Finding Water in the West

Jun 06

Erin Elder’s From Source to Mouth Shares the Stories of Monument Creek

Finding Water in the WestColorado

In From Source to Mouth, artist Erin Elder takes a multifaceted, community-sourced approach to researching Monument Creek in Colorado Springs. By Sage Behr

May 16

Going With the Flow: Stories of Water and Site-Specific Actions at SITE Santa Fe

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Stories of water in the Southwest are told through the lens of artists in Going with the Flow: Art, Actions, and Western Waters at SITE Santa Fe. By Lauren LaRocca

Apr 26

Environment, Disability, and the Drying of the Great Salt Lake

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As Utah faces the evaporation of the Great Salt Lake, Utah artists are finding ways to orient themselves in disaster by considering the relationship between disability and environment. By Parker Scott Mortensen

Apr 03

Looking Back at Weather Report: How Eco Art Has Shifted as Climate Change Becomes All Too Real

Finding Water in the WestColorado

Reflecting on Weather Report, Lucy Lippard’s 2007 exhibition in Boulder, Colorado, Paige Hirschey discusses how the field of eco art has changed. By Paige Hirschey

Mar 10

Janette Terrazas: An Artist’s Fight to Preserve Water at the Border

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Janette Terrazas utilizes her artistic practice to protest against water contamination in the El Paso-Juárez binational region. By Edgar Picazo Merino