The Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University is launching The Land Grant: Art, Agriculture, Sustainability, a new annual residency program for artists whose work addresses land use, food, and urban development, with a focus on sustainability.
Participants will have access to thought leaders across university departments as they develop their projects, and acres of university land on which to work.
Join the Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University on April 20 and 21 for its launch! Details are below:
HIGHLIGHTS:
Friday, April 20:
107 South Kedzie Hall, Michigan State University Campus
7 p.m. Severine Von Tscharner Fleming's 2011 documentary film, The Greenhorns, examines America's young farming community.
Saturday, April 21:
333 East Grand River Ave., East Lansing
(former Barnes & Noble space)
3-5 p.m. Artists, activists and academics join a town hall meeting to explore what The Land Grant means for MSU.
3-5 p.m. Students for the Broad Art Museum present farming and sustainability activities for kids of all ages.
5-7 p.m. The former Barnes & Noble space on Grand River Avenue comes alive with local music and food and beverage purveyors selling their goods in an indoor farmers' market.
Co-Presented by The Greenhorns and Michigan Young Farmers Coalition.
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