The Eco Arts Council of the Quad Cities was created for advocacy, education, and for the promotion of Nature and natural living lifestyle; addressing environmental issues, and using Art as a gateway to draw awareness to and celebrate our place on Earth, our home, and our relationship to it.

We provide an online environment that covers topics such as: Eco-Arts crafts ideas, environmental friendly DIY projects, recycling, re-purposing, unconsumption, organic gardening and farming, natural health remedies, frugal sustainability, etc.

Eco-Art classes are being developed and will be administered at various locations in the Quad Cities area including but not limited to traditional classrooms, libraries, non-profit and independent groups, etc.

Advocacy for neighborhood enhancement, open spaces, public Eco-art and environmentally sustainable development will be addressed on a as needed basis.

Creative consultation will be available to individuals and community members interested in learning more about living a GREEN lifestyle by providing educational resources, relevant products and contact availabilities.

 The Eco-Art Council MISSION: to build awareness and knowledge about the field of environmental arts and how engagement can intersect with community building and environmental activism

EACQC Philosophy:
EACQC Supports the Quad Cities as a place of creative and celebratory environments in which encouragement is given to innovative events, participatory arts projects and a destination for artist residencies - for advocating, demonstrating and creating works that celebrate the Midwest Region and Mississippi area life and environmental issues of our home in the Quad Cities area. It is the belief of the EACQC that people sense of identity, attachment and sustainability to their hometown can be improved with these provisions.

We are looking for people who are willing to counsel, volunteer, donate and promote us in our Art Salon, Art-Scrap Store, Eco-Arts Festival and many more events and programming to come!

If you are interested in participating in an effort to explore, educate, and share in the following, then contact us today!

Personal transformation inspired by Nature

A developed "Creative Nature Connection" practice of their own

Trust the creative wisdom of their hands

Have discovered the connecting power of resonant seeing

Nurture a deep connection with life

Environmental educators eager to explore creativity and personal transformation

Artists interested in ways to bring art-making back to its living roots

Anyone aspiring to live more creatively, harmoniously and naturally

Parents and teachers committed to honoring and preserving children's natural impulse to create

You, your business, or organization affiliation can connect with us if you share in our goals:

Engaging and educating individuals and organizations through artistic expression to convey the importance and urgency of sustaining our natural heritage

Producing art exhibitions and publications in support of conservation

Facilitating member art sales to raise funds for conservation

Maintaining an online art gallery of nature inspired art

Recognizing artists and other individuals and organizations for their commitments and actions in support of conservation

Supporting art-science field research expeditions to study endangered species and threatened habitats

"I want to increase an understanding and support network promoting art as a new platform - employing artistic methods in environmental education, awareness and advocacy while fostering a creative celebration of nature through Eco-Art" - Glorie Iaccarino.

" It is important to connect the energies and talents of local artists with environmental needs and activism opportunities in the Quad Cities Community and world wide; as this planet is our home, and as artists, we derive much of our inspirations from nature and our relations to it" - Glorie Iaccarino.

"As a community, we have an awesome opportunity to celebrate every aspect of arts and it's role in environmental appreciation and it's impact on society" - Glorie Iaccarino.

"Professional artists and young budding artists alike should have opportunities to contribute meaningful art-place-making works in our community to not only celebrate their artistic contributions but to actively participate in community beautification and Eco-friendly advocacy issues" - Glorie Iaccarino.