Can art save the bees? Sculptor Emily Puthoff is attempting to do just that through the Hudson Valley Bee Habitat. She, along with her fellow artists, are engaging their community in a large scale art project that builds bee habitats. Learn about this ambitious project and about the essential roles bees play in our everyday life.
Coming up next month, writer Elizabeth Rush and her book Rising: Dispatches from the New American Shore.
(Top image: Designs for bee habitats.)
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This article is part of The Art House series.
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As host of Citizens’ Climate Radio, Peterson Toscano regularly features artists who address climate change in their work. The Art House section of his program includes singer/songwriters, visual artists, comics, creative writers, and playwrights. Through a collaboration with Artists and Climate Change and Citizens’ Climate Education, each month Peterson reissues The Art House for this blog. If you have an idea for The Art House, contact Peterson: radio @ citizensclimatelobby.org
What wonderful idea! I’m passing this along. Thanks for letting us know about this lovely idea for artistic bee habitats.
Definitely sharing this post within my network. Bees are such artful animals themselves, creating intricate hives and structures, which have no doubt inspired artists, architects, and designers, throughout history. This is evident in Emily Puthoff’s essential work.
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