Join interdisciplinary artist Elizabeth Demaray in this Instagram Live series every Friday at noon ET as she talks about creating the Manhattan Tundra Project, a living sculpture that is an emergent ecosystem, inspired by her residency at the LMCC Arts Center on Governors Island.

Each week, Elizabeth will give viewers a tour of the work in progress and let them eavesdrop as she chats with experts about how to use new materials focused on ecology and re-use. Watch live @elizdemaray. (Arts Event Producer: Ellen Sturm Niz)

In the Manhattan Tundra Project, Elizabeth will be constructing 3-D forms of the landmasses of NY Harbor as box-type upholstered couch cushions. Each cushion will be filled with GaiaSoil and planted with seeds sourced from migrating bird guano. The sculpture is a proposal for planting a human-supported emergent eco-system on the top of skyscrapers in Lower Manhattan.

March 25 at noon via IG Live
Expert chat with developmental plant biologist and ecologist  Dr. Paul S. Mankiewicz about plants and nesting sites to include in her sculpture to support species migration. 

Paul designed and built some of the first green roofs and swales in NYC, and he is the Chief Scientist and Co-Founder of Leaf Island, a green technology company that makes GaiaSoil, a soil substance created from upcycled styrofoam, that Elizabeth is using as the "stuffing" in this large-scale soft-bodied sculpture. GaiaSoil and Leaf Island’sother award-winning products return ecosystem functions to cityscapes, roads & rooftops.

April 1 at noon via IG Live
TBD

Elizabeth Demaray is a sculptor who works in art and technology, art/sci collaboration, and biodesign. During her residency, Elizabeth will be working on the pattern for a living sculpture called the Manhattan Tundra Project (MTP). These pieces are the landmasses of the NY harbor as seen from the top of the World Trade Center.

“In this photo, I'm holding the pattern piece for Governors Island. I will be constructing this shape as a 3 dimensional form in a geo textile, stuffing it with soil, and planting it with seeds sourced from migrating bird guano. The sculpture is a proposal for planting a human-supported emergent eco-system on the top of the World Trade Center.. I will be interviewing the scientists, designers, and artists helping me with the project on Instagram Live on Fridays at noon.” —Elizabeth Demaray

Join interdisciplinary artist Elizabeth Demaray in this Instagram Live series every Friday at noon as she talks about creating the Manhattan Tundra Project, a living sculpture that is an emergent ecosystem, and inspired by her residency at the LMCC Arts Center on Governors Island. Each week, Elizabeth will give viewers a tour of the work in progress and let them eavesdrop on her as she chats with experts about how to use new materials focused on ecology and re-use. Watch live @elizdemaray. (Arts Event Producer: Ellen Sturm Niz)

March 18 at noon via IG Live
Expert chat with Igor Bronz of Leaf Island, a green technology company focused on the design, testing, and fabrication of biophysics-driven, modular, scalable and replicable green/blue infrastructure products and technologies that replicate resilient processes found in nature. Leaf Island’s award-winning products return ecosystem functions to cityscapes, roads & rooftops.

March 25 at noon via IG Live
Expert chat with Dr. Paul S. Mankiewicz of Leaf Island, a green technology company focused on the design, testing, and fabrication of biophysics-driven, modular, scalable and replicable green/blue infrastructure products and technologies that replicate resilient processes found in nature. Leaf Island’s award-winning products return ecosystem functions to cityscapes, roads & rooftops.

April 1 at noon via IG Live
TBD

Elizabeth Demaray is a sculptor who works in art and technology, art/sci collaboration, and biodesign. During her residency, Elizabeth will be working on the pattern for a living sculpture called the Manhattan Tundra Project (MTP). These pieces are the landmasses of the NY harbor as seen from the top of the World Trade Center. These forms will be turned into soft-bodied sculptures and embedded with the seeds of indigenous plant forms.

Elizabeth will also be constructing the shape as a 3-dimensional form in a geotextile, stuffing it with soil, and planting it with seeds sourced from migrating bird guano. The sculpture is a proposal for planting a human-supported emergent eco-system on the top of the World Trade Center.

“In this photo, I'm holding the pattern piece for Governors Island. I will be constructing this shape as a 3 dimensional form in a geo textile, stuffing it with soil, and planting it with seeds sourced from migrating bird guano. The sculpture is a proposal for planting a human-supported emergent eco-system on the top of the World Trade Center.. I will be interviewing the scientists, designers, and artists helping me with the project on Instagram Live on Fridays at noon.” —Elizabeth Demaray

Join interdisciplinary artist Elizabeth Demaray in this Instagram Live series every Friday at noon as she talks about creating the Manhattan Tundra Project, a living sculpture that is an emergent ecosystem, and inspired by her residency at the LMCC Arts Center on Governors Island. Each week, Elizabeth will give viewers a tour of the work in progress and let them eavesdrop on her as she chats with experts about how to use new materials focused on ecology and re-use. Watch live @elizdemaray. (Arts Event Producer: Ellen Sturm Niz)

March 11 at noon via IG Live
Eavesdrop on Elizabeth chatting with Ellen Niz, an artist and curator from her Conceptual Art Group at the Art Student's League. We will be talking about how to pair with scientists, designers and the greater New York harbor communities to support the the aims, desires and needs of the non-human in the built environment.

March 18 at noon via IG Live
Expert chat with Igor Bronz and Dr. Paul S. Mankiewicz of Leaf Island, a green technology company focused on the design, testing, and fabrication of biophysics-driven, modular, scalable and replicable green/blue infrastructure products and technologies that replicate resilient processes found in nature. Leaf Island’s award-winning products return ecosystem functions to cityscapes, roads & rooftops.

March 25 at noon via IG Live
TBD

April 1 at noon via IG Live
TBD

Elizabeth Demaray is a sculptor who works in art and technology, art/sci collaboration, and biodesign. During her residency, Elizabeth will be working on the pattern for a living sculpture called the Manhattan Tundra Project (MTP). These pieces are the landmasses of the NY harbor as seen from the top of the World Trade Center. These forms will be turned into soft-bodied sculptures and embedded with the seeds of indigenous plant forms.

Elizabeth will also be constructing the shape as a 3-dimensional form in a geotextile, stuffing it with soil, and planting it with seeds sourced from migrating bird guano. The sculpture is a proposal for planting a human-supported emergent eco-system on the top of the World Trade Center.

“In this photo, I'm holding the pattern piece for Governors Island. I will be constructing this shape as a 3 dimensional form in a geo textile, stuffing it with soil, and planting it with seeds sourced from migrating bird guano. The sculpture is a proposal for planting a human-supported emergent eco-system on the top of the World Trade Center.. I will be interviewing the scientists, designers, and artists helping me with the project on Instagram Live on Fridays at noon.” —Elizabeth Demaray

We are a brand new group of Jackson Heighters venturing into our very first foray into Long Form Improv. With about 2 months of classes under our belt, we are extremely excited to share with our loved ones what we have learned so far! Come out and support us, have a drink, and definitely expect to laugh. This is improv so what happens tonight will NEVER happen again.

An open juried Summer group show of contemporary artworks features depictions of majestic mountain ranges, rocky crags, bluffs, peaks, hills, steep cliffs and monoliths.

Opening Reception: June 26, 2019 / Show runs from June 26 – August 29, 2019

Participating artists: 
Seongmin Ahn, Leandro Artigala, Francesca Azzara, Pat Badt, Kristian Battell, Katrina Bello, Oli Berg, Daniel Bohman, Karin Bruckner, Travis Childers, Jerome Clark, Michael Eade, Hank Ehrenfried, Carole Eisner, Anna Feld, Astrid Fitzgerald, Deborah Freedman, Tom Gaines, Donald Groscost, Benjamin Guffee, Ellen Hermanos, James Isherwood, Gary Kaleda, Jessica M Kaufman, Melanie Kozol, Sophia Krupsha, Chase Langford, Kyunglim Lee, Jackie Leishman, Wendy Letven, Zack Lobdell, Karl Lorenzen, Samantha Morris, Vernita Nemec, Nazanin Noroozi, Ron Paras, Maria Passarotti, Brian Rattiner, Karrie Ross, Alicia Rothman, Jeffrey Rothstein, Liz Rundorff Smith, Naomi Schlinke, Nancy Simonds, Steve Singer, George Smith, Kate Snow, Miriam Stern, Barbara Strasen, Ellen Sturm Niz, Mary Tooley Parker, Shira Toren, Emily Weiskopf, Deborah Weiss

Artists: James Isherwood, Jessica M Kaufman, Ellen Hermanos, Maria Passarotti, Karin Bruckner, Chase Langford, Barbara Strasen, Carole Eisner