March 11 – Matthew and Tia Regier of Matfield Green, Kansas His work can be found at the printmaking studio at The School for Rural Culture and Creativity and online at. Matthew is also an artist and printmaker making linocuts and monotypes that respond directly to his impressions and memories of the prairie. And in affection we find the possibility of a neighborly, kind, and conserving economy.”įor more information about the activities and developments of The School, visit. As imagination enables sympathy, sympathy enables affection. As Wendell Berry says: “To have a place, to live and belong in a place, to live from a place without destroying it, we must imagine it. In this more integrative vision, the arts have the power to engage the imagination. The School thinks that art has a role to play in this process of regenerative culture-making if it is enfolded into a more expansive vision of communal work, ritual and celebration. The vision of The School is not to create economic opportunities but to ask what cultural practices are necessary to generate the kinds of rural communities that we think are critical for our future on the land. Third Coast purchased the building and the Regiers began initial renovations and co-founded a new organization, The School for Rural Culture and Creativity, now a 501(c)(3) organization. In 2019, they acquired possession of an old elementary school after a conversation with Wes Jackson of The Land Institute and Robert Jensen of Third Coast Activist Resource Center. Both from farming backgrounds, the Regiers live in Matfield Green, Kansas. The first speakers of the series are Matthew and Tia Regier. Participation, discussion, and questions encouraged. Audiences will hear short, informal presentations about what led each speaker to embark on their creative paths and what keeps them moving forward. Earth/Work is a conversation series featuring individuals creating sustainable lives-radically reimagining our connection and use of our planet.
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