​One December, on the longest night of the year, visitors to Boston’s Mount Auburn

​As I admire the murals in my historic Richmond, Virginia, neighborhood, many of

Moving from hurricane-prone Florida to a city with a failing infrastructure has

A glittering purple bronchial tree hangs in the corner of Deborah Simon’s cramped

“Oh, look, there's a blue heron,” exclaims Libba Tracy as one flies across

Creativity can be a powerful tool for spreading eco-awareness. As the climate crisis

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Can art help save the planet? In recent years, artists, scientists, and humanitarians

From Margaret Mitchell’s iconic novel Gone with the Wind and Hitchcock’s Rear

Boston-based painter Josie Morway rests comfortably in ambiguity. “I want to acknowledge

“The ocean is a single, interconnected body of water,” says environmental artist

“I have a neighbor who successfully grew bananas—in Kentucky,” says painter

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For artists, writers, philosophers, and prophets, the environment has long been a

“What is wrong with our politicians?” pop artist and activist Hannah Rothstein

Imagine strolling out of your local 7-Eleven, slurping on a Big Gulp, and running

“As the world becomes more digital, I find myself doing the opposite,” says Marc

Art has the power to make people think twice, change their perspectives, and heighten

According to the Mayan creation story, humans are spun from white and yellow corn,

“Our time is marked by a mass extinction, diminishing resources, global pandemic,

The reality of our current environment—rising sea levels, drought and insect outbreaks,