A bright sunny day. A Joshua Tree is center frame. A woman digs in the foreground, and a ditch makes its way through the center of the image. Another woman walks the other side of the ditch with a shovel in her hand.

February 28, 2025 | Member Stories

Spotlight on Reed College’s Arts-engaged Scholarship

In this month’s member spotlight, we focus on the ‘Desert Forest’ project from IA member Reed College, that centers the Joshua Tree. Co-conceived and co-directed by Prof. Juniper Harrower, this multidisciplinary project brings together natural history, Indigenous knowledge, public policy, conservation science, and creative works by historic and contemporary artists to spotlight the threatened tree and preservation efforts around it. And we bring you a sneak peek from Reed College’s collaboratory project!

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February 24, 2025 | Events

Story Circles for Community Connection in Yolo County

When: Tuesday, March 18, 5-7pm PST. Where: International House Davis. Join us for a powerful community listening and storytelling event facilitated by Imagining America. This gathering creates a space to build empathy by sharing personal stories and to make connections through our experiences.

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Against a blue background with pinkish highlights are the following: imagining america logo at the top, below is the logo for the Teaching and Learning circle - which is the letters tlc followed by two intersecting circles in pink and white, below which is the text 'teaching and learning circle'. Below this logo is the text Activate your IA Membership. Underneath that are two circles with hands doing activities - one beading, one cutting paper.

January 22, 2025 | Events / News & Press

Activate Your IA Membership Teaching and Learning Circle 

February 25, 2025, 1-2pm PST, Virtual. Please join Imagining America for a Teaching and Learning Circle to learn more about activating your IA membership. This event will highlight a new toolkit developed by IA staff using many of the ideas that members have implemented to energize their campus, engage their IA member benefits, and uplift public scholarship.

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We are looking at a set of glass windows with metal frames overlooking a public are below. A large transclucent yellow poster hangs in the windows, with the words Creativity in the Time of COVID-19 cascading down.

January 21, 2025 | Member Stories

Spotlight on Michigan State University’s Creativity in the Time of COVID-19

In this month’s member spotlight, we take a look back at Michigan State University’s three year project at the intersections of public art and public health. The project documented how everyday people used creativity to cope with the pandemic by crowdsourcing contributions, undertaking public humanities collaborations, and highlighting art as a tool for combating inequity and injustice. 

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