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Ecological Design Collective @ecodesigncollectiv.bsky.social · 1d

Call for Submissions: Antidotes to Toxicity 🖊️
The Ecological Design Collective invites contributions for the Fall/Winter 2025–2026 digital magazine Litter, centered on the theme “Antidotes to Toxicity.” Submit here: community.ecodesigncollective.org/call-for-sub...

Call for Submissions: Antidotes to Toxicity | Litter Fall/Winter Issue - Ecological Design Collective

The Ecological Design Collective invites contributions for the Fall/Winter 2025–2026 digital magazine Litter, centered on the theme “Antidotes to Toxicity.” This edition explores how we…

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Ecological Design Collective @ecodesigncollectiv.bsky.social · 1d

The Ecological Design Collective is accepting submissions for its Winter 2026 Featured Artist series. Selected artist will receive a $200 honorarium and a three-month feature on the EDC website (Jan–Mar 2026). community.ecodesigncollective.org/open-call-ec...

Open Call: Ecological Design Collective Featured Artist — Winter 2026 - Ecological Design Collective

The Ecological Design Collective (EDC) invites submissions for our Winter 2026 Featured Artist series. This is a quarterly opportunity to share your work at the…

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Ecological Design Collective @ecodesigncollectiv.bsky.social · 6d

Join us in caring for our local forests. Wavy basketgrass is a fast-spreading invasive that crowds out native species and prevents trees from regenerating. Together, we’ll remove this “plant bully” and open space for native plants to thrive. 🌳

📅 Oct 12th, 2 - 4 pm
📍 3506 Gwynnbrook Ave

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Ecological Design Collective @ecodesigncollectiv.bsky.social · 19d

In times of crisis, grief is not weakness; it’s care, connection & resistance. 🎭 Creativity is revolutionary, a way to heal & reclaim power.

📅 Collage Exhibit Oct 3 | Workshop Oct 10
📍 Private warehouse (address after reg.)
✉️ [email protected]

Ecological Design Collective @ecodesigncollectiv.bsky.social · 29d

Join the EDC for our September Grounding Event

We’ll gather for a guided tour of Black Earth Rising at the Baltimore Museum of Art. Curated by Ekow Eshun, it features 22 works exploring climate crisis.

📅 Sept. 11th, 5 PM - Meet at the BMA lobby

Tour led by Art Curator Antoinette Roberts.

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Ecological Design Collective @ecodesigncollectiv.bsky.social · Sep 5

Today! Join the EDC to kick off the 2025–26 year with a social at Union Craft Brewing 🎉

Whether you’re a longtime member or brand new, we can’t wait to welcome you into a space of collective reimagining.

📍 Union Craft Brewing
🗓️ Today, September 5 | 5:00–6:30 pm EDT

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Ecological Design Collective @ecodesigncollectiv.bsky.social · Jul 29

For 2025–2026, the Ecological Design Collective asks: What does it mean to create antidotes to toxicity?

Join us and host an event!

Link in our website:
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#DesignAnAntidote #ToxicTimes #EcologicalDesign #EDC2025 #EnvironmentalJustice

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Ecological Design Collective @ecodesigncollectiv.bsky.social · Jul 14

💚 Introducing Litter: the new journal from the EDC!

In a moment when reactionary forces narrow the space for imagination and collective action, Litter emerges as a space for radical ideas, creative interventions, and rethinking ecological design.

Submissions are now open! Link in the bio.

Litter, an eco-journal - Ecological Design Collective

Quick Navigation Issues Conversations Exhibits News Send us your scraps, your remnants, your layers of meaning. Submit to Litter Issues View All Conversations View All…

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Ecological Design Collective @ecodesigncollectiv.bsky.social · Jun 30

In the summer of 2020, during the pandemic, wildfires, and global calls for justice, the idea of the Ecological Design Collective began.

EDC is a platform to explore and connect! You can become a member today on our website: community.ecodesigncollective.org

Welcome to the EDC - Ecological Design Collective

A community for radical ecological imagination and collaboration.

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Ecological Design Collective @ecodesigncollectiv.bsky.social · Jun 26

💚New Featured Artist!

Anna Fine Foer, in her new series, Nurture or Nature!

We’re thrilled to feature her as this season’s Featured Artist on the EDC website. Take a moment to explore her work!

#AnnaFineFoer #FeaturedArtist #EDCCollective #ArtMeetsScience #SoilEcologies #EcoArt

Ecological Design Collective @ecodesigncollectiv.bsky.social · Jun 24

In our fourth conversation with artist Asad Raza, we followed the unfolding of a project that’s more than art: it’s a living, breathing collaboration with a river.

Watch the full conversation here: community.ecodesigncollective.org/conversation...

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Ecological Design Collective @ecodesigncollectiv.bsky.social · Jun 10

Soledad Salamé: Camouflage

📍 Goya Contemporary Gallery | Mill Centre Studio 214, Baltimore
🗓️ Thursday, June 12 at 12:00 PM

Join us for an exclusive tour of Camouflage, the latest exhibition by Chilean American artist Soledad Salamé, guided by curator Amy Raehse.

