Civic Art Lab 2019: Invitation to volunteer groups interested in design and sustainability education

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We welcome volunteer groups interested to attend our free sustainability and design education lab to gain hands on experience in a series of workshops and talks.

Civic Art Lab 2019 is hosted by GreenspaceNYC ( http://www.greenspacenyc.org), a non-profit collaborative that develops and curates free educational programming, hands-on workshops, and public design projects that encourage dialogue, enliven public spaces, and promote the future of more equitable and sustainable cities.

Civic Art Lab 2019 is the 5th iteration of our art, design, science and sustainability lab, held in the gallery and workshop space Chinatown Soup between October 11th and 13th, 2019. This year's lab brings together artists, designers, and educators from Columbia University, Queens College, Pratt, Royal College of Art, Perez Architecture, and other independent design and fine art studios. Workshops, events, and exhibitions lead investigations into diverse themes such as: climate change and climate resilience, creative re-use, urban agriculture, sustainable architecture, environmental justice, and more. This year's theme considers creative collaboration in a circular economy, zero-waste practices, and the future of sustainability and resilience.

Civic Art Lab 2019
Chinatown Soup, 16 Orchard Street

Full listing: http://civicartlab.eventbrite.com
Full registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/civic-art-lab-3-day-sustainability-and-design-lab-october-11-13-2019-tickets-66537785307

Individual workshop, talk, and event registration below.

Friday Oct 11th

3:30 pm (concludes Sunday Oct 13th 3-4:30 pm)
Mapping our Microbiome // The Collective Fabric
Instructor: Floor Grootenhuis
Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/civic-art-lab-2019-mapping-our-microbiome-the-collective-fabric-tickets-70231094093

5:30 pm
Art and Design Exhibition + Performance
Artists, designers, technologists: Yasmeen Abdallah, Alexandre Dang, Jackie Duvall-Smith, Charisse Foo, Zoey Hart & Shannon Finnell, Dan Horn and Leonel Ponce, Hyunsoo Alice Kim, Naomi Kuo, Anna Nazo, and Mark West
Performance by Anna Nazo
Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/edit?eid=69594814965

Saturday Oct 12th

11:30 am
Threads that Connect Us: Making and Unmaking with Mushrooms
Instructor: Nica Rabinowitz
Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/civic-art-lab-2019-threads-that-connect-us-making-and-unmaking-with-mushrooms-tickets-70277236105

1 pm
Art, Design, + Sustainability Talks
Presenters:
Hyunsoo Alice Kim, Teachers College Columbia University
Neha Limaye, SustainARTable Living
Zoey Hart & Shannon Finnell, Arts Connective
Janet Viader, Toast Ale
Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/civic-art-lab-2019-art-design-sustainability-talks-tickets-70389247133

3 pm
Sewing Circuits
Instructor: Victoria Manganiello
Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/civic-art-lab-2019-sewing-circuits-tickets-70235082021

6 pm
An Open Dialogue on Sustainability with Khnum "Stic" Ibomu
Speaker: Stic (Dead Prez, RGB Fit Club)
6 pm Reception, 7 pm Talk
Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/civic-art-lab-2019-an-open-dialogue-on-sustainability-with-khnum-stic-ibomu-tickets-71221781265

Sunday Oct 13th

12:30 pm
Design, Social Impact, and Sustainability Talks
Short workshop and presentations by:
Daniel Horn and Leonel Ponce, Operation Resilient Long Island (ORLI+)
Mark West, House of Mark West Gallery and Upcycle Junction Market
Tanika Williams, Union Theological Seminary
Martin Urbach, Liberation Drum Circles
Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/civic-art-lab-2019-design-social-impact-and-sustainability-talks-tickets-70391144809

3 pm (Part 2)
Mapping our Microbiome // The Collective Fabric
Instructor: Floor Grootenhuis
Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/civic-art-lab-2019-mapping-our-microbiome-the-collective-fabric-tickets-70231094093

4:30 pm
Recontextual Recipe
Instructor: Shuyi Cao
Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/civic-art-lab-2019-recontextual-recipe-tickets-71124544427