Starting in 2022, Maxine Leu is the initiator and producer of The Annual Eco Arts Week at The Deptment of Regional Art Workers (The D.R.A.W.) The arts education program of the Midtown Kingston Arts District (MKAD) , her goal is to bring the community together through art and raise public environmental awareness. Eco Arts Week is a week of Arts-driven exploration into sustainability, ecology and upcycling practices through workshops, lectures, and exhibits for the community. Collaboration between over 50 artists, educators, schools and organizations.

2026 The 5th Annual Eco Arts Week:

• Sat. 4/13: , 12-5pm, at Neighborhood Print StudioArt Yard Sale

• Fri. 4/19: Keynote lecture with Mary Mattingly, , 7:00-8:00pm at UCRJCEC, 733 Broadway"Art + Ecosystems"@marymattingly

• Sat. 4/20: with Erin Dougherty, &  Rachel Gee, , 10am-1pm at DRAW StudioPaper Possibilities Palooza @erin.doug@rmgee.art

• Sat. 4/20: with Maxine Leu, ,  2-5pm at Neighborhood Print StudioTetrapak Printmaking @maxineleu

• Sun. 4/21: with Sariah Park, 10am-1pm, Apr. 21 at Neighborhood Print StudioWeaving with Waste

• Sun. 4/21: with Karen Jaimes, , 2-5pm at DRAW StudioCeramic Chia Pet & Sprouts @Kj_ceramics

• Mon. 4/22: with Farmer Nick/ PK Organics, , 6-9pm at DRAW StudioPlant Cycles-The Infinite Energy @Pershing_King

• Tue. 4/23: with Lisa B Kelley, , 6-9pm at DRAW StudioDeep Listening @lisa.b.kelley

• Wed. 4/23: with Roberta Trentin, , 6-9pm at DRAW StudioMyco Craft: from Mushroom to Paper@bluesprucewanderings

• Thu. 4/25: with SUNY New Paltz Sculpture, : Emily Puthoff, & Michael Asbill. , 6-9pm at Neighborhood Print StudioCarving Community Cross-Pollination Workshop @npsculpture@hvbees@michaelasbill

• Sat. 4/27: with Susanna Taylor, , 10am-1pm at DRAW StudioCreating a Rainbow from Nature@flower.dye

• Sat. 4/27: with Brigitta Váradi, , 2-5pm at DRAW StudioThe importance of wool & wet felting workshops from sheep farmers to our homes @brigitta.varadi

• Sun. 4/28: with Briana Gary, & Emilie Houssart, , , 10am-1pm at Neighborhood Print StudioSuper Soil Cycles @yfarmkingston@emiliehoussart@_thedirtproject_

• Sun. 4/28: with Aurora De Armendi Sobrino, 2-5pm at DRAW StudioVerde y Carmelita ~ Book Objects

2025 The 4th Annual Eco Arts Week:

• Sat. Apr. 26, 10am- 4pm: Art Yard Sale, at Neighborhood Print Studio

• Sat. Apr. 26, 2pm- 5pm: Upcycled Sewing with Zibby Jahns, at DRAW Studio

• Sun. Apr. 27, 10am-1pm: Environmental Protection Warrior in Automata with Maxine Leu, at DRAW Studio

• Sun. Apr. 27, 2-4pm: Make Ink from Backyard, Lara Giordano, DRAW Studio

• Mon. Apr. 28, 2pm- 5pm, Zpagetti Magic: Turn Old Shirts into New Creations with Vaea Dang, at DRAW Studio

• Tue. Apr. 29, 6pm-9pm, Recycling Materials for Collagraph Printing with Dilara Miller, at Neighborhood Print Studio

• Wed. Apr. 30, 6pm-9pm, Tetrapak Printmaking with Beth Humphrey, at Neighborhood Print Studio

• Thu. May 1, 4-6pm, Panel Discussion: Water, Plants and Us led by Youth Workforce (PUGG) at DRAW Studio

• Fri. May 2, 2-5pm, Intro to Studio: Eco-Friendly Printmaking Practice at Neighborhood Print Studio with Micah Fornari at Neighborhood Print Studio

• Sat. May 3, 10am-1pm: The Green Darkroom: Anotypes & Sustainable Photography with Kai Navarrete, at Neighborhood Print Studio

• Sat. May 3, 2-5pm: Upcycled Book Making with Amanda Marlowe / ECO ART at Neighborhood Print Studio

2024 The 3rd Annual Eco Arts Week:

• Sat. April 13, 12-5pm: Art Yard Sale at Neighborhood Print Studio.

