about
What we do
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 designs environmental art spaces where art and nature interact. Our installations invite people to find joy as they deepen their connection to the land. Known for its site-specific, monumental, nature-centric public art, the studio works in collaboration with the community, including farmers, artisans, students, and poets.
While all of the art coming from the studio honors the natural and cultural histories of place, a new initiative from the studio, Creative Conservation Collaborative(CCC), formalizes the convergence of art and conservation as a major mission of the studio with results in awareness of and support for conservation related to the conceptual focus and geographic area surrounding the installation.
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 found materials in nature.
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.
