Division: SSSA Division: Soil Education and Outreach

Title: Symposium--the Beauty of Soils: The Nexus of Soil Science and the Arts

Lead Community Sponsor:
Cosponsor: Soil Education and Outreach, Pedology, Forest, Range & Wildland Soils, Soil & Water Management & Conservation, Urban and Anthropogenic Soils, Soil Biology & Biochemistry
Community Cosponsor:
Format: Oral Symposium
Keywords: culture, outreach, society and soils and soil art

Session Description: This symposium focuses on the intersection of art and soils to engage the whole brain and society with soil science. Many of the presentations are by artists who use soils in one way or another in their art forms. Others are by soil scientist who express themselves and their science in art. Poetry, painting, sculpture, and performance.