Urban Tree Canopies: Education Guide

Art, Activism, Policy, Power: Colleen Plumb Urban Trees

Colleen Plumb & Urban Tree Canopies About the artist Colleen Plumb creates photographs, videos, books, and public video projections about the contradictory relationships people have with other living species. Plumb explores themes of power imbalance and the human appetite for domination of nature.  Plumb’s work has been exhibited around the world, including at the Portland Art […]

Art, Activism, Policy, Power: Urban Tree Canopies Digital Exhibition

Curated by Kyli Hawks, Jay W. Boersma Arts Education Fellow For the 2025 Art, Activism, Policy, Power program, MoCP paired artist and environmental activist Colleen Plumb with youth artists from South Shore College Prep and Prosser Career Academy. Students created unique cyanotype photograms using materials from the trees that surround their schools. This digital exhibition […]

Art, Activism, Policy, Power: If Emmett Till Lived

with Stephen Marc About the workshop If Emmett Till Lived: Photography Workshop for Seniors (65+) in collaboration with Museum of Contemporary Photography and Chicago Public Library Bessie Coleman Branch  Workshop Information: Join documentary/street photographer Stephen Marc for a free photography workshop connected to the exhibition If Emmett Till Lived: Freedom on American Ground opening September 10, 2026 […]