[SustainableTompkins] artist wanted for wetlands education project near NYC

[Patricia Haines]

call for appllications, from greenmuseum.org:
   
  Artist Wanted: Schoolyard Wetlands Habitat Art
Posted by:  Jim Benz, jbenz at farbrook.org
Deadline:  May 1, 2008
Far Brook School is a small independent nursery-eighth grade school in
 the suburbs of New York City (25 min. by train). We believe in the
 power of teaching through the arts, process balanced with product, depth
 over breadth and that even young children can understand the metaphors
 and symbolism in great works of art.   We have a 2 acre wetlands habitat
 on campus that we are beginning to integrate into the curriculum at
 nearly every grade level. We have obtained permits to build gathering
 areas, pathways and an observation platform. Currently, we are
 investigating having an artist work with groups of children of all ages to create a
 work or works of environmental art that would augment our habitat and
 bring meaning to the children's interaction with the site and the
 environment. This project could be a one day shot or last over several
 visits. The school has been supplied with a special projects endowment which
 would help fund this endeavor.
Location:  NY, US
Web link:  http://www.farbrook.org/


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