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Hearts of Our People Warms the Heart and Lifts the Spirit
Now Online at the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum Hearts of Our People: Native Women Artists is the first major thematic show to celebrate the artistic achievements of Native women – not as anonymous representatives of their culture, but...
Curated Online Art Exhibition Honors Trees
We are pleased to announce our inaugural online art exhibition, Honoring Trees. The exhibition, which features the work of 14 leading contemporary artists, is now open for long-term display. The exhibition invites us to reflect on the splendor of trees, the challenges...
Photographer Taps West African Culture to Raise Environmental Awareness
Photographer Fabrice Monteiro set out to raise environmental awareness in Senegal – and created The Prophecy, a series of images that resonate across the globe. Stunned by the environmental devastation he witnessed upon returning to his native West Africa after 20...
Basketmakers Join With Scientists to Save Endangered Art Form
Traditional Knowledge Drives Thoughtful Planning The Akwesasne Mohawks are a vibrant community of Native American families living along the St. Lawrence River astride the U.S. and Canadian border. Their culture, embodied in their oft-recited Thanksgiving...
Clothing Designer Wins Sustainability Award at Smithsonian Craft2Wear Show
An artist and clothing designer, Alison Kelly, won the “Honoring the Future® Sustainability Award” at the prestigious 2019 Smithsonian Craft2Wear Show in Washington, DC. The national award, which comes with a $500 prize, recognizes an artist whose work educates the public about climate change or inspires or models a sustainable response to climate change. Jane Milosch, Director of the Smithsonian Provenance Research Initiative, judged the entries.
Sustainable Art Challenges Fast Fashion
Fourteen artist/exhibitors at the upcoming Smithsonian Craft2Wear Show (October 3-5, 2019) offer an elegant alternative: stunningly beautiful wearable art crafted with environmental attentiveness. Each artist is vying for the Honoring the Future® Sustainability Award, recognizing art which “educates the public about climate change or inspires or models a sustainable response to climate change.”
Climate Change: Art & Action Exhibition Opens in Providence
A pioneering art exhibition – Climate Change: Art & Action – opened this week at the University of Rhode Island Providence Campus Gallery. Recognizing that we live at a historic juncture – a time when our decisions shape human destiny, Honoring the Future...
Artist Celebrates the Beauty and Resilience of Treasured Waterways
Nancy Cohen’s art magnificently tells the story of the urban waterway’s struggle to survive. Today, building on a decade of powerful works, she brilliantly depicts the delicate balance reached by two widely different coastlines: Eastport in Maine and Samana Bay in the...
Textile Artist Wins Honoring the Future® Sustainability Award at Smithsonian Craft Show
Prize Recognizes Artist’s Work on Climate Change A New York City textile artist, Mary Jaeger, won the “Honoring the Future® Sustainability Award” at Wednesday’s opening of the prestigious 2019 Smithsonian Craft Show in Washington, DC. The national award, which...
Twenty-one Artists Showcase Sustainability at Smithsonian Craft Show
Artist’s Vie for Honoring the Future® Sustainability Award. Twenty-one artists from 15 States applied for the “Honoring the Future® Sustainability Award” at the 2019 Smithsonian Craft Show…
Celebrate Earth Day!
Celebrate Earth Day by stepping up your commitment to address climate change! Plan now – Monday, April 22 is fast approaching. Here are 3 great ideas: Be inspired! Visit one of the many museums and galleries now showing powerfully compelling climate change art. Check...
Alaskan Journey Exhibition Opens As State’s Temperature Soars
Alaska’s March temperature was 15.9°F above normal, the warmest March in 95 years of recordkeeping, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Amidst this sobering news, the art exhibition opening April 15, 2019 at the Nurture Nature...