SEAS welcomes both hands-on environmental action projects and EcoArt submissions. The information below should be included in your presentation display or artist's statement.
Please review the project guidelines below as you plan and complete your Environmental Action project. These guidelines will be used in the judging process and adapted for different age levels of participants.
Guidelines for Eco projects.
Project Requirements
Environmental Action Project Presentation Display
EcoArt Project Artist's Statement
Issues Identification
What observations helped you identify a local environmental issue?
Is there an urgency for action related to this issue?
What observations helped you identify a local environmental issue?
Is there an urgency for action related to this issue?
Research and Planning
What steps did you take to learn about the issue?
What are the existing policies?
How did you develop your action plan?
How will you involve your community in the project?
What steps did you take to learn about the issue?
What kind of art do you traditionally make and why?
What change in behavior do you hope to inspire?
How will you share your EcoArt with others to encourage change?
Action and Documentation
What actions did you take?
What were the outcomes?
Do you have before and after data or evidence?
Discuss your process, materials, techniques, and any unique aspects of your approach.
How did you incorporate sustainable materials?
Reflection and Sharing
What did you learn, accomplish, and how did you share it?
What were the measurable impacts that resulted from your project?
Could your project be adapted or completed by others easily?
What would you do differently if you continued this project in the future?
Does your project lead to a long-term positive outcome?
Consider the impact you hope your art will have on the audience.
How did you share your work and measure its impact?
What did viewers take away from the experience?
Could other artists adapt your process and create their own impactful EcoArt?
What would you do differently if you continued this EcoArt project in the future?
Group Projects Only
Did you have a unified goal and mutual understanding of the issue, plan, and outcomes?
Did everyone play a part in your success?
Did you have a unified goal and mutual understanding of the issue, plan, and outcomes?