About this Blog

Welcome to the Bahia Brazil Blog, documenting MICA's (Maryland Institute College of Art) summer study away course, Countering Eco-racism through Arts-based Research & Ecological Exploration in Bahia Brazil. Here faculty and students share their experiences, research, cultural connections, and projects working within communities in Salvador, Sao Paulo, Itacare and Ilha de Mare--all in the state of Bahia, Brazil.

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In this studio art, environmental science, and social science integrated STEAM course, we visit art and history museums, cultural performances, beaches, ecological field sites, and hold discussions about eco-racism with community members, artists, scholars, and activists. Through independent exploration  of the environment, students develop visual ethnography maps and design artistic works to raise awareness, garner broad community support, and/or develop sustainability plans in an effort to mitigate further harm globally.