CALL/ WORKSHOPS
Hosting community workshops provides an arena to consider the issues that arise from CALL/ WALKS in greater depth. Comprised of community stakeholders, artists, scientists, planners and residents, the workshops help CALL to identify the major concerns community members face. All CALL's projects are community-driven responses, and these conversations provide a framework for considering the nature of artist projects that would be appropriate for each area CALL is working in.
On October 26th, CALL organized a community gathering at Manhattan College to update stakeholders and residents on the progress of the Rescuing Tibbetts Brook initiative and to brainstorm ideas for the future. The event invited participants to note points of Interest, Opportunity, Concern, and Importance around the efforts to daylight Tibbetts. Presentations by artists, community members, experts, and activists, raised vital questions about possible next steps and provided a platform for dialogue. The night concluded with a performance by Kamala Sankaram with a virtuoso ensemble and ending with dinner.
The Power of Collaborations between Environmental Science, Contemporary Art, and Communities in Advancing Sustainable Development
In partnership with the Provisions Research Center for Arts and Social Change at George Mason University and the Washington D.C. SW Business Improvement District, City as Living Laboratory invited a group of artists, designers, urban planners, policy advocates, environmental scientists, activists, art scholars & critics, informal science educators, legislators, and the media to a convening to discuss diverse approaches towards sustainable development.
What bothers the Bronx?
This workshop at Horace Mann with forty local residents, artists and designers discussed environmental challenges facing the neighborhoods around Van Cortlandt Park and Marble Hill. Concerns discussed included flooding and combined sewer overflows (CSOs), air quality, traffic, food safety and access to fresh food.
