Sustain(ability) & the Art Studio online Course, Fall 2025
October 18, 2025 - December 20, 2025

DEADLINE September 1, 2024

This will be our seventh course designed exclusively for ecoartspace members that will prepare artists to develop ways of thinking about sustainability in their practice, both conceptually and physically. Participants will learn how to wildcraft art materials, a practice that requires one to deepen their relationship with land, creativity, and self. We will also think critically about how one’s community and ecosystem are vital allies in a time of socio-ecological destabilization.

The first half of the course includes lectures, guest artist talks, resource offerings, and group discussion, as we explore the implications of a bioregional perspective and investigate the function of art today. In the second half of the course, each student will work on their own project, informed by course content (this may include a project already in progress). They will receive feedback from Anna and the class before a final presentation, open to the public.

All classes will be held on Saturdays from 2-4pm ET. The first three sessions will take place over three consecutive weeks, beginning on October 18. The final two classes will take place over two months, giving student time to execute a creative project of their own inspired by course content.

Speakers

Koyoltzintli is an interdisciplinary artist and educator living in Ultser County, New York. She was raised on the Pacific coast and in the Andean mountains of Ecuador. Her work revolves around sound, ancestral technologies, ritual, and storytelling, blending collaborative processes with personal narratives. @koyoltzintli

Nicole Dextras is committed to making art that is completely compostable as an active alternative to plastic and fossil fuels. Her previous material developments include: Willow bark leather, Yucca fibre and fruit peels. The objective of her research is to produce garments that demonstrate and encourage ethical and sustainable futures for the garment industry. @nicoledextras

This online ecoartspace course is taught by Anna Chapman @owl_and_apple

For more information and to sign up, email: info@ecoartspace.org