Abstract
This research develops new pedagogical frameworks for art and ecology through collaborative, cross-institutional structures. My work with faculty across the Cascadia region demonstrates that all meaningful pedagogy is collaborative, requiring us to listen and respond to the agencies of places, materials, and non-human life. Working within the unique ecologies of the Salish Sea and Columbia Basin, our projects immerse students in field-based research and community partnerships. We engage in hands-on curricular experiments—from making with local pigments and fibers to co-creating with non-human species and using art to intervene in waste streams. These practices reveal how art can illuminate the entanglement of ecological systems and community resilience, positioning materials as active collaborators in the learning process. By using artistic practice as both research and method, we demonstrate how interdisciplinary approaches can deepen ecological awareness and forge new models of education that champion sustainability, justice, and resilience. This work offers a powerful model for a networked and relational pedagogy.
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Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
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KEYWORDS
Place, Collaborative, Pedagogy, Art, Ecology, Community, Sustainability, Assemblage
