A community project exploring the use of art as a way to build bridges across differences in the Shenandoah Valley at a time of national polarization. Organized by Heather Davis and Tammy Ruggiero of United ShenValley Artists and Mark Cooley, Beth Hall, and Celia Cooley […]
SubHerban Roots LLC was a 5 year project (2013-2018) by Beth Hall, Mark Cooley and Celia Cooley that explored the interdependence of ecological and human health through the practice of home-scale permaculture (land healing), the production of plant medicines (body healing), and community supported agriculture […]
Proposal for The 9. International Forest Art Path – “Art Ecology” and the 7. International Forest Art Conference in Darmstadt The 9. Internationaler Darmstädter Waldkunstpfad organised by The International Forest Art Association (IFAA) – Verein für Internationale Waldkunst e.V., Darmstadt, Germany Curator: Ute Ritschel, Guest […]
Proposal Developed for 9. Waldkunstpfad Kunst Ökologie, 2018 organised by The International Forest Art Association (IFAA) – Verein für Internationale Waldkunst e.V., Darmstadt, Germany Curators: Ute Ritschel, Sue Spaid The Guild “Forest garden” is a forced juxtaposition of binary concepts – “nature” and “culture” and […]
Art Commissions Beth Hall has worked as a commissioned artist for over 25 years specializing in portraiture with clients located throughout the United States. Learn More… Permaculture Private Classes, Consultation & Design We offer consultation and design services specializing in small-scale sustainable […]
Art & The Creative Self Individualized instruction in drawing, painting and multimedia from Beth Hall, artist and professor of art with over 20 years of experience teaching and producing work for galleries, museums and commission. Learn more… The Art of Guitar Individualized instruction in […]
Project Update The Podooc Rare Forest Project was a project proposed and developed between 2014 and 2016 for Lake George Regional Park, Canaan, Maine. Unfortunately, a 2016 change in park management put an end to the project just as ground was being broken. Other locations […]
SOIL CITY Dust To Dust: For Ozymandias Commissioned by St. Louis Science Center. for “Grow“, a new pavilion and permanent agriculture exhibition at SLSC. Design: Mark Cooley Fabricated with local salvaged cedar by Scott Wunder @ Wunderwoods, St. Louis. Nature is the most gifted sculptor. But perhaps […]
SoA Green Studio website 2010 – Present Founded by Mark Cooley and located on the grounds of the George Mason University’s Art and Design Campus, SoA Green Studio offers students a living studio in which to creatively explore the interdependence of biological and cultural systems. The […]
