Arts & the Environment

The Arts at Michgan wants to let you know about the Arts on Earth! Their mission is to promote the full human capacity for creativity by integrating artistic modes of thinking and working into the life of the University. Explore the links below to discover what Arts on Earth has to offer and how you can get involved.

THE GIVING TREE: SWAP STUFF FOR SUSTAINABILITY

The newly-formed Michigan Artists for Sustainability - an interdisciplinary group of students in the arts, environment, and other fields - invites you to "Swap Stuff for Sustainability" at The Giving Tree on Monday and Tuesday, October 27 and 28.

The Giving Trees are art pieces that we created from reused and reclaimed materials. You probably know Shel Silverstein's book, The Giving Tree, about humans destroying the environment that keeps them alive. Silverstein used art to make his message vivid, and we're hoping to do the same. The arts speak to people on a completely different level than just flat facts. We hope the Giving Trees will speak to you, and get you to think about sustainability in a new way.

Please - come to the Giving Trees and take stuff you need, and leave good stuff you don't need anymore, but think someone else on campus could use. We hope that, through this art project, we can motivate the U-M community to reduce waste, and raise awareness of environmental sustainability as one of the most urgent issues facing our generation.

This project is in process. Get involved! to find out what's evolving (external link).

And for an amazing artistic vision of the waste Americans produce every day, check this out: www.chrisjordan.com.

Creative Process Course

"Creative Process" is designed to help undergraduates recognize, articulate, and fully develop their creative ideas. Students will explore expression in four major modalities, guided by faculty in Art & Design; Music, Theatre & Dance; Architecture + Urban Planning; and Engineering. Register for the first class available Winter 2009! Find out more information (external link).

Happenings

There are lots of Arts on Earth events to get involved in. Join the Arts & Earth mailing list to get updates on what's happening. Check out the Arts & Earth News & Events (external link) calendar and our project this fall Arts & Environment (external link).

As a part of Arts & Environment, Arts on Earth is sponsoring the Student Sustainability Project, an interactive arts sculpture focused on sustainability located on the Central and North Campus Diags. To find out more and get involved, check out the Student Sustainability Project above.

Grant Information

Have a great idea for a project involving the arts but not enough to fund it?  Arts on Earth is pleased to announce the Chunk 'o Change (external link) arts grant to provide funding for interdisciplinary projects that make a difference.