RCE Greater Portland-2016

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1. Project Title: 
Earth Week: Plankton Art Exhibit
2. Thematic area/s addressed by the project
Select your options: 
Biodiversity
3. Project partner contact information : 
Organization: 
Portland Community College
Role: 
Host Organization
Main Contact: 
Peter Ritson
Name: 
Amy Livingstone
Affiliation: 
Sacred Art Studios
Email: 
amy@sacredartstudio.net
4. Project type
Select the relevant type for your project: 
Bridging local and global perspectives on SD
5. Project description
Provide a short description of the project including strategies, regional challenges, aims and specific project activities.: 

Amy Livingstone, of Sacred Art Studio, created an interactive exhibit highlighting the unseen world of plankton. She blew up macro photos of plankton, helping visitors understand what they look like.  She invited visitors to develop a relationship with what is unseen in order to protect the oceans.

6. Project status
Finalized
Description: 
The exhibit was fabulous and inspiring. It was hosted for a week for Earth Week.
8. Tagging
Region: 
Americas
Tags (choose up to 5): 
Arts
Freshwater and/or Marine Ecosystems
Plants & Animals