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Ahilapalapa Rands, Lift Off
In an imaginative 3-minute film, Rands envisions the sacred Hawaiian summit Maunakea free of telescopes.

Ola Ka Wai, Ola Ka Honua: sovereign flows on and off the wall
In its call to collective engagement, the mural opens space for the viewing public to be transformed in profound and lasting ways.

Martin Puryear, Lookout
Pierced with holes, this architectural sculpture offers both shelter from and exposure to the surrounding elements.

Beatriz Cortez, Ilopango, The Volcano That Left
The ancient volcano Ilopango is reimagined in this welded steel sculpture.

Maya Lin, Ghost Forest
Installed in Madison Square Park, these skeletal trees express the devastation of climate change.

Weaving the landscape: DY Begay’s The Edge
This contemporary tapestry captures the colors and formations of Diné bíkéyah, the land of the Diné people.

Mark Dion, Neukom Vivarium
Dion believes the work brings the forgotten phenomenon of a natural cycle of life back into the city.

Binh Danh, Bridalveil Fall, Yosemite CA, May 31, 2012
Can we ever really see and experience a site without comparing it to the photographs of that same scene?

Noel Harding, The Elevated Wetlands
The Elevated Wetlands is one of the first and most enduringly effective pieces of eco art in Canada.

Mel Chin, Operation Paydirt
Operation Paydirt addresses the devastating effects of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans.

Artist Dale Harding—”Environment is Part of Who You Are”
‘If the work doesn’t relate to your family and your community, then what’s the point?’, Harding asks.