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Transformative Education: Changing How We Teach Energy Efficiency by Leveraging the Creative Arts
- Pratt Institute (NY)
- AASHE (MA)
In a world besieged by environmental and social crises caused by the overconsumption of fossil-fuel based energy usage, the need for swift and effective action on energy efficiency has never …
- Posted May 12, 2025
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Brackish Water Los Angeles: An Exhibition Field Report
- California State University, Dominguez Hills (CA)
Brackish Water Los Angeles is an art and research project housed at California State University Dominguez Hills' (CSUDH) University Art Gallery, co-directed by Aandrea Stang and Debra Scacco. Part of …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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Climate change poster installation at 4TH SPACE
- Concordia University
Climate change is one of the most significant challenges of our time, and an important priority for the entire Concordia University community.
In keeping with Concordia’s ongoing engagement in sustainability …
- Posted Aug. 8, 2024
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Valentine's Day Arts and Crafts with the Concordia University Centre for Creative Reuse
- Concordia University
The Concordia University Center for Creative Reuse (CUCCR) is dedicated to diverting materials from inside the university’s waste-stream and offering them to the general community free of cost. The 2023 …
- Posted Aug. 8, 2024
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PolyForm celebrates mission, spirit of Human Ecology
- Cornell University (NY)
Students pass by the PolyForm sculpture near Martha Van Rennsselear Hall. The vision: A piece that evoked and celebrated College of Human Ecology’s interdisciplinary, human-centric mission spanning science, technology and …
- Posted July 31, 2024
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Cornell’s first Indigenous fashion show.
- Cornell University (NY)
Student models prepare backstage for “Rematriation: The Fashion Show,” Cornell’s first Indigenous fashion show presented by Native American Indigenous Students at Cornell.
- Posted July 30, 2024
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Haudenosaunee creation story
- Cornell University (NY)
Anna Margaret Davidson's class "The Art and Science of the Mohawk River" meets in Fernow Hall. Chris Rivera ’24 , an environment and sustainability major, created a mosaic that tells …
- Posted July 30, 2024
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People for the Planet Festival
- Bentley University (MA)
In spring 2024, Bentley's Office of Sustainability hosted a People for the Planet festival. This gathering provided a space for the Bentley Community to come together to enjoy art, music, …
- Posted July 29, 2024
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Reclaimed Landscapes: The Art of Jarod Charzewski
- California State University, Fullerton (CA)
Reclaimed Landscapes: The Art of Jarod Charzewski April 7 – May 17, 2018 Curators: Danielle Clark & Jennifer Minasian
About the Exhibition
Reclaimed Landscapes explores the edge between sustainable and …
- Posted June 26, 2024
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Earth Month 2024 at Northwestern University
- Northwestern University (IL)
sustainNU, Northwestern University's Campus Sustainability Program, teamed up with the Block Art Museum for a guided tour of their current exhibition, Actions for Earth: Art, Care & Ecology as part …
- Posted June 17, 2024
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University of Louisville Earth Day Paint, Picnic & Potluck
- University of Louisville (KY)
On Earth Day 2024, Monday, April 22nd at 5:30pm, the University of Louisville's Sustainability Council invited everyone outside for an Earth Day Celebration in Stansbury Park, immediately adjacent campus, south …
- Posted May 22, 2024
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Engaging Public Health Students in Environmental Justice Through a Collaborative Art Project
- Mercer University (GA)
Background. Environmental justice issues may be new to undergraduate public health students. While they are enthusiastic to learn about and engage in environmental justice issues they often do not know …
- Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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"Improv to Improve the Earth"
- University of California, Merced (CA)
The University of California, Merced (UC Merced) in partnership with Quarantine Improv (QI) hosted its second annual Earth Day event, "Improv to Improve the Earth". The goal was to bring …
- Posted May 31, 2023
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Eco Film and Media Arts Festival
- University of Southern California (CA)
The inaugural Eco Film and Media Arts Festival was designed to bring together student filmmakers and artists engaged in climate storytelling and activism. The festival featured 11 student films that …
- Posted May 31, 2023
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EcoArt Entertainment
- Texas A&M University (TX)
Wearing upcycled costumes, Brooklyn based Artichoke Dance Company performs as part of Campus Earth Day 2023. Artichoke Dance are EcoArtists and Environmental Activists. They are known for performances paired with …
- Posted May 22, 2023
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EcoArt Entertainment
- Texas A&M University (TX)
Wearing upcycled costumes, Brooklyn based Artichoke Dance Company performs as part of Campus Earth Day 2023. Artichoke Dance are EcoArtists and Environmental Activists. They are known for performances paired with …
- Posted May 22, 2023
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Lightning Talks: Racial Equity & Social Justice
- Arizona State University (AZ)
- University of Illinois Chicago (IL)
- University of St. Thomas (MN)
This session consists of 3 15-minute Lightning Talk sessions related to campus operations. The Lightning Talks are: Accelerating University-Community Partnerships for Climate Justice - This session introduces best practices to …
- Posted May 17, 2023
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Mercedes Dorame: Ancestors Leading the Stars ‘Eyoohiinkem He’uuk Shishyoota
- California State University, Fullerton (CA)
RECEPTION | Saturday, September 18, 2021 12:00 – 4:00 PM (Public reception)
Ancestors Leading the Stars - ‘Eyoohiinkem He’uuk Shishyoota is an installation by artist Mercedes Dorame and it explores …
- Posted Aug. 4, 2022
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Kim Abeles: Smog Collectors, 1987–2020
- California State University, Fullerton (CA)
ABOUT THE EXHIBITION Kim Abeles: Smog Collectors, 1987-2020, at the Begovich Gallery will be the first time this seminal series is shown in its entirety. The exhibition features thirty years …
- Posted Aug. 3, 2022
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Native American and Indigenous Studies
- University of Massachusetts Amherst (MA)
The Certificate Program for Native American and Indigenous Studies (CPNAIS) offers students at UMass Amherst an opportunity to learn about the histories, cultures and historical and contemporary issues affecting Indigenous …
- Posted June 10, 2022
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Five College Native American and Indigenous Studies
- University of Massachusetts Amherst (MA)
Students in the Five College Native American and Indigenous Studies (NAIS) certificate program draw on the resources of not one campus but five, benefiting from a wide variety of courses …
- Posted June 10, 2022
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Art and higher education for environmental sustainability: a matter of emergence?
