Renesan – Listening to Rivers: Large-Scale Global Art and Ecology Projects

@ This Renesan Presentation is 1 Session. Listening to Rivers: Large-Scale Global Art and Ecology ProjectsArtist, activist, and author Basia Irland will present an illustrated talk about her large-scale international projects, including “Gathering of Waters,” which fosters dialogue and connects communities along the length of rivers, in addition to our Río Grande; “Contemplation Stations” such as the three along the Santa Fe River; and hand-carved ephemeral “Ice Book” sculptures embedded with native seeds that are floated down streams to aid riparian restoration, most recently created for SITE Santa Fe. About The Presenter:Fulbright Scholar Basia Irland creates global projects, featured in her books Water Library, Reading the River, and What Rivers Know and a monograph, Repositories. She is Professor Emerita, University of New Mexico, where she founded the Art and Ecology Program. Her projects are featured in more than seventy international publications. Center for ContemporaryArts Add to calendar Google Calendar iCalendar Outlook 365 Outlook Live