Looking Closely at the Land: Observation, Writing, and Public Art

Workshop description:

Experience and observe the sagebrush ecosystem with artist Austen Camille and The Nature Conservancy! You are invited to get close to select specimens from the Draper collection—insects, reptiles, mammals, birds—and learn more about their roles and relationships in the local landscape. You will have the opportunity to contribute your observations to a new public artwork located at The Nature Conservancy’s Heart Mountain Ranch Preserve outside of Cody. Draper Natural History Museum staff and Nature Conservancy staff will be present to answer your questions about the specimens and the sagebrush ecosystem. This is a drop-in style workshop; all materials will be provided.

Workshop details:

Friday May 8th. Drop-in during the following sessions for any amount of time: Session #1 9AM-12PM & Session #2 1PM-3PM. Workshop will be held in the lower rotunda of the Draper Natural History Museum.

Artist bio:

Austen Camille is a Canadian-American artist who makes site-responsive, community-engaged public work that aims to build relationships with local environments. Her work has been commissioned and exhibited in a diverse range of landscapes, from the northern Wyoming rivers to the high desert of eastern Oregon, from the rolling farmland in southern Wisconsin to the tidal estuary marshes along the Hudson River. Camille is the founder of public art and design studio, Shared Field Studio, and the co-founder of the Flyway Institute, an organization dedicated to cultivating community and connectivity among flyways, foodways, and folkways through the arts and land stewardship. You can view more of her work here.