Happy to share a new study about eco-art education that our research team finished this fall. Recently published in the Journal of Art and Design Education (2020, vol 39, issue 3), this study explores the impacts of the environmental art installations I’ve been co-creating with students and faculty over the last decade at OISE, found […]
Aligning the (Eco-Art) Medium with the Message
Remember McLuhan’s famous quote about aligning the medium with the message? He wrote this in the 1960s, well before environmental art-making became so popular, but it’s a good reminder for those of us practicing eco-art ed with learners of all ages. It’s not sufficient to be making art with a sustainability message if the media you […]
HilaryInwood, June 26th 2019
Planting Seeds for Eco-Art in China
How is environmental art playing out in other parts of the world?  I was lucky to travel to China this last spring, accompanying OISE interns as they taught in five schools in Hangzhou, a city a few hours southwest of Shanghai.  I was impressed with the strong presence for the arts everywhere we travelled, evident in part […]
HilaryInwood, September 28th 2018
New Eco-Art Installation in Bloom
It must be spring as a new eco-art installation is blooming at OISE!  This year our art team wanted to raise awareness about the importance of native plant species – their central role in pollination, and their importance in providing healthy habitats for all living things. This was one of the ways we are trying to bring […]
HilaryInwood, April 13th 2018
Eco-ARTS Education is on the Rise
I’m really pleased to see that environmental ideas are infiltrating across the arts these days. When I first started to research into eco-art education, I was hard-pressed to find examples of drama, dance or music educators taking up the challenge of integrating environmental literacy into the work they did. I’m sure it likely was happening […]
HilaryInwood, March 4th 2018
Pinning my passion for eco-art
My new favourite creativity tool is a digital app called Pinterest. This app is easy to learn and use, and is perfectly geared to visual learners. Think of it as a series of (digital) bulletin boards that allow you to save images anywhere on the Internet in an easily accessible way – no more file […]
HilaryInwood, January 17th 2015
Where Do Eco-Art Ideas Come From?
At the start of another new year at OISE, we are in planning mode to create a few new eco-artworks with our students. These projects have been well-received, and are successfully drawing attention to creating a culture of sustainability in our institution. We’ve been very lucky to have support from our CAO in this as […]
HilaryInwood, September 23rd 2014
Using Digital Photos for Eco-Artmaking
Digital photography is a great technique to use for environmental art-making – while it’s not ‘no impact’ (is anything?), it is low impact. For a small amount of electricity students can have so much fun taking photos and then modifying them in so many ways; it’s a great form of recycling! I have been using […]
HilaryInwood, August 19th 2014
Next Gen of Eco-art Educators
It’s conference season, and I was lucky to attend NAEA at the end of March – a good reason to get out of the grips of a harsh winter here in Toronto. The best part is learning about what other educators and artists are doing, and this year was no exception. Two up and coming […]
HilaryInwood, May 10th 2014
Celebrating Eco-Art Installations at OISE
 May and June were busy months at OISE for environmental and sustainability ed – one of our success stories was to get four new environmental art projects up on the walls. These have been in development for about six months (check out my blog entries in December and February that track their creation.) I’m happy […]
HilaryInwood, July 10th 2013
