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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Fyi below<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>---------------------------------------------</span><span
style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Thomas A. Foster<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Associate Professor and Chair<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Department of History, SAC 422<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>DePaul University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>2320 N. Kenmore Avenue<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Chicago IL 60614<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>http://las.depaul.edu/history/People/Faculty/Foster.asp<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>office: 773 325-4169<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>fax: 773 325-4764<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Honold, Randall <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, October 13, 2011 3:59 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> LASAC<br>
<b>Subject:</b> INC's Festival of the Arts of Nature<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Hello, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I’ve pasted below an
announcement for the Institute for Nature and Culture’s planned “Festival of
the Arts of Nature.” Please share this with faculty, staff, and students
in your department/program/center. Anyone interested should try to attend
the information session on October 19<sup>th</sup> and/or contact Bill, Liam,
or me for more information.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Randy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>_________________________________________________________
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b>DePaul University<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Institute for Nature and
Culture <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>Festival of the Arts of
Nature<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Several of us have been continuing the discussion of the
idea of undertaking an exploration of the role of the arts in environmentalism
that dates back to our Institute for Nature and Culture retreat at the
Resurrection Center in Woodstock in May, 2007. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>We now have an idea—a tentative plan for a festival of the
arts that would provide opportunities for any and all who are interested to
participate. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b>Our idea is:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Let’s form a consortium of faculty, staff and students who
will, working either individually or as small teams, go out, find a work of art
that they feel will actually <i>matter</i> in some way to those who experience
or participate in it, recruit it for presentation in a “Festival of the Arts of
Nature,” which we will sponsor on campus in spring or—more likely—the fall of
2012, and then report on the experience of doing this as part of a wind-up
event.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>The idea is that these “producers” will not be artists
themselves, and will in general not have special knowledge of the art or genre
they chose to explore. They will instead represent the ordinary citizen,
hopeful of enriching his or her experience of the world, supposing, however
naively, that the arts may have a role to play in doing this, but finding that
the task of finding such art to be a daunting and sometimes frustrating task.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b>The producers will: <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>Find works in any medium
or genre that seem likely to “work” in some way, in a festival
context—that is, to refine, clarify, deepen or challenge a viewer’s or
listener’s experience of himself or herself as a mammal, a self and one
among many of God’s creatures.<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>Recruit the project and
“produce” it—that is, oversee its set-up and presentation as part of the
festival.<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>Provide a reflective
report on this experience as part of a discussion winding up the event. We
envision this including two presentations by invited speakers: one on the
role of the arts in human life generally; the other on their role in
contemporary American life. (We don’t have speakers in mind for these
talks, and welcome nominations.)<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>As appropriate, produce
versions of this report and accounts of arts projects for the Institute’s
new web site, “Environmental Critique”. <o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b>Budget:</b> Limited, as usual—but there is one. No exact
numbers yet, but we may be able to provide petty cash—that is, low three
figures—for out-of-pocket expenses. We are also seeking ways to provide small
honoraria for participating artists and expenses and honoraria for the invited
speakers. (Suggestions—as always, but especially in this matter—welcome.) <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b>Schedule:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><u>Wednesday, October 19</u>—12 – 1 <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>A one-hour session (in McGowan South, Room 204) to give
interested faculty, staff and students a chance to discuss the project and
suggest ideas. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><u>Monday, November 14</u>—Deadline for persons or teams
interested in producing an event for the festival to indicate interest by
providing a statement of interest, including name(s) of the person or team and
brief comment (a paragraph or so) on the nature of his/her/their interest. Send
to the organizing committee via Bill Jordan (<a
href="mailto:newacademy@comcast.net">newacademy@comcast.net</a>
815-337-6896). <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><u>Early December</u> (date to be decided)—Meet to discuss
the program, set a date and discuss venue and requirements for presentations. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b>In the meantime: <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Contact<span style='color:#1F497D'> </span>Bill Jordan (<a
href="mailto:newacademy@comcast.net">newacademy@comcast.net</a>, 815-337-6896),
Liam Heneghan (<a href="mailto:lhenegha@depaul.edu">lhenegha@depaul.edu</a><span
style='color:#1F497D'>,</span> 5-2779) or Randall Honold, <a
href="mailto:rhonold@depaul.edu">rhonold@depaul.edu</a><span style='color:#1F497D'>,</span>
5-4928) to discuss ideas about or for the project.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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