ARTS 133 - Eco-Art

Ecological art is a contemporary social arts practice that brings living things into relationship with one another, bioremediates ecologies, and/or actively considers the resources, systems, and habitats for multiple species, in a range of different sites (large and small, rural and urban). Students practice ongoing creative thinking and problem solving, as well as encounter the challenges of visual form and expression, and the critical methods tied to ‘eco-art,’ largely through the ecologies specific to central New York. Students become familiar with contemporary and historical artistic practices and theoretical frameworks in the field, as they create a series of eco-art projects using a variety of mediums and materials that include both representational media and living relationships. Students work in the studio of the art building as well as a living “Food Forest Studio” in the village of Hamilton. In the spirit of the liberal arts, the creative processes central to the course are relevant to a range of other disciplines. These topics are considered through individual creative projects, discussions, readings, and studio time.

Credits: 1.00
Corequisite: None
Prerequisites: None
Major/Minor Restrictions: None
Class Restriction: None
Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression
Liberal Arts Practices: Artistic Practice and Interpretation or Confronting Collective Challenges
Core Component: None

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