Eliminating waste adds value to your bottom line and makes your company greener. Subaru of Indiana Automotive—one of the largest manufacturing plants in Indiana—saw value in eliminating waste and is now a “zero landfill” plant: None of their waste goes to a landfill. Instead, they have eliminated as much waste as possible and they have found markets that reuse or recycle what remained.

Find out how SIA did it—and what it has meant to them in terms of savings and improved operations. Brent Lank, ISO 14001 Project Manager for SIA, will present SIA’s program during our Go Lean by Going Green workshop on Friday, March 28, in Richmond.  continue reading »

The course that’s been called “life-changing, transformative, and enormously affirming.” Help green the city and prepare for climate change. Build networks of support and empower yourself with the skills of ecological design as we search for the roots of permanent culture.

Consciously designed landscapes, which mimic the patterns and relationships found in nature, while yielding an abundance of food, fiber, and energy for provision of local needs. People, their buildings, and the ways in which they organize themselves are central to permaculture. Thus the permaculture vision of permanent or sustainable agriculture has evolved to one of permanent or sustainable culture.

The Permaculture Design Course spans five weekends:  continue reading »

Learn about finding and entering juried art shows with our facilitator, Professor Tom Thomas of the I.U. East Fine Arts & Humanities Department.

The Richmond Art Museum is proud to present the fourth in its monthly series of workshops for artists. “ArtWork: The Business of Building Your Arts Career,” features topics of practical interest that are often overlooked.

Art on the Web: Getting Your Work On-Line will help artists get their art careers wired. Having a presence on the World Wide Web is increasingly important in today’s art market, and there are a variety of ways to do it. From having your own website to on-line galleries and the websites of galleries already showing your work, explore the world of internet representation with Richmond artist Jeanette Wilson.  continue reading »

From the Pal-Item: Indianapolis poet Fran Quinn will give a public reading of his work at 4 p.m. Tuesday in the community room of Whitewater Hall on the Indiana University East campus.

After the reading, Quinn will serve as guest lecturer in an evening creative writing course, "Vision and Revision." The university's division of humanities and fine arts has arranged Quinn's visit, which is not his first. "He has visited us before to speak, read to classes, and teach magazine editing skills to our students," said T.J. Rivard, chairman of the division. "His visit here will give students the opportunity to work with an established writer and to learn more from his experiences in writing, publishing and editing. "... Quinn is a very engaging reader and never fails to surprise and delight his audience," Rivard said. Quinn's poetry collections include "Milk of the Lioness," "The Goblet Crying for Wine" and "A Horse of Blue Ink." For more information, call (765) 973-8229.  continue reading »

Do your friends, roommates and loved ones come to you with their conflicts? Want to learn how to better help coach them through their conflict with others? This workshop is for you! Learn constructive techniques for coaching individuals through conflict situations. These skills will be helpful in separate meetings, in mediation, and in real life. Transformative mediation trainer Lisa Marie Napoli of the Indiana Conflict Resolution Institute will provide an interactive, informative workshop at the Conflict Resolution Center office on the IU East campus.  continue reading »