by NaIm Ali-Pacheco | Jun 25, 2025 | Art, Education, Essex
This story was produced in collaboration with CivicStory as part of the NJ Ecology-Civics Reporting Project. Graphic Design students and faculty at Rutgers Newark’s School of Arts and Sciences aren’t just making art—they’re making their own materials. Starting in the...
by NaIm Ali-Pacheco | May 6, 2025 | Art, Article, Essex
This story was produced in collaboration with CivicStory as part of the Ecology-Civics Reporting Project. In Newark, New Jersey’s largest city, a group of Rutgers-Newark graphic design students is using local waste—such as river water, discarded vapes, and...
by Annmary Ibrahim | Aug 9, 2022 | Art, Article
Climate change requires creative solutions, and creative solutions require creative people. There is an ongoing belief that environmental advocacy is for scientists, environmentalists, and intellectuals—and that is true—but it is also for artists, designers, and...
by Clyde Hughes | Jul 13, 2022 | Art, Article, Camden, Cities-Parks, Education, Environmental Justice, New Jersey, Policy
CAMDEN — Teenager Azzari Myers said she was “oblivious” to the environmental challenges she was growing up among — trash and debris, lack of trees and green spaces, and constant pollution from companies in Camden. That was until she took part in the illuminating play...
by Kristin Guglietti | Dec 17, 2021 | Art, Article, Atlantic, Education, New Jersey, Sustainable Business, Waste
HAMMONTON—Artists reduce, reuse and recycle materials, so there is less waste going down the drain or ending up in landfills. Some art materials like oil paints can be harmful to the environment because they are difficult to clean up, and contain harsh chemicals,...
by editors@civicstory.org | Sep 22, 2021 | Art, Article
***Update: the deadline to apply for the 2021-22 fellowships has now passed. Please check back in 2022 for an announcement of our next phase of the fellowship.*** CivicStory is offering student fellowships for NJ college and university juniors and seniors from October...
