about
living sculpture/living landscape
We care deeply about collaborating with local communities and municipalities to re-connect humans with nature in public spaces.
Nancy Winship Milliken Studio is a place-based environmental art studio committed to creating interactive spaces of art and nature that invite viewers to find joy and a re-connection in their relationship to the environment. The Studio is known for its site-specific, monumental, nature-centric public art in both urban and rural areas.
Our creative process starts with researching local human and natural aspects of place. Each unique installation or artwork not only reflects the landscape of where it is placed, but also of the cultural and natural history of the area.
The studio is committed to using our artistic platform as an expression of environmental, climate and social change through engagement in community, collaborations, and mentoring creative environmental leaders. We have an open studio inviting artisans, poets, environmentalists, builders, students and farmers, to work together in response to the landscape, people and animals surrounding us. The studio strives to use sustainable and reclaimed materials, often re-using cast off materials from cultural usage or past installations.
For every project we gather a professional team chosen for the specific needs of the client and installation. We approach every site-specific project through an iterative and collaborative process of local research, design and installation. We listen to the design needs of the whole project including the surrounding environment, while working closely with client, state and/or municipal departments. The studio has extensive experience in large project fabrication and installation, mindful of public safety, building codes and material integrity for both indoor and outdoor settings. Many times, we gather local materials, a local team of professionals, and create the work locally.
