A community-engaged research and teaching program integrating art, culture and the environment
Founded by Anna Davidson, Cornell EcoArts is an interdisciplinary incubator that promotes the exchange of ideas between art, culture and the environment to creatively and critically address environmental concerns on local, regional and global scales. They promote engaged immersive learning in the field, support research that values art as it interacts with other disciplines and engage the public through exhibitions, lectures and interventions.
Their current project is based on the Mohawk River. Davidson’s students from ENVS 4700: Art, Science and the People of the Mohawk River will travel to several river communities to create community-engaged ecological artwork. Joining the Onondaga Environmental Institute, they will work with middle schoolers from New York Mills, a town prone to flooding, and youth associated with programs through the Schoharie River Center.
The Cornell students will also have a community-based art workshop at the Mohawk Valley Youth Climate Summit and engage with Haudenosaunee communities along the Mohawk. The resulting artwork will be exhibited at several locations in May 2024, including the Schoharie River Center, the Johnson Museum and the NY State Capitol. The goal is to bring stories, culture and environmental concerns about the river from community members and Cornell students to lawmakers and the public through contemporary art.
A community-engaged research and teaching program integrating art, culture and the environment
Founded by Anna Davidson, Cornell EcoArts is an interdisciplinary incubator that promotes the exchange of ideas between art, culture and the environment to creatively and critically address environmental concerns on local, regional and global scales. They promote engaged immersive learning in the field, support research that values art as it interacts with other disciplines and engage the public through exhibitions, lectures and interventions.
Their current project is based on the Mohawk River. Davidson’s students from ENVS 4700: Art, Science and the People of the Mohawk River will travel to several river communities to create community-engaged ecological artwork. Joining the Onondaga Environmental Institute, they will work with middle schoolers from New York Mills, a town prone to flooding, and youth associated with programs through the Schoharie River Center.
The Cornell students will also have a community-based art workshop at the Mohawk Valley Youth Climate Summit and engage with Haudenosaunee communities along the Mohawk. The resulting artwork will be exhibited at several locations in May 2024, including the Schoharie River Center, the Johnson Museum and the NY State Capitol. The goal is to bring stories, culture and environmental concerns about the river from community members and Cornell students to lawmakers and the public through contemporary art.
- Anna Davidson, Department of Natural Resources and the Environment, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
- Community partner: Onondaga Environmental Institute
Funding to increase and sustain undergraduate involvement in community-engaged research