a community cares for its land
A pond as fair as the heavens
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These places form a transitional
bridge between waterway and land. I am like them – melding boundaries, filtering all, mediating the deluge, in flux, ignored. We have a bond, wetlands and me. They share their atmosphere with me, and I honor this bond by sharing their allure through images. Christine Sevilla |
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Guide to Public Access Wetlands in and near Monroe County 68 pages $25
Reference guide with images of wetlands of Western New York, primarily
Monroe County. Maps are associated with lists of wetlands, preserves and
trails describing each location. An art book as well as reference guide,
includes 60 photographs as emotional
responses to the landscape and background text on wetlands. Enhances
enjoyment of local natural environment and encourages participation in
stewardship of the land. Part of a larger project, WATERSHED: a
community cares for its land, which includes a traveling art
exhibit, talks, and events. |
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Exhibit catalog
75 pages $29.00
An
art book and visual record of WATERSHED exhibit. Over 100 images
of western New York wetlands illuminate the account of this
project.
Describes the project--exhibits,
art events, interviews and guidebook--aimed
at creating linkages among conservationists,
artists, sports enthusiasts and hikers, as well as raising awareness of
wetland habitat preservation. A preview is available at
lulu.com. |
WATERSHED
events
and related presentations
call 585 586 5085 or
email
2008
DECEMBER
Heartland Concerts
Harmony House-Saturday, December 13, 2007, 8:00 pm
58 East Main Street
Webster, New York
call (585) 328-3103
APRIL
Garden Villains
Creative Gardeners of Penfield - Monday, April 14, 9:30 am
United Methodist Church, Baird Road, Rochester, New York
call 585 264 1966
2007
SEPTEMBER
Genesee Valley Audubon Society
Habitat and invasive plant species
date and location TBA
call 585 865 6087
MAY
World Music Ensemble Concert
with Carl Atkins and Jorge Díaz-Herrera
Rochester Institute of Technology - Ingle Auditorium - Thursday, May 3, 2007,
7:30 pm
One Lomb Memorial Drive, Rochester, New York
call 585 475 6087
APRIL
Adirondack Mountain Club
Rochester Museum & Science Center, Eisenhart Auditorium
Presentation - Visual and Aural perspectives on Wetlands - Wednesday, April 11, 7:30 - 9:00 pm
657 East Avenue, Rochester, New York
call 585 586 6085 email
saiello@frontiernet.net
APRIL
Golden Link
Concert (with Atwater-Donnelly)
- Saturday, April 7, 7:30
Rochester Christian Reformed Church
2750 Atlantic Avenue, New York
call 585 234 5044
MARCH
Gardenscape
The Greater Rochester Flower and Garden Show
Presentation - Beautiful Villains - Saturday, March 17, 1:00 - 2:00 pm
The Dome Center
2695 E. Henrietta Road, Henrietta, New York
call 585 265 9018 email
sroberts6@rochester.rr.com
MARCH
Monday Evening Creative Arts
Moderator, Panel Discussion -Artists' Rights and Responsibilities - Monday,
March 6, 7:00 - 9:00 pm
School of the Arts
85 Prince Street, Rochester, New York
call 585 758 1410
JANUARY/FEBRUARY
Central Library of Monroe County
Presentation - Watershed - Sunday, February 11, 2:00 - 3:00 pm
(music and discussion follow, along with a tour of the Gallery exhibit )
115 South Avenue, Rochester, New York
call 585 428 7300
2006
NOVEMBER
Webster Public Library
Presentation Thursday, November 9, 7:00 - 8:30 pm
Meeting Room, Webster Public Library
980 Ridge Road, Webster, New York
call 585 872 7075
NOVEMBER
Monday Evening Creative Arts
Presentation Monday, November 6, 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Steve Carpenter Studio
176 Anderson Avenue, Rochester, New York
call 585-758-1410
OCTOBER/NOVEMBER
Community Darkroom
The natural landscape
October 23, 28, 30 & November 11, 13
Workshop on aesthetic response to place with two class sessions and
two Saturday field trips
713 Monroe Ave, Rochester, New York
call 585 271 5920
OCTOBER
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Presentation Tuesday, October 10 1:00 - 2 pm
Presented to Master Gardeners
49 Highland Avenue, New York
call 585 461 1000
OCTOBER
Penfield Heritage
Association lecture series
Presentation Sunday, October 8 2:30 pm
Braman Room, Penfield Public Library
1985 Baird Road, Penfield, New York
call Charles Barker at 585 383 1184
AUGUST
High Acres Open House
/Environmental Stewardship
Hosted by Waste Management
August 9 3 - 7 pm
Display of images of High Acres
425 Perinton Parkway, Fairport, New York
call 585 223 6132
AUGUST
Community Darkroom
A response to the wetland landscape
August 3, 5, 10
Workshop on aesthetic response to place with one class session and
one Saturday field trip
713 Monroe Ave, Rochester, New York
call 585 271 5920
JUNE
Memorias: An American in Spain, A Spaniard in America
Salon Social, Ayuntamiento de Alaejos
Exhibit and discussion
June 28 11 am - 2 pm and 5 - 7 pm
Valladolid, Spain
APRIL/MAY
Community Darkroom
A response to the wetland landscape
April 27, 29 & May 6, 11
Workshop on aesthetic response to place with two class sessions and
two Saturday field trips
713 Monroe Ave, Rochester, New
York
call 585 271 5920
APRIL
Rochester Institute of
Technology
William A. Kern Conference-- Visual Communication: Rhetorics and
Technology
Paper to be presented Friday, April 21 2 - 3:30 pm
Held at Strathallan Hotel
550 East Avenue Rochester, New York
email: dshgpt@rit.edu
MARCH
Braddock Bay Raptor
Research
sponsors a family program, "Why Wetlands?"
Tuesday, March 21,
2006 6:30- 7:30 pm
Braddock Bay Park, East Manitou Road Greece, New York
call Jean Barlow at 585 392 5432
2005
DECEMBER
Wednesday Gathering
Place, First Unitarian Church
December 7, 2005 12:30 pm
220 Winton Road South Rochester, New York
585.271.9070
OCTOBER & NOVEMBER
Brighton Town Hall
(lobby)
Display of WATERSHED exhibit
2300 Elmwood Avenue Brighton, New York
SEPTEMBER
The Nature Conservancy
Annual Meeting
Saturday
September 10, 2005 8:30 am - 1 pm
Welch Allyn Lodge Skaneateles Falls, New York
Exhibit shown in meeting. Workshop
conducted for
meeting attendees at Baltimore Woods
Preserve.
JULY
Forum and opening
reception for art exhibit
Friday July 29, 2005 6 - 8 pm
Link Gallery, City Hall
30 Church Street Rochester, New York
Show dates: July 26 - Sept 5
JUNE
Adirondack Hiking Club Outdoor Expo
Hikable Wetlands
June 11, 2005 1:30 pm
Mendon Ponds Park lodge Mendon, New York
MAY
Forum and opening
reception for art exhibit
Center at High Falls
Friday May 13, 2005 6-8 pm
60 Browns Race Rochester, New York
Show dates: May 13 - July 4
More about the project:
Sevilla has been interviewing and
photographing preserve monitors, conservationists, planners, civic leaders; some of
these interviews and portraits are part of the WATERSHED exhibit, which
features approximately 200 images of local wetlands. The exhibit
continues to travel, and an exhibit catalog has been published.
Her guidebook to local public access wetlands explains wetland value, gives maps and directions to wetland locations,
and encourages stewardship of the land. She is currently at work
on another wetlands text, a volume of articles co-edited with an
environmental scientist.
Art event opening receptions featured a new environmental coalition of conservationists, outdoor enthusiasts and artists, in a collaboration galvanized by an exhibit of photographic art; bringing this mix of groups together is the beginning of valuable new synergies. A forum of leaders of conservation organizations was held for news media. Presentations continue to give voice to wetland and conservation issues. THANATOPSIS (at luminguild.com) is the project's new direction-- an examination of the ruin caused by invasive species, in the forms of plants or humans.
Forum participants:
- June Summers, President of the Genesee Valley Audubon Society and sponsor of WATERSHED
- Jim Howe, Executive Director of The Central/Western NY Nature Conservancy
- Gay Mills, Executive Director of the Genesee Land Trust
- Caroline Myers, Executive Director of Monroe County Soil & Water Conservation District
- Andy Smith, Wetlands Committee chair for the Monroe County Environmental Management Council
- Arlene Cluff, Board member of the Mendon Foundation
- Sara Rubin, Chair of the Rochester Sierra Club wetlands committee
- Ann Jones, League of Women Voters, providing a wetland demonstration
pictured above are stewards of
the land...
Sponsored by the Genesee Valley Audubon Society and funded by:
New
York State Legislature,
New York State Council on the
Arts, and
The Arts & Cultural Council for Greater Rochester.
Genesee Conservation Foundation.
US Environmental Protection Agency.