Eco Art for Earth: How Artists Influence Environmental Change (In-Person)
Schedule
Fri Apr 19 2024 at 07:00 pm to 08:30 pm
Location
1520 11th Avenue,Seattle,98122,US | Seattle, WA
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Explore the transformative power of eco art to advance environmental awareness and climate action. Let's discuss!"Art is not a mirror held up to reality, but a hammer with which to shape it."
~Bertolt Brecht (1898 - 1956)
How can artists foster public understanding and policy change to save our planet?
Join us for "Eco Art for Earth: How Artists Influence Environmental Change," an inspiring interactive discussion about the intersection of creativity and environmental activism. At this unique event, we will interview our guest artist Carrie Ziegler and uncover how she has used art to raise public awareness of the modern behaviors threatening our planet’s future. Then everyone, including the attendees, will have an interactive discussion about how art can be used to educate the public and impact policymaking.
This is a rare opportunity for you to meet an artist who has impacted the world through creativity and find out how she did it. It’s also a welcoming forum where you can network with other artists who want to make positive change in the world through their art. And finally, this is a respectful and safe space for you to share your own ideas about how eco art might be used to educate, inspire, and save our planet.
Why Attend?
Many creatives mistakenly believe that art can’t impact policy decisions and societal perceptions as a whole. But the truth is that artists like Vik Muniz and our guest artist, Carrie Ziegler , prove that art can facilitate change. Vik Muniz helped change Brazil’s view of waste pickers and cultivated awareness about the importance of sustainable waste management after creating artistic portraits from recyclable garbage found in the largest landfill in Rio de Janeiro. And our guest artist, Carrie Ziegler, has used art and education to help community members better understand waste management and how it impacts our planet.
At this event, Eco Art for Earth , we will explore how artists can individually and collectively impact change and help preserve our planet for future generations. Carrie Ziegler will share her own process for creating art that has the potential to impact communities. And in our interactive discussion, you will have an opportunity to share your own thoughts, ask the featured artist questions, and discuss the topic with other attendees.
Questions We Will Consider
How can you ensure that art made for change remains community focused?
How do you measure the impact art made for change has on a community?
What is the importance of community collaboration when creating art made for change ?
What To Expect
Inspirational and educational interview: Your host and discussion moderator, Beverly Aarons, will interview the guest artist, Carrie Ziegler, a collaborative artist and environmental educator who has created art tackling environmental issues since 2002.
Interactive Discussion: Join us for a focused exploration of how art can impact the public conscience and policy. This event is a platform for sharing your thoughts and experiences about creating art designed to improve the world. Together, we'll delve into how artists can individually and collectively help save our planet.
Who Should Attend?
This event is perfect for creatives, artists and art enthusiasts interested in impacting social, cultural, and legal change through art.
Event Details:
� Date: Friday, April 19, 2024
� Time: 7:00pm – 8:30pm
� Location: Blue Cone Studios, 1520 11th Ave, Seattle WA
� Tickets: $25 ( We also have a limited number of "inclusion tickets" for BIPOC and low-income attendees. )
� �Complimentary snacks and drinks available for all in-person attendees!
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This event will be recorded. �
Meet Our Guest Artist - Carrie Ziegler
Artist, Speaker, and Community Engagement Expert Carrie Ziegler harnesses the collective power of art to drive social and environmental transformation. Her Art in Action initiatives blend participant creativity with pressing issues, creating multi-dimensional works that invite active engagement and community participation.
Recently, one of Carrie’s collaborative Art in Action campaigns contributed to the passing of the Thurston Climate Mitigation Plan and a resolution stating we are in a Climate Emergency—the second time one of her art initiatives influenced positive changes in government.
Carrie partners with diverse entities, from local bodies to educational institutions, guiding them through the intricacies of collaborative art projects. Her expertise extends to project planning, fiscal strategies, and fostering creative collaborations.
Internationally recognized, Carrie extends her vision to global forums, empowering Artists and Change Makers to maximize their societal impact through art. Her leadership and insights inspire a broader movement of change through creativity.
Complementing her hands-on projects, Carrie is penning her inaugural book, intertwining memoir with a guide to unleashing potential, offering a blueprint for transformative change through art—a light for a world in desperate need of inspiration.
Meet Our Event Volunteer - Ramona Lee
My name is Ramona Lee. Practicing Painter / Illustrator/Future Gallerist exhibiting American Art. Taking pride in connecting Artists, Creatives, & Lifestyle Enthusiasts.Currently steering, coordinating, curating, and selling Art in Seattle, WA. Honored to be working behind the scenes with Beverly Aarons on their momentous Artist Up Close series. Look out for my Communi-Tea Kareoke at Blue Cone Studios every week beginning April 2024.
About The Organizer
With a professional writing career spanning 30+ years, Beverly Aarons is a distinguished storyteller, exploring the intersections of history, current realities, and imagined future worlds. As an award-winning journalist, she has interviewed a diverse range of individuals, from artists and business owners to scientists , for publications such as South Seattle Emerald and The Iranian. And she has facilitated several conversations at Town Hall Seattle.
Recognizing the need for in-depth arts coverage, Beverly Aarons founded Artists Up Close in 2022. Her passion for uncovering the deeper layers of artists' lives and creative processes drives her to tell stories that transcend superficial hot-takes and soundbites.
In 2023, she began collaborating with Seattle artists and organizations to create unique, transformative artist conversations that are more than just a bunch of talking heads and a silent audience. Her artist gatherings are more than talks, they’re community discussions.
Aarons' thoughts on founding Artists Up Close:
"I created Artists Up Close because I’m hungry for arts coverage that goes deep. I’m hungry to read it and I’m hungry to write it. We live in an era of quick hot takes, sound bites, and copy/paste press releases. I’m tired of that. I want to dig beneath the surface of artists’ lives and artistic practices. What makes them tick? What is their reason for existing and creating? I want to take a trip deep into the mind of the artist. Come take that journey with me."
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Where is it happening?
1520 11th Avenue,Seattle,98122,US, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays: