National WALK Series

 
 

2019

Breaching Waterways Along the Anacostia River - Washington, DC

Performance artist Katie Kehoe and Leading climate scientist Dr. Jagadish Shukla led an experiential WALK through Heritage Islands and the Anacostia River. The serene character of these islands, which are home to a plethora of wildlife, offers a unique opportunity for this exchange.

Walking The Urban Wilderness, 2019 - Pittsburg, PA

Artist Natalie Settles, biologist Charles Beir, and landscape architect Kara Smith explore Hays Wood, a former industrial mining site which has returned to the wild and is soon to become a city park.

Nest + Flow - Baltimore, MD

Artist Jann Rosen-Queralt and ecologist Lea Johnson highlighted the way species, water and energy move through the landscape, exposing ecological patterns and processes often overlooked or unseen.

Atomic Stories - Santa Fe, NM

Artist Andrea Polli organizes a walk with nuclear Historian Luis Campos and Activist Tina Cordova on the impact of the atomic bomb on the landscape and people of New Mexico.

WaterMarks - Milwaukee, WI

Highlights of two Milwaukee WALKs, “Connecting Water and Art in the Garden Homes” and “Restoration and Reclamation in the 30th Street Corridor,” both of which deal with water issues in Milwaukee.

2018

Re-Greening the KK River - Milwaukee, WI

Artist Jessica Muenick-Ganger, River Revitalization Foundation land manager Joanna Demas, about the history of the KK river, the impact of the concrete riverbed the KK river sits in on the wellness of the community and landscape, and the biodiversity that surrounds it in Pulaski Park.