Creating links between art and environmental education

September 19th, 2008 | RESEARCH

Artists have used the environment as a subject forever and there is a long history of artists whose works affect peoples’ awareness of and perceptions of their natural environments. But only relatively recently have other artists become part of the modern environmental movement and of efforts to educate college students and the population at large about environmental issues. Environmental studies programs need to take advantage of this increased interest on the part of artists, and global warming provides a perfect vehicle.

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Robert Turner, Author, Colgate University

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Identifier Type: ISSN
Identifier: 1824-2049

Publication: Journal of Science Communication
Volume: 7
Number: 3

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Audience: General Public | Museum | ISE Professionals | Scientists
Discipline: Art | music | theater | Climate | Ecology | forestry | agriculture
Resource Type: Mass Media Article | Reference Materials
Environment Type: Comics | Books | Newspapers | Exhibitions | Higher Education Programs | Informal | Formal Connections | Media and Technology | Museum and Science Center Programs | Professional Development | Conferences | Networks | Public Programs