Publications
Sprout Out Loud! | Self Published ‘Zines
Sprout Out Loud! | Self Published ‘Zines
Sprout Out Loud’s DIY publication series (Occupy the City with Land Art & Guerilla Gardens, 2013; A Sprout Growing Guide & Manifesta of Local Sustenance, 2007) can be shipped directly to you, with a modest shipping cost added.
Contact me directly if you’d like some sent your way by mail!
Editions:
2007 – A Sprout Growing Guide & Manifesta of Local Sustenance. 20 pages, black/white, $5-
2013 – Occupy the City with Land Art & Guerilla Gardens. 32 pages, black/white, $7-
Thinking With Water
Project archives included from street performance, Taste the $ource.
Edited by Cecilia Chen, Janine MacLeod, Astrida Neimanis.
Drawing from a pool of contributors with diverse backgrounds, Thinking with Water presents the work of critics, scholars, artists, and poets in an invitation to pay more attention to the aqueous aspects of our lives.
The Field of Possibilities
Le Champ des Possibles | The Field of Possibilities
by Owen McSwiney and Emily Rose Michaud, edited by Matt Ratto and Megan Boler.
Included in the publication: DIY Citizenship: Critical Making and Social Media
Relationships in Ecology
Relationships in Ecology | Artists Communing With the Rest of Creation
by Emily Rose Michaud
The Roerich Garden Project
The Roerich Garden Project | vague terrain, citizen engagement & the open city
edited/produced by Christine Prefontaine and Emily Rose Michaud
electronic book published by Artefatica
Talks
I am available to present, discuss and share my body of work in Art, Activism and Ecology. Below are samples of recent presentations.
Art as Resistance
Art as Resistance, Ottawa Art Gallery, August 2014
A panel discussion on socially engaged art, resistance, and revolution. In conjunction with the People’s Social Forum.
Discussion, at 36:22.
SOIL: Source of Life
SOIL: Source of Life, DB Clarke Theatre, Concordia University, January 2014
Conference hosted by Mycélium & Compost Montréal. An evening of exploration and discussion about soil, the source of life. Six powerful individuals who work intimately, physically or metaphorically with soil will present their thoughts, hopes, concerns and council on this precious resource, leading to a dialogue with the audience about what actions we might take individually and collectively to protect and restore this precious resource. Video coming soon.
Guerilla Gardens
Guerilla Gardens & Land Artists, Drawn & Quarterly, Montréal, June 2015
A visual presentation and talk on Guerilla Gardens and Land Art followed by hands-on planting. The visual talk includes example of artists working in collaboration with their immediate environments (ecological, political, geographic, social); citizen-led gardening initiatives and their ties to grassroots social movements; land use and participatory democracy; Land Art and Guerilla Gardens as catalysts for social change; the relevance of poetry in art for public places.
Considering our role as social and cultural pollinators at both the local and international level, simple gestures are highlighted: ones that are inclusive, concrete, creative, inter-generational and life-affirming. When it comes to the built and natural spaces that compose our lives, this presentation aims to invigorate a radical re-imagining of our cities and villages and how we may (re)shape them.
Media
Apt613.ca, Tributaries at Mississippi Valley Textile Museum, Lana Crossman
Le Devoir, “Les guérilleros aux pouces verts- courge contre béton”, Denis Lord, April 2008.
Le Devoir, “Guérilleros de la binette”, Isabelle Paré, July 2009.
The Montreal Gazette, “Guerilla Gardeners”, Susan Semenak, May 2008.
Taddle Creek Magazine, “Neighbourhood Watch – Field Custodian“, by Sarah Gilbert, June 2010.
Spacing Montréal, “The Roerich Garden”. We discuss my site-specific project on a vacant lot in Montreal’s Mile End. The wild meadow and city-owned green space is one of the last undeveloped spots in the neighbourhood. We also discuss the Roerich book with Artefati.ca, a community collaborative, electronic archive of this territory. August 2011.
Le Devoir, “Petite révolution urbaine à Montréal : le Champ des possibles — un non-parc ? Art et écologie convergent pour créer un premier parc sauvage”, by Isabelle Paré, May 2013.
CBC, “All in a Day” discussing Fort Village: a project activating territory and public space over three days of pirate radio (J0X 3G0) and fort installations in Wakefield, Québec for Wakefest Arts Festival. August 2013.
CKUT, 90.3 FM’s “Kitchen Bang Bang Law“. Vincent Tinguely hosts and we discuss my work as artist and educator as well as my recent talk at Drawn & Quarterly. Listen in at 0:20:00. Montréal, June 2015.