Learning from LAND: Art, Ecology + Environmental Activism
Session 3 | July 13–25
Garbage Hill Farm, 2022. Illustration of the artist on an urban farm by Allison Fries.
Throughout this residency, Jen de los Reyes will focus on LAND, a project merging history and environmental conservation. She will engage with session participants, discussing the intersection of art, ecology, and contemporary education while creating an outline for a newly developed course that addresses environmental activism’s role in art education, urging participants to rethink their practices.
Jen de los Reyes (she/her) is an artist, educator, and community arts organizer. With roots in the DIY music scene, her work blends pedagogical, ecological, and organizational methodologies. She founded Open Engagement and co-developed the Art and Social Practice MFA program at Portland State University. She currently teaches at Cornell University.