Art of soil
Poland
About
Reconnecting people with living soil through participatory art, education, and community action.
Art of Soil is a nine-month initiative led by the Association of Food Cooperatives Network across multiple regions of Poland. It brings food cooperatives, communities, artists, farmers, and soil experts together through workshops, expert meetings, and collective creative processes. Participants learn about soil biology, regeneration, and sustainable food systems while developing locally rooted artworks. The project plans a traveling exhibition, a documentary film, and a practical toolkit, strengthening soil literacy and reconnecting citizens with soil as the foundation of healthy food, ecosystems, and communities.
Project overview
Growing disconnection between people and soil, industrial agriculture, soil degradation, and limited public understanding of soil as a living system essential to food, biodiversity, and climate resilience.
February–October 2026: project launch; workshops and creative process; documentation for film/toolkit; presentation at Słowiańskie Echo Festival on 25 July 2026; final exhibition in Poznań in October 2026.
Combines expert meetings, workshops, participatory art, and food cooperative networks to translate soil biology, regeneration, and sustainable practices into accessible community-based learning.
Association of Food Cooperatives Network, Beskidzka Paczka Association, Dobrze Food Cooperative Association, Naturalnie Lublin Food Cooperative Association, QmaćNać Foundation for Creative Activities, The Adam Mickiewicz University (informal partner), Tomata – Gliwice Food Cooperative
Growing disconnection between people and soil, industrial agriculture, soil degradation, and limited public understanding of soil as a living system essential to food, biodiversity, and climate resilience.
Combines expert meetings, workshops, participatory art, and food cooperative networks to translate soil biology, regeneration, and sustainable practices into accessible community-based learning.
February–October 2026: project launch; workshops and creative process; documentation for film/toolkit; presentation at Słowiańskie Echo Festival on 25 July 2026; final exhibition in Poznań in October 2026.
Association of Food Cooperatives Network, Beskidzka Paczka Association, Dobrze Food Cooperative Association, Naturalnie Lublin Food Cooperative Association, QmaćNać Foundation for Creative Activities, The Adam Mickiewicz University (informal partner), Tomata – Gliwice Food Cooperative
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