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Anonymous Was A Women Environmental Art Grant gives funding for Eden In Iraq art mosaics.
$309,000 Awarded to 20 Projects Led by Women-Identifying Artists in the United States and U.S. Territories Anonymous Was A Woman (AWAW) and The New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) have announced the recipients of the Anonymous Was A Woman Environmental Art Grants...
Important Project Update
Eden in Iraq Wastewater Garden Drawings and April 2023 view of the first phase of site constructed wetlandThe Eden In Iraq Wastewater Garden Project (under the umbrella of the Institute of Ecotechnics, a 501C3 entity and Nature Iraq NGO) is pleased to announce that...
Construction of Eden in Iraq Begins
The Eden In Iraq Wastewater Garden Project [under the umbrella of the Institute of Ecotechics, a 501c3 entity and Nature Iraq NGO] is pleased to announce that construction has begun of its wastewater garden in the Mesopotamian marshes of southern Iraq. With the...
Eden in Iraq team at BlueTech Forum 2022 Vancouver, BC Canada June 2022
BlueTech Research https://www.bluetechresearch.com is our newest impact partner. They have invited us to their upcoming Blue Tech Research Global Water Forum, Vancouver CA., June 5-8, 2022 https://www.bluetechforum.com/agenda-2022/ Team Members Dr. Mark Nelson will...
Return To The Iraq Marshes – March 2022
March 14-25, 2022 Meridel returned to the Marshes with Journalist Alan Weisman who will include us in his forthcoming book Hope Dies Last. Here is Alan's powerful overview of the oil crisis vis a vis his Iraq visit: ...
Eden In Iraq Update September 2021
Meridel Rubenstein selected for an Honorable Mention in CENTER’s Project Launch Grant recognizing her project, Eden in Iraq.
Meridel Rubenstein has been selected for an Honorable Mention in CENTER’s Project Launch Grant recognizing her project, Eden in Iraq. The Project Launch Grant supports a reportage, documentary or fine art series from New Mexico-based individuals. The Grant provides...
Article and photographs on the Iraq Mesopotamian Marshes by Emilienne Malfatto in the New York Times.
Wonderful New York Times article DROUGHT AND ABUNDANCE IN THE MESOPOTAMIAN MARSHES. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/12/travel/iraq-mesopotamian-marshes.html?action=click&module=Features&pgtype=Homepage
Eden in Iraq Wastewater Garden Project Chosen For UNESCO’s Green Citizens Initiative
In October 2020, the Eden in Iraq Wastewater Garden Project, under Meridel Rubenstein's direction, was chosen as one of 100 projects for UNESCO's Green Citizens Initiative. In January 2021 our project, with Meridel’s photographs, was featured in the Codex...
Eden in Iraq with Nature Iraq IFAM update
We received huge support for our IFAM/Nature Iraq NGO project: Embroidered Wedding Blankets from the Garden of Eden. Nature Iraq’s larger work and the Eden in Iraq Project were broadcast far and wide, in newspapers and magazines and interviews. We showed videos, had...
Eden in Iraq with Nature Iraq Historic Rugs
Update on our Nature Iraq partnership at The International Folk Art Market and the ongoing project with Women Weavers.
Eden in Iraq Update 2019
Dear Friends, I’m back from Iraq with really good news. The Eden in Iraq Wastewater Garden in the Mesopotamian Marshes at El Chibaish has been partially funding by Iraq’s Ministry for Water Resources! Plans are underway to break ground as soon as possible, by this...
Anonymous Was A Women Environmental Art Grant gives funding for Eden In Iraq art mosaics.
$309,000 Awarded to 20 Projects Led by Women-Identifying Artists in the United States and U.S. Territories Anonymous Was A Woman (AWAW) and The New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) have announced the recipients of the Anonymous Was A Woman Environmental Art Grants...
Important Project Update
Eden in Iraq Wastewater Garden Drawings and April 2023 view of the first phase of site constructed wetlandThe Eden In Iraq Wastewater Garden Project (under the umbrella of the Institute of Ecotechnics, a 501C3 entity and Nature Iraq NGO) is pleased to announce that...
Construction of Eden in Iraq Begins
The Eden In Iraq Wastewater Garden Project [under the umbrella of the Institute of Ecotechics, a 501c3 entity and Nature Iraq NGO] is pleased to announce that construction has begun of its wastewater garden in the Mesopotamian marshes of southern Iraq. With the...
Eden in Iraq team at BlueTech Forum 2022 Vancouver, BC Canada June 2022
BlueTech Research https://www.bluetechresearch.com is our newest impact partner. They have invited us to their upcoming Blue Tech Research Global Water Forum, Vancouver CA., June 5-8, 2022 https://www.bluetechforum.com/agenda-2022/ Team Members Dr. Mark Nelson will...
Return To The Iraq Marshes – March 2022
March 14-25, 2022 Meridel returned to the Marshes with Journalist Alan Weisman who will include us in his forthcoming book Hope Dies Last. Here is Alan's powerful overview of the oil crisis vis a vis his Iraq visit: ...
Eden In Iraq Update September 2021
Meridel Rubenstein selected for an Honorable Mention in CENTER’s Project Launch Grant recognizing her project, Eden in Iraq.
Meridel Rubenstein has been selected for an Honorable Mention in CENTER’s Project Launch Grant recognizing her project, Eden in Iraq. The Project Launch Grant supports a reportage, documentary or fine art series from New Mexico-based individuals. The Grant provides...
Article and photographs on the Iraq Mesopotamian Marshes by Emilienne Malfatto in the New York Times.
Wonderful New York Times article DROUGHT AND ABUNDANCE IN THE MESOPOTAMIAN MARSHES. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/12/travel/iraq-mesopotamian-marshes.html?action=click&module=Features&pgtype=Homepage
Eden in Iraq Wastewater Garden Project Chosen For UNESCO’s Green Citizens Initiative
In October 2020, the Eden in Iraq Wastewater Garden Project, under Meridel Rubenstein's direction, was chosen as one of 100 projects for UNESCO's Green Citizens Initiative. In January 2021 our project, with Meridel’s photographs, was featured in the Codex...
Eden in Iraq with Nature Iraq IFAM update
We received huge support for our IFAM/Nature Iraq NGO project: Embroidered Wedding Blankets from the Garden of Eden. Nature Iraq’s larger work and the Eden in Iraq Project were broadcast far and wide, in newspapers and magazines and interviews. We showed videos, had...