Abstract

Over the past forty years, the environmental movement has won important victories, from the Clean Air Act to the Paris Accord, yet the overall environmental outlook for our planet remains dire. At ...

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  • I look at other civic movements that draw on the arts and can inspire new environmental works that contribute to creating a better future for all

  • Our knowledge and awareness of environmental issues has increased by orders of magnitude and helped society take on issues such as acid rain and the ozone hole

  • The environmental art and activism projects above serve as scattered shards of optimism, creativity, and energy in an environmental movement that is likely to continue to face setbacks in the coming years of the Trump presidency

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I look at other civic movements that draw on the arts and can inspire new environmental works that contribute to creating a better future for all. Both of these pieces use public space in a surprising way that prompts people to rethink what their city can be and helps us see ourselves as an active part of an enjoyable new environmental future that is tied to our past.

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