18 Artists are getting creative at the Farley Center

August 31 – November 2, 2019

Art Reception: Sept. 14, 1-4pm

Art Tour starts at 1:15pm. We will gather at the Burr Oak Tree.

For a self-guided tour, pick up a map on the bench inside the front door
of the Farley Center and return it when you’re done.

This is the 4th year that area artists are rising to the challenge to create installations in the woods using only materials that can safely decompose back into the land in the Natural Path Sanctuary on the Farley Center land.

The art will be up for public view Aug. 31 – Nov. 2, 2019. Visit the Farley Center anytime from sun-up to sun-down and take a walk through the woods. On Sept. 14, the artists will be present to talk about their work. There will be food, tours and as a special treat, we will have an art fair featuring work from many of  our participating artists. You will have an opportunity to see more of their work, purchase it and get to know the artists and Farley Center better. It will be a creative, fun and festive afternoon!

We are excited to join The Nelson Institute in celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day along with a number of organizations. We also thank our sponsor, Dane Arts and our media sponsor, WORT.

Steep & Brew West on Odana donating coffee for Art Reception

Meet the Artists

(Click on the photo to learn more.)

David Carlson

Betsy Delzer

Shedd Farley and Caroline Tu Farley

Beverly Gordon

Christopher Hindle

Katrina Krueger

Efrat Livny

Billy Morgan

Karen Reppen

Cynthia Reynolds

Bobbette Rose

Phil Saunders

Sue Schuetz

Barry Sherbeck

John Steines

Dawn Wians

Joel Wish

More Farley Center Land Art Installations

The Farley Center has done Land Art Installations three previous years (2013, 2015 and 2017). Check them out.

Just What is Land Art Anyway?
Land art, also known as Earth art, and environmental art, is created by artists who use the materials of the Earth including for instance, the soil, rocks, branches, trees, vegetation, water and other natural, non-toxic materials. The Farley Center supports these types of installations on our land to highlight the beauty, value and necessity to think about how we view and use the land. Our artists help raise the discussion of what is toxic and what do we mean by the word “decompose.” What has to change in the way we work in order to sustain the Earth and all of us that live on it in healthy ways.