Franke James’ Green Conscience Workshops
by Franke James
2010: Ontario High School: What’s Bothering Gr.10 Students’ Green Consciences?
In May, I took the train to Belleville, Ontario and did a Green Conscience Workshop with Gr.10 Students from Moira High School. Below are three short video clips of students talking about what is bothering their green consciences. My main direction to them was to create artwork about something that impacted them personally — the more personal the better (not an easy thing for 16-year olds to do!). See the full post here.
Too Many TV’s Left On
Consuming Too Much Stuff
Clearcutting in My Backyard
And what did the teacher think?
2010: University of Colorado
In March, I spoke at the University of Colorado, for their Legacy Lecture Series. Below are a few short video clips of UCCS students talking about the artwork they created in my afternoon Green Conscience workshop. Thanks to Kevin Gilford at UCCS for the two photos of the workshop. (More to come on that trip and what I learned!)
Recycling Challenges in Colorado Springs, UCCS student, March 2, 2010
Meat-lover versus Planet-lover, UCCS student, March 2, 2010
Air pollution: UCCS student, March 2, 2010
2010: Canadian Ecology Centre
What bothers Science teachers’ green consciences? Here are a few short video clips of Science teachers talking about the artwork they created in my Feb.23/10 Green Conscience talk & workshop at the Canadian Ecology Centre. (See the full visual essay.)
Our Ride-on-Mower
Convenience packaging
I’m a POP-o-holic
Related posts:
More artwork and videos: What bothers Science teachers’ green consciences?
Visual Story: My Green Conscience in North Bay
Feedback from Science teachers: Read…
2010: Ottawa Workshop
Following my keynote speech, I gave a Green Conscience workshop for the science teachers. Below are some of the works created in the class by the Ottawa-area teachers.
My green conscience is bothered by…
“My green conscience is bothered by waste. Lots and lots of waste.”
“My green conscience is bothered by all the food that’s wasted.”
“My green conscience is bothered by cars driving everywhere!”
“My green conscience is bothered by asking my students to use so much paper!”
“My green conscience is bothered by flying around the world!”
“My green conscience is bothered by pollution in the air and water!”
My green conscience is bothered by bottled water.
2009: Overview of Six Tools
Six Tools You Need for Climate Change Art (and Action)
Includes Twitter interviews, Bates College Workshop, and more.
The Ontario Teacher’s Federation “Climate Change Camp” at McMaster University has resulted in Sparking Your Green Conscience being integrated into a lesson plan for Ontario teachers. It will be available as a teacher resource on the OTF website in 2010.
2009: Workshops and Interview
- University of Cincinnati Art Workshops: What’s bothering your green conscience?
- Sparking Your Green Conscience: How to use the green conscience workshops in schools (for Ontario Teachers Federation).
- Goldsmith College student interviews Franke James: Q&A: Why make climate change art?
2007: The Start
The Original Six Tools Presentation
Franke presents Six Tools for Climate Change at the McMichael Gallery.
Feedback:
“Rarely do the talents of a professional artist and educator come together in equal measure as they do in the work of Franke James. Her Six Tools for Climate Change presentation at the McMichael was the ideal vehicle for presenting complex material in a compelling and accessible format for everyone in attendance. Franke has the rare skill of presenting important abstract concepts with immediacy and relevance through her art. Simply outstanding.” Scott McDonald, Director Education and Programmes, McMichael Canadian Art Collection
“Thank you for the delightful presentation at the McMichael last week. My daughter does not consider herself artistic. Or did not until you showed your Six Tools to Make Climate Change Art presentation. Like you, she has a quirky sense of humour and sees the world a bit differently. You showed her how one can use WORDS and humour to make art and influence people! Many thanks for your energy and inspiration.” Carole, Parent
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June 30th, 2009 at 11:04 am
VIA TWITTER:
Great interview of @frankejames on her blog. Every time I see her in my feed reader, I get all giddy!
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June 30th, 2009 at 11:05 am
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June 30th, 2009 at 11:06 am
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July 10th, 2009 at 11:07 am
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April 14th, 2010 at 6:08 pm
Dear Franke,
Browsing on the net we were looking for “creative/motivating green communication” pictures.. We found your great site and were fascinated by your VERY cool idea of the green conscience artwork!!
Just to be direct and short:
Do you think we could use your idea to make our own green conscience pieces of climate art, involving large families all around the small country of Hungary?
Background:
We are a Hungarian NGO called GreenDependent Sustainable Solutions Association and we’re currently running a Climate-club for local families in the town of Gödöllő. From May 2010 we’ll be doing a project titled “Big family, small footprint” with the Large Families Association of Hungary, educating and motivating big families all around the country to change the way they use energy and measure and watch their consumption.
As a “let’s face it!” exercise we were thinking to try the “when does your green conscience bother you?” question with the families and ask them to make small posters about their answers. We would later share the final pics on the site of the project and also put a few of them in the final publication which will contain the case studies of the most “climate-conscious” families. The members of our association would do the exercise first, so that we could give an example of what it all looks like. We love the idea of doing it ourselves too, because creating a green conscience picture can also show that green activists are not perfect and harsh green at all, they have to fight their own consumer, lazy, wasting attitudes, such as curing spring depression with 15minute showers in the bath….
Is there a way to “borrow” your idea for our Big family project and try it with small and tall family members?
Of course we would refer to You, your site and your work!!
Thank you very much,
Best regards from Hungary,
Orsi and Edina
GreenDependent Association
Gödöllő
June 16th, 2010 at 1:05 pm
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