“And then, all of a sudden… an art project [gets] all key stakeholders…participating.” -Heidi Quante

HQ: My name is Heidi Quante and I primarily work in the realm of creative communication. For the last year-and-a-half, I worked with 350.org, the largest international grassroots climate change organization, to use creative communication to educate the public about the impacts and solutions to climate change and ideally to spark them into action.

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“We’re not providing solutions…We’re providing the platform for people to talk about it, and hopefully we’ll all figure it out together.”- Kristen Svorka & Lana Zellner founders of Ground Up talking about their community art project Art not Arrests

  • Want to get involved? Art Not Arrests Construction is happning Sunday, April 1 from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm. Help Ground Up Designers build build the framework and satisfy all urges to get dirty, use power tools, and play outside. Food and beverages will be served. For more info visit http://www.facebook.com/events/286344471436360/
  • Kristen and Lana funded the project through Kickstarter and have some great tips, check back soon to hear their funding story
  • Follow @GUpDesigners on twitter