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AGRITOPIA: ADVENTURES IN THE GLOBAL FOOD CHAIN
Viewing and Pick-Up : Thursday, March 19, A Session, 10:00am-11:30am, KCC 200DE
Editions Due to Portfolio Organizer by December 15, 2014.
Organized by Emmy Lingscheit, Michael Barnes and Sarah Smelser
Email: emmylingscheit@gmail.com
This portfolio invites participants to engage visually and conceptually with agricultural practices across the globe, and also to imagine how food production might look in the future as new technologies emerge to meet the demands of 8 billion people. Modern large-scale agricultural practices make possible the societies we now live in, but have serious ramifications in many spheres. Ethical concerns, food safety issues, and a growing awareness of the negative ecological impact of industrial agriculture have led many individuals, communities, and even corporations to strive for more sustainable approaches to food cultivation. These adaptations range from organic vegetable plots on the low-tech end of the spectrum, to lab-grown meat on the high end. The first hamburger made from meat artificially grown in a lab was eaten in August, 2013. Worldwide, demand for meat is higher than ever as economic growth in developing nations allows more people to eat higher up the food chain. In what ways might we further manipulate the food chain in order to continue to survive and thrive as a species? Printmakers who hail from the great corn, soybean, and print-producing state of Illinois are especially encouraged to apply.
Paper Size: 11 x 14 inches
Edition Size: 30
Technique: Prints must incorporate a minimum of three colors, and be created using at least one traditional print technique, such as intaglio, relief, lithography, screenprint, or other editionable media. No purely digital work.
Participation Fee: $30
PARTICIPANTS:
Randy Arnold, Knoxville, Tennessee
Janet Ballweg, Bowling Green State University
Michael Barnes, Northern Illinois University
Susan Belau, San Francisco State University
Samantha Buchanan, Illinois State University
Burt Bucher, Missouri Southern State University
Matthew Egan, East Carolina University
Richard Finch, Illinois State University
Oscar Gillespie, Bradley University
Ruthann Godollei, Macalester University
Victoria Goro-Rapoport, University of Nebraska, Kearney
Chris Hagen, Illinois State University
Lawrence Hamlin, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Brian Johnson, Texas State University
Emmy Lingscheit, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Ashton Ludden, Knoxville, Tennessee
Michael McGovern, Portland State University/Portland Community College
Guen Montgomery, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Morgan Price, Illinois State University
Meredith Setser, Herron School of Art & Design
Sal Sidner, Miami, Florida
Sarah Smelser, Illinois State University
Randi Stella, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Rochelle Toner, Tyler School of Art/Temple University
Lisa Turner, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Sydney Webb, Arlington, Texas
Dylan Welch, Illinois State University
Ian Welch, Northern Illinois University
