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Essays for
Arts and the Environment
A Bridge Conversation on Anthropology as Social Activism
Alaka Wali and Lena Richardson on drumming circles, sustainable conservation and valuing difference.
By Rebecca Lena Richardson
(April 2008)
A Bridge Conversation on the Interweave of Culture and Ecology
Ken Wilson and Caron Atlas talk about cultural context and creative philanthropy.
By Caron Atlas
(April 2008)
After the Hurricane: Survivors' Words and Pictures
A traveling photo exhibit carries personal memories of an unforgettable disaster. By Piper Hanson
(August 2006)
Behind the Fence: Forum Theatre on Lupus, Lead Poisoning & Environmental Justice
A Buffalo, N.Y., community cleans up its SuperFund site. By John Sullivan
(February 2008)
Between the Diaspora and the Crinoline: An Interview with Bonnie Sherk
The environmental performance sculptor discusses public art whose material is private space. Published in High Performance #15, Vol. IV, No. 3, 1981. By Linda Frye Burnham
(September 2002)
Book Review: Art and Upheaval: Artists on the World Frontlines
What are the roles that artists can play in the midst of severe violence? By Craig Zelizer
(July 2008)
Cómo un teatro en Bolivia enfrenta los problemas de la privatización del agua
How a community-based theater in Bolivia addresses the problem of water privatization. (Spanish Language translation) By Eve Tulbert
(May 2004)
Converging Streams: The Community Arts and Sustainable Community Movements
Are we truly on the brink of a new paradigm? By Patricia A. Shifferd and Dorothy Lagerroos
(November 2006)
Dancing Dolphins: Approaches to Eco-Arts and Community Dance
Dancers and scientists join forces in New Zealand to save the endangered Maui's Dolphin. By Petra Kuppers
(September 2005)
Doing Time in the Garden: Life Lessons Through Prison Horticulture
An excerpt from a new book with some great ideas for teaching in prisons. By James Jiler
(June 2007)
Drawing the Line at Place: The Environmental Justice Project
Artists and organizers collaborate to address environmental issues in Louisiana. Published in High Performance #72, Vol. XIX, No. 2, 1996. By Mat Schwarzman
(September 2002)
Ecoartists: Engaging Communities in a New Metaphor
Six ecoart projects where artists and communities are co-learners and co-creators. By Patricia Watts
(January 2005)
El Teatro Lucha de Salud del Barrio: Theater and Environmental Health in Texas
How a U.S. government toxicology center uses Theatre of the Oppressed to infuse respect and mutual regard into the process of doing public health work. By John Sullivan
(October 2005)
Growing Together: Artists & Farmers Meet in Lancashire
Conference Report: Creative Rural Industries, Lancaster, England, September 2006. By Linda Frye Burnham
(October 2006)
Just a Little Drop of Water: How a community based theater in Bolivia addresses the problem of water privatization
How a community-based theater in Bolivia addresses the problem of water privatization By Eve Tulbert
(May 2004)
Letter from an Artist: Catching Magic in the Los Padillas Water Catchment Project
Visual artist Chrissie Orr writes about her water-catchment demonstration project in the New Mexico desert, designed by students at Los Padillas Elementary School on the Rio Grande. By Chrissie Orr
(November 2004)
Lynne Hull
Profile of this Wyoming environmental artist. Published in High Performance #62. Vol. XVI, No. 2, 1993. By Sue Thornton
(December 1999)
Lyrical Expression, Critical Engagement, Transformative Action: An Introduction to Art and the Environment
History and theory of the visual arts as they engage our natural and built environment -- from a noted eco-artist/scholar. By Tim Collins
(June 2003)
Making Art in the Outdoors: Community-based Residential Youth Arts Camps
Research at the convergence of art education, environmental education and youth development. By Katie Schumm
(August 2008)
Moira Hahn
Profile of an artist whose work has led her to environmental activism. First published in High Performance #62, Vol. XVI, No. 2, 1993. By Sara Wolf
(December 1999)
Paradigms on the Move: The Groundworks Monongahela Conference
Leading eco-artists come together to share their community experiments in solving environmental problems and planting seeds of change in Pennsylvania and around the world. By Cynthia Robinson
(December 2005)
Pictures on the Land: Dutchess County "Farm Again" crop art
Crop art as community development. This story was first published in High Performance #68, Vol. XVII, No. 4, 1994. By Steven Durland
(December 1999)
River Voice
Essay on the Haw River Festival, an arts-and-education project to revive a North Carolina river. By Linda Frye Burnham
(May 2000)
River of Words and Images
Coverage of the "River of Words Poetry and Art Contest." By Linda Frye Burnham
(May 2000)
States of Shock & Unknowing: On Documenting the Wake of Katrina & Rita in Southern Louisiana
The making of a shocking video on America's environmental disaster. Includes video clips. By John Sullivan
(April 2006)
The Crisis in Agriculture Is a Crisis of Culture
In response to what it sees as a worldwide crisis in agriculture, the U.K. organization Littoral/Projects Environment has created a new Arts and Agriculture Initiative, including projects, a forum and an international conference. By Ian Hunter and Celia Larner
(January 2001)
Two Lines of Sight and An Unexpected Connection: The Art of Helen Mayer Harrison and Newton Harrison
A talk with the two artists, known for their large-scale projects that observe, comment on and alter our ecology. Published in High Performance #40, Vol. X, No. 4, 1987. By Arlene Raven
(September 2002)
Witness: The Guerrilla Theater of Greenpeace
Looking at the theatrical aspects of Greenpeace's public protests. First published in High Performance #40, Vol. X, No. 4, 1987. By Steven Durland
(December 1999)
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