first took flight 05.1998
an archive of primary activities 1998 through 2002
the Society for Arts + Ecology in Practice
bringing the power of the arts to sustainability
Co-Founding + Creative Development Director, SongBird (1998-2002)
Founding Director, Society for Arts + Ecology in Practice
Beth Carruthers
Beth is a researcher, practitioner, scholar, advisor, teacher, and mentor in the transdisciplinary field of culture and sustainability. Her work since 1995 has focused on the role and capacity of sensory aesthetic engagements found in the arts and design in transforming industrialised cultures - "cultures of unsustainability" - to "cultures of sustainability", aiming for what MIT professor emeritus John Ehrenfeld terms a "sustainably flourishing" future.
Co-Founding Director, SongBird (1998-2000)
Artistic Director, Savage Media
Nelson Gray
Nelson is a published Canadian poet and playwright, and a theatre director with a history in new forms of Canadian performance. He was a Co-Founding Director, writer, and performer with the innovative and internationally touring company, Jumpstart Performance. His later company, Savage Media, was responsible for co-production of the SongBird Oratorio, public performances at the annual Dawn Chorus, and commissioning composers for the school outreach program.
Core Active Collaborative Partners
Ecologist + Founding Director, Douglas College Institute for Urban Ecology
Dr. Val Schaefer
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Past President, Vancouver Natural History Society (Nature Vancouver)
Daphne Selecki
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Conservation Program Development Officer, Habitat
Environment Canada
Gretchen Harlow
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Arts Programmer, Roundhouse Arts + Community Centre
Amir Alibai
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Music Director, SongBird Oratorio
Director, New Music, Western Front
DB Boyko