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The Universal Sea – Pure or Plastic?! pushes forward solutions that fight the plastic epidemic in the waters. Therefore, we explore new collaboration models between art, science, technology, and business, together with the public – building a strong network of innovators and change-leaders.
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We’ll showcase our EU co-funded project The Universal Sea that we started in 2017 at the world-renowned festival SXSW in Austin, Texas. Totally in our mindset this year’s festival brings together artists, innovators, and thought-leaders from around the world. Read More …
‘Danube Dialogues’ Festival in collaboration with The Museum of Contemporary Art of Vojvodina are pleased to present the central exhibition of its festival: Perceptions of Contemporaneity – The Universal Sea. Read More …
Made Out of WHAT is a non-profit organization founded to raise awareness about the challenge of industrial and consumer waste by showcasing brilliant, practical solutions from artists and designers around the world. Teaming up with TUS on this special event, they will gather together artists, scientists, environmental leaders and activists from around the world… Read More …
We are proud to share our missions and visions, and facilitate workshops regarding solutions for the future in a conscious, mindful way in St. Jacobi Park / Urban Gardening Project Prinzessinnengarten Collective Berlin Read More …
The Universal Sea team were excited to finally present the launch of our book: The Universal Sea – The art and innovation guide against the plastic epidemic. The long awaited release was celebrated with a public event on Friday, March Read More …
Save the date – Friday, March 15th, 2019.
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The community behind The Universal Sea is fed up with the plastic epidemic and therefore we have been preparing the campaign ‘Scream for CLEAN’ in order to keep our work up. We need YOU to support us spreading our book: Read More …
The TUS team travelled to Abu Dhabi in November to present The Universal Sea project and the fishes installation that was created under the guidance of Hungarian artist Gergely Kovach. Together with 12 young artists from Middle-European and Emirati universities Read More …
On the 5th October 2018, only two weeks into my journey with The Universal Sea, I found myself following this incredible initiative to Budapest to take part in a pioneering creative ‘hackathon’ and attend The Universal Sea – Conference on Read More …
On the weekend, 6-7 October 2018, we had the pleasure of being part of the Entrepreneurship Summit. It is organized by our project coordinator the Entrepreneurship Foundation and is one of the most important entrepreneurial events in Germany. More than 100 experts Read More …
We have been waiting for this moment for quite a while and now the day finally came! We are proud to present an art exhibition at one of the most exciting locations in our Art Moments – The Universal Sea Read More …
What a great co-creation Hackathon! Everyone sat together for hours and hours, we got creative and in between – we admit it – also a little desperate BUT in the end it was all worth it. Our Hackathon put great Read More …
Here at The Universal Sea we are not only working tirelessly against the plastic epidemic in the world’s waterways, but we also conduct independent research projects. The results from these surveys will be included in the Universal Sea guidebook currently Read More …
Always in October, the annual Entrepreneurship Summit, organized by our project coordinator the Entrepreneurship Foundation, takes place at the Henry-Ford-Bau. The building is part of the Free University Berlin – one of Germany’s most recognized research universities, with a strong background in humanities, social, Read More …
From 26 October 2018 on, the Experience Centre “Naturgewalten” in the village of List on the German island Sylt will be showing the touring exhibition “Mensch ∙ Müll ∙ Meer” developed by our partner EUCC – D. Another station of the Read More …
After the ending of our third open call we can finally proudly announce the dates and the place for the screening of the winning short films. Where? Trafóklub 1094 Budapest, Liliom Street 41 When? October 28, 2018, 6 pm So Read More …
A day of art and discussion on the river Danube TRIP Hajó 1011 Budapest, Szilágyi Dezső Square, 2nd pier October 5, 2018 9:00 – Registration 9:30 – 17:30 Conference If you do not read any of our other posts for Read More …
DAILY SEA – public intervention in Budapest Where?? Centre of Budapest When?? 1st-15th October During the ART MOMENTS The Universal Sea Budapest Festival, Kaethe Wenzel‘s Daily Sea posters will be on Display throughout the centre of Budapest. Wenzel’s posters intriguingly juxtapose the Read More …
An amazing venue at Art Moments, The Universal Sea Budapest Festival, will be the Mikve, an old Jewish Ritual Bath. Literally, it means “a gathering of waters” and it involves the concepts of “T’umah” (ritual impurity) and “Taharah” (ritual purity). It was designed Read More …
When? – Where? 28th September – 1st October, Madách Imre tér. 11th – 14th October, Art Market Budapest at the Millenáris Cultural Center. During Art Moments 2018 – The Universal Sea Budapest Festival, we are honoured and excited to see the Read More …
Where?? Hybridart Space, 1052 Budapest, Galamb u. 6 When?? Hackathon: October 4 from 2 to 6 pm Exhibition Opening: October 5, 7 pm Exhibition: October 6‐13 One of the key venues in Art Moments, The Universal Sea’s Budapest Festival, will be Read More …
The ‘Kunststoffschmiede’ Last weekend The Universal Sea had the chance to meet some of the inspiring and enthusiastic team of the project ‘Kunststoffschmiede’ (plastic smithery) which is part of the Konglomerat e.V. from Dresden. They recycle plastic: first, the plastic Read More …
On Saturday millions of people got active in order to clean up parks, beaches, public places, streets, and other areas. And The Universal Sea was with them! Not only in Berlin but also in Warnemünde, where our partner EUCC-D co-organised a Read More …
Tomorrow large groups of driven citizens come together to remove litter from our planet. With 150 countries participating this year it can been described as “the biggest civic action in human history.” Plastic attack events are also being organised across Read More …