SEEDS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
T
Mixed-media exhibition grows agricultural wisdom. HE ANCIENT PRACTICE OF
change, and share this with the public.
in which they work, the ecology of their
AGRICULTURE is getting
SeedBroadcast began nine years ago
lands, the cyclical nature of agriculture,
a contemporary artistic
and is led by artists Jeanette Hart-Mann,
and the overarching changes happening
treatment through the fusion
Chrissie Orr, and Ruben Olguin. They
as a result of global warming. The
of creative-community collaboration,
intend to uplift the culture in agri-culture
exhibition highlights traditional and
installation, digital media, and
through inciting creative dialogue and
sustainable farming practices in three
performance in SEED: Climate Change
action. Two years of work with New
different communities, including
Resilience, a new exhibition opening at
Mexico farmers and the public led up to
young farmers from Acoma Pueblo, an
Albuquerque Museum.
the exhibition.
indigenous community organization
The exhibition is part of an
A series of large-scale photo collages
in Española creating a “healing oasis,”
ongoing effort by the artist collective,
is central to SEED. The photos express
and a northern New Mexico farmer
SeedBroadcast, to explore bioregional
the complex interactions between
dedicated to growing resilient open-
arid-land agriculture and climate
farmers, the specific cultural practices
pollinated seeds. It also includes a
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SPRING 2019
Art. History. People.
SEEDBROADCAST 2016
Planting a SEED
