Tree Care and Art-Making Workshop with Sari Carel and Trees New York

In this hands-on workshop we will explore our relationship with the trees that shade our blocks and clean our air and explore local life-affirming ways in which we can collaborate with trees to fight the climate crisis and experience materials of care as makers and artists.

The workshop will start with giving participants a deeper understanding of the critical role the urban forest plays in city life, particularly through the lens of the climate crisis. This section will be followed by hands-on experience with caring for trees in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn.

After working with mulch, soil and water as materials of care, we will come to these materials through the lens of art, play and experimentation with creative games and art-making. We will explore how care enriches and expands the meaning of these materials for us as makers, and our experience as New Yorkers living in a…