CalArts Collaborates
x The Nature Conservancy
Celebrating Bowtie Wetland is a collaboration between California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) and The Nature Conservancy. Explore the multimedia arts projects on this site to learn how the upcoming Bowtie Wetland Demonstration along the LA River will provide stormwater management, restore habitats for flora & fauna, and benefit the local community.
Celebrando la Demostración del Humedal de Bowtie es una colaboración entre el Instituto de las Artes de California (CalArts) y The Nature Conservancy. Explore los proyectos de arte multimedia en este sitio para aprender cómo la próxima Demostración del Humedal de Bowtie a lo largo del río de LA proporcionará gestión de aguas pluviales, restaurará hábitats para la flora y la fauna y beneficiará a la comunidad local.
CONTENTS
· About the Collaboration
· Project: Bird Cafe
· Project: Interconnected
· Project: Celebrating Transformation
· Project: Neighborhood Bowtie
· Media Arts Showcase: Event at CalCreative
· Credits & Acknowledgments
• Home Page
Where will the Bowtie Wetland Demonstration be? ¿Dónde estará la Demostración del Humedal de Bowtie?The Bowtie Wetland Demonstration is a 2.5 acre site on the 18-acre Bowtie Parcel located on the east bank of the LA River in Glassell Park. The location was formerly part of Southern Pacific Railroad’s Taylor Yard.
La Demostración del Humedal de Bowtie es un sitio de 2.5 acres en la Parcela de Bowtie de 18 acres ubicado en la orilla este del Río de LA en Glassell Park. La ubicacion anteriormente formaba parte de Taylor Yard de Southern Pacific Railroad.
CalArts Collaborates
x The Nature Conservancy
Celebrating Bowtie Wetland is a collaboration between California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) and The Nature Conservancy. Explore the multimedia arts projects on this site to learn how the upcoming Bowtie Wetland Demonstration Project on the LA River will provide stormwater management, restore habitats for flora & fauna, and benefit the local community.
CONTENTS
· About the Collaboration
· Project: Bird Cafe
· Project: Interconnected
· Project: Celebrating Transformation
· Project: Neighborhood Bowtie
· Media Arts Showcase: Event at CalCreative
· Credits & Acknowledgments
Where will the Bowtie Wetland Demonstration be?The Bowtie Wetland Demonstration is a 2.5 acre site on the Bowtie Parcel located on the east bank of the LA River in Glassell Park. It is located on the Bowtie parcel, an 18 acre strip of land that was formerly part of Southern Pacific Railroad’s Taylor Yard.
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Visit Bowtie Joe’s
Café de Aves
Bird Cafe
View the Project - Visite el Proyecto:birdcafe.celebratingbowtiewetland.com
GIF from “Bird Cafe” Interactive Animated Story
Café de Aves es un cortometraje animado con imágenes de acción en vivo de La Demostración del Humedal de Bowtie en Los Ángeles. La historia, que sigue a un grupo de amigos emplumados que frecuentan un café ficticio ubicado en el lugar del proyecto, explora temas de migración, biodiversidad y comunidad. La película está ambientada en un futuro próximo, después de la finalización del proyecto, y celebra el nuevo entorno natural y floreciente gracias a los esfuerzos de limpieza del agua y mejora del hábitat del proyecto.
Para acompañar la película, los artistas han creado una guía para el lector que presenta información sobre las aves, juegos, páginas para colorear y más. Puede descargar el folleto en el sitio del proyecto.
The Bird Cafe project features a short animated film with live-action footage of the Bowtie Wetland Demonstration in Los Angeles. Following a group of feathered friends who frequent a fictional cafe located at the project site, the story explores themes of migration, biodiversity, and community. The film is set in the near future, after the completion of the project, and celebrates the newly flourishing natural environment thanks to the water-cleaning and habitat enhancement efforts of the project.
To accompany the film, the artists have created a reader’s companion which features information about the birds, games, coloring pages, & more. You can download the booklet on the project site.
Artists
Graphic Design: Sarah Chow
Animation: Erin Park & Eva Liebovitz
Live Action: Leomax He
Graphic Design: Sarah Chow
Animation: Erin Park & Eva Liebovitz
Live Action: Leomax He
Sticker Sheet from “Bird Cafe” (2023)