Presented by CMC Foundation Art Share + Breck Create
Art and Sustainability Symposium: Thing Thing
Colorado Mountain College - Breckenridge
FREE
Join us for a collaborative evening as Colorado Mountain College, CMC Foundation Art Share, and Breck Create come together to explore the powerful intersection of art and environmental action. This free public event invites artists, students, and community members to discover how creative expression can drive sustainable solutions and community resilience.
Event Schedule
COMMUNITY ART SALON & MAKER SPACE • 4–5:30 PM
Dive into hands-on learning, explore mini-workshops, and view student project showcases in the CMC lobby and classrooms.
FEATURED PRESENTATION: THING THING • 5:30–6:45PM
Join us in the Finkel Auditorium for a talk by the Detroit-based artist collective Thing Thing. As current Artists-in-Residence at Breck Create’s Precious Plastic Studio, they will share their unique approach to sustainable creation.
COMMUNITY PANEL DISCUSSION
Stick around for a lively conversation featuring local sustainability leaders, educators, and artists exploring creativity’s role in environmental engagement.
Featured Contributors
THING THING
Detroit-based artists specializing in recycled materials.
JUAN FUENTES
Photo-based artist whose work is currently on display at the CMC campus.
LOCAL EXPERTS
Featuring Nicole Sletta (Breck Create Precious Plastics Coordinator), Daniela Veltri (Breck Create Sustainable Ceramicist), and representatives from the High Country Conservation Center.
CMC STUDENTS
Showcasing sustainability class projects and research.
BRECK CREATE ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE
FEB 9–20
Thing Thing is a Detroit-based collaborative practice led by architect-artists Rachel Mulder, Eiji Jimbo, and Simon Anton, whose work blends architecture, art, and playful material experimentation. Mulder, a Yale-trained architect and AIA Henry Adams Medal recipient, brings a love of color, texture, and the slightly grotesque, alongside deep experience in socially engaged design. Jimbo, educated at UC Berkeley in architecture and landscape architecture, contributes a balance of technical rigor and cultural curiosity shaped by global influences and hands-on building. Anton, an artist and educator trained at Cranbrook and the University of Michigan, works across furniture, art, and sustainable materials, and is deeply committed to community impact through education and youth programs. Together, Thing Thing creates joyful, sensory-driven work rooted in craft, care, and collaboration.
