Featuring Keynote Artist Mary Mattingly and Workshops throughout the week, April 19-28, 2024

D.R.A.W. at MAD announces the 3rd Annual Eco Arts Week beginning Friday, April 29th, 2024 and continuing until April 28th, 2024. Eco Arts Week is a free environmental arts festival that provides residents of Kingston and surrounding communities a unique, hands-on opportunity to explore the intersection of arts education and sustainability. This celebration will include a variety of workshops and artist talks to help participants discover more sustainable artistic techniques as well as creative approaches to social and planetary thriving. This year’s theme is “Thinking in Cycles”.

In celebration of Earth Day, Eco Arts Week brings local talent and resources together to welcome the public into our D.R.A.W. Studio and Neighborhood Print Studio at MAD. Whether you are a seasoned artist or looking to try something new, Eco Arts Week has free workshops for everyone in the community.

Eco Arts Week will open with a talk by renowned artist Mary Mattingly, “Art and Ecosystems”, at the Ulster County Restorative Justice Center, 733 Broadway, Kingston NY. An exciting lineup of teaching artists and organizational partners includes Aurora De Armendi Sobrino, Michael Asbill & Emily Puthoff, Erin Dougherty & Rachel Gee, Briana Gary & Emilie Houssart, Lisa Kelley, Karen Jaimes, Maxine Leu, Farmer Nick/PK Organics, Sariah Park, Susanna Taylor, Roberta Trentin and Brigitta Váradi. Events will be held at the D.R.A.W. Studio at MAD, at 24 Iwo Jima Lane, and Neighborhood Print Shop at MAD, at 49 Greenkill Ave, in Midtown Kingston.

Mary Mattingly’s keynote presentation will examine her ecologically-focused artworks that model ecosystems and the power of art to model alternatives. She will speak about her Swale project and her floating food forest and the effects these works had on New York City Parkland.

Join us for a week of creativity, inspiration, and fun! Together, we can positively impact our environment while celebrating the beauty and inspiration of the arts. Take advantage of this exciting opportunity to connect with your community and develop sustainable practices. This year’s Eco Arts Week is made possible by the National Endowment for the Arts. Event Sponsors include TD Bank, Radio Kingston, Bailey Pottery and Ulster County.

To register, please visit:
https://www.drawkingston.org/special-event-ecoartsweek2024

 

Full Schedule of Events:
Saturday, April 13, 12-5pm: Art Yard Sale at Neighborhood Print Studio, 49 Greenkill Ave, Kingston, NY.

Friday, April 19th, 7-8:30 pm: Opening Keynote Presentation by Mary Mattingly,
“Art and Ecosystems”, artist talk at The Ulster County Restorative Justice and Community Empowerment Center, 733 Broadway, Kingston NY

Saturday, April 20, 10am-1pm: “Paper Possibilities Palooza”, workshop with Erin Dougherty and Rachel Gee, at DRAW Studio, 20 Cedar St. Kingston, NY 12401

Saturday, April 20, 2-5pm: “Tetrapak Printmaking”, workshop with Maxine Leu, at Neighborhood Print Studio, 49 Greenkill Avenue, Kingston, NY 12401

Sunday, April 21, 10-1pm: “Weaving with Waste”, workshop with Sariah Park, at Neighborhood Print Studio, 49 Greenkill Avenue, Kingston, NY 12401

Sunday, April 21, 2-5pm: “Ceramic Chia Pet and Sprouts”, workshop with Karen Jaimes, at DRAW Studio, 20 Cedar St. Kingston, NY 12401

Monday, April 22, 6-9pm: “Plant Cycles – the Infinite Energy”, talk and workshop with Farmer Nick / PK Organics, at DRAW Studio, 20 Cedar St. Kingston, NY 12401

Tuesday, April 23, 6-9pm: “Deep Listening Workshop” with Lisa B Kelley, at DRAW Studio, 20 Cedar St. Kingston, NY 12401

Wednesday, April 24, 6-9pm:” Myco Craft: from Mushroom to Paper”, workshop with Roberta Trentin, at DRAW Studio, 20 Cedar St. Kingston, NY 12401

Thursday, April 25, 6-9pm: “Carving Community Cross-Pollination Workshop” with SUNY New Paltz Sculpture, Michael Asbill and Emily Puthoff, at Neighborhood Print Studio, 49 Greenkill Avenue, Kingston, NY 12401. For ages 14+.

Saturday, April 27, 10am-1pm: “Creating a Rainbow from Nature”, workshop with Susanna Taylor, at DRAW Studio, 20 Cedar St. Kingston, NY 12401

Saturday, April 27, 2-5pm: “The Importance of Wool and Wet Felting: from sheep farmers to our homes”, workshop with Brigitta Várad, at DRAW Studio, 20 Cedar St. Kingston, NY 12401

Sunday, April 28, 10am-1pm: “Super Soil Cycles”, workshop with Briana Gary and Emilie Houssart / The DIRT Project, at DRAW Studio, 20 Cedar St. Kingston, NY 12401

Sunday, April 28, 2-5pm: “Verde y Carmelita – Book Objects”, workshop with Aurora De Armendi Sobrino, at DRAW Studio, 20 Cedar St. Kingston, NY 12401