Storytelling

Storytelling is as old as humanity, and in the 21^st Century, stories are still our most powerful way to share our experiences, creativity, wisdom and inspiration.

AELA’s mission is to increase the understanding and practical implementation of Earth centred governance, with a focus on law, economics, education, ethics and the arts. We believe that creativity plays a critical role in bringing about the profound cultural shift required to transform human governance systems from being anthropocentric, to becoming Earth centred.

Our storytelling program invites creatives to reflect, lament, provoke, celebrate and challenge our ideas about ourselves and our relationships with other life and life supporting systems on our fragile planet.

Earthwords & Artlings Anthology

The Earthwords and Artlings Anthology provides a platform for emerging and established Australian creatives to exhibit work designed to reflect, lament, provoke, celebrate and challenge our ideas about ourselves and our relationships with other life and life supporting systems on our fragile planet.

Earthwords and Artlings, Vol 2

The theme for the Earthwords & Artlings Anthology Volume 2, “Tipping Points”, invites the exploration of the social and ecological spaces at the precipice of change, whether the threshold has just been encountered, retreated from, or passed long ago. And whether the encounter is momentous and calamitous, or banal and unremarkable, “Tipping Points” provides an...

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Earthwords and Artlings, Vol 1

The theme for the debut Earthwords & Artlings Anthology is "Voices of Nature". The Earthwords & Artlings Anthology values and celebrates creative pieces that are optimistic and that reflect the hope, gratitude, wonder and possibility needed to envision a positive future for our planet. In saying this, we encourage creatives to explore the emotional complexities...

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For general inquiries about AELA's Earth Arts Program please email: [email protected]