Meet Your Creek
Public art meets ecological literacy in this community engaged project. Participants are invited to explore Longfellow Creek, learn about the inhabitants of this urban riparian area and make and send their own “postcards from the creek.”
www.meetyourcreek.com
Postcards from the Creek
When we think of sending a postcard, we often imagine a scene of spectacular natural beauty, inspiring awe in national parks or famous sites. By creating postcards from our own backyards, we find an opportunity to observe more closely the processes happening all around us. Mailing the postcard and sharing the images online offers a chance to share knowledge about our own local place and its inhabitants. Participants created unique, hand-made Postcards from the Creek. Art making took place in classrooms or at events and some people went for a walk along the creek and brought clipboards and drawing materials with them. People were invited to either mail the postcard to a friend or loved one or take it home with them. The project provided a mailbox and stamps.
Postcards from the Creek events took place at the following venues:
Delridge Community Center
High Point Bee Festival
Arts in Nature Festival
Delridge Library LibraryLab
Louisa Boren STEM K-8 School
Local Artists at Work on the Creek
Four artists who either live in the Creek watershed or have a personal connection to the Creek were commissioned to make postcards to contribute to the project. These artists contributed high-quality digital versions of their work for display and use by the project. Each artist brought a unique perspective to the Creek. Works by John Feodorov, Susannah Bluhm, Akira Ohiso and Vaughn Bell are part of the project. A small exhibit at the Delridge Library also displayed examples of artwork from the project.
Funding for this project is provided by Seattle Public Utilities 1% for Art Funds, administered by the Seattle Office of Arts & Culture.
2017-2020
www.meetyourcreek.com
Postcards from the Creek
When we think of sending a postcard, we often imagine a scene of spectacular natural beauty, inspiring awe in national parks or famous sites. By creating postcards from our own backyards, we find an opportunity to observe more closely the processes happening all around us. Mailing the postcard and sharing the images online offers a chance to share knowledge about our own local place and its inhabitants. Participants created unique, hand-made Postcards from the Creek. Art making took place in classrooms or at events and some people went for a walk along the creek and brought clipboards and drawing materials with them. People were invited to either mail the postcard to a friend or loved one or take it home with them. The project provided a mailbox and stamps.
Postcards from the Creek events took place at the following venues:
Delridge Community Center
High Point Bee Festival
Arts in Nature Festival
Delridge Library LibraryLab
Louisa Boren STEM K-8 School
Local Artists at Work on the Creek
Four artists who either live in the Creek watershed or have a personal connection to the Creek were commissioned to make postcards to contribute to the project. These artists contributed high-quality digital versions of their work for display and use by the project. Each artist brought a unique perspective to the Creek. Works by John Feodorov, Susannah Bluhm, Akira Ohiso and Vaughn Bell are part of the project. A small exhibit at the Delridge Library also displayed examples of artwork from the project.
Funding for this project is provided by Seattle Public Utilities 1% for Art Funds, administered by the Seattle Office of Arts & Culture.
2017-2020
