Listen / Glean / Gather / Shape

In the talk Listen / Glean / Gather / Shape, Douglas Paulson talks about his experience working across a broad range of communities in his socially engaged creative and pedagogical practice. Through his work, Paulson considers the expanded role of the artist in socially engaged spaces and contexts designed to make space for others, while exploring the intersection of culture, environmental, and social justice issues.

Paulson’s pedagogical practice reaches from university level, to museums and non-profits in NYC. He works with community members of all ages to build bodies of knowledge that cultivate connectedness to both our pasts and look towards the future.

Paulson will talk about his ongoing work exploring cultural and environmental understanding and mindfulness with artists, farmers, and neighbors, in a world that is rapidly changing.