Environmental Art Show to Bring Attention to Climate Crisis
Do you want to get inspired about the environment? Then check out Love Mother Earth 2020, an environmental art and performance show on Saturday Feb. 29 from 12 – 5 p.m. at Prallsville Mills in Stockton.
A joint venture between Indivisible and the Sunrise chapters of Hunterdon and Lambertville, the show will feature local artists in any medium, poets and performers whose topics are based around the environment. The exhibit will include traditional visual arts such as drawings, paintings, and sculpture, as well as song, dance, poetry and spoken word.
More than twenty artists have already committed to the show. More are encouraged to participate. The deadline to submit an application to participate is Feb. 15.
Volunteers are needed for set up on Friday, Feb. 28, parking during the event, and clean up on Sunday, March 1. If you are available and able to help, please sign up here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iNYeW6A45S1A8xmWWTrKjceYMA40Q_p0zYOUccKnM08/edit
Sunrise Movement is a youth organization to end the climate crisis and advocate for the Green New Deal. The Hunterdon and Lambertville chapters, called hubs, are part of an international organization.
More information about the exhibit:
The exhibit is free and open to the public. For more information and to sign up to attend, click here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/love-mother-earth-2020-tickets-91449025497
If you are interested in participating as an artist or performer, please apply here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSepAIBmmcpQa-xTzLidW5Hk6EtKiAb386e5s4ekXCOgOE7lHA/viewform
Environmental or youth organizations are invited to have a table at this event. Please apply here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc5kuZGOxfWyVyIR-ZtmlFRxQelizJHl1p298mPzZD1vE0HLw/viewform
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