The Ecogeoglyphic Observatory: Plant Identification and Poem Writing
The Ecogeoglyphic Observatory
Plant Identification and Poem Writing, lead by Richard Rachman
Richard Rachman will lead a 1.5 hour workshop on using community science applications to identify plants. He will discuss issues around plant awareness disparity and tips and tricks to learn about your botanical neighbors. The session will end with short poetry writing inspired by the nature you least expect in an urban landscape.
About the Exhibit
From March 15 - April 20, 2024, The Ecogeoglyphic Observatory will transform the MING Studios gallery into Visitors Center - an invitation to establish and re-establish a connection to the Boise Valley and its surroundings. Riffing off of the ubiquitous 'visitor's center' that marks any tourist attraction, historical site, or natural feature of interest, this show focuses on the Boise Valley as a site of profound importance and inestimable value. The Boise Valley continues to transform through the pressures of urban and suburban development, climate change, and a population surge. Visitors Center will present tools for sensitizing to this unique place. Sensitizing is a process of opening doors to a deeper sense of belonging and, through this, of care. We wonder what it means to be truly sensitive to a place; to have a personal connection to the natural living systems; to know its human histories, to delve into the dynamics at play in the present, and to dream sustainable, interdependent futures. Conversely, we wonder about the repercussions of desensitization.
The Ecogeoglyphic Observatory is a collective of artists, scientists, historians, writers, renters, parents, therapists, teachers, students and more. This is their second exhibition at MING Studios.
Please see eggobservatory.cargo.site for more information, and follow the project on Instagram @ecogeoglyphic.observatory
Arts & History Grant Program
The City of Boise’s Arts & History Grant program funds quality arts, history, and cultural projects that benefit people living in Boise city limits. Since 1997, the city has awarded over 500 grants with a total disbursement of over $2.1 million. Follow along using #AHGrant. Learn more.