ȫ���Ʊ

This interdisciplinary minor blends critical theory with embodied, experiential learning to help you develop a meaningful, place-based art practice. You’ll explore environmental ethics, Indigenous methodologies, decolonial theory and more-than-human worldviews, while working with sustainable, earth-informed materials and land-based approaches.

Core courses like the Ecological Practices Field School and Environmental Ethics offer immersive outdoor sessions, workshops, and seminars that foster connection with local ecologies, water, land and the beings who live here. You’ll examine topics like climate change, habitat degradation and species extinction, drawing from fields such as multispecies studies, environmental and social justice, and Indigenous science.

Electives deepen your perspective through courses in animal ethics, sustainability, decolonial aesthetics and more. Throughout, you’ll build the skills to research, collaborate, and create thoughtful work in dialogue with your peers and place. This minor prepares you to contribute to creative, institutional or community-based climate action—and reimagine what art can do in a time of ecological crisis.