movement also has led to the estab-
lishment of a cyber-museum at Green-
Museum.org, a website that provides
information about eco-artists, the move-
ment’s history and its future.
Hull adds that people intrigued
by the concept of eco-art can involve
themselves on a small and immedi-
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On Vinalhaven Island, Maine, eco-
See Green Art Website list: page 62.
artist Aviva Rahmani has painted rocks
along the causeway blue as a means
of prompting islanders to correct the
tidal blockage that was degrading the
surrounding waters (using a mixture of
ultramarine pigment and buttermilk to
encourage lichen growth).
Vincent Smythe, a New York art-
ist, creates sculptures from fallen tree
branches (see
Freewebs.com/vincent-
finedesigns/allaboutecoart.htm). He
also offers Go Green Eco-Art workshops
to schoolchildren, teaching them about
recyclable materials and the impor-
tance of conservation.
Similarly, Gulfshore Playhouse, a
regional theater in Naples, Florida, con-
ducts an elementary school workshop
that teaches youngsters to make theater
props from recycled materials and then
helps them write skits incorporating
those props (GulfshorePlayhouse.org).
Because the eco-art movement has
no geographical center, Hull and her
like-minded colleagues have created
a virtual center on the Internet. Their
online Eco-Art Network connects about
70 member artists who use the site to
discuss ideas and opportunities. The
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