Addendum To Tika Whare

October 16, 2012

I just received images from New Zealand of Tika Whare. Their winter collaborated in wonderful ways with the structure and it reminds me of a carcass in the fields. As if the home was once alive.

Students from different universities who are interested in environmental art are welcome through a selected process to intern during the summer and school year. Many students get college credit and have been awarded grants for this opportunity. We welcome all majors. Past interns have been in environmental studies with minors in studio art, religion, architectural and landscape design, food systems, climate justice, art history, for example. Typically we will collaborate with a farm, making work in response to the landscape, people and animals surrounding us. All artistic disciplines are explored. Many times we are experimenting with materials to see what future projects can be realized, other times we are working on a specific project that needs to head out for an exhibition. The studio is dedicated to using art as a communicator of the environmental crisis we all face.

Participating Farms:

Bread and Butter Farm

Clemmons Family Farm

Shelburne Farms

Hartsbrook School Farm

Blue Star Equiculture