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Artist explores the climate crisis

Season 16 | 2m 33s

Artist and teacher Joan Takayama-Ogawa on her climate change course at Otis College of Art and Design and Otis' commitment to sustainability.

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Multidisciplinary artist, Gustave Baumann, was deeply inspired by Santa Fe
Calder Kamin creates an art installation by reusing and recycling discarded plastic
Father-son team make unique curved-crease origami sculptures and incorporate it with glass
Joseph & Sergio Youngblood Lugo on bear paw symbols in Santa Clara Pueblo pottery
Artist Joan Takayama-Ogawa on her mentor, Ralph Bacerra and Joan's family history in ceramics
Fiber artist Cynthia Lockhart on her careers and how her work ended up in the Renwick's collection
Pianist Natasha Marin on living with Chicano Art
Learn about retired NASA astronaut and quilter Karen Nyberg's space textiles
See more objects in Fleur Bresler's and Judith Chernoff and Jeffrey Bernstein's collections
Sara Vance Waddell on how she became a collector and shows us pieces in her collection.
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