Please join us for the upcoming Natural Discourse symposium on October 10, 2013 at the Berkeley City Club -downtown Berkeley.
For tickets and more info click here
http://www.naturaldiscourse.org/events.html
Natural Discourse: Culture & Cultivation
We are thrilled to invite you to join us for the third in the series of well received Natural Discourse symposia. In our upcoming symposium artist Alice Miceli de Araujo responds to environmental devastation brought on by human activity and Mary Jo McConnell tells of trekking up mountains to paint birds that use beauty to attract a mate. Robert Pogue Harrison, Rosina Pierotti Professor at Stanford University, offers a literary perspective on what gardening gives us, Margaret Morton reveals the essence of our urge to create beauty in her photos of homeless people’s gardens and Roger Handgarter, Chancellor’s Professor of Biology at Indiana University examines the unseen movements of plants. All of our speakers challenge us to think about our role in the web of natural processes.
"The first two symposia, held at the UC Botanical Garden, were among the very best days I've ever spent sitting and listening to others speak. This third symposium promises to be outstanding, with a group of speakers from around the country. The focus is less on gardens and more on art, with lots of inspiring ideas and images. I wouldn't miss it for the world." Richard Turner, Editor Emeritus, Pacific Horticulture Magazine
What we heard was an extraordinary series of lectures, a “natural discourse” that drew from the disciplines of anthropology, art, botany, design, science, politics, engineering, including: The transformation of a sheep ranch in Sonoma County into a world-class, Richard Serra-containing, outdoor art installation (I must see this some day*); the inception of the International Garden Festival at Chaumont sur Loire (I must visit this some day); the making of The Ethnobotanical Garden of Oaxaca, Mexico (I MUST go here some day); the role of cellular structure, its actual physical shape, in furthering understanding of stem cell biology (I may benefit from this some day). Denise Maher, Garden blogger extrodinaire at 'A Growing Obsession"
"I don't recall the last time a conference left me in such mind bending elation. By the end of the first Natural Discourse Symposium in 2012, all of us in that bright room at the UC Botanical Garden felt a rare confluence of wonder, joy, fascination, gratitude, and camaraderie. Artists, poets, scientists, gardeners, designers, builders, academics, and curators -- beautiful speakers all-- presented their work to an audience who rose to the occasion, contributing questions and comments that advanced presenters' ideas, generated new ones, and created new connections." Jason Dewees, Horticulturalist and Palm Broker, Flora Grubb Gardens
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For tickets and more info click here
http://www.naturaldiscourse.org/events.html
Natural Discourse: Culture & Cultivation
We are thrilled to invite you to join us for the third in the series of well received Natural Discourse symposia. In our upcoming symposium artist Alice Miceli de Araujo responds to environmental devastation brought on by human activity and Mary Jo McConnell tells of trekking up mountains to paint birds that use beauty to attract a mate. Robert Pogue Harrison, Rosina Pierotti Professor at Stanford University, offers a literary perspective on what gardening gives us, Margaret Morton reveals the essence of our urge to create beauty in her photos of homeless people’s gardens and Roger Handgarter, Chancellor’s Professor of Biology at Indiana University examines the unseen movements of plants. All of our speakers challenge us to think about our role in the web of natural processes.
"The first two symposia, held at the UC Botanical Garden, were among the very best days I've ever spent sitting and listening to others speak. This third symposium promises to be outstanding, with a group of speakers from around the country. The focus is less on gardens and more on art, with lots of inspiring ideas and images. I wouldn't miss it for the world." Richard Turner, Editor Emeritus, Pacific Horticulture Magazine
What we heard was an extraordinary series of lectures, a “natural discourse” that drew from the disciplines of anthropology, art, botany, design, science, politics, engineering, including: The transformation of a sheep ranch in Sonoma County into a world-class, Richard Serra-containing, outdoor art installation (I must see this some day*); the inception of the International Garden Festival at Chaumont sur Loire (I must visit this some day); the making of The Ethnobotanical Garden of Oaxaca, Mexico (I MUST go here some day); the role of cellular structure, its actual physical shape, in furthering understanding of stem cell biology (I may benefit from this some day). Denise Maher, Garden blogger extrodinaire at 'A Growing Obsession"
"I don't recall the last time a conference left me in such mind bending elation. By the end of the first Natural Discourse Symposium in 2012, all of us in that bright room at the UC Botanical Garden felt a rare confluence of wonder, joy, fascination, gratitude, and camaraderie. Artists, poets, scientists, gardeners, designers, builders, academics, and curators -- beautiful speakers all-- presented their work to an audience who rose to the occasion, contributing questions and comments that advanced presenters' ideas, generated new ones, and created new connections." Jason Dewees, Horticulturalist and Palm Broker, Flora Grubb Gardens
Please join us for the upcoming Natural Discourse symposium on October 10, 2013 at the Berkeley City Club -downtown Berkeley.
