what is ecoart?
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What is EcoArt?. EcoArt practice seeks to restore, protect and preserve the world for its own sake, and to mediate human/world relations to this end. (Carruthers, 2006) . TreeLine Aim . - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
What is EcoArt?
EcoArt practice seeks to restore, protect and preserve the world for its own sake, and to mediate human/world relations to this end.
(Carruthers, 2006)
TreeLine aims to raise awareness of and evoke an emotional response to environmental issues through inter-disciplinary art practice.
TreeLine Aim
TreeLine projects will…
1.Identify and celebrate significant trees
2.Explore an environmental issue
3.Act out for the environment Lantana Wreath, Wendy McGrath
Valued by a school or kindy
What is a Significant Tree?
A tree of cultural heritage value
Bunya tree
A tree valued by neighbourhood or community
Moffat Beach Playground fig tree
A tree that characterises place
Cotton Tree, 1918
A commemorative tree or tree planting
Tree planting at Coolum, 1933
A tree important as part of an ecosystem
A tree in a significant location
Multi-arts Approach
Marion Gaemers, necklaces, Strand Ephemera
Earth Song opening, Caloundra Regional Art Gallery
www.treeline.org.au
TreeLine ProgramLead Artist Program• Commissioned and
invited artists • Art in the environment • Exhibits in regional
galleries• Artists in Residence Keith Armstrong and James Muller
TreeLine Program
Community Program• Workshops, happenings• Selected community groups• Palmwoods Piccabeen Celebration• Barung Landcare’s Figs in the Forest
Project• Library program
TreeLine ProgramTreeLine @ Program
Partnering with other events: • Bunya Festival• Eumundi Markets • SCRUFFFY Film Festival• Maleny Wood Expo• World Environment Day • Bankfoot House Open Day
Bunya Dreaming Festival
TreeLine ProgramTreeLine 4U – Get Involved
Projects developed by:• You• Schools• Individual artists• Community, environment
and heritage groups
Projects presented at treeline.org.au Community Project, Live Oak “Nest”
Hill of the Hawk, Big Sur, California
TreeLine ProgramEcoArt Education• TreeLine website – www.treeline.org.au• EcoArt education materials online • Artists working with schools in and about the
environment • Tree Tales at the Book Farm• Artist in Residence – Currimundi Catchment
Care Group with schools• TreeMappa 2.0 with CQUniversity
Timeline• Present-January 2010 – fundraising, website,
eco-Art education, partnering.• December 2009 – Launch TreeLine Program • January 2010 – Launch at the Bunya Dreaming
Festival • February-May 2010 – Education and Community
program• 26 May to 4 July 2010 – Art in the environment
and projected exhibits in Caloundra and Noosa Regional Galleries and the Butter Factory, Cooroy.
TreeLine Legacy• Online ecoArt education
material• Online documentation of
TreeLine ecoArt projects • Strengthened local art and
environment networks• Template for ecologically,
economically and socially sustainable inter-disciplinary art event Armstrong and Muller