- Aalborg Universitet
This study aims to contribute to the exploration of inter-disciplinary approaches in higher education for sustainability. It is a reflection on a case study linking students in the arts and …
- Posted May 20, 2022
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Promoting Sustainability Through Multimodal Storytelling
- Åbo Akademi University (Varsinais-Suomi)
- University of Helsinki
In recent years, sustainability has been increasingly recognized within the early childhoodeducation and care (ECEC) context. Early childhood educatorsí capacities to designmeaningful learning opportunities for young children have been underlined. …
- Posted May 11, 2022
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Music as a Tool for Promoting Environmental Awareness. Experiences of Undergraduate Education Students on the Production of Video Tales in the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Universidad de Salamanca
- Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha
This paper elaborates on the didactic implementation of musical theater with undergraduate education students. Students had to select, prepare, justify, design, elaborate, rehearse, stage, and record an educational tale that …
- Posted May 11, 2022
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Sustainability and creativity through mail art: A case study with young artists in universities
- University of Zaragoza
Universities around the world are making considerable efforts to contribute to sustainable development through their institutional frameworks, education, research or community awareness. This article discusses how young artists connect with …
- Posted May 11, 2022
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Regeneration & Reclamation in Environmental Justice Projects by Contemporary Artists and Educators
- Colorado State University, Pueblo (CO)
- George Washington University (DC)
- Parsons (IL)
- ViVA Virtual Visiting Artists (OH)
For many years, internationally renowned award-winning contemporary artists around the country have been leaders of community-based social practice projects that feature creative approaches to urban renewal and communal agriculture, native …
- Posted Jan. 21, 2022
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5 kW Rooftop Mount IU Art Museum
- Indiana University Bloomington (IN)
IUB has solar photovoltaic systems installed and on the grid on top of four buildings. The Indiana Memorial Union system is rated at 2.1 kW; the Briscoe Quadrangle system is …
- Posted Dec. 17, 2021
- Green Power Projects
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Developing Artful Leadership to Foster Sustainability at UW Oshkosh and Beyond
- University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (WI)
This project titled Developing Artful Leadership to Foster Sustainability at University of Wisconsin Oshkosh (UW Oshkosh) and Beyond was a research project that utilized the fluidity of interdisciplinary application of …
- Posted Nov. 15, 2021
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Using Hand-crafts to Engage a Campus on the Climate Crisis: 50 Years of Tempestries & a Sketch-crawl
- University of California, Davis (CA)
For the 50th anniversary of Earth Day in April 2020, the UC Davis Office of Sustainability coordinated a master list and website (https://earthday.ucdavis.edu/) of more than 60 events over nearly …
- Posted Nov. 15, 2021
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SCP Arts: A Collaborative, Applied Learning Partnership Model for Creative Community Engagement
- University of St. Thomas (MN)
Communities locally and globally face the challenge of re-imagining and implementing systems that restore interconnected human and environmental well-being. Creative forms of engagement can inspire broad-sector participation with community sustainability …
- Posted Nov. 15, 2021
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Issues Don't Move People; Stories do - Using Films to Catalyze Student and Community Engagement
- Pennsylvania State University (PA)
- University of California, Santa Barbara (CA)
When it comes to films, too often our focus is on what appears on the screen when the projector turns on. But our focus really needs to be on action--what …
- Posted Nov. 15, 2021
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Art Education Beyond Anthropocentricism: The Question of Nonhuman Animals in Contemporary Art and Its Education
- Aalto University
In this article, I explore human relationships to nonhuman animals through posthumanism, contemporary art, and critical animal studies (CAS), offering perspectives for contemporary art education beyond anthropocentricism. I investigate the …
- Posted April 22, 2021
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Integrated Pathway in Art, Nature, and Conservation
- Earlham College (IN)
The Art, Nature and Conservation Integrated Pathway is designed for students to explore the intersections of art, creativity, nature and conservation. Through a combination of coursework, hands-on and experiential learning, …
- Posted Dec. 17, 2020
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Humber College - Anthropocene Art Installation
- Humber Polytechnic (ON)
Sustainability and art collide at Humber's North Campus
Humberthropocene (a play on the term "Anthropocene") is a mural assemblage led by Toronto-based environmental artist Anya Mielniczek and co-created by Humber …
- Posted Oct. 14, 2020
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Image Permanence Institute
- Rochester Institute of Technology (NY)
The Image Permanence Institute (IPI) is a university-based research center in the College of Art and Design at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) dedicated to supporting the preservation of cultural …
- Posted Sept. 22, 2020
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Power Dialog Webinar Discussion Templates - Art
- Bard College (NY)
Bard College's Solve Climate By 2030 Power Dialog Webinar offers discussion templates for teachers. This template is for art.
