Conservation and the Arts

Since the beginning of time, we have been inspired by the profound emotional connection we have to nature. Access to open spaces is critical to ensuring that creative people of our time and those in the future remain connected to the environment. Dr. Joerger intentionally teaches young artists and invites career artists to experience extraordinary unspoiled places. The Joerger Group aims to influence artists and donors to the arts as well as the people who appreciate the creative works produced. Hopefully everyone emerges from these experiences with a greater sensitivity toward protecting the natural life and  vast landscapes that make us all breathe deeper and feel our place in the world. 

• Developed and taught at Ringling College of Art and Design with the following objectives:

• Examine the complexity of biodiversity on Earth
• Examine current environmental topics using the Internet and other resources available to scholars
• Examine the roles of artists and designers in society

• Floyd C. and Flo Singer-Johnson Center for the Arts at Bay Preserve 

• Conceptualized an Artist in Residence Program for a preserve to better convey an emotional connection to the natural landscape
• Developed a plan and renovated a 1930’s structure as a facility for the center
• Raised hard-cost and endowment
• Broadened the donor base 
• Attracted world-renowned artists and donors
• Hosted art exhibits which attracted fresh audiences