Public EcoArt and the Sustainable Urban Fabric

By

Mary Jo Aagerstoun

September 7, 2011

“…Ecoart (ecological art) melds aspects ofenvironmental art, activist art and

community animation/mobilization art with engineering and science-originated processes

of avoiding/restoration of damaged ecosystems…”

Definition from www.ecoartsofla.org

What happens when Public EcoArt merges with SAP Focus Areas??

• Natural Resources and Water Conservation

• Housing and Building

• Land Use, Redevelopment and Transportation

• Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

• Recycling and Waste Management

• Local Food Production

• Green Economy

Sculptural solar-powered plug-incharge station for electric share car

Transportation and Renewable Energy

Solar powered marble street light sculptures announce a building’s

LEED identity

Alternative power/green building

Photovoltaic murals in windows/as wall sheathing

Green building and Renewable Energy

Building-integrated downspouts and cisterns as art

Green building and stormwater harvesting

Sculptural solutions to water capture and cleaningin and around retention ponds/canals/intracoastal

Stormwater infrastructure/ stormwater management/;ecologies protection

Wildlife habitat sculptureinstallation after invasives removal

Natural resources/ecologies protection

Pervious sidewalk as art

Transportation (walkable streets)/stormwater handling/aquifer recharge

Green alley gardening as art

Transportation, stormwater handling,walkable streets

Art, design and science combine to challenge reflective paint in

reducing roof heat

Green building, alternative energy, stormwater handling

Urban Agriculture/Communityfarms as art

Land use, redevelopment, renewable technologies, recycling

Recycling/repurposing art conceptactivates a derelict site for play

Redevelopment, land use, waste material/site recycling/repurposing

…So…

Let’s review how all this relates to the SAP Focus Areas!

Natural Resources and Water Conservation

Green building and construction

Land Use, Redevelopment and Transportation

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Local Food Production

…Next steps…(1) SAC concurs that initiatives be taken to integrate Public EcoArt in

each SAP focus area(2) Hold joint SAC-Cultural Council-AIPP Committee workshop with

other relevant staff to develop approaches to integration of Public EcoArt

(3) Develop, and present to Commission suggested language for modifications to City Code/Comprehensive Plan, as needed to accomplish (1)

(see language on EcoArt as green development incentive/public art program emphasis,

City of Boynton Beach: http://tinyurl.com/BoyntonBeachclimateactionplan)