Adobe Seed Sculpture & Natural Pigments

Last year in August, for the ecoartspace outdoor exhibition Where There Is No Name for Art, a series of ephemeral site works were installed on the lands at our local Audubon center in Santa Fe. The image above was taken a couple weeks ago, a sculpture that's slowly disappearing, dispersing native seeds.

This month, we will welcome ten of our members who are coming from New York, California, Arizona and Texas, to New Mexico for the Adobe Seed Sculpture & Natural Pigments Workshop, happening at Chelenzo Farms in Cerrillos. It will be an exciting week of community building and knowledge sharing engaging aesthetics and the environment. Thank you to Rubin Olguin and Jeanne Dodds who will be leading the workshop

We still have spots left for the fall 2025 Sustain(ability) & the Art Studio course. This is an incredible opportunity to work with Anna Chapman and hear from our member speakers Nicole Dextras (bioplastics) and Koyoltzintli (ceramic/sound), while developing what could be the start of a series of new work for our members. Deadline September 1

Soils Turn is deep into the design phase and is looking incredible. We have already received over 60 pre-orders, though would like to get at least half of the edition of 300 in the cue this month, to help pay for printing before October. You will find the list of 176 artists/scientists included in Soils Turn below

We will continue hiatus from the Dialogues through August, and resume on September 18 with a Zoom focused on Decolonizing your practice. Also note, there's a call below titled Novel Bodies, which is an opportunity to expand your practice to include scientific posters. It's time to shed doing business as usual and we are here to support you. 

Sending everyone rest and respite during these last days of summer!

Patricia Watts, founder/curator

Image: Ruben Olguin, ephemeral Adobe Seed Sculpture at Randall Davey Audubon Center & Sanctuary Nature preserve in Santa Fe County, New Mexico (July 2025), included in Where There Is No Name For Art curated by Patricia Watts, installed August 2025. 

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Online Course for Members

October 18, 2025 - December 20, 2025

DEADLINE September 1, 2025

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.  

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.

Cost is $375 per member  Approximately 12 participants max. Three scholarships available.

Email info@ecoartspace.org to participate

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NOVEL BODIES, Scientific Art Posters for Scoiety of Environmental Toxity and Chemistry (SETAC), 46th Meeting, Portland, Oregon

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aindrea scholz 

My work delves into the concept of deep time, rooted in geological processes, set against the immediacy of changing weather patterns and the repercussions of a warming climate. The need to document change lies at the heart of my practice—a thematic thread woven into every visual narrative, reflecting the urgency of our evolving world. Collaboration with natural elements is central to my process, whether through immersion in seawater, the gentle patter of rain, or the delicate inclusion of plant specimens. Sunlight, silt, and soil aren't mere tools but active forces shaping my outcomes, forging a visceral bond with viewers. www.aindreasscholz.com

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PREORDER: Soils Turn, edition of 300! 

