There are so many ways for artists to include themes of sustainability, not only in subject matter but in creating awareness of packaging, including information on websites, modeling a sustainable existence and encouraging creative expression in their community.

I know a NJ singer songwriter, Kathy Moser, who not only sings about sustainability but sells her albums as paper CD sleeves with a slip of paper inside with instructructions for downloading her album. Her CD sleeve encourages awareness about the packaging of CDs and the plastic CDs themselves.

Her CD sleeve says the goal of the album is, besides good music, is to be oxygen positive. She encourages her audience to learn more by visiting http://www.neutralsnotenough.com. She explains that in the music world, the number one cause of carbon emissions is audiences traveling to gigs. She encourages us to carpool to shows, and says it’s more fun, just like a lot of environmentally positive solutions.

Her website, http://www.kathymoser.com, has navigation buttons not only for her music but for green building in NJ and natural buildings. Click on gigs and, along with her performances, notice how she contributes to ensuring the creative expression of some some of her community’s more vulnerable residents with stops at hospitals, recovery song-writing workshops, libraries, youth detention centers.

And finally, see how she lives her life as she shares her experience and enthusiasm for building a natural house. Kathy believes that consciousness about our planet can be more fun, meaningful and beautiful.

Looking forward to learning about more artists and arts organizations who are contributing to a more sustainable NJ!