works, largely abstract landscapes, capture Alvaro’s love of Costa Rica’s rainforest and rural countryside.
The Wanås Foundation is a non-profit art foundation located in the south of Sweden on an estate consisting of a medieval castle, an organic farm, and a sculpture park.
Namibia’s Long Run Destination showcases new exhibitions and workshops