2011/2012 Recycling Calendar - Sunshine Coast Council

Green Art
Green Art is a global, contemporary social art movement.
Other terms such as environmental art, eco-art and land
art are also used. Green Art refers to any creative project
which expresses, documents and/or responds to the natural
environment. Green Art projects are often collaborative, involve
a diverse range of artistic disciplines and focus on community
engagement. Green Art is understood as a powerful tool for
sustainability and cultural change because it brings people
together, inspires and grounds community values in place and
natural heritage, educates those involved about ecological
processes and issues, and enlivens creativity and innovation.
Green Art also promotes a shift to environmentally sensitive
practices in the creative and cultural industries.
The Sunshine Coast is home to a diverse and prolific range
of Green Art projects and artists, including nationally and
internationally recognised events such as Floating Land and
Treeline (both appear throughout this calendar). These are
alternating biennial programs that bring local and international
communities and artists together, exploring issues such as
climate change, water culture, the catchments and the trees
of our region. Floating Islands Mandy Gunn, Floating Land 2009.
Photo: Raoul Slater