On April 22nd, 2025 The Living Art and Ecology Lab partnered with students, faculty, and staff from across the university for a series of events in celebration of our shared home: The Earth!
Lost Waters Project Celebration
Listen to Lab Specialist Emma Kline discuss Lost Waters, an interdisciplinary research project investigating the history of a stream that used to run across OSU’s South Oval and through Mirror Lake Hollow.
Lichen Pipeline Performance
Listen to Professor Doo-Sung Yoo discuss Lichen Pipeline, a participatory art performance developed by students and faculty in the Learning Lichens Creative Research Group (colloquially called the “Lichen Likers“!)
Earth Day Parade
Professor Amy Youngs discusses the 2025 Earth Day Parade, following the path of Old Neil Run stream from the South Oval to Iuka Ravine. Participants in this parade included the Lost Waters Group, Art 5101 (EcoArt), the SUSTAINs Student Living Community and the Sustainability Institute, Design 4650 (Collaborative Design Studio), Art 3001 and 4503 (Glass Art), the Living Art & Ecology Student Club, as well as many local artists and community members. Partner organizations included Planning, Architecture, and Real Estate (PARE); Facilities, Operations, and Development (FOD); The Departments of Art and Design; Knowlton School of Architecture; the Emerging Technology Studio.
