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REWILD

Practical habitat conservation and ecological restoration for artists

10 webinars from August 11th -22nd, 2025
Applications due April 18th, 2025

Scientists:
Rewild is a ten day webinar for artists to lear about practical wildlife conservation and habitat restoration directly from research biologists. The program will offer daily video lectures and chats with ten international conservationists and research ecologists engaged in a range of rewilding initiatives. Guest scientists will describe conservation efforts from the very local to the global that will define a broad range of strategies and attitudes to the wild.

Artists:
Biophilium residencies are designed to facilitate research that will enrich conceptual artists' practice within a small group of like minded creative people. Visual artists, writers, musicians, film makers and dancers are invited to apply. The jury will select a group of artists based on their portfolios and interests rather than how they fit into any description of an artist.Resident's are invited to present their ecoart practices to the group. Built into the 2 - 2.5 hours of daily programming are discussions, demonstrations, recommended assignments and show and tell. Participants are invited to also have short daily one-on-one meetings with our director and the other residents in the small group.

This program is especially designed for artists with dreams of land stewardship and community engagement, but you do not need to own land, be part of a geographical community or have any previous naturalist experience to participate.

Outline:
All activities are subject to change and will be tailored to participants' interests.

Symbiosis: A crash course in ecological systems with the director of the Biophilium

Ecosystem Stewardship with Kew Gardens

Native Plants for Backyard Birds with Cornell University

Fungal Conservation with Rewilding Mycology

Ocean Plastic and Shoreline Bio diversity with the AOW Thai Marine Ecology Center

Suck Out the Poison with farmland bio-remediation

Regenerative Culture

Unlawning

Novel Ecologies: Embracing invasives in the symbioscene

Glacial Conservation and Ecological Succession with the University of Colorado

Conservation Cemeteries, Green Burials and Monarch Butterfly Protection

Eco Art Activism Examples, Opportunities and Resources with the director of the Biophilium

Cost 
$600 USD
We are offering a BOGO scholarship to alumni, and to Canadian residents this year.

How to apply:
Send the following material to ArtLovesScience@gmail.com
1. Artist CV
2. Artist statement (about 200 words)
3. Application form PDF or docx
4. Portfolio 5 – 10 examples of your work

We are flexible and forgiving with application formats and deadlines. For best results let us know what you do and what you'd like to study with us as early as possible.

Residency places are limited to 12 artists.

Click here to see all the artists who have studied ecology and conservation with us.