Earth/Work: Artists & Sustainable Living Feat. Ryan Tenney

Posted February 27, 2023

Saturday, April 22, 2023 from 2:00-3:00 PM

Earth/Work is a conversation series featuring individuals creating sustainable lives—radically reimagining our connection and use of our planet. Audiences will hear short, informal presentations about what led each speaker to embark on their creative paths and what keeps them moving forward. Participation, discussion, and questions encouraged.

Ryan Tenney is a returning generation farmer and multimedia artist. He is the owner of Sankara Farm, a 27-acre farm founded in 2017. Tenney is also the founder of a community arts organization, AgroArt, a 2018 Charlotte Street Foundation Rocket Grant awardee which promotes creative ecological intervention strategies for artists of color.

EARTH/WORK SPEAKERS

March 11 – Matthew and Tia Regier of Matfield Green, Kansas

March 25 – Carl Stafford of My Region Wins!

April 8 – Brooke Salvaggio of Urbavore Farm and Compost Collective

April 22 – Ryan Tenney of Sankara Farm

Earth/Work: Artists & Sustainable Living is organized by Elizabeth Stehling Snell in partnership with the Charlotte Street Foundation.

Event Details

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When

Saturday, April 22 from 2:00-3:00 PM

Where

Charlotte Street Kemper Library (3333 Wyoming)

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Hope-Lian Vinson

Hope-Lian Vinson is a Kansas City-based visual artist whose works recast elements of the built environment to explore internal narratives of history and identity. With a B.F.A in Painting, Art History, and a Social Practice Certificate from the Kansas City Art Institute, Hope-Lian works at the intersections of art and ecology by using locally-sourced clay and natural materials to reference place and geological processes. They have showcased works in MdW Atlas, SITE ONE, Sapien Gallery, and have recently returned from the Chop Wood Carry Water arts residency in the Driftless region of NW Illinois. They currently serve as the Marketing + Communications Manager at Charlotte Street, where they use their artistic background in community-organizing to provide critical support for Charlotte Street programs and initiatives.