Harwood

Community Garden & Gardening Workshops

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NEW Sustainability Workshop Series

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What do Community and Sustainability look like to us?

Harwood's Community Development activities engage the arts as a catalyst for generating civic dialogue around social issues, enhancing public spaces, and finding creative ways to improve the quality of life in our communities. This work is accomplished through collaboration and partnerships at the local, regional and national level and is built on established theories of Social Networking and Social Capital.

The Harwood engages intimately with local communities to help build their capacity for dynamically addressing social issues. Creating public spaces (such as the Buzz Neighborhood Garden) and public events (such as the Carnuel Road Parade & Fiesta and AutumnFest) brings people into direct contact with one another, enhancing their web of connections and increasing their ability to solve social problems. Integrating visual and performing arts components into these activities serves to further enhance their appeal, foster creative expression, and directly involves local residents in activities that improve their community.

Concerned with our role as a local, community-based institution, we are guided by a vision that embraces sustainable landscaping and design concepts. Over the past two years we have been hard at work making our campus more sustainable, and developing a long range landscape master plan to guide future improvements to our grounds. Our vision? “To create an urban oasis comprised of a series of interconnected outdoor rooms, which provide opportunities for art installations, community events and outdoor education while promoting sustainability and a sense of place.”

As we learn how to make our campus increasingly sustainable, we thought that you might like to benefit from some of our tips and tricks. Learn along side us each month during our new Sustainability Workshop series. If you have a sustainable workshop that you would like to lead, please contact wade [at] harwoodartcenter.org and tell us about it.