Nature connections: Exploring relational values of nature through art on Loyola Campus

This participatory workshop aims to illustrate relational values of nature by inviting participants to connect with nature and to illustrate their connection with the artistic method of their choice (short text, illustration, crochet, etc.). Participants will have 30 minutes to learn about relational values, discuss, and illustrate their connection to nature before going outside on Loyola campus and hanging their artistic creation on a campus tree (or the nature patch of their choice) for all the student population to see.

About the workshop facilitators

Sarah Chamberland-Fontaine is a PhD student in the Department of Biology. She is interested in socio-ecological systems, particularly where they overlap with biodiversity conservation. Her PhD research will focus on community preferences and management of urban nature using an interdisciplinary approach, combining urban ecology and human geography.​

Bella Richmond is a PhD stuents in the Department of Biology. Bella is interested in the generation and distribution of ecosystem services provided by urban trees. She grew up in Southwestern Ontario, where climbing trees provided her countless hours of childhood entertainment and sparked a passion for urban nature. Her Ph.D. research will focus on determining where and why urban tree ecosystem services exist and are accessed using multi-city and Montréal-specific approaches.