news + info
Hi, my name is Rachel Simmons. This site contains information about my work as an artist, professor of art and community member in Orlando, Florida. Feel free to email me if you have questions!
BIG NEWS!
I traveled to Antarctica in December and I am heading back in a few days. To read more, visit the Wonders Blog and check out the new work, too.
Upcoming Exhibitions
Jan-March 2010
“Artists Imagine a World Without Us”
Wonders Inventory
Click here for an inventory of my current work including a price list. A new “Wonders of the Sea” multi-image piece created from mounted archival digital prints is available.
(below: “Sea Eyes” 2007, digital print on paper, is also available at the 16” x 16” size).
Wonders Blog
Community Murals & the Green Art Project!
Check out our community mural projects at the Winter Park Day Nursery and Ferncreek Elementary.
The Green Art Project was great! This student-centered community project aimed to develop public awareness of the challenges facing Central Florida’s natural environments.
Ocean Art: A Community Project
Ocean Art , a collaborative community art project involving Rollins students and fifth graders from Ferncreek
Elementary has wrapped up. The final Ocean Art Portfolio is complete and available on the website which also includes a blog, numerous art galleries, and some really great video podcasts.
Noise Pollution (Art & Science)
Biography
How You Can Help the Ocean
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Turn off the lights -
Conserve water
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Recycle plastics
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Cut down on fertilizers, herbicides and pesticides by buying organic products
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Use reusable green bags instead of plastic bags
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Log onto the websites below to take further action:
Recent Press
“Professors Get Their Own Study-Abroad Programs ” The Chronicle Review, October 2008
“Artist’s Explore the State of Our Planet,” New Scientist Online, October 2008
“Wonders” interview in The Tenessean, April 2008 Tennessean.pdf
“Noise Pollution” featured in the Rollins Alumni Record, March 2008, Noise 2008
“Wonders” is featured in The Chronicle Review, December 2007, Chronicle Wonders.pdf
Press/Links