Have you heard? The Baltimore Satellite Reef project is accepting
submissions!
The hyperbolic crochet coral
reef project was conceived to bring awareness to the destruction of the Great Barrier
Reef. Since its start the reef project has spawned satellite reef creation
around the world, and now it’s in Baltimore. I certainly don’t need a reason to
pick up my hook, but isn’t it great when you do and can be a part of something
that connects community and a great cause.
Click through full details about the project
and how you can contribute (my effort is pictured here).
Information about the upcoming exhibition below:
The Baltimore
Satellite Reef (BSR), a satellite of the Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef Project
(HCCR), facilitated by artist Karida Collins is coming to Gallery CA. Community
members young and old from all around Baltimore City have crocheted this
enormous coral reef replica. The larger HCCR project began in 2005 with
Christine and Margaret Wertheim, of the Institute for Figuring, in response to
the destruction of the Great Barrier Reef. The HCCR is a community arts project
that creates new methods to engage the public about scientific and
environmental issues. With an unusual fusion of mathematics, marine biology,
handicraft, collective art practice and environmental consciousness, the BSR
will be a unique and distinct part of what may be the largest community arts
and science project in the world. Because of the flexibility of the formula and
creativity of each community, it will be totally unique from the others, much
like the ocean’s living coral reefs.
If you are interested in participating please contact
info@galleryca.org to be connected with the project organizers.
The BSR, and all related programming, was made possible by
generous support from The Institute For Figuring, the Office of Community Engagement
at the Maryland Institute College of Art and Neighborhood Fiber Co.