Ecological Design Collective @ecodesigncollectiv.bsky.social · Jun 3

🌀 Join us online on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, at 12PM (EST) for the next installment of our conversation series with acclaimed artist Asad Raza!

Anthropologist Kristine Roome moderates this session!

📅 Tuesday, June 10
🕛 12PM (EST)
🔗 JOIN HERE → community.ecodesigncollective.org/event/conver...

Ecological Design Collective @ecodesigncollectiv.bsky.social · May 28

💚 Roots and Futures: A Transatlantic Conversation on Black Land & Food Sovereignty

May 29 | 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Blueprint Cafe, 3120 St Paul St, Baltimore, MD

RSVP for up to two guests.

#RootsAndFutures #BlackLandSovereignty #FoodJustice #BlackCulture #Ghana #Baltimore

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Ecological Design Collective @ecodesigncollectiv.bsky.social · May 21

Join us for “A Year of Reimagining Land: A Roundtable Retrospective”!

Celebrate a year of radical ecological imagination with the Ecological Design Collective at our End of Year Reception!

🗓 Date: May 22nd
🕓 Time: 4:00 – 6:00 PM
📍 Location: Blueprint Cafe, 3120 St Paul St, Baltimore, MD

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Ecological Design Collective @ecodesigncollectiv.bsky.social · May 18

🌱 TODAY! Celebrate with Us 🌿

Join the Ecological Design Collective for our End of Year Reception — a celebration of community, imagination, and collective care for the land 🌍✨

📅 TODAY – Sunday, May 18
🕛 12:00–2:00 PM
📍 Blueprint Cafe — 3120 St Paul St, Baltimore, MD 21218

You are warmly invited 💚

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Ecological Design Collective @ecodesigncollectiv.bsky.social · May 5

🌱 Happening TOMORROW!
Join us for Re-imagining Land – Regenerating Relational Ecologies, a powerful global forum exploring how communities around the world are regenerating living systems!

🗓 May 6, 12:00–1:00 PM EDT, Online – Register & Join!
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Re-imagining Land – Regenerating Relational Ecologies: A Global Forum on Living Systems Resilience - Ecological Design Collective

Join Here Join us for a transformative gathering that explores the pioneering Regenerating Relational Ecologies Global Action Research Initiative. This event brings together community leaders,…

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Ecological Design Collective @ecodesigncollectiv.bsky.social · May 4

🌿 Eclipta Herbal Sanctuary Tour: Grounding in Healing & Ecology

Join us for an in-person tour on May 6, 4–6 PM EDT!

📍 6304 Old Harford Rd, Baltimore, MD
👥 RSVP now: community.ecodesigncollective.org/event/eclipt...

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Ecological Design Collective @ecodesigncollectiv.bsky.social · May 1

🌍 Re-imagining Land, Regenerating Relationships

Join us online on May 6, 12 PM EDT, for a global forum on living systems resilience.

Explore how communities are co-creating regenerative practices, relational ecologies, and place-based governance.

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Ecological Design Collective @ecodesigncollectiv.bsky.social · Apr 29

🚨 Big news! The Ecological Design Collective (EDC) has just been awarded a grant from the Chesapeake Bay Trust to launch an exciting new project: Jones Falls 2076

❗Want to be part of it?

Join our community space to follow the journey and get involved: community.ecodesigncollective.org

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Ecological Design Collective @ecodesigncollectiv.bsky.social · Apr 25

🌿 Still thinking about applying? There’s still time!

Our Open Call for Featured Eco-Artists – Summer 2025 is still open, but the deadline is approaching: May 15!

Apply now and let your art be part of the transformation:
community.ecodesigncollective.org/open-call-ec...

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Ecological Design Collective @ecodesigncollectiv.bsky.social · Apr 23

🌿Jones Falls Industrial History Tour
Saturday, April 26, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM. Start: Chestnut Ave & Falls Rd

Join the EDC for a van tour tracing the industrial past of Baltimore’s iconic Jones Falls River!

Space is limited to 20 participants: community.ecodesigncollective.org/event/jones-...

Jones Falls Industrial History Tour: An Ecological Design Collective Grounding - Ecological Design Collective

Join us on a tour of Jones Falls’ industrial history! This Saturday the Ecological Design Collective (EDC) embarks on a tour of the Jones Falls…

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Ecological Design Collective @ecodesigncollectiv.bsky.social · Apr 16

Are you an artist working at the intersection of art, ecology, and design? This is your chance to be featured by the Ecological Design Collective!

Deadline: May 15, 2025
Featured from June to August 2025

Learn more: community.ecodesigncollective.org/open-call-ec...

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Ecological Design Collective @ecodesigncollectiv.bsky.social · Apr 11

🌱 The Ecological Design Collective is a global platform for people reimagining the future of life on Earth. You’ll find journals, exhibits, groups, events, and collaborative opportunities on our site.
✨ Join us to connect, contribute, and co-create: community.ecodesigncollective.org

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