Farifax: 3 Construction Sites A project by Paul Beatty for AVT 385 EcoArt Documentation and Project Summary: In order to convey how previously tree-dominated areas and local farms have succumbed to large-scale construction projects, I have documented numerous construction sites that I have come across during my normal daily travelRead More →
NeoNature is a project produced by professor Jaimes Mayhew‘s Introduction to New Media course. Students produced digital conceptual works that were made accessible via QR code images posted throughout the Green Studio. Visitors could augment their experience of the physical site by scanning the codes with their phones and accessingRead More →
A lesson in common edible lawn “weeds” ends with EcoArt course members making a salad from plants they’ve foraged from the Green Studio.Read More →
A swale is a dead-level ditch dug on the land’s contour. Swales can mitigate the effects of stormwater runoff by capturing rainwater letting it percolate into the soil and form underground storage reservoirs for plants. The dirt is turned over downslope from the swale to form a berm, which isRead More →
Draw 2 Gnaw Open to all visitors: Art and Design Building. Local food potluck and collaborative food system drawing. All food grown, purchased, and prepared within a 50 mile radius of George Mason University campus. Homemade drawing charcoal made by Chris Rusinko. Food prepared and drawing initiated by Chris Rusinko, Anthony Frank, MelanieRead More →
SoA Green Studio Installations 2014Patriot Green Fund Grant: Installation of medicinal plants.Sheet mulching and heirloom popping corn grown and harvested by Sarah Irvin and Nathan Loda.Annual gardening by Ben AshworthStudent Installations from AVT 385 Eco-Art w/ Professor Mark Cooley, Team: Vinson Corbo, Melanie Columbus, Anthony Frank, Zoey Khan, Mary McIvor, Denis Pokolev, ChrisRead More →
AVT 385 Eco-Art, Professor, Mark Cooley. Annual Eco-Art course field trip to the world famous Polyface Farm located in the Shenandoah valley, VA, and featured in many films, and bestselling books as a model for ecological, sustainable, and humane meat farming. Tour led by Joel Salatin.Read More →
What’s on Your Plate? An interactive project by Christina Peranski BFA Senior Project with Peter Winant, Faculty Advisors, Gail Scott White, Mark CooleyRead More →
Decompose it Yourself: a “DIY” vermiPunk zine download pdf zine by John Q. Barnes an AVT 385 EcoArt project, Professor: Mark CooleyRead More →