Flight by Greg Stewart
Due to the pandemic, we presented a mini activation of Greg Stewart’s project, “Flight”. The Arlington Art Truck offered free seed bird sculpture “Take and Make” kits at the below locations. We look forward to implementing the full version of this project(as described below) after the pandemic.
Learn about the birds that migrate through our area each autumn, and those that are threatened by loss of habitat in Virginia. Artist Greg Stewart and a team of James Madison University students will be on-hand to facilitate your artmaking. You can select from a library of laser cut names of fall migrating birds, then stencil them onto the ground with sifted soil and create a bird sculpture with clay and native seeds in the shape of the threatened birds to take and plant.
Our community partner for this project is Arlington County’s Urban Forestry and Natural Resources Management Offices, who will offer you tips on tree care, wildlife and ecosystem management, grant opportunities for free trees and will be sharing information and collecting input from the public on their Urban Forest Master Plan and Natural Resources Management Plan revision. The Urban Forest Master Plan addresses the conservation, planting and maintenance of trees in Arlington County, preserving a healthy ecosystem, and the Natural Resources Management Plan looks to conserve and enhance the unique ecosystems in our parks.
This project is developed in partnership with James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia.
About Greg Stewart
MAKE & TAKE: A sculpture in the shape of threatened birds made of native Arlington seeds and clay to plant in your own yard. Stencil the names of migrating birds on the ground. View threatened birds through a 3D View-Master.
MEET: Greg Stewart, sculptor, students from James Madison University and Arlington County’s Arborist.
LEARN: About birds and trees of Arlington County, the Urban Forest Master Plan and Natural Resources Management Plan revision.
FREE “TAKE AND MAKE” PICK UP LOCATIONS:
Sunday, October 18, Westover Farmers Market, 8-noon, 1644 N. McKinley Road, (McKinley Road and Washington Blvd.),
Tuesday, October 20, Crystal City Farmers Market, 3-7 P.M. 2121 Crystal Drive , 3-7pm
Saturday, October 24, Lubber Run Farmers Market, 8-noon, 4401 N. Henderson Road (Henderson and George Mason Drive)
Saturday, November 7, Long Branch Nature Center, 9-1 P.M. 675 S Carlin Springs Road
Sunday, November 15, Fairlington Farmers Market, 9-1 P.M. 3308 S Stafford Street