ART1004

The course examines art and design practices worldwide that are responding to current sustainability challenges and offering transformative solutions. We will explore definitions, principles and goals of sustainability and identify current global challenges, including water protection and land use, energy and waste, ecosystems and habitat, ecological debt and social inequity, framed within the intersection of class, gender and race. Within a participatory, interactive learning environment, we will analyze the work of artists and designers that are creating strategies to transition to live within planetary boundaries. Case studies of participatory and ecological art, cradle-to-cradle design and biominicry, are among the practices that will be introduced, discussed and critiqued. Through active learning methods, including journaling, collaging, photographing and working in pairs and groups, participants will explore their own relationship to sustainable ways of living.

Sustainability

Every Fall & Spring