Public Art & Ecology: A Watershed Project for The Confluence is a new public art project that will contribute to the cultural development of St. Louis and create a greater understanding of environmental issues related to the Mississippi River watershed. The project is a collaboration between Washington University's Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts, St. Louis ArtWorks, and The Confluence Partnership.
Ecological artist Jackie Brookner and landscape architect Rick Kacenski from HOK led a public workshop at North Riverfront Park on September 26. Brookner and Kacenski worked with 45 neighborhood residents, graduate students from Washington University, apprentices with St. Louis ArtWorks and other interested citizens to develop a conceptual plan for the project.
