Journal

Writing from the art.

One Water Three Years Later
Participatory Art, Guest Postings Carrie Ziegler Participatory Art, Guest Postings Carrie Ziegler

One Water Three Years Later

What comes to mind when you think of a wastewater treatment plant? I would bet it’s not a LEED Platinum rated building housing a science center and award-winning education programs. The LOTT Clean Water Alliance in downtown Olympia is pretty unique, and is recognized internationally as a utility of the future. This means we pioneer innovative technologies and cutting-edge practices, with a focus on resource recovery, efficiency, sustainability, and community engagement.

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Design Collaboration: Less Waste, More Food
Participatory Art Carrie Ziegler Participatory Art Carrie Ziegler

Design Collaboration: Less Waste, More Food

At the beginning of March, I kicked off the Less Waste, More Food Art in Action Project with 4 design workshops, involving 100 students, at Salish Middle School and North Thurston High School. In these workshops, I presented about the problems of wasting food. In the US we waste 40% of the food we grow! This wasted food has huge social and environmental impacts, including:

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One Water: The Infinite Journey
Participatory Art, Sculpture Carrie Ziegler Participatory Art, Sculpture Carrie Ziegler

One Water: The Infinite Journey

This spring, I partnered with LOTT Clean Water Alliance to create an engaging and educational art piece about water for the WET Science Center. I teamed up with LOTT and more than 1,200 Thurston County students and adults to create the new piece titled “One Water – The Infinite Journey” that debuted as part of Spring Arts Walk on April 22 at LOTT’s WET Science Center. The result of this project is not just an art installation; it is a story of water.

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