Visual Conversations: Art, Ecology, Healing

A unique collaboration between artists and an art therapist gives the Hampton Roads community the opportunity to participate in a free series of art-based workshops and experience an environmental art installation. Held at Norfolk Botanical Garden, each session of Visual Conversations: Art, Ecology, Healing begins with a 30-minute presentation by a regional expert on a topic related to the local environment. Following each presentation, participants will reflect through eco-art making and discussion facilitated by Dr. Mary Roberts from Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences Counseling & Art Therapy at Old Dominion University. In addition to the speaker series, artist and ODU professor Brendan Baylor and landscape designer Kelly Morse of 70|30 Design Studio have adapted their latest art installation to amplify the key messages of Visual Conversations. "Soundings: Soundmap for a Changing Landscape" is a pop-up gallery made from a decommissioned shipping container with a roof garden accessible by staircase. Within the gallery Baylor will use excerpts from the Visual Conversations: Art, Ecology, Healing series to create a new art piece. Sessions and topics include: Saturday, Sept 6, 2025-10:00am-12:00 pm: Environmental Justice with Kim Sudderth Tuesday, Sept 9, 2025-5:30pm-7:30pm: Wetlands in Transition with Ian Blair Saturday, Sept 20, 10:00am-12:00pm: Environmental Repair with Veronica Hicks This project was made possible by a grant from the Institute for Coastal Adaptation and Resilience and additional funding from The Norfolk Botanical Garden and the Elizabeth River Trail. Space is limited and registration is required. No cost to the public and no art experience is required.

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