Category Archives: Materials

Spiral Wetland by Stacy Levy

“Meshing the clarity of maps and diagrams, and the accessibility of science with the visceral sense of the site, I try to create an instant of wonder and understanding for the viewer.” – Stacy Levy Spiral Wetland is an outdoor … Continue reading

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Call to Artists – GREEN ART PARADE

Green Public Art Consultancy invites artists, performers and designers to create floats, placards, portable sculptures, kites, performances, art bikes, balloons and street spectacles for a Green Art Parade! Parade entries can make political statements, environmental messages. For inspiration, visit this … Continue reading

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Vasquez Rocks Rammed Earth Workshop – Photos

Designed by artist team Didier Hess (Jenna Didier and Oliver Hess) as a slow release time capsule, the community was invited to bring personal artifacts to insert into the earth as the workshop participants added the rammed layers. These artifacts … Continue reading

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Vasquez Rocks Rammed Earth Workshop

Part materials workshop – Part art project – Part community time capsule Join us for a FREE WORKSHOP on August 18-19 from 9AM-5PM. This unique opportunity is a rare moment to get your hands dirty and participate in the creation … Continue reading

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Artist Stacy Levy unveils “Straw Garden”

As a sculptor, Stacy Levy uses art as a vehicle for translating the patterns and processes of the natural world into the language of human understanding. Her projects are designed so that the site tells the ecological story of itself. … Continue reading

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Inspired Garden Created by Students

This week I was invited to speak about my work to an Environmental Studies class at Carson High School. As one might expect, I think they taught me more then I them. Over the past 6 years the students at … Continue reading

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Field Guide to Renewable Energy Technologies

This month the Land Art Generator Initiative released a free Field Guide to Renewable Energy Technologies. The first edition handbook will likely serve as a useful resource for artists and anyone else interested in a clean energy future. LAGI makes … Continue reading

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Public Art – Green, Functional and Beautiful

On October 8th Rebecca Ansert, Founder of Green Public Art Consultancy, was invited to speak at the City of Austin’s Art in Public Places (AIPP) Symposium , OFF THE GRID: Recharging Public Art + Design. AIPP staff, Carrie Brown and … Continue reading

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OFF THE GRID: Recharging Public Art + Design

OFF THE GRID: Recharging Public Art + Design, a full-day symposium hosted by the City of Austin’s Art in Public Places Program, will feature an intimate look at existing and future public art and design in the Seaholm District, a … Continue reading

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Public Art + Green Technology: Perspective from an Urban Sustainability Graduate Student

Green Public Art’s Intern, Jessica Kimmel is our guest blogger for this post. Below are her thoughts on art and green technology. As an intern for Green Public Art, I have been in the process of researching new materials for … Continue reading

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