Un/Making Boundaries

We exist in a time where it has become more clear that the socio-political barriers and boundaries established with the intent to divide are doing more harm than good. What does nature have to teach us about interconnectedness? How can we explore the relationships between natural elements to seed a future where we are a more connected and thriving people?

Join Co-Founder and Executive Director of Relationships, Ashanti Davis, and ArtScience Educator, Dr Dé Scipio, for a dialogue and collective sculpture-making about the interconnectedness of humans and the natural world. Participants will be placed into small groups, giving them a chance to connect with others in the space. Together, with prompts from the facilitators, groups will co-develop a freeform sculpture that represents the themes of their group discussion and the larger concept of un-making boundaries and interconnectedness.

About the organizers: Ashanti Davis is an Artist, Thinker, Social Justice Advocate, and Arts and Culture Entrepreneur who believes in the power of Art and Creativity to create meaningful change in the world. She has led interdisciplinary teams in the development of unique STE(A)M experiences and exhibitions and has co-instigated and chaired internal groups for Diversity, Inclusion, Equity, and Accessibility. Ms. Davis is currently Community Experiences Designer for Pueblo LLC and Co-Founder/Executive Director for an emerging 21st-century nonprofit called The Unless Society. Ashanti is an Alumni Fellow of the ASTC Leadership and Diversity Fellowship program, a Board Member for Regenerative Nexus, received a BA in Creative Arts and Communications from Richmond American International University in London, and an MA in Museum Studies and Certificate in Nonprofit Management from Johns Hopkins University in 2021.

Dr Scipio has focused much of her career on broadening participation for learners from non-dominant communities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM). She has designed and studied learning environments within formal and informal contexts and focuses on equitable design, creating spaces for learners from non-dominant groups to demonstrate and create disciplinary expertise, architecting community-university partnerships to facilitate multidirectional learning, and helping experts and mentors build pedagogical capacity. She brings this focus to her work as Director of the Graduate Program in Education for Environment and Community, School Overnight, and Community Education programs at IslandWood as she works to further integrate justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion.