Eco-Friendly Art

Posted on by Sacha Cohen

Enjoy art with a touch of green at several Torpedo Factory studios next month. Visit the Target Gallery on Thursday April 9th from 6-8pm for the Reclaimed reception, which features an installation built entirely from recycled materials.

Weapons of Mass Consumption by Rosemary Luckett
Weapons of Mass Consumption by Rosemary Luckett

In the main hall of the Torpedo Factory, visitors can participate in building a “handmade garden,” which will include a large tree, garden wall, and flowers — all made from recycled objects.

The project, led by Torpedo Factory artists Lisa Schumaier and Alison Sigethy, will be built from recycled materials that have been collected by members of the community, including Taylor Elementary School in Arlington.

The same night, there’s a show of reused and recycled art at the Art League Gallery from 6:30-8pm and Recycle in Time for Spring Cleaning at Potomac Craftsmen Fiber Gallery.

Green on the Screen

Posted on by Sacha Cohen
Credit: Purple Turtle Films
Credit: Purple Turtle Films

Oceans, honeybees, and our very own Nora Pouillon of Restaurant Nora fame are highlights from the 17th annual Environmental Film Festival that will be held March 11 through 22.

The health and sustainability of earth’s oceans and sea life is a major theme of the 2009 Festival, which features 56 world premieres. Fifty-four filmmakers will discuss their work at the Festival along with 69 scientists, environmental experts and special guests including Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Hedrick Smith who will speak about toxins in our waters and show clips from his upcoming film, Poisoned Waters.

The 2009 Festival also presents a retrospective of 11 environmentally oriented films by renowned filmmaker Werner Herzog, including his most recent, Encounters at the End of the World about scientists at McMurdo Station in Antarctica.

Nora! celebrates the life and achievements of Nora Pouillon, who opened the nation’s first certified organic restaurant. Among her many achievements, Pouillon has established personal and professional relationships with farmers around the national capital region and helped establish FRESHFARM Markets. A discussion with filmmaker Sandy Cannon-Brown and Nora Pouillon follows the screening.