- Posted June 12, 2020
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Toxic Art: Sustainable Treatment of Acid Mine Drainage for Pigment Production
- Ohio University (OH)
- Rural Action (OH)
This exemplary sustainability project utilizes an Acid Mine Drainage (AMD)-to-Paint Pigment treatment technology developed by Guy Riefler and John Sabraw at Ohio University to simultaneously benefit the environment, the economy …
- Posted May 18, 2020
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Green STEAM: Rocket Fuel for a Sustainable Economy
- Moraine Valley Community College (IL)
- Oakton College (IL)
- Joey FineRhyme (IL)
For decades, the environmental movement has been trying to infuse sustainability into the mainstream ethos. While the science is irrefutable, most people are not moved by science alone. One example …
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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The University of Winnipeg's Star Blanket Mural
- University of Winnipeg (MB)
This mural covering the University of Winnipeg’s Helen Betty Osborne Building depicts a Star Blanket, and symbolizes the institution’s commitment to indigenization and reconciliation. The mural was completed in August, …
- Posted July 29, 2019
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Connecting Artists and Sustainability with the Arts of the Earth Festival at Bemidji State University
- Bemidji State University (MN)
The Arts of the Earth Festival is a fun event to "Celebrate Art, Honor Mother Earth, and Inspire Community". This year's festival was held on Saturday, April 27th and Sunday, …
- Posted May 20, 2019
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Earth Week at Portland Community College - Rock Creek Campus 2019
- Portland Community College, Rock Creek Campus (OR)
Carolina de Aguair Martins, Associated Students of Portland Community College Sustainability & Eco Justice Program Specialist, lead a team of energetic students group to create a sculpture to bring attention …
- Posted May 17, 2019
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Creating Pedagogy to Integrate Sustainability and the Arts
- Xavier University (OH)
The creation of a sustainable world urgently requires managers of organizations to consider large-scale changes in the practices and policies of social and economic institutions. Compelling scientific and economic information …
- Posted May 7, 2019
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Up-Cycled Art
- University of Vermont (VT)
University of Vermont Eco-Reps held an Up-Cycled Art Exhibit as part of our Earth Week. Students were tasked with creating art out of up-cycled objects. The opening reception ended off …
- Posted May 5, 2019
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Community College of Allegheny County (CCAC) North Campus Earth Day Celebration
- Community College of Allegheny County (PA)
CCAC North Campus Green Team and Creative Arts Club worked together to make artwork driving home the importance of reducing and recycling waste.
- Posted May 5, 2019
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Environmental and Interior Design (BFA)
- Syracuse University (NY)
The B.F.A. degree in environmental and interior design (EDI) prepares students to pursue careers focused on the design of the built environment in the disciplines of environmental design, interior design, …
- Posted May 5, 2019
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Bash the Trash Performance at Dominican College
- Dominican University New York (NY)
Dominican College kicked off its Earth Week celebration with a performance of Bash the Trash. Bash the Trash builds, performs, and educates with musical instruments made from recycled and reused …
- Posted April 29, 2019
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Shaping Perceptions: Creative Explorations of Personal & Community Resiliency Through Art & Movement
- College of Charleston (SC)
Life is stressful, and perception can hamper our ability to tackle our seemingly endless to-do lists. This workshop aims to equip participants with mechanisms to increase tolerance and productivity and …
- Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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Sustainability in the Visual Arts, Design and Creative Fields
- University of San Francisco (CA)
Designers make the most beautiful trash. Educators in Design, Visual Arts, and other creative fields are challenged with educating our students on how to create high impact messages with low …
- Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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Teaching Sustainability and Environmental Stewardship Through Contemporary Art
- Beloit College (WI)
What role can art play in solving current environmental challenges? What should artists do to promote awareness? Is it ethical for artists to make more objects in a world already …
- Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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Sustainability Perspectives: A Video Showcase
- Princeton University (NJ)
This session will showcase a diverse collection of videos from institutions across the country, all with different production quality, intended audiences, content, theme, and impact. Start off your morning with …
- Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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