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Note:The next 6-week/6-session Online Hybrid format course - 'Deep immersion into Art-Based Perceptual Ecology (ABPE) methods' and the Asynchronous format course of the same name will start in Fall 2025. Sign-up for our mailing list HERE to be notified when registration opens for the next courses.
Citizen Artist™ - a participatory science research and education platform, employs Art-Based Perceptual Ecology (ABPE) research methodologies and trains folks in the ABPE methods. At Citizen Artist™, we are building a diverse, global community trained in best practices within a transdisciplinary research framework, to mutually learn from and explore new pathways to address current ecological/social challenges. To learn more about this global community 'Citizen Artist™ Café' and how you can be involved, go HERE and fill out the form to receive a response from Founder, Dr. Woolery.
You might also be interested in theCitizen Artist™ Apprenticeship Program - a 9-month focused, and one-on-one engagement with Dr. Lee Ann Woolery to learn Art-Based Perceptual Ecology research methodologies and explore their application to your area of study. The Apprenticeship Program follows a rolling start date to coincide with your scheduling needs. It is available virtually, meeting monthly on a zoom platform or in-person. For more information go HERE.
* NEW Offering Fall 2025! Asynchronous format Online Course - 6-units over 3 months. *
'Deep immersion into Art-Based Perceptual Ecology methods'
Asynchronous learning format - giving you the freedom to learn when and where you want. Start anytime.
In this very experiential online course, you will be introduced to Art-Based Perceptual Ecology (ABPE) research methodologies, non-conventional field-based research methods grounded in multimodal knowledge systems, sensory-based learning and framed within ecological and biological principles. The ABPE methods and tools have application to studying changes in ecological systems, addressing such critical issues as biodiversity decline, habitat loss and effects from climate change.
*To learn more details about the course go HERE. The Asynchronous online course is the same content as the 6-week Online Hybrid format course.
EcoArt Expeditions
Adventure - Education - Research - Art
Let's Go Outside!
Learn about your local ecology through place-based, embodied, and sensory explorations.
Experience art as a way of knowing. Gain appreciation for the beauty of the natural environment.
Work in the field alongside naturalist, researcher, educator, and artist, Dr. Lee Ann Woolery to increase your depth of knowledge and understanding of the natural world. She will teach you 'other ways of knowing' ecological systems. Learn how to read the land’s gestures, codes, and signs by developing skills in keen sensory observation. And learn how to translate your experience into a visual language. Dr. Woolery promises you will gain the ability to slow down; pay attention to detail; engage in your senses beyond sight; get out of your head and into your sentient body; and truly experience the natural world - perhaps for the first time.
For more information on Expedition locations and schedules, send your contact information HERE.
New Partnership – Citizen Artist™ and Ecological Society of America
We are very excited to announce . . . Citizen Artist™ is ESA’s Newest Approved Scientific Content Provider. If you are an ESA Certified Ecologist seeking CEUs, you can earn 2.25 CEUs by completing the Citizen Artist™ online course 'Deep immersion into Art-Based Perceptual Ecology (ABPE) methods'. To learn more about the course click on this LINK.
To learn more about our partnership and the certification process go to ESA's Professional Certified Ecologist Program.
Citizen Artist™ - a participatory science research platform employs
Art-Based Perceptual Ecology research methodologies to study changes in ecological systems.
We work from the premise that we are ALL citizens of the Earth, responsible for the care and conservation of our shared home.