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The 2025 edition of our festival is happening at the University of Houston Clear Lake Bayou Theater & Art Gallery and at the Alvin Community College Theater & Art Gallery from October 7 to November 21. Our Festival shows films and artwork about ideas, concepts and stories of sustainability and empowers filmmakers and artists working on sustainability-related subjects. For this year's edition of our festival we selected over 50 films from international and local submission and over 100 unique physical pieces of art submitted locally. For this year's festival we collaborated with the UHCL Common Reader Program and the UHCL GT Academy. See below for details

SSFF 2025 Screenings
Animation
The films listed below are screening in a 23-minute loop 24/7 in both our Alvin Community College Gallery Exhibition (Oct. 15 – Nov. 7) and our University of Houston Clear Lake Gallery Exhibition (Oct. 27 – Nov. 21). In both locations the screening has a prominent location in the gallery. In Alvin, they are facing the outside of the gallery attracting visitors into the gallery, in Clear Lake they are on a synced 4-screen set up with two screens facing the outside of the gallery attracting visitors into the gallery and 2 screens facing the inside of the gallery.
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Chirp Talker (4:17) by Audrey He-Qing Cheng, Taiwan
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Yahima (1:56) by Rodolfo Enrique Lopez, United States
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HensFluenzers (3:20) by Nathalie Erika Langner, Mexico
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I Am Water (6:20) by Roser Cusó, Spain
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What Rhymes with Toxic (5:00) by Lynn Smith, Canada
Video Art
The films listed below are screening in a 55-minute loop 24/7 in both our Alvin Community College Gallery Exhibition (Oct. 15 – Nov. 7) and our University of Houston Clear Lake Gallery Exhibition (Oct. 27 – Nov. 21). In both locations the screening is set up inside the gallery but is also visible from the outside through the glass walls of both galleries.
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Terra’s Tomb (6:19) by Mikey Peterson, United States
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Viridis Veritas (5:00) by Sherry Erskine & Bonnie Sue Stein, Norway & United States
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Williambabe (10:29) by Tianjiao Wang, United States
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Lost Tapes of Antigua (6:42) by Odessa Whitlock, United States
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Uranium Agenda (6:07) by Stephanie Turley, United Kingdom
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Climate Crisis (4:11) by Peter Cameron-Inglis, Canada
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Forever Chemicals (7:21) by Pamela Falkenberg & Jack Cochran, United States
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Drops and Stardust (1:30) by Atobe Hiroshi, Japan
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Is Every Republic Constructed on Flat Earth? (2:59) by Clint Sleeper, United States
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The Treasure (5:00) by Thierry Albert, France
Black Box Theater Alvin
The films listed below are screening in a 2.5 hr. loop during opening hours in our Alvin Community College Gallery Exhibition (Oct. 15 – Nov. 7) The films are projected using a high-end short throw projector in the main gallery.
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Le Aspirazioni di Aria(nna) (6:21) by Fabrizio Marcheselli, Italy
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Composting Revolution (2:36) by Jade Arnold, United States
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Contrary Currents (43:11) by Cedric Michel, France
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For the Future (7:44) by Charles Irvin, United States
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Invisible Impacts of Wildfires (5:32) by Chris Logan Harley, United States
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Is Being Sustainable Sustainable? (15:26) by Nur Farah Yasmin Binti Yassin, Malaysia
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Sonder (8:46) by Lancey Quan, United States
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Twisted Braid (5:29) by Ricky-Thomas Serikawa, United States
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Mighty Rock (2:45) by Matthew David Kaplan, United States
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Journey Beyond the Grid: The Hawai'i Off-Grid Story (13:05) by Stephan Boeker, United States
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Our Blue Guardian (1:00) by Matthew David Kaplan, United States
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The Inga Tree Model 2025 (10:00) by Adam Wakeling, Honduras
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The Indigenous Fortress of Ciptagelar (10:00) by Sandi Erlan Rismaya, Indonesia
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The Singing Hedge (6:00) by Rachel Meyrick, United Kingdom
Black Box Theater Clear Lake
The films listed below are screening in a 2.5 hr. loop during opening hours in our University of Houston Clear Lake Gallery Exhibition (Oct. 27 – Nov. 21). The films are projected using a high-end projector short throw projector in a sperate room adjacent to the main gallery.
