Continuing growth with symbionts in Japan for the Fall Assembly will include a residency by artist Myu Hanaoka as part of the "Arts of Upcycling” (2024-2027) initiated by artists James Jack and Taro Furukata. This collaborative artistic research returns reciprocity to the center focusing on integrating alternative economies with contemporary artistic ecosystems, asking the question, "How can we decentralize power towards informal sharing economies?" We are co-creating artworks with sailcloth, hand embroidery, and natural dyes while gathering interviews with upcyclers in Shodoshima, Singapore, Hiroshima and next Germany.

Building upon spring assembly resident artist Meika Mizuno, creative engagement with local plants, ecosystems and fibers will continue to spin.

Our practice of upcycling as a creative and practical model seeks to diversify existing systems with expanded imagination working with objects from the past to paint colorful futures with friends in Art as Ecological Practice.