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ECOARTS - all EcoArts classes are FREE to WBCA Members.
EcoArt
Andrew Leicester
Andrew Leicester is a public artist born and educated in England who immigrated to the U.S. in 1970. He currently resides in Minneapolis, MN. For the past three decades, Mr. Leicester has created public art projects that range in size and scope from small courtyards to municipal transit plazas, park entrances and water gardens throughout the U.S., U.K. and Australia. Recent projects include “Parade
of Floats”, sixteen sculptures lining pedestrian routes to the new Civic Center in San Jose, California, and “ Flying Shuttles”, 27 integrated works into the exterior facade and courtyard of the new Bobcats Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina. Mr. Leicester has received numerous awards for his work as well as fellowships from the Bush Foundation, the McKnight Foundation
and the National Endowment for the Arts. Internationally recognized as a public artist, as well as a popular lecturer and panelist, he feels his art should exist in the public domain and form links between its specific location and host community. The iconography of his work, often humorous and multilayered, is derived from extensive research of the various social, historical and environmental
characteristics of each location. His most recent work addresses the issues of sustainability, most specifically wind and solar power, and reclamation. Visit his website at www.andrewleicester.com.
Class ID: 0506
Date/Time: Saturday, February 21, 4:00-6:00 PM
Age/Level: Adults, All Levels
Tuition: FREE Member/$5 Non-Member
Registration: Register by calling 651.407.0597
Location: Tamarack Nature Center
"Environmental Art and How it Can Save the World!”
Alis Olsen
Al i s Ol son bel ie ves that we, as a cul ture, have become so separated from nature and that it has had damaging results, not the least of which is the exploitation of the earth's natural resources. Artists working with the earth can help us reconnect. Alis will present slides from work done all over the world, some of it she has visited personally, from the 60's to the present day,
including work by local people who have taken part in her workshops, and her own work. www.alisolsen.com
Class ID: O507
Date/Time: Thursday, January 22, 6:30-8:30 PM
Age/Level: Adults, All Levels
Tuition: FREE Member/$5 Non-Member
Registration: Register by calling 651.407.0597
Location: Tamarack Nature Center
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