VR / XR
The film below is screened at our UHCL Library VR / XR screening location, hours still to be determined
Alvin Theater Screening
The films listed below screened on Thursday, October 30 at noon in our Alvin Community College Theater.
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What Rhymes with Toxic (5:00) by Lynn Smith, Canada
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Paz (4:10) by Chistian Gonzalez Arnold, UHCL
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Composting Revolution (2:36) by Jade Arnold, United States
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Everything is Fine (10:10) by Gift Sukez Sukali, United States
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For the Future (7:44) by Charles Irvin, United States
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Twisted Braid (5:29) by Ricky-Thomas Serikawa, United States
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Yahima (1:56) by Rodolfo Enrique Lopez, United State
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The Singing Hedge (6:00) by Rachel Meyrick, United Kingdom
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Sonder (8:46) by Lancey Quan, United Stateses
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Chirp Talker (4:17) by Audrey He-Qing Cheng, Taiwan
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I Am Water (6:20) by Roser Cusó, Spain
Bayou Theater Screening Clear Lake
The films listed below screen on Friday, November 7 at noon in our 500-seat UHCL Bayou Theater.
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What Rhymes with Toxic (5:00) by Lynn Smith, Canada
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Paz (4:10) by Chistian Gonzalez Arnold, UHCL
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Composting Revolution (2:36) by Jade Arnold, United States
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Everything is Fine (10:10) by Gift Sukez Sukali, United States
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For the Future (7:44) by Charles Irvin, United States
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Tomorrow Begins Here (5:34) by John Goheen, United States
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Twisted Braid (5:29) by Ricky-Thomas Serikawa, United States
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Yahima (1:56) by Rodolfo Enrique Lopez, United States
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The Berry Pickers (0:59) by Ethan Lee, UHCL Common Reader Program
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Digital Storytelling (1:02) by Ethan Vinklarek, UHCL Common Reader Program
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Bowling for Others (0:52) by Abigail Heddles, UHCL Common Reader Program
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Invisible Impacts of Wildfires (5:32) by Chris Logan Harley, United States
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I Am Water (6:20) by Roser Cusó, Spain
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Chirp Talker (4:17) by Audrey He-Qing Cheng, Taiwan
SSFF 2025 Physical Art
UHCL Art Gallery
The physical art pieces listed below are on display at the UHCL Art Gallery in the Bayou Building from October 27 2025 - November 21 2025.
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Baskets, acrylic on canvas by Hedy Isen
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A Snail’s World, photobook by Hedy Isen
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In Pursuit of Love, mixed media by Richard Williams
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Visual Poetry, mixed media by Richard Willaims
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The Plastic Sea, acrylic and mixed media by Magda Knop
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Mother our Mother, digital print by Autumn Shepard
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Fleeting Justice, ink jet print by Deb Menconi Clark, PhD
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Southclaw, framed photo on canvas by Gary Seloff
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Ladies of the Lake, framed photo on canvas by Gary Seloff
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Distant Vantage Point 1, ink jet print by Jan Maher
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Distant Vantage Point 2, ink jet print by Jan Maher
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Distant Vantage Point 3, ink jet print by Jan Maher
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Distant Vantage Point 4, ink jet print by Jan Maher
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Silence 01, ink jet print by Denis Holub
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Silence 02, ink jet print by Denis Holub
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Silence 03, ink jet print by Denis Holub
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Turning a New Leaf, ink jet print by Safa Sarwar
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From Within these Walls, ink jet print by Safa Sarwar
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Kanals’aak, ink jet print by Roberto Villanueva
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Yeil and Toos ink jet print by Roberto Villanueva
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I Like Fish, ink jet print & mixed media by Michael Brims
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Pemon-Chaman, acrylic and spray by Jose Luis Mogollon
