CU Boulder graduate students in the arts, sciences, humanities and interdisciplinary programs, and artists and arts organizations in Colorado make up the Art + Science + Action Partnerships 2021–22 cohort. In the spring and summer of 2022, cohort members will develop and facilitate collaborative art + science + action projects that utilize a set of Guidelines for Art + Science Partnerships, and other resources, to address interrelated social and environmental community issues connected to climate change in Colorado.

The program is co-organized by the Office for Outreach and Engagement and Boulder County Arts Alliance (BCAA). Contact program co-leads Lisa Schwartz, at the office or Charlotte LaSasso at BCAA with your questions.

• Community Crochet: Bringing the Coast to Colorado

  Additional Info

  Team lead: Aislyn Keyes, PhD Candidate, E-Bio. This project that brings together, through a series of workshops at the Collective and Lafayette Library, marine scientists from CU, community members, and yarn artists to co-create an interactive,yarn diorama that depicts the complex connections between coastal communities and Colorado.
  https://aislynkeyes.weebly.com/education-outreach-design.html
  

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  Location

  in colorado

  Boulder

  Dates

  Ongoing

  Public or Private

  Public Program (open to the public)

  Program Fee

  No charge to attend/participate in activity or program

• Cultivating Resilience

  Additional Info

  Team: Amy Hoagland, Summer King, Jullian Young. A multi-elemental exhibition at the Boulder Public Library in May 2023, reflecting on the shared idea: Humans can cultivate hope and resilience through the climate crisis. The exhibition is united by air quality concerns— we reflect on the unique abilities of plants to survive, thrive, and even improve the air around them after crises.

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  Location

  in colorado

  Louisville

  Dates

  Ongoing

  Public or Private

  Public Program (open to the public)

  Program Fee

  No charge to attend/participate in activity or program

• Live Water: Nature has Rights

  Additional Info

  Lead: Ken Fucik. Project will include a Live Water Event with water events, speeches, and a live music and brewfest on July 16, 2022 followed by an art and science exhibit and Film Festival to be held indoors on July 17. The water crisis is real, we are all part of the problem and the solution that we should be looking to adopting a public policy that acts upon a belief that Nature has rights.
  

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  Location

  in colorado

  Grand Lake

  Dates

  Ongoing

  Public or Private

  Public Program (open to the public)

  Program Fee

  Not Applicable

• THE END – a bus tour of Denver’s climate future

  Additional Info

  Control Group Productions, Patrick Mueller (direction, performance, scripting)
  Caroline Sharkey (asst direction, choreography, performance)
  Across three acts and seven sites, this immersive hijacking of a traditional civic bus tour takes audiences on an interactive expedition in a custom renovated apocalyptic school bus, through a city bending under the weight of escalating climate catastrophe.

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  Location

  in colorado

  Denver

  Dates

  Ongoing

  Public or Private

  Private Program (by request only or for a specific audience or group)

  Program Fee

  Not Applicable

• The River: Every Last Drop

  Additional Info

  Marilyn Leuszler, lead. High mountain lakes provide Trinidad’s water supply (recreation agricultural and natural beauty). Water is a premium commodity along the Purgatoire River, cautiously utilized for agricultural and economic purposes; those living in the city often take it for granted as an expected and inexpensive right. This project encourages policy conversations between local users.

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  Location

  in colorado

  Trinidad

  Dates

  Ongoing

  Public or Private

  Public Program (open to the public)

  Program Fee

  No charge to attend/participate in activity or program

• Boulder Woonerf, a community zine

  Additional Info

  Carolyn Kerchof, lead. Boulder Woonerf is the first issue of a community zine. Published out of the Junkyard Social Club in Boulder, the zine issue explores community planning topics relating to transportation, housing, and communal space in Boulder. The written and visual content for the zine is drawn from 3 all-ages workshops that took place at the Junkyard Social Club in spring 2022.
  

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  Location

  in colorado

  Boulder

  Dates

  Ongoing

  Public or Private

  Public Program (open to the public)

  Program Fee

  Yes

• The Ecosophical Library: Ecological Design Thinking for Regenerative Futures

  Additional Info

  Susan Atkinson, lead. Located along the South Platte River, the Ecosophical Library—a new branch library for the Globeville neighborhood—will bring together artists, architects, scientists, writers, historians, indigenous knowledge holders, and community members to engage in ecological design thinking for regenerative futures within climate change.

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  Location

  in colorado

  Denver

  Dates

  Ongoing

  Public or Private

  Public Program (open to the public)

  Program Fee

  No charge to attend/participate in activity or program

• Rocky Mountain Wildlife: Animals and Advocates

  Additional Info

  Jill Bergman, Lead. Through interviewing people who work around wildlife and combining their experiences, animal facts, and original artwork, I share with the public an understanding of wildlife and their habitat. These animals are being impacted by habitat loss and climate change. I’d like to inspire people to protect biodiversity and better understand the wild animals that are part of Colorado.

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  Location

  in colorado

  Steamboat Springs

  Dates

  Ongoing

  Public or Private

  Public Program (open to the public)

  Program Fee

  No charge to attend/participate in activity or program

• Climate Instruments

  Additional Info

  Jiffer Harriman, lead. A series to spur new artworks that come from artist, technologist and science collaborations. Members of the these communities are invited to learn about and discuss new ways of thinking about climate data and our daily actions that can impact the future. We will create a curated list of data sources and community interests and hold a series of workshops and events.

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  Location

  in colorado

  Boulder

  Dates

  Ongoing

  Public or Private

  Public Program (open to the public)

  Program Fee

  No charge to attend/participate in activity or program

• Art Science Action Public Celebration

  Additional Info

  This event serves as a celebration of the efforts the 2021-22 cohort of the Art + Science + Action program is co-organized by the Office for Outreach and Engagement and Boulder County Arts Alliance (BCAA). R Gallery 5:30-7:30PM, 3/22/23

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  Location

  in colorado

  Boulder

  Dates

  3/22/2023 - 3/22/2023

  Public or Private

  Public Program (open to the public)

  Program Fee

  No charge to attend/participate in activity or program

• Opening Event for Community Crochet

  Additional Info

  Opening Event for Community Crochet Project 5:30-7:30 pm on Thursday, April 6 at the Lafayette Public Library

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  Location

  in colorado

  Lafayette

  Dates

  4/6/2023 - 4/6/2023

  Public or Private

  Public Program (open to the public)

  Program Fee

  No charge to attend/participate in activity or program