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Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Psychologist/Author
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Colorado Art Ranch
Art as a Catalyst for Change
Colorado Art Ranch is a nomadic arts organization founded on the belief that the arts are a catalyst for change. The creative insight of artists, in collaboration with the rigorous approach of scientists, can help solve contemporary land and social issues. In 2012, Colorado Art Ranch completed a ground-breaking transdisciplinary collaboration (Hardrock Revision) to envision uses for an inactive silver mine site in Lake City, CO.
Aldo & Leonardo: A Wilderness Science and Art Collaboration
Our current art-science collaboration is a celebration of the Wilderness Act. Passed into law on September 3, 1964, the Wilderness Act marks its 50th anniversary in 2014. Our project, Aldo & Leonardo, is an interdisciplinary collaboration of art and science to honor the lands, resources and opportunities protected by the Wilderness Act.
Colorado Art Ranch has partnered with the U.S. Forest Service's Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute (ALWRI) to sponsor artist residencies in or near six wilderness sites in 2013. The scientists and artists (visual, literary, and performing) will collaborate to produce a body of work that creatively illustrates the value of wild areas and honors the scientific efforts to preserve wilderness.
What happens when artists and scientists work together?
How is the art affected? How is the science affected?
Colorado Art Ranch and the Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute are hosting one-month residencies in six different wilderness biomes throughout the United States. Artists will be collecting data with researchers and creating their own work in response. READ MORE
Why Aldo & Leonardo?
The name is inspired by the scientific wisdom of Aldo Leopold and the artistic genius of Leonardo da Vinci.
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Carpenter Ranch 2013 Land/Water Residency
September 1-30, 2013
Artposium September 27, 2013
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