Explore how art education can contribute to a more just and sustainable planet. Making the case that ecopedagogy and eco-art can transform and enrich art education, Bertling introduces these two burgeoning movements and then outlines how they can be infused into K-12 art education. Seven innovative curricular strands are presented to help art teachers embrace natural cycles and processes, envision alternative states and ways of being, restore ecosystems, and empower communities. These strands weave together specific contemporary eco-artworks, cultural and environmental philosophies, and art education methods. Reflective questions, innovative curriculum frameworks, and other resources are provided to support teachers in enacting these inspiring curricular ideas for better social and ecological futures. Curricular themes include attentiveness, relationality, co-creation, consumption, progress, cultural desire, identity stories, restoration, and coalitions

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Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Foreword Olivia Gude -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I: Foundations for Art Education as Ecopedagogy -- 1. Ecopedagogy -- Educational Traditions -- Cultural and Philosophical Influences -- Conclusion -- Questions for Educator Reflection -- 2. Ecological Art -- Eco-Art in Recent History -- Issues Surrounding Eco-Art -- Conclusion -- Questions for Educator Reflection -- 3. Contemporary Art Education -- Current Art Education Movements -- Ecopedagogy as Art Education -- Questions for Educator Reflection -- Part II. Contemporary Art and Ecopedagogical Curriculum and Methods -- 4. Cultivating Relations and Fostering Empathetic Encounters -- Being Present -- Emphasizing Relationality -- Conclusion -- Questions for Educator Reflection -- 5. Embracing Natural Cycles and Processes -- Redefining Beauty -- Co-Creating With Agents of Decomposition -- Culturally Acknowledging Mortality -- Conclusion -- Questions for Educator Reflection -- 6. Collecting and Visualizing Data for Awareness -- Visualizing the Present -- Visualizing Our Future -- Conclusion -- Questions for Educator Reflection -- 7. Confronting Capitalocene Violence -- Exposing Cultural Dreams and Desires -- Rewriting Identity Stories -- Demanding Accountability -- Conclusion -- Questions for Educator Reflection -- 8. Envisioning Alternate States and Ways of Being -- Envisioning the Future of Human and Nonhuman Nature Relations -- Envisaging the Posthuman -- Conclusion -- Questions for Educator Reflection -- 9. Greening the School and Revitalizing School Culture -- Placemaking in Indoor Spaces -- Placemaking in Outdoor Spaces -- Conclusion -- Questions for Educator Reflection -- 10. Restoring Ecosystems and Empowering Communities -- Restoring Species and Ecosystem Processes. Establishing Coalitions and Multispecies Assemblages -- Conclusion -- Questions for Educator Reflection -- Conclusion -- Appendix A. Artists and Their Websites -- Appendix B. Inclusion of Nature in Self Scale -- Appendix C. Environmental Identity Scale -- Glossary of Terms -- References -- Author Index -- Subject Index -- About the Author and Contributors.