Artists include: Agnes Meyer-Brandis, Aindreas Scholz, Alexandra Toland, Alicia Escott, Allie Horick, Alyce Santoro, Alyson Ogasian & Shona Kitchen, Amanda Stomecki, Amy Youngs, Andrea Bersaglieri, Andrea Krupp, Anne Yoncha, Anne-Katrin Spiess, Annette Nykiel, Antoinette LaFarge, Asad Raza, Ashanti Chaplin, Ashton Phillips, Austen Camille, Barbara Brown, Ben Kinsley, Bernice Ficek-Swenson, Beth Shepherd, Beth Stephens and Annie Sprinkle, Betty Beier, Beverly Naidus, Bia Gayotto, Blair Butterfield, Brooke Singer, Camila de Andrade Bianchi, Carole Milon, Cassandra Tytler, Cat Hart, Catriona Leahy, Chrissie Orr, Christa Donner, Christina Bertea, Christine Mackey, Christopher Lin, Cindee Klement, Cindy Stockton-Moore, Claire Pentecost, Claudia O'Steen and Alyson Ogasian, Crista Cammaroto, CV Peterson, Dana Michele Hemes, Daniel Hengst, Daniel Robles Lizano, Daro Montag, Dawn Stetzel, Deanna Pindell, Delcy Morelos, Donna Cooper, Eileen Hutton, Ela Spalding, Emilie Houssart, Emily Joy, Erica Fitzgerald, Erin Wiersma, Esha Chiocchio, Evgenia Emets, Folke Köbberling, Frances Whitehead, Francesca Virginia Coppola, Future Farmers, Gabby Morris, Geraldine Ondrizek, Heather Bird Harris, Heidi Lowell, Helen Elizabeth, Hercules and Leo Case Collective, Jackie Amezquita, Jann Rosen-Queralt, Jen Urso, Jennifer Gunlock, Jill Price, Jo Pearl, Jodi Connelly, Johanna Meyer, John Melvin, John Newling, Juniper Harrower, Junuka Deshpande, Kate Foster, Katerie Gladdys, Kathleen King, Kathryn Maguire, Katie Taylor, Katrina Bello, Kelly Eckel, Kim Norton, Kim V. Goldsmith, Lauren Bon + Metabolic Studio, Leslie Labowitz-Starus, Lilian Cooper, Linda Duvall, Linda-Marlena Ross, Lisa Moren, Liz McGowan, Liz Miller Kovacs, Lola Ben Alon, Lori Nozick, Louella Aquino, Luc Biscan-White, Madelaine Corbin, Marcus Maeder, Marina Heron-Tsaplina, Marion Belanger, Mark Brest van Kempen, Martha Lewis, Maru Garcia, Mary Mattingly, Mary Swander, Mary Waltham, masharu, Melinda Hurst Frye, Melinda Kiefer Santiago, Micheal Wang, Miranda Whall, Moira Bateman, Nanih Bvlvancha - Monique Verdin, Myka Baum, Myriel Milicevic, Nancy Macko, Nancy Winship Milliken, Nikki Lindt, Nina Rastgar, Olivia Newroz, Oran Catts, pArtoftheBiomass - Holmstedt & Lobell, Pamela Casper, Pattie Beerens, Paula Castillo, Perdita Phillips, Peter Ward, Phil Lambert, Priscilla Stadler, Rachel Frank, Rebecca Schultz, Renata Buziak, Rhonda Janke, Riva Weinstein, Robert Dash, Robin Raznick, Ruben Olguin, Ruth Loveland, Ruth Wallen, Samantha Passaniti, Samuel Johnston, Sarah Misselbrook, Saskia Jorda, Saša Spačal, Shawn Skabelund, Sheila Novak, Soil Health & Agroecological Living Lab, Sophy King, Stacy Levy, Stefania Boiano, Steffie de Gaetano, Stephanie Garon, Stephanie Rothenberg, Susan Felter, Susan Rostow, Susan Smith, Susan Suntree, Susana Soares Pinto, Tim Andreae, Tim Collins & Reiko Goto, The Soil Factory, Valerie Constantino, Vaughn Bell, Veronika Pfaffinger, Veslemøy Lilleengen, Vicki Mansoor, Violet Bond, Walker Tufts

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announcements

Faia Brava is an invitation to support the Eternal Forest Global campaign, led by Evgenia Emets, to create a living sanctuary, the first of 1,000 where art, biodiversity, and community will come together, and the creation of an artist residency program in Northern Portugal. Above

The Soil Factory in Ithaca welcomes Rachel Frank as Artist in Residence where she will give a special Offering Vessel Workshop and Artist Talk, on August 2 at 1pm EDT. New York. 

Root Systems, Seeking nature's models for artistic collaboration is a feature essay including images by Melinda Hurst Frye, in the Summer edition of Orion: Nature and Culture magazine 2025.

Integrative Contemporary Art and Science Practices Building Catalytic Structures is a recent publication investigating motivations behind scientifically-embedded contemporary art practices as well as art-based scientific research and engagement that attempts to shape society, including Chapter 16: Atelier de la Nature: A Living Community Artwork , a project by Brandon Ballengee and Aurora Ballengee. EBook 

We Will Protest As Long As We Carry Breath: An Interview with Gregg Deal by Colette Copeland, Glasstire online. July 22, 2025.

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