From Landfill to Launchpad:Art, Ecology, and Community at Recology

​Join us for a facinating talk with Deborah Munk of Recology SF. Deborah has been the Director of the Artist in Residence Program (AIR) at Recology San Francisco since 2007. She also manages the Environmental Learning Center where the company provides educational tours about resource conservation to thousands of children and adults annually. Munk played a key role in establishing other art programs at Recology including the GLEAN Program in Portland, OR, the COAR Program in Astoria, OR, and the King County Recology AIR Program in Seattle, WA. She has also helped guide the implementation of several other AIR programs at Recology facilities in California and Oregon. Prior to joining Recology as AIR Program Coordinator in 2000, she was the assistant editor of Art/Women/California 1950-2000: Parallels and Intersection, published by UC Press. She has been on the board of Cultural Connections since 2023 and is a graduate of San Francisco State University and holds an MA in Educational Technology focusing on art and media.