THE CUYAHOGA RIVER ISN’T THE ONLY RIVER IN OHIO SUFFERING FROM POLLUTION. IN SOUTHEAST OHIO, RUNOFF FROM ABANDONED COAL MINES HAVE BEEN POLLUTING STREAMS AND WATERWAYS FOR YEARS. BUT ONE ARTIST AND TEACHER AT OHIO UNIVERSITY FOUND A WAY TO TURN THIS TOXIC RUNOFF INTO PALETTE-WORTHY PAINTS.
ON THIS WEEK’S BUCKEYE BEAT, YOU’LL HEAR FROM THE ATHENS ARTIST JOHN SABRAW.
[COAL TO CANVAS PKG]
Instructional Links
Website: Art Career Project, Painting
http://www.theartcareerproject.com/art-as-a-career/
Website: John Sabraw
Website Article: KQED Science, From Coal to Canvas: An Artist Turns Toxic Runoff into Palette-Worthy Paints
https://ww2.kqed.org/quest/2014/05/13/coal-to-canvas-an-artist-turns-toxic-runoff-into-paints/
Website: WebExhibita\s, Pigments through the Ages
http://www.webexhibits.org/pigments/
Interactive Activites: National Gallery of Art, NGAkids Art Zone
http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/education/kids.html
Website Article: Resene, What Is Paint and How It Is Made