Seeds of a Renaissance: Sustainable Pathways to Community Wellness and Resilience through Art investigates how the humanities can be an effective vehicle for future leaders of education and research during this time of great turning in our climate and human reality. Inspired by the intersection of outdoor access and community resilience, this project is one documentation of various green spaces around The Ohio State University campus area through the mediums of poetry and film photography. By marrying academic inquiry to individual expression, Seeds of a Renaissance offers a regenerative way of connecting to both the natural world and academia in hopes to cultivate empathy, care, and most of all celebration of the parks, ecotones, through spaces, corridors, trees, ravines, and sacred spaces of Columbus, OH.
A reception and community night for this exhibition will be held on Thursday, May 11, from 6–8 PM at Urban Arts Space.
About the Artists
Liam Nigro is a poet from Cleveland, Ohio who interacts with language as a kaleidoscope to explore themes such as nature, identity, wellness, physicality, and spirituality in his life. Liam is a current senior at The Ohio State University studying Sustainable Development & Creative Writing. You can find more of his work on Instagram @theartofliam.
William W. Sharp is an artist from Licking County, Ohio. He is an Ohio State Rural Sociology graduate, research photographer, archivist, publisher, and arts curator previously on staff for the School of Environment and Natural Resources. Will plans to begin pursuing his Master’s of Social Work next year. His current work and meditation revolves around creative collaboration, soul work, and the book form. He works at the intersection of fine arts, psychology, ecology, and community care.
