Looking back…

As 2024 comes to a close, the Ecological Design Collective looks back on a year rich with connection, creativity, and community. From conversations with visionary artists Asad Raza, Eli Nixon, and Bruce Willen to collaborations with environmental organizations like the 6th Branch, Vital Matters, and the Climate Imaginarium, this year has underscored the importance of reimagining our relationship with the land, each other, and the world around us. Click the button below to continue reading about how together we have explored ecological thinking and design as a mode to inspire more equitable, sustainable, and imaginative futures.

Looking forward...

The EDC has some exciting projects in the works for 2025. Here is a brief preview of what is to come. 

• We will continue our monthly "Groundings," hosting experiential events and tours with Baltimore-based artists and eco-organizers. If you would like to host a grounding event, which we will gladly support with an honorarium, please fill out the form below.
• Early next year, we will be launching a new publication, EcoTones, which will highlight the amazing ecological work that our community is up to.
• From February to June, we will be holding a series of virtual conversations with artist Asad Raza about an upcoming permanent art installation on the River Granta in Cambridgeshire. Take advantage of the opportunity to discuss and collaborate with Raza!
• In early 2025, the EDC website landing page will be getting a major redesign. More soon!
• In April, the EDC will be hosting delegates from Rotterdam who are coming to Baltimore to learn about participatory design. 
• The EDC Book Club will continue to invite speakers and hold events. This time in person too...

Much more is also in the works. Stay tuned for more soon!

How to support our work...

Our vision is to build a collective space to share knowledge and develop the kind of relationships that can create and sustain more ecological futures. We’ve been organizing beyond the limits of specific institutions and disciplines, with the hope of developing a more inclusive community. And in keeping with the spirit of ecological design, we’ve relied on alternative forms of digital infrastructure, rather than readymade and extractive corporate platforms that track your data and sell it to advertisers.

We rely on a team of volunteers to keep this collective vibrant and active. As our community continues to grow, we are grateful for your support, for all the ideas, commitments, and relationships you bring to this space. At the same time, your financial support would also help us sustain this platform and ensure its viability. This digital space is tiny, but it takes several thousand dollars each year to maintain the EDC online platform and keep it running. Anyone can join for free, but we welcome any and all contributions.

The Ecological Design Collective is a fiscally sponsored project of Inquiring Systems Inc, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit public benefit organization. Please consider making a small tax-deductible donation for the EDC to support our work and help us realize the dream of a self-sustaining EDC community. Thank you!