Mapped Art
I’ve had this question in my mind for the past few months: is art sustainable? In other words, does the creation of art and the physical/built/natural environment come together in any way? I believe...
View Article“A Myriad of Valuable Lessons from the Impeccable Artistry and Passionate...
A modern-day bedtime tale for our children and a history-making performance is currently being written and illustrated by the passionate life of Majora Carter. “The 20 Most Influential Women in Green”...
View ArticleGreen The Ghetto
Green the Ghetto: verb- “Poor communities often have the most energy-inefficient homes. Energy costs represent a greater percentage of household income there as well. Greening those areas first will...
View ArticleBioswale
Bioswale 1. Bioswales are landscape elements designed to remove silt and pollution from surface runoff water. They consist of a swaled drainage course with gently sloped sides (less than six percent)...
View ArticleWe Came, We Saw, We INSPIRED
This past Saturday, Inspire Your Environment (IYE) hosted it’s first community forum, titled ‘New Skool Fresh‘ at Cephas’ Hot Shop in Ybor. It was a time to be introduced to the community engagement...
View ArticleOpen Borders
Go ahead and pick a random spot on the map. You might just end up there one day. Inspire imagination, along with the desire to travel by installing map art in the classroom. A really fun project as...
View ArticleArtistically Inclined: How I Came to Understand Public Art
Once I thought I didn’t know what art was. I knew I wasn’t alone because not everyone ‘gets’ art. Not everyone wants to ‘get’ art. Some individuals could care less for it. For the latter though, not...
View ArticlePlacemaking
Placemaking (v) According to the Projects for Public Spaces (PPS): “Placemaking is a multi-faceted approach to the planning, design and management of public spaces. Put simply, it involves looking at,...
View ArticleConnected Perspectives: 2012 Black Environmental Thought II Conference
If there is one thing I can say about September 2012′s Black Environmental Thought II Conference (BET2) held in Minneapolis on the University of Minnesota’s campus, it is that such a gathering was...
View ArticleCity Beautiful Project: Put On For Your City
Civic engagement through the vehicle of sustainability is a fundamental way to learn about your city, connect to your city, and contribute in positive ways to enhancing its livability. When it comes to...
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