JOIN THE ECO ARTS REGISTRY!
 
I believe in "Creative Collaborative Networking!" 

As an artist concerned about the environment and as Founder of The Eco Arts Council, I am looking for artists, groups and places interested in being listed on the Eco Arts Registry.

The EACQC and it's registry is offering Eco-Artists an opportunity to have a conversation with the environment and its members by being engaged, accessible,  promoted, and notified of EACQC programming. The EACQC registry will offer people opportunities to connect and in which to celebrate and display the beauty of nature and what it has to offer through creative collaborative networking of services, art shows and salons, Eco festivals and events and employment opportunities.

SEEKING...
Graphic artists and print makers 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, enamelers and ceramic artists using non-toxic and sustainable methods

Architects creating ecological and bio-climatic buildings, using solar or other renewable energy sources and designers of all kinds sensitive to the ecological content and consequences of their work

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

Green organizations or sites generally concerned with the values and issues of ecology and the environment

Events, courses and festivals of ecological art

Green places to go, and ecological ways of traveling

CONTACT: Ecoartscouncilqc@aol.com

The EACQC is seeking to create a forum in order to address and discuss the ways that arts and community groups can get on board with assisting the Eco Arts Council in re-imagining a diverse range of urban spaces. Artists, arts administrators, cultural & community leaders and policymakers can share promising approaches, help us identify needs & challenges and assist in developing recommendations for better policies and practices.

Examples included:

 arts programming in outdoor public spaces
 vacant lots and construction sites
 cultural partnerships in public buildings and religious facilities
 o-programmed and managed spaces
 creative re-use of existing properties

If you are interested in being part of a forum contact us ASAP.

Many parents, like myself, have fond memories of playing outside for hours until mom called us in for dinner. Memories of imaginative expeditions, bike rides, sword fights with branches, observing and catching bugs, finding unique rocks to add to our rock collection, collecting nuts and “helicopters”, raking and jumping in leaves and many more wonderful creative and outdoor active play. But today, children are less likely to share similar memories as childhood has moved indoors over the last two decades. It is not surprising then that children today have more tendencies towards being out of shape, tuned out and stressed out and lacking essential developmental and health connections to the natural world.

As parents, it is important that we encourage children to play and learn outside as we once did. The average American child spends six hours a day staring at some sort of electronic screen. Children may innately be interested in nature when very young, but maintaining that interest and developing an appreciation for nature that carries into adulthood and drives them to an Eco-friendly lifestyle is a responsibility and positive opportunity that more parents can learn to adopt. Playing and learning outside is an innate opportunity and expression for children to exercise their bodies and minds; and collectively, as families, nature engaging activities can provide the whole family with healthy and memory-making opportunities.

Children naturally are curious and the scientific exploration and potential for developing creativity outdoors is great and many teachers are discovering that attention spans and educational achievement has improved through more outdoor time and the incorporation of environmental education. Outdoor play increases not only their fitness levels by building healthy bodies and assisting in combating childhood obesity, but time outside also raises levels of Vitamin D which can help in protecting children from future bond problems, heart disease and diabetes. Exposure to natural settings provides reduction in stress levels, enhances social interactions, and offers children an alternative to a hurried lifestyle that can contribute to anxiety and depression. Exposure to environmental based education has assisted students’ performance on tests of their critical thinking skills and schools overall math, reading, writing and listening skills. These aspects alone should be incentive enough to drag the children away from the television, computer and video games!

The initiative of the No Child Left inside Act of 2011 require states to adopt KI-12 education “environmental literacy” plans and as parents and educators we can partner our efforts inside and outside of the classroom in order to increase their nature appreciation and involvement. In the past, tight budgets have lead to curtailed opportunities for environmental education, especially hands-on experimental education outdoors. Until more funding is in place, and as more initiatives are developing, families need to take more active approaches in encouraging children to spend time outside to play and learn.

Call for submissions!

Papergirl SUBMISSION form 2013

Papergirl Quad Cities 2013

To participate in the Quad Cities Papergirl 2013 event, please ensure the artwork you are submitting can be rolled for distribution and that the longest side measures no larger than I metre. You will also need to fill out and sign this form and hand it in with your artwork. We only need you to submit one form, regardless of how many pieces of art you enter.

This form MUST accompany your submission. (We will not be able to use or give away you art unless accompanied by this form.)

First Name:____________ Last Name:______________

Email: ________________ Phone Number: ____________

Full Address: ____________________________________

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# of submissions: ___ Website: _____________________

Email: __________________________________________

You are donating your artwork to PapergirlQuadCities, sponsored by EACQC. Your artwork will be given away spontaneously to the public. Your artwork will not be reserved for or sold to any specific recipient. Papergirl QuadCities and EACQC reserve the right to use works donated in documentation and promotion for the event next year. Photos of your work may be used in program brochures, photo displays, on our website, social media channels and community blogs.

Signature: ____________________  Date: _____________

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