What
Wintersession Travel CourseWhere
When
Winter 2019
Course Dates: Jan 4, 2019 — Feb 2, 2019
Travel Dates: Jan 12, 2019 — Feb 2, 2019
Past Program
Guyana: Exploring Art and Science of Bio Diversity
Using Guyana, a biodiverse English-speaking Caribbean nation, located along the northeastern coastline of South America as an example, students will approach the topic of biodiversity from multiple perspectives including the natural sciences, social sciences, humanities, and visual arts.
At-A-Glance
Faculty
Academic Credits
6Department
Course Numbers
Cost
$4225Includes airfare, accommodation, field trips, local transportation, all meals, museum entrances, health and travel insurance.
Guyana: Exploring Art and Science of Bio Diversity in Guyana
Surama, Guyana
2019
Guyana: Exploring Art and Science of Bio Diversity in Guyana
Surama, Guyana
2019
Guyana: Exploring Art and Science of Bio Diversity in Guyana
Surama, Guyana
2019
About this Travel Course
In this course students will explore the artistic, cultural, economic, and scientific role of biodiversity in today's society. Using Guyana, a biodiverse English-speaking Caribbean nation, located along the northeastern coastline of South America as an example, students will approach the topic of biodiversity from multiple perspectives including the natural sciences, social sciences, humanities, and visual arts. More specifically, this course offers RISD students the opportunity to visit a biological hotspot and consider its role in society; participate in conservation science field research; interact cross-culturally; and develop their communication skills. Taught collaboratively, this course emphasizes the importance of connecting ideas, information, and methodologies across the arts, humanities, and sciences, with an emphasis on biology.
Co-Requisite Courses
This is a co-requisite course. Students must plan and register for SCI-W097 and LAS-W717. Students will receive 6 liberal arts credits.
Student + Faculty Stories
Read more about Lucy Spelman in RISD News: Promoting Conservation through Art
Three weeks in Guyana left me with more questions, deeper friendships and a clearer understanding of how I fit into the art world than the first three months of graduate school. I’m looking forward to see where my pursuit of printmaking and soils takes me next.
Heather McMordie WS Guyana 2019
Student work. Photo Credit: Valeria Albani
Student work, Photo Credit: Valeria Albani
Yupukari Village; Photo Credit: Lucy Spelman
Yupukari Village, Photo Credit: Lucy Spelman
Surama Village, Photo Credit: Lucy Spelman
Iwokrama Forest; Photo Credit: Lucy Spelman
Iwokrama Forest, Photo Credit: Lucy Spelman
Photo Credit: Kalyani Kastor IL 20
Giants of Guyana red howler monkeys; Photo Credit: Lucy Spelman
Photo Credit, student work: Heather McMordie MFA PR 20
WS19 Guyana: Exploring Art and Science of Bio Diversity; Photo: work by Heather McMordie MFA PR 20
WS19 Guyana: Exploring Art and Science of Bio Diversity; Sketchbook by Kalyani Kastor IL 20
WS19 Guyana: Exploring Art and Science of Bio Diversity; Sketchbook by Grace Cerveny IL 21
WS19 Guyana: Exploring Art and Science of Bio Diversity; Sketchbook by Jillian Hojsak Brown University Biology 19
Sketchbook by Jackson Yuen GD 19
Final Cyanotype Shelf Mushroom by Eleanor Olson PT 20
Final Cyanotype Moth by Eleanor Olson PT 20
WS19 Guyana: Exploring Art and Science of Bio Diversity; Sketchbook by Diana Lin IA 19
WS19 Guyana: Exploring Art and Science of Bio Diversity; Sketchbook by Diana Lin IA 19
Work by Amalia Ysemay Dercon IL 19
Sketchbook by Ava Handley IL 21
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