A Wilderness Science and Art Collaboration
Aldo & Leonardo, a partnership between
Colorado Art Ranch and the
Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute, is a project to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the
Wilderness Act. The project is inspired by the scientific wisdom of Aldo Leopold and the artistic genius of Leonardo da Vinci. Our endeavor is an interdisciplinary collaboration of artists and scientists designed to celebrate the lands, resources and opportunities protected by the Wilderness Act. In 2013, we are hosting one-month residencies in six diverse wilderness areas. Artists will work alongside wildland research scientists and gain firsthand knowledge of the wonders, complexities and challenges of our nation's wildest places. The result will be a body of work that creatively illustrates the value of wild areas and honors the scientific efforts to preserve wilderness for the next fifty years.
Really loved your thoughts here... particularly after finding out that my stipend is held hostage until the government sorts things out... as an artist we are often at the whim of others and that may bring a certain amount of scarcity or at least unknowns... and backpacking is that game between what you can do without, may need to survive, what you can carry... I learned I needed a little less this month, but also that I could carry more! haha
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