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Galveston Salt Marsh, pastel on sanded paper by Margaret Jeanette Solomon-Bird
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Drive to Leadfield, ink jet print by Stuart Larson
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Return to Leadfield, ink jet print by Stuart Larson
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Remains of Leadfield, ink jet print by Stuart Larson
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To Play Yourself, pen and paper by Melvin Martinez
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I Paint the Tree and the Tree Paints Me, (diptych part a) ink on paper by Maryam El-Rasheedy
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I Paint the Tree and the Tree Paints Me, (diptych part b) ink on paper by Maryam El-Rasheedy
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This Land is my Mother, prisma color & multimedia by Maryam El-Rasheedy
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Dolphin Fin, oil pastel by Emily Bias
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Insectum Officina, – Factory of Bugs mixed media by Roberta Masciarelli
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Memories from Water, mixed media by Roberta Masciarelli
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Echos in Time, recycled forged copper by Angela Durón-Larson
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Alone, By Hedda Reynolds (ACC Jewelry Art Enrichment)
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Wave Action, By Hedda Reynolds (ACC Jewelry Art Enrichment)
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Fish Brooch, by Paula Kennedy (ACC Jewelry Art Enrichment)
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Cow Bone Brooch, by Paula Renolds (ACC Jewelry Art Enrichment)
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San Salvador, ink jet print by Juan Pablo Ordóñez
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Yieldings of the Land, acrylic on canvas by Leila Guzman
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The Eye of a Star Windchime, mixed media by Jalie Belin (GT Academy)
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The Ugly Jockling Windchime, mixed media by Eisley Castle (GT Academy)
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Windchime, mixed media by Malachi White (GT Academy)
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Sand Smasher, cork sculpture by Malachi White (GT Academy)
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Pumpkin, cork project by Tamla Rodriguez (GT Academy)
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Seashell, tissue paper by Tamla Rodriguez (GT Academy)
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Roses in a Pot, mixed media by Wyatt Roark (GT Academy)
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Old Town Path, cork sculpture by Luke Rodriguez (GT Academy)
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Tin Hockey, cork sculpture by Luke Rodriguez (GT Academy)
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Picnic Day, mixed media by Lucy Gomez (GT Academy)
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Repo’s Raft, cork sculpture by Caleb (GT Academy)
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The Windchimer 2, mixed media by Leila Simone Alexander (GT Academy)
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Key Windchimes, mixed media by Eduardo G (GT Academy)
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Rainbow Seashell, mixed media by Eduardo G (GT Academy)
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Monster Vase, mixed media by Gage Correa (GT Academy)
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Jacko-Jar, mixed media by Gisele Barajas (GT Academy)
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Joseph’s Funny Clam, mixed media by Joseph Rangel (GT Academy)
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Autumn’s Pumpkin, mixed media by Audrey Diane Jimenez (GT Academy)
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By the Seashore, mixed media by Addalyns Maris (GT Academy)
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Clamshell, by mixed media Luis Rangel (GT Academy)
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Luis’ Windchime, mixed media by Luis Rangel (GT Academy)
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The Mushroom, mixed media and paper by Layla Sneed (GT Academy)
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Brooke’s Spring Décor, mixed media and paper by Brooke Rawls (GT Academy)
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Brooke’s Windchime, mixed media by Brooke Rawls (GT Academy)
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Glaze Waste Recycler, ceramics sculpture by Jeff Foster
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Glaze Waste Vessel, ceramics Sculpture by Jeff Foster
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Glazescape ceramics, ceramics sculpture Jeff Foster
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Taking Space, Making Space, stand-alone video art by Veronica Hrdinova & Barbara Vagenerova
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Tadigrade, stand-alone video art by Tomas Dunaj
ACC Art Gallery
The physical art pieces listed below are on display at the ACC Art Gallery from October 15 2025 - November 7 2025.
