| Kids’ Field Trip and Workshop - NYC | |
| Plant Cultivation and Collection at the Battery Urban Farm Wednesday October 12, 2016, 1 pm Battery Urban Farm Battery Park, NYC On this educational tour and workshop for children at Battery Urban Farm, kids will learn about ecology in the surrounding community, and about urban farming initiatives. They will also sample seasonal vegetables and learn about the importance of community efforts to promote respectful environmental models. Plant samples collected during the tour will be used in a DIY cyanotype craft project, to follow. All materials are provided. At least one parent or caregiver is required for every two children in attendance. RSVP required In conjunction with apexart Unsolicited Exhibition Botany under Influence, organized by Clelia Coussonnet. |
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The Battery Urban Farm was started in 2011 by The Battery Conservancy in partnership with the Environmental Club at Millennium High School. It is an educational farm where New York City’s students, residents, and visitors learn about sustainable farming techniques, the joys of tasting new foods, and their role as environmental stewards.
This event is free and open to the public. apexart's programs are supported in part by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, The Buhl Foundation, the Degenstein Foundation, Lambent Foundation Fund of Tides Foundation, Bloomberg Philanthropies, The Greenwich Collection Ltd., Affirmation Arts Fund, the Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation, the Fifth Floor Foundation, and with public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. This exhibition is funded in part by Danish Arts Foundation, Frame Contemporary Art Finland, and Arts Promotion Centre Finland. Special thanks to gb agency, galeria nara roesler, Galería Agustina Ferreyra, FRAC Île-de-France, and FRAC Poitou-Charentes. |
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