Public Art as Social Infrastructure: Methods and Materials for Social Action at Environmentally Contaminated Sites by Jason Peters

Reflections: A Journal of Community-Engaged Writing and Rhetoric Jul 2020 RSS

Public Art as Social Infrastructure: Methods and Materials for Social Action at Environmentally Contaminated Sites by Jason Peters

Abstract

This article analyzes the capacity for public art to build a “métis” infrastructure (Grabill 2007) capable of supporting local experiential and performative knowledge about the environment. The article describes the work of UPPArts, a small, nonprofit arts organization focused on promoting environmental awareness. Their long-term cultivation of partnerships with state agencies, NGOs, and community residents… Continue reading Public Art as Social Infrastructure: Methods and Materials for Social Action at Environmentally Contaminated Sites by Jason Peters

Journal: Reflections: A Journal of Community-Engaged Writing and Rhetoric
Published: 2020-07-27
Topics: multilingual writers

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