Michael B. Schwartz
"Making Public Places Sacred Spaces"
"Making Public Places Sacred Spaces"
 
"City Frogs" Woven and Painted Recycled Materials "Where are the Bees?", Woven and Painted Recycled Materials
  "Corn" Acrylics on Canvas "Study for Blue Stream" 18 x 24, Watercolor on Paper
Eco-Aesthetics Think of these paintings as self-organized systems, a holistic interconnected organization of space inspired by the observation of nature: the flight pattern of a butterfly, shadows in the trees, the wind blowing dried leaves... What are Green Art Jobs? ©2010 Michael B. Schwartz
Green Jobs are jobs created as we transition from a carbon-intensive to
a renewable energy-producing economy. While people tend to think of
them narrowly, as jobs creating, installing and managing energy
systems, Green Jobs are much more than that. Think of Green Jobs as any
form of livelihood that:
• recycles and reuses, reducing waste and energy use; • promotes awareness of the relationship of environmental, individual health and our role in protecting both; • promotes awareness of the current transition to a green economy and engages people in acting on it. • seeks to be self sustaining and regenerative resulting in long-term job security and wealth.. Green Art Jobs integrate community, social and public art with sustainable and regenerative environmental practices; • Education: Teaching artists can use all art forms to teach green jobs-oriented curriculum. • Transportation: Percent for arts projects integrate beauty and meaning into the transportation infrastructure through murals, sculpture, environments at transport stations and along highways. • Energy: Collaborations among experts in science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics can produce energy solutions that lift the spirit as well as reduce our carbon footprint. • Construction: All public construction can include a percent for arts provision, commissioning murals, sculpture and other installations that educate, inspire and beautify. • Restoration: Greenways, land and water reclamation, parks and wilderness corridors can include elements that integrate nature and culture, encouraging people to be mindful in their relationship to nature. We stand at the dawn of a new era, demanding new inventions. These inventions emerge from communities that foster, encourage and support creative experimentation and decisions. Moving towards a carbon-neutral economy requires vibrant, and creatively engaged communities. Green Art Jobs can have immediate impact through the creation of collaborative, community-based,carbon-neutral murals, theater, writing and media projects. Green Arts Links: National Green Arts Corps Proposal Taking the Lead in Green Trends |
Green Arts and Education