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AMD&ART is a new community enhancement
initiative that brings broad public participation to the design and
construction of AMD treatment systems and the creation of enjoyable,
educational, park-like community landscapes. We believe that AMD is not
only an environmental problem but is also a complex cultural issue that
can only be solved through an interdisciplinary approach. In this way, we
can address the past, present and future of affected communities and
engage as broad a constituency as possible. Specifically, AMD&ART is a
sequential, three-site project that blends innovative science, responsive
landscape design, community history, and active citizen participation to
create public spaces in which to explore, learn, reflect, and recreate. In
a region crippled by the shifting fortunes of coal in a global economy,
AMD&ART works with communities to reclaim a heritage that orange
streams have long stained and to work together toward a stronger future.
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The forms of passive treatment and the
lingering histories of each place invite landscape design that makes
scientific processes and industrial heritage visible for people to
discover and celebrate. AMD&ART is public art not merely because it
exists in a public space, but more importantly, because it is public in
content and form. The subject matter of AMD&ART is an issue of public
interest and the process of public participation is an integral part of
the work itself. AMD&ART utilizes the knowledge of a dedicated Board
of Directors, engages the hands and minds of many talented professionals,
and channels the energy of young, dynamic AmeriCorps and VISTA volunteers.