• Fri. April 19, 7-8:30 pm: Opening Keynote Presentation by Mary Mattingly, “Art and Ecosystems”, artist talk at The Ulster County Restorative Justice and Community Empowerment Center, 733 Broadway, Kingston NY

• Sat. April 20, 10am-1pm: “Paper Possibilities Palooza”, workshop with Erin Dougherty and Rachel Gee, at DRAW Studio

• Sat. April 20, 2-5pm: “Tetrapak Printmaking”, workshop with Maxine Leu, at Neighborhood Print Studio

• Sun. April 21, 10-1pm: “Weaving with Waste”, workshop with Sariah Park, at Neighborhood Print Studio

• Sun. April 21, 2-5pm: “Ceramic Chia Pet and Sprouts”, workshop with Karen Jaimes, at DRAW Studio

• Mon, April 22, 6-9pm: “Plant Cycles – the Infinite Energy”, talk and workshop with Farmer Nick / PK Organics, at DRAW Studio

• Tue. April 23, 6-9pm: “Deep Listening Workshop” with Lisa B Kelley, at DRAW Studio

• Wed. April 24, 6-9pm:” Myco Craft: from Mushroom to Paper”, workshop with Roberta Trentin, at DRAW Studio

• Thu. April 25, 6-9pm: “Carving Community Cross-Pollination Workshop” with SUNY New Paltz Sculpture, Michael Asbill and Emily Puthoff, at Neighborhood Print Studio

• Sat. April 27, 10am-1pm: “Creating a Rainbow from Nature”, workshop with Susanna Taylor, at DRAW Studio

• Sat. April 27, 2-5pm: “The Importance of Wool and Wet Felting: from sheep farmers to our homes”, workshop with Brigitta Várad, at DRAW Studio

• Sun. April 28, 10am-1pm: “Super Soil Cycles”, workshop with Briana Gary and Emilie Houssart / The DIRT Project, at DRAW Studio

• Sun. April 28, 2-5pm: “Verde y Carmelita – Book Objects”, workshop with Aurora De Armendi Sobrino, at DRAW Studio

2023 The 2nd Annual Eco Arts Week:

• 4/8 12-5pm: Kick off Art Yard Sale

• 4/15&16 10am-1pm: Caveman Comics and Nature Ink Making with Roberta Ziemba.

• 4/15 6-9pm: Keynote Presentation- witn sTo Len, Dissolving into the Hydrocommons : Ecological Art Practice as a Collaborative Movement

• 4/16: 2-5pm: Bee the Change! with Hudson Valley Bee Habitat

• 4/17 6-9pm: Trash Printing! with Aurora Brush

• 4/18 6-9pm: The Mycocreative- exploring the connections between art, science and the natural world through a Fungal lens  with Luke Sarrantonio.

• 4/19 6-9pm: Deep Listening Workshop  with Lisa B Kelley.

• 4/20 3-5pm: Seed Portraits with Sergey Jivetin.

• 4/20&21 6-9pm: Charcoal in the Expanded Field  with Michael Asbill.

• 4/21 3-5pm: Seed Balls: Helping Pollinators and Feeding Our Neighbors with Karen Jaimes.

• 4/22 10am-1pm: Reusable and Recyclable Gel Molds with Kelly McGrath.

• 4/22 2-5pm: Catchall Your Hopes in a Recycle Container with Isabel Cotarelo.

• 4/22 6-9pm: Repurpose Gently Worn Clothing for Now! with PJ Flanagan.

• 4/23 2-5pm: Kitchen Printmaking with Natural Theme  with Maxine Leu.

2022 The Eco Arts Week:

• Sat. 4/9: Art Yard Sale- Reduce, Repurpose, Refill! Come find treasures. 12 - 5pm

• Sun. 4/10: “RETHINKING”, Interactive Exhibit Creation, The community is invited to draw and write ideas of your own Do’s and Don’ts for a healthier environment in our community art installation.

• Mon. 4/11: “Forest Friendly Art-Making”, Workshop by Roberta Ziemba, 10am - 1pm &

• “ANTICIPATING OUR PLANET’S FUTURE: Are you an optimist? Are you a pessimist?”, Eco lecture/ workshop by Linda Weintraub, 6 - 8 pm

• Tue. 4/12: “Recycled Books” Workshop by Kate Patterson, 10am - 1pm

• Wed. 4/13: “Personal Narrative Upcycle Assemblage”, Workshop by Kelly McGrath, 1 - 4pm

• Thu. 4/14: “Seed Paper Making”, Workshop by Lara Giordano, 10am - 1 pm &

• “Seed Stories”, Live personalized seed engraving by Sergey Jivetin, 1 - 4pm &

• Fungi: Ancestors of the past, allies for the future, Eco lecture by Luke Sarrantonio, 6 - 8pm

• Fir. 4/15: “Upcycling Maker Day”, Stop by our small booths: making reusable bags, collage frames, recycling baskets, and more...10am - 4pm &

• “Mushroom Shed: Connect, Gather, Share, Grow”, Eco lecture by Mushroom Shed, 6 - 8pm

• Sat. 4/16: “Bee Part of the Solution”, Workshop by Hudson Valley Bee Habitat, 10am - 1 pm &

• “Printcycling” Printmaking workshop by Lujiang Li & Maxine Leu, 1 - 4pm