Sense/Make

An interdisciplinary workshop series exploring ecological remediation at the intersection of creative practice.

Coming Fall 2025. Stay tuned!

Image credit: Adam Armengual Slauson

How do we heal land and make meaning in the process? Can ecological remediation and creative practice bolster one another?

Join us for a three-part interdisciplinary series led by Dr. Danielle Stevenson of the Centre for Applied Ecological Remediation (CAER) in collaboration with Trade School. Together, we’ll learn the basics of bioremediation including soil toxicity and ecological healing using fungi, microbes, and plants.

Meet a community of creative practitioners as we explore the poetic, political, and material dimensions of remediation: What stories live in the soil? What residues remain? And how might we compost harm into new forms of care?

Designed for artists, scientists, musicians, land stewards, and community members, each session blends ecological fieldwork, creative process, and collective reflection. No experience necessary—just curiosity, presence, and a willingness to get your hands dirty.

Workshop 1: Bioremediation 101—A Zine Workshop

Date: October 11 | Location: Trade School, Altadena

Workshop 2: Fieldwork—Composing Soil

Date: Nov. 8 | Location: Remediation Plot, Altadena

Workshop 3: Lab—Microbes & Monsters, Tools for Healing 

Date: Dec. 13 | Location: CAER Lab, Torrance

Image credit: Adam Armengual Slauson

Image credit: Adam Armengual Slauson

Image credit: Adam Armengual Slauson