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Eco-art is a form of contemporary art that improves our relationship with the environment. A growing field, examples of eco-art range from using reclaimed and sustainable materials for sculpture and furniture to education and advocacy through poetry and photography.

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Articles about Eco-art

New York artists smash their way into recycling world

Wed, May 26 2010 at 3:41 AM

The ‘Glassphemy!’ installation allows guests to safely throw glass bottles at their friends and help create a work of art.
Sanctus: The renewal of hope

Tue, May 25 2010 at 12:24 PM

The winner of NRDC's first-ever Environmental Art Prize writes about her winning entry and its inspiration.
One way of looking at a yellow bird

Tue, May 18 2010 at 1:26 PM

San Francisco artist Saundra McPherson wins NRDC's environmental art prize with works that examine vanishing bird habitats.
Culture gets a green SHFT with 'Entourage' star Adrian Grenier's new project

Mon, May 17 2010 at 2:17 PM

A new pop-up green spot in downtown Los Angeles combines eco-art, green shopping, and Hollywood celeb appeal.
Lightning in a Bottle: A festival of music, art and urban homesteading

Thu, May 13 2010 at 12:46 PM

Memorial Day weekend festival seeks to combine music, arts and green living into 'a sustainable dreamscape.'
A true eco-art colony

Mon, May 10 2010 at 8:59 AM

Hugh Hayden and Katie Vitale inspire eco-creativity -- and itching -- with FRAMEicariums, decorative ant farms that make use of salvaged picture frames.
'Entourage' star to launch eco-friendly pop-up gallery

Tue, May 04 2010 at 2:49 PM

Adrian Grenier's new green shop to run from May 13-26th.
Winscape: Virtual reality windows are here

Fri, Apr 30 2010 at 3:52 AM

Who needs nature when you can have virtual reality windows that simulate any setting with the flick of an iPhone app?
L.A.'s fake freeway sign: Recycled, but not forgotten

Tue, Apr 20 2010 at 10:09 PM

A fake DOT sign installed in L.A. by an artist as a 'guerilla public service' has finally been taken down after 8 years and shipped off for recycling.
The color green isn't actually 'green'

Wed, Apr 07 2010 at 8:01 AM

Synthetic green dyes, paints and pigments are made with a noxious cocktail of toxins and pollutants, making green an ironic symbol for the environmental movement.

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Eco-art

Articles about Eco-art

New York artists smash their way into recycling world

Sanctus: The renewal of hope

One way of looking at a yellow bird

Culture gets a green SHFT with 'Entourage' star Adrian Grenier's new project

Lightning in a Bottle: A festival of music, art and urban homesteading

A true eco-art colony

'Entourage' star to launch eco-friendly pop-up gallery

Winscape: Virtual reality windows are here

L.A.'s fake freeway sign: Recycled, but not forgotten

The color green isn't actually 'green'

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