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WEAD: Ecoart = Ecoactivism
a major eco(logical) Symposium and Exhibition

Details | Exhibition | Program |

Co-sponsored by John .F Kennedy University
and the Women Environmental Artists Directory

Join in hardcore discussion with activist artists & art program innovators

Saturday, October 6, 2001
9am to 5 pm

JFK University Arts & Consciousness Gallery
Arts Annex, 2nd floor
2956 San Pablo Ave
Berkeley, CA 94702
(510) 649-0499

Program
Download a printable version of the Progam in PDF format or Word format
8:00-9-00 Registration
9:00-9:15 Jo Hanson, eco artist/activist Welcome & Introduction
9:15-10:15 Keynote speaker: Dr. Amalia Mesa-Bains, Director of the Institute of Visual and Public Art, California State University, Monterey Bay
10:30-12:00 Panel #1: Battling Extinction: We're Not the Only Ones on the Planet
 
  • Lynne Hull, trans-species artist, lead speaker: "Habitat Restoration"
  • Meadowsweet Dairy, Henry Corning: Farallon Island bird sanctuary
  • Andree Singer Thompson- "Making Waves—a Ripple Effect: Teaching Survival"
  • Virginia Stearns: Mission Creek (China Basin, SF) Aquatic Bird Sanctuary
  • Ann Baker: Keepers of the Waters—Portland, OR
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12:00-1:00 Lunch Slide Program: Materials & Content: Studio Work and Artists' Practice as Activism
 
1:00-2:30 Panel #2: Restoring Communities and Habitats
 
  • Susan Leibovitz Steinman: Lead speaker- Community Greening
  • Sharon Siskin: AIDS Community Activism
  • Bonnie Sherk: "Living Gardens" SF Schools Program
  • Kira Carrillo Corser: "VisualVoices: Threat of the Dam" community project
  • Fran Martin: Visitacion Valley Greenway Project
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2:45 - 4:15 Panel #3: How to Get Invovled, Connected
 
4:15-4:45 Closing Speaker- Sara Bates: Connecting Spirit, Earth, Art
4:45-5:00 Closing Remarks: Michael Grady, Chair, JFK
5:00-7:00
Break
7:00-9:00 Evening Event (no charge )
Exhibition, Reception & Performance Art, including Olivia Corson/Body Tales

Download the registration form in PDF format or Word format.
Contact us for more information.

Individuals with disabilities who need special assistance
please call (925) 258-2317 two weeks prior to the event. John F. Kennedy University is accredited by WASC.

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WEAD wants to keep our members and visitors on top of what's happening in the eco-art community. Please send information for both WEBSITE POSTING and to the WEAD Board of Directors, c/o SUSAN LEIBOVITZ STEINMAN slsteinman@aol.com. We will add categories as the need arises.

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    Judith Blankman
    P.O. Box 885212
    San Francisco, CA 94188


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