Art for Nature in 4 Schools

How students and artists approached art and nature in the fall of 2025.

The schools are: Maggie Walker Governor’s School in Richmond, Virginia, Borah High School in Boise, Idaho, Santa Fe Community College in Santa Fe, New Mexico and Vestavia Hills High School in Vestavia / Birmingham, Alabama.

Each school took a very different approach and their works will be published here after the conclusion of the project. 

The students at Santa Fe Community College worked on unmapping the terrain with a focus on uranium mining impacts, together with artist Shayla Blatchford (https://www.antiuraniummappingproject.com/).

The students at Vestavia Hills High School expressed hopes and fears about their future and the climate they will live in, working with artist Brian Hebert (https://www.instagram.com/bern_174/).

The students at Borah High School decided to focus on waste and recycling, working with artist Thomas Heinser (https://preview.thomasheinser.com/).

The students at Maggie Walker chose the James River as their focus, guided by the artist R. Stein Wexler (https://www.rsteinwexler.com/). 

Art for Nature is sponsored by the German Embassy in Washington DC and the Consulate Generals of Germany in San Francisco, Houston and Atlanta.

Find the artwork at: www.pocacito.org/art-for-nature/