Creating Ecolibrium

This is an interdisciplinary, project-based course
examining ways that creative practice can
contribute to a more ecological future. In this
cycle of the course, we will join a larger,
multi-university initiative in cooperation with LA
County, which in 2020 rolled out a very ambitious
set of sustainability goals. In service of this
more resilient future, students will encounter
leading trends, visit with local experts and
thinkers, and bring the unique flavor of CalArts
to the development of pilot initiatives. Student
teams will forge models of how creative practice
can be brought to bear on these challenges and
take steps toward implementation plans and
prototypes to built a more resilient future and be
directly responsive to the climate crisis in our
own backyard.

The Fall 2022 version of the class will focus on
oceans, water, and their role in the climate
crisis in particular, and involve some time down
at the Port of Los Angeles with partner
organizations.