i3C: Re-Leaf at the Cambridge Kiosk

View of the RE-leaf Installation at the Cambridge Kiosk in Harvard Square

The i3C Artists’ Re-Leaf exhibition celebrates the urban tree canopy, whose shade offers welcome relief from the intensifying heat of our summers. It honors the many hands that nurture these living networks, from city workers to residents who care for street trees and the green spaces beyond their doorsteps. Expanding and protecting urban foliage is one vital way to build resilience in a warming climate.  Inspired by the promise of an ever-expanding canopy, i3C artists have transformed plastic, paper, metal, fabric, ocean debris, and other discarded materials into works that evoke leaves, branches, and the shifting patterns overhead. Through creative reuse, the exhibition celebrates the beauty and resilience of nature while transforming discarded materials into symbols of renewal and hope.

Cambridge resident and curator Adriana G. Prat founded the i3C artists group in 2020, identifying and adding new artists, to continue with the goal of inspiring change and action for the environmental and climate crisis. 

i3C’s mission is to inspire awareness and action towards mitigating the human-made environmental and climate crisis through art. By fostering collective action and advocating for policy change, i3C artists are building a community dedicated to addressing the climate crisis and driving meaningful change.

artists

curators 

Lisa Barthelson and Anna Pancoast

installation artists 

Susan Altman, Lisa Barthelson,  Anna Pancoast, and Adriana G. Prat, with contributions from Martha Heller, Rebecca McGee Tuck, Jeffrey Nowlin, and William Turville

exhibition artists

Susan Altman, Lisa Barthelson, Cedric Harper, Rebecca McGee Tuck, Jeffrey Nowlin, Anna Pancoast, Sohyoung Park, Adriana G. Prat, and William Turville