Emily Puthoff and Michaelsculpture Asbill detail the methods they have employed to shift the culture and curriculum of the Sculpture Program at SUNY New Paltz, US from one that is toxic and damaging to one that is healthy, sustainable, and regenerative. The Sculpture Program models a radically restorative environment where collaboration, mutual support, community focus, and sustainable materials-use prepare students to be adaptable and resilient in their careers. Puthoff and Asbill detail key curricular projects including the annual, communal event of milling locally sourced wood from fallen trees and a workshop that intertwines the study of pollinators with wood carving, to promote a holistic understanding of material origin, ecological interdependence, and the environmental impacts of art making. Puthoff and Asbill illustrate how innovative approaches to sustainability in art education empower students as change agents to sculpt their futures, our future, sustainably.

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Sculpting Sustainable Futures

  • Michael Asbill,
  • Emily Puthoff

摘要

Emily Puthoff and Michaelsculpture Asbill detail the methods they have employed to shift the culture and curriculum of the Sculpture Program at SUNY New Paltz, US from one that is toxic and damaging to one that is healthy, sustainable, and regenerative. The Sculpture Program models a radically restorative environment where collaboration, mutual support, community focus, and sustainable materials-use prepare students to be adaptable and resilient in their careers. Puthoff and Asbill detail key curricular projects including the annual, communal event of milling locally sourced wood from fallen trees and a workshop that intertwines the study of pollinators with wood carving, to promote a holistic understanding of material origin, ecological interdependence, and the environmental impacts of art making. Puthoff and Asbill illustrate how innovative approaches to sustainability in art education empower students as change agents to sculpt their futures, our future, sustainably.