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Indigenous Sustainability, drawing by Abrish Farooq
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Woven into the Fabric of the Indigenous, drawing by Baraka Farooq
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Healing Heart, collage by Fran Simmons
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Salt Marsh, pastel drawing by Margaret Solomon-Bird
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Passing Fancy, framed photo on canvas by Gary Seloff
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Passing Fancy, framed photo on canvas by Gary Seloff
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Slipping Away, by Hedda Reynolds (ACC Jewelry Art Enrichment)
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Spring Buds, by Hedda Reynolds (ACC Jewelry Art Enrichment)
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Green Surpise, by Hedda Reynolds (ACC Jewelry Art Enrichment)
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Dragonfly Brooch & Earrings, by Paula Kennedy (ACC Jewelry Art Enrichment)
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Glow Space Rovers, sculpture by Jennifer McClish
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Our Job, tin & wood by Missy Bendiksen
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Tribal Nations, Ink jet print by Angela Durón-Larson
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San Salvador, ink jet print by Juan Pablo Ordóñez
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Fish Around and Find Trout, Oolong Pastel by Emily Bias
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Cork Goyyyyyyy, cork by Ethan Parker (GT Academy Dickinson ISD)
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Cone Drum, mixed media by Ethan Parker (GT Academy Dickinson ISD)
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Cork Person Sarah, cork by Sophia Ruiy (GT Academy Dickinson ISD)
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Cork Animal Trix, cork by Sophia Ruiy (GT Academy Dickinson ISD)
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Candle, cork by Sophia Ruiy (GT Academy Dickinson ISD)
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Cork Person Jimbob, cork by Anna Maits (GT Academy Dickinson ISD)
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Vase, cork sculpture by Ameila Skog (GT Academy Dickinson ISD)
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Candle Holder, glass by Amelia Skog (GT Academy Dickinson ISD)
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Regular Windchime, mixed media by Jasper (GT Academy Dickinson ISD)
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Face Candel!, glass by Mila (GT Academy Dickinson ISD)
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Alien Cork!, cork by Mila (GT Academy Dickinson ISD)
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Really firey Hot Sauce!, cork by Mila (GT Academy Dickinson ISD)
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Rain Cork J.R, cork by Jale Rabb (GT Academy Dickinson ISD)
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Wind Chime, mixed media by Carter Osteen (GT Academy Dickinson ISD)
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Mini Figure, cork by Carter Osteen (GT Academy Dickinson ISD)
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Catapult, mixed media by Ashtyn Osterman (GT Academy Dickinson ISD)
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Puppet, mixed media by Krosby Hunter (GT Academy Dickinson ISD)
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Rebeca, cork by Krosby Hunter (GT Academy Dickinson ISD)
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Hydro Dip Coaster, mixed media by Brynlee Stansfield (GT Academy Dickinson ISD)
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Cork, cork by Caleb Kieng (GT Academy Dickinson ISD)
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Candle, mixed media by Caleb Kieng (GT Academy Dickinson ISD)
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Hyper Paint, glass by Caleb Kieng (GT Academy Dickinson ISD)
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Wind Chimes, mixed media by Boston Beagnyam (GT Academy Dickinson ISD)
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Charcooderl Boards, cork by Boston Beagnyam (GT Academy Dickinson ISD)
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Wind Chime, mixed media by Jake (GT Academy Dickinson ISD)
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Drum Made with Tape and Card Bord Roll, mixed media by Aydan El-Mubasher (GT Academy Dickinson ISD)
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Hydro Dip, glass by Tobias Coulter (GT Academy Dickinson ISD)
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Taking Space, Making Space, stand-alone video art by Veronica Hrdinova & Barbara Vagenerova
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Tadigrade, stand-alone video art by Tomas Dunaj










































































































































