For tickets and more info click here
http://www.naturaldiscourse.org/events.html
Natural Discourse: Culture & Cultivation
We are thrilled to invite you to join us for the third in the series of well received Natural Discourse symposia. In our upcoming symposium artist Alice Miceli de Araujo responds to environmental devastation brought on by human activity and Mary Jo McConnell tells of trekking up mountains to paint birds that use beauty to attract a mate. Robert Pogue Harrison, Rosina Pierotti Professor at Stanford University, offers a literary perspective on what gardening gives us, Margaret Morton reveals the essence of our urge to create beauty in her photos of homeless people’s gardens and Roger Handgarter, Chancellor’s Professor of Biology at Indiana University examines the unseen movements of plants. All of our speakers challenge us to think about our role in the web of natural processes.
"The first two symposia, held at the UC Botanical Garden, were among the very best days I've ever spent sitting and listening to others speak. This third symposium promises to be outstanding, with a group of speakers from around the country. The focus is less on gardens and more on art, with lots of inspiring ideas and images. I wouldn't miss it for the world." Richard Turner, Editor Emeritus, Pacific Horticulture Magazine
What we heard was an extraordinary series of lectures, a “natural discourse” that drew from the disciplines of anthropology, art, botany, design, science, politics, engineering, including: The transformation of a sheep ranch in Sonoma County into a world-class, Richard Serra-containing, outdoor art installation (I must see this some day*); the inception of the International Garden Festival at Chaumont sur Loire (I must visit this some day); the making of The Ethnobotanical Garden of Oaxaca, Mexico (I MUST go here some day); the role of cellular structure, its actual physical shape, in furthering understanding of stem cell biology (I may benefit from this some day). Denise Maher, Garden blogger extrodinaire at 'A Growing Obsession"
"I don't recall the last time a conference left me in such mind bending elation. By the end of the first Natural Discourse Symposium in 2012, all of us in that bright room at the UC Botanical Garden felt a rare confluence of wonder, joy, fascination, gratitude, and camaraderie. Artists, poets, scientists, gardeners, designers, builders, academics, and curators -- beautiful speakers all-- presented their work to an audience who rose to the occasion, contributing questions and comments that advanced presenters' ideas, generated new ones, and created new connections." Jason Dewees, Horticulturalist and Palm Broker, Flora Grubb Gardens
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For tickets and more info click here
http://www.naturaldiscourse.org/events.html
Natural Discourse: Culture & Cultivation
We are thrilled to invite you to join us for the third in the series of well received Natural Discourse symposia. In our upcoming symposium artist Alice Miceli de Araujo responds to environmental devastation brought on by human activity and Mary Jo McConnell tells of trekking up mountains to paint birds that use beauty to attract a mate. Robert Pogue Harrison, Rosina Pierotti Professor at Stanford University, offers a literary perspective on what gardening gives us, Margaret Morton reveals the essence of our urge to create beauty in her photos of homeless people’s gardens and Roger Handgarter, Chancellor’s Professor of Biology at Indiana University examines the unseen movements of plants. All of our speakers challenge us to think about our role in the web of natural processes.
"The first two symposia, held at the UC Botanical Garden, were among the very best days I've ever spent sitting and listening to others speak. This third symposium promises to be outstanding, with a group of speakers from around the country. The focus is less on gardens and more on art, with lots of inspiring ideas and images. I wouldn't miss it for the world." Richard Turner, Editor Emeritus, Pacific Horticulture Magazine
What we heard was an extraordinary series of lectures, a “natural discourse” that drew from the disciplines of anthropology, art, botany, design, science, politics, engineering, including: The transformation of a sheep ranch in Sonoma County into a world-class, Richard Serra-containing, outdoor art installation (I must see this some day*); the inception of the International Garden Festival at Chaumont sur Loire (I must visit this some day); the making of The Ethnobotanical Garden of Oaxaca, Mexico (I MUST go here some day); the role of cellular structure, its actual physical shape, in furthering understanding of stem cell biology (I may benefit from this some day). Denise Maher, Garden blogger extrodinaire at 'A Growing Obsession"
"I don't recall the last time a conference left me in such mind bending elation. By the end of the first Natural Discourse Symposium in 2012, all of us in that bright room at the UC Botanical Garden felt a rare confluence of wonder, joy, fascination, gratitude, and camaraderie. Artists, poets, scientists, gardeners, designers, builders, academics, and curators -- beautiful speakers all-- presented their work to an audience who rose to the occasion, contributing questions and comments that advanced presenters' ideas, generated new ones, and created new connections." Jason Dewees, Horticulturalist and Palm Broker, Flora Grubb Gardens
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