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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Neighborhood Bowtie
Vecindad de Bowtie
Neighborhood Bowtie
Vecindad de Bowtie
View the Project:
bowtie.celebratingbowtiewetland.com
Still from “Neighborhood Bowtie” (2023)
“Neighborhood Bowtie” es un cortometraje animado que utiliza bucles animados entretejidos para resaltar las relaciones cíclicas y unificadas entre los humanos, los animales, las plantas y la tierra en la Demostración del Humedal de Bowtie. La animación va acompañada de un sitio web educativo, así como de materiales impresos complementarios, como páginas para colorear.
“Neighborhood Bowtie” is a short animated film that uses weaving animated loops to highligiht the cyclical and unified relationships between humans, animals, plants, and the land at the Bowtie Wetland Demonstration. The animation is accompanied by an educational website, as well as supplemental print materials like coloring pages.
Artists
Animation: Skye Wang & K Richter
Graphic Design: El Rube
GIF from “Neighborhood Bowtie”