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Day: July 12, 2021

‘It taps another sense’: Artists’ role in the fight against climate change
Community, Louisiana State University

‘It taps another sense’: Artists’ role in the fight against climate change

This piece, titled Poux de sable à la Grande Île (Sand Lice on Grand Isle), was painted by Jonathan Mayers during his time in residency for A Studio in the Woods. By Ava Borskey BATON ROUGE, LA — Tucked away on the western bank of the Mississippi River in southeastern Louisiana, you’ll find an artistic and academic residency retreat known as A Studio in the Woods. Ama Rogan, the current managing director of A Studio in the Woods, has been with the program since its founding in 2001. “Our mission is really to support artists and scholars—and the general public that has access—to foster creative responses to the challenges of our time. Of course, a huge one is the climate crisis that we find ourselves in,” Rogan said. A program of Tulane University’s Bywater Institute, A Stud...
3 Easy Steps to a “Clean” Closet
Community, Kent State University

3 Easy Steps to a “Clean” Closet

By Connor Fallon  Photo by Edward Howell on Unsplash Every day millions of people visit shopping centers and e-commerce websites to purchase the newest fashion trends. The fashion industry sells and produces between 80 to 150 billion garments each year, globally.   With that statistic, that means roughly two trillion, one hundred billion garments have been produced since 2000. While the industry continues to pump out clothes, consumers rid of their garments in droves. In 2018, landfills received 11.3 million tons in textile waste. The main source: clothing.   Our fashion footprint is incredibly large, and each person approximately contributes about 1,620 pounds of CO2, annually. To calculate your approximate fashion footprint, you ca...