http://artbabble.org/artist/Mel_Chin/feed en http://artbabble.org/video/art21/mel-chin-paydirt <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-institution"> <div class="field-label">Institution:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/partner/art21">Art21</a> </div> </div> </div> <p><em><a href="http://artbabble.org/series/art21%E2%80%94exclusive" rel="nofollow">Exclusive</a></em> Episode #016: Mel Chin describes the origins and motivations behind the nationwide art project Paydirt in a keynote address to the 2008 National Art Education Association Convention, and visits multiple sites in New Orleans adversely affected by both Hurricane Katrina and lead contamination in the soil.</p> <p><a href="http://artbabble.org/video/art21/mel-chin-paydirt" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://artbabble.org/video/art21/mel-chin-paydirt#comments American Art Mel Chin Contemporary Art Place Stories Art21 http://artbabble.org/sites/default/files/bvideos/d7/d71ac61155b82b73/poster-image-07.jpg d71ac61155b82b73 Tue, 23 Mar 2010 12:07:15 +0000 wesasketch 6713 at http://artbabble.org http://artbabble.org/video/art21/mel-chin-fundred-george-jackson-academy <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-institution"> <div class="field-label">Institution:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/partner/art21">Art21</a> </div> </div> </div> <p><em><a href="http://artbabble.org/series/art21%E2%80%94exclusive" rel="nofollow">Exclusive</a></em> Episode #003: Art21-featured artist Mel Chin (Season 1) originated the Fundred Dollar Bill Project to draw attention to and develop solutions for environmentally responsible rebuilding of New Orleans from below the ground up. The artworks—individually created Fundred Dollar Bills made by students—will be collected by an armored truck and delivered to Washington D.C., where an even exchange of the value of their art currency for actual funds will be requested.</p> <p><a href="http://artbabble.org/video/art21/mel-chin-fundred-george-jackson-academy" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://artbabble.org/video/art21/mel-chin-fundred-george-jackson-academy#comments American Art Art21 Mel Chin Contemporary Art People Place Stories Art21 http://artbabble.org/sites/default/files/bvideos/88/8865dc07455a3e38/poster-image-07.jpg 8865dc07455a3e38 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:53:32 +0000 wesasketch 2022 at http://artbabble.org