Journal

Writing from the art.

Five Tips to Start an Art Project That Results in Social Change
Participatory Art, For Artists Carrie Ziegler Participatory Art, For Artists Carrie Ziegler

Five Tips to Start an Art Project That Results in Social Change

When I ask artists and changemakers around the world what is stopping them from taking action, one of the things that I often hear most often is that they just don’t know where to begin! And I get that. Starting can be hard! So, I’m going to break it down into five tips to start an art project that results in social change.

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We Can All Use a Little Hope
Participatory Art Carrie Ziegler Participatory Art Carrie Ziegler

We Can All Use a Little Hope

It was an honor to unveil a new Climate Art and Action Project at the Festival of the Steh-Chass's youth camp yesterday. I worked with over 30 youth, discussing climate change, sea level rise, and the impacts they are already witnessing. And, of course, solutions. The smoke from western forest fires had only recently cleared and was fresh in their minds. It was easy to see that for many of them, climate change was all too real, and all too daunting. Yet they responded not just with worries and anxiety, which I imagine most of us have in the face of this looming threat, but with Hope.

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One Water Three Years Later
Participatory Art, Guest Postings Carrie Ziegler Participatory Art, Guest Postings Carrie Ziegler

One Water Three Years Later

What comes to mind when you think of a wastewater treatment plant? I would bet it’s not a LEED Platinum rated building housing a science center and award-winning education programs. The LOTT Clean Water Alliance in downtown Olympia is pretty unique, and is recognized internationally as a utility of the future. This means we pioneer innovative technologies and cutting-edge practices, with a focus on resource recovery, efficiency, sustainability, and community engagement.

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Design Collaboration: Less Waste, More Food
Participatory Art Carrie Ziegler Participatory Art Carrie Ziegler

Design Collaboration: Less Waste, More Food

At the beginning of March, I kicked off the Less Waste, More Food Art in Action Project with 4 design workshops, involving 100 students, at Salish Middle School and North Thurston High School. In these workshops, I presented about the problems of wasting food. In the US we waste 40% of the food we grow! This wasted food has huge social and environmental impacts, including:

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I Am Thrilled to Share This News!
Participatory Art Carrie Ziegler Participatory Art Carrie Ziegler

I Am Thrilled to Share This News!

I am thrilled to share this news with you: I was chosen to lead a groundbreaking project for the Thurston County Food Bank, as their Artist in Residence! This would not have been possible without the support of so many amazing people.

Thanks to a waste prevention grant from the Department of Ecology, we are embarking on a collaborative, multi-faceted Art and Action project. The focus of the project is:

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The Pollinator Extravaganza!
Participatory Art, Sculpture Carrie Ziegler Participatory Art, Sculpture Carrie Ziegler

The Pollinator Extravaganza!

Over the summer, we celebrated the unveiling of an art sculpture and pollinator garden. At the event, there were local beekeepers, a live observation hive, honey vendors, education stations, a pollinator photographer, musicians and even a juggler! It was so much fun that we are thinking of making it an annual day-long education and family fun event.

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