ARTEO

Environmental Data for Artists

Connecting artists with data, experts and scientists to help tell Earth's story

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Overview

ARTEO supports artists, in all disciplines, to work with environmental data and imagery. We focus mainly on satellite Earth Observation (EO) and other 'remote sensing' data. But we aim to help unlock all forms of data about the climate and our changing Earth.

We do this by providing a range of free tools and support services for artists, bringing data and experts closer to the artists, and providing showcasing opportunities for emerging artworks.

Free services for artists, coming soon:

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01/ Guidance, information and advice about EO and related data

02/ Connecting artists with climate science experts and data specialists

04/ Access to free knowledge resources and software tools

03/ Access to curated datasets, image archives and search tools

We are currently working with an initial 'Pioneer Group' of multi-disciplinary artists, with whom we are refining the support services on offer, and continuing to evolve the services, tools and datasets available.

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Showcasing & exhibit opportunities

We are creating an online showcase and other exhibit opportunities for artworks inspired by or created using EO imagery and other environmental data. Our aim is to highlight selected works which exemplify the powerful art which Earth's own 'vital signs' can stimulate.

We are working in close partnership with other organisations and guest curators from across the worlds of art, music and environmental science, to share and amplify this work and inspire artists from diverse communities, methodologies and contexts.

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Interdisciplinary partnerships

ARTEO is driven by the belief that art and artists, alongside science and good leadership, have an essential role to play in society’s efforts to meet our greatest challenges.

And satellite EO and remote sensing data offer the best, most consistent and compelling evidence of change on our planet.

Our aim is to bring these elements together and facilitate the most direct ways of enabling artists to draw this data into their practice.

We aim to support dialogue and collaboration between organisations in the arts, sciences and in environmental data gathering, to enable data-driven artwork focussed on climate change and the environment.

In addition to exhibitions, targeted support for artists and special projects, we are developing partnerships to unlock additional sources of environmental data and to support artworks and artist development in specific thematic disciplines.

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The unique power of Earth Observation

Satellite Earth Observation (EO) provides a uniquely powerful, revealing and compelling perspective on the fragility and beauty of our home, and the changes occurring across the planet.

Hundreds of highly accurate sensors mounted on satellites in orbit collect terabytes of data and imagery every day, capturing every detail and parameter of Earth's appearance and physical characteristics, in unmatched detail from the global to local scale.

The data is at the heart of climate science and the UN IPCC process, with thousands of scientists and modellers working with the data and imagery to create the most convincing picture of past and future trends that we have.

But Earth Observation has also become essential for humanitarian, disaster management, social justice and sustainable development purposes, and to seeing ourselves within the global environment.