Civic Art Lab 2019 | Art, Design, + Sustainability Talks

This series of short talks on circular economy and zero-waste practices brings together educators and practitioners working at the intersection of art, design, product design and development.

Presenters:

Hyunsoo Alice Kim, Teachers College Columbia University
Hyunsoo’s current research on sustainable leather production seeks ways to minimize environmental impact and pollution reduction of fashion and textiles production through the use of technology, suggesting energy-efficient, ethical, and sustainable production that could benefit animal rights and human welfare.

Neha Limaye, SustainARTable Living
Sustainable Living extends beyond the act of saving the planet. Citing United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, Neha Limaye presents SustainARTable Living - where practicing artists nurture and cultivate creativity hidden inside of everyone in an effort to further Sustainable Living with healthy minds.

Zoey Hart & Shannon Finnell, Arts Connective
This talk and projected image series will introduce Arts Connective, a digital collaboration platform for international artists to share and present work around common social issues. Zoey and Shannon will project their digital exhibition for Volume 1: Sustainability, to introduce a discussion on social sustainability within artist communities.

Janet Viader, Toast Ale
Toast Ale is award-winning beer brewed with surplus fresh bread. All profits go to the charity Feedback who share Toast Ale's mission to end food waste. In her talk, Janet Viader will discuss the practices and processes involved in making their craft beer, that to-date, has saved 142,305 slices of surplus bread from going to waste.

This series of talks is part of Civic Art Lab 2019 is the 5th iteration of our art, design, science and sustainability lab, held in the gallery and workshop space Chinatown Soup between October 11th and 13th, 2019. This year's lab brings together artists, designers, and educators from Columbia University, Queens College, Pratt, Royal College of Art, Perez Architecture, and other independent design and fine art studios. Workshops, events, and exhibitions lead investigations into diverse themes such as: climate change and climate resilience, creative re-use, urban agriculture, sustainable architecture, environmental justice, and more. This year's theme considers creative collaboration in a circular economy, zero-waste practices, and the future of sustainability and resilience.

Civic Art Lab is open to everybody. Tickets are free. Small donations are encouraged and help to keep the lab running each year.

Civic Art Lab is hosted by GreenspaceNYC (www.greenspacenyc.org), a non-profit collaborative that develops and curates free educational programming, hands-on workshops, and public design projects that encourage dialogue, enliven public spaces, and promote the future of more equitable and sustainable cities.

Co-Directors & Founders / GREENSPACENYC + Civic Art Lab:
Laura Scherling, Jeff Kasper
Organizers: Dan Horn, Leonel Ponce
Sponsors: Chinatown Soup, Material for the Arts (NYC Office of Cultural Affairs), ORLI+

Questions? Contact Laura: laura@greenspacenyc.org