EACQC Meeting

December 8th, 2012 EACQC Meeting

Rock Island Library

3:30 -4:30 pm

Advocacy Events

Here are some links to initiatives that we advocate for and will facilitate here in our Quad City Region. After looking over these sites, please contact us at Ecoartscouncilqc@aol.com and indicate which ones you specifically want to be a part of. If all of them interest you, then wonderful! We will host meetings in order to brainstorm and plan for our associated events. Bring your ideas, enthusiasm, resources and skill sets to the meeting and let’s “DO THIS!” for our communities! The EACQC is the leader in supporting the “Creative Collaborative Networking” philosophy and we encourage you to invite others you know to get involved and to connect with pre-existing groups and organizations to invite them to work with us.

http://americarecyclesday.org/

http://www.publiclandsday.org/

http://nationalgleaningday.org/

http://www.worldfooddayusa.org/

Look what other people are doing: (We can support and plug in, too)…

http://recyclingweek.planetark.org/

http://www.earthhour.org/

http://www.eeweek.org/

http://www.unep.org/wed/

There really are so MANY other things, but we need to focus on the ones that are applicable to our community. If you come across any that you would like to bring to the table for discussion and for possible engagement, feel free! We welcome open discussion, creative brainstorming and are supportive of our like-minded team’s passions and interests!

 The Eco Arts Council Exhibition Requirements

How wonderful to be getting so many inquiries about exhibition opportunities with the EACQC! 

Interested Artists, this is what we need from you, sent to: Ecoartscouncilqc@aol.com

1.) Provide a short Artist Bio about yourself
2.) Please include 5 - 15 samples of your work, in .jpg format. (If you're concerned about online image theft, please include a watermark in your images)
3.) A photo of yourself for promotional purposes
4.) A resume
5.) Any online link where your work is or has been displayed
6.) Any social media links you care to share (Tumblr, twitter, Instagram, Facebook...)
7.) An Artist statement about your current body of work

We types of Artist's is the EACQC seeking to include in our exhibition opportunities?

• Graphic artists and printmakers developing and using non-toxic, non-polluting and new methods that are safer and healthier

• Tapestry and fiber art makers using natural fibers and ecological themes; artists creating installations of environmental interest

• Painters, sculptors and installation artists using organic, natural, sustainable or recycled materials

• Craftsmen and craftswomen working with natural and organic materials.

• Jewelers, enamellers and ceramic artists using non-toxic and sustainable methods

• Photographers exploring nature, pollution and environmental issues; poetry or written works about ecology and the environment

Your Invited to the "Meet and Greet"

“Meet and Greet”

To be hosted by The Eco Arts Council Quad Cities

The EACQC cordially invites community members to meet The Eco Arts Council Founder and Director, Glorie Iaccarino, meet current team members and mingle with Eco-Friendly conscientious community members. The EACQC’s mission is to build awareness and knowledge about the field of environmental arts and how engagement can intersect with community building and environmental activism. The Eco Arts Council of the Quad Cities was created to support Art, Advocacy, Education, and Environment. It supports the promotion of Nature and a natural living lifestyle; addressing environmental issues, and using Art as a gateway to draw awareness to and celebrate our place on Earth, our home, and our relationship to it.

On Monday, November 12^th from 6:30 to 7:30 pm at Greatest Grains in Davenport, Iowa, guests will have the opportunity to learn of current initiatives and programs and to purchase healthy and wholesome food and drinks provided by Greatest Grains. This is a great opportunity to gather with dedicated people who wish to serve in positive community building initiatives and learn a little more about the specific projects and people of the EACQC committed to making the Quad Cities a more Eco-friendly place to live and do business. “The EACQC promotes ‘Creative Collaborative Networking’ and values creativity as a new currency and driving force to accomplishing successful grassroots initiatives in a challenging economy”, says Ms. Iaccarino.

The recent Papergirl project, part of an “Art of Giving” global movement, was initiated by Ms. Iaccarino and brought to the Quad Cities sponsored by the EACQC and the Figge Museum and will return next July in 2013. Artistic participation, exhibition and volunteer opportunities will be discussed. The EACQC recently advocated for an East Moline proclamation in support of National Public Lands Day, September 29^th and EACQC will offer event and volunteer opportunities for that initiative, as well. Other topics and team building recruitment will include categories of Urban Garden Landscaping, Edible Schoolyards, Eco Art Children’s Workshops through a GREENing Schools Program and Eco-Artist opportunities with the EcoArt Salons. The Eco Arts Council’s first EcoArts Salon featured local artist, Meghan Hollister in an outdoor presentation along the Mississippi River in Port Byron and will be on hand to share about her work and salon experience.