March to Rutgers Gardens Project

Brandon Williams, ISGRJ Early Career Faculty Fellow and director of the Rutgers Voorhees Choir, with choristers in the Cow Tunnel under U.S. Route 1 on the Rutgers–New Brunswick campus. Williams led the choir in a performance of "Watershed," a sound installation for vocal ensemble composed by music professor Scott Ordway. Image credit: Brandon Williams

Local members of GirlTrek participating in the March2RUGardens. GirlTrek is the largest public health nonprofit for African-American women and girls in the United States, pioneering a health movement grounded in civil rights history and principles through walking campaigns, community leadership, and health advocacy. Image credit: John Evans

Encircled by March2RUGardens participants, B.F.A. acting majors Lux McCastle (left), Ellen Valencia (center), and Grace Issacs (right) perform "The Allegory of Water, Land, and Air," written by Christopher Cartmill, associate chair and head of dramaturgy, Mason Gross School of the Arts theater department. Image credit: John Evans

Movement installation by Camille Moten, M.F.A. alumna in dance, performed by members of the Company of Collaborative Artists (www.cocamoves.com). Moten’s choreography is a response to the forced labor of bodies, specifically those that were enslaved, impoverished, homeless, and unfairly policed. Image credit: John Evans

Young participants of the March2RUGardens converse with B.F.A. actors Grace Issacs (AIR), Lux McCastle (WATER), and Ellen Valencia (LAND), following their performance of "The Allegory of Water, Land, and Air," written by Christopher Cartmill, associate chair and head of dramaturgy, Mason Gross School of the Arts theater department. Image credit: Elizabeth Calderone

Participants of all ages joined the March2RUGardens on September 25, 2021. This publicly engaged, arts-integrated event offered opportunities to discover and celebrate the resources of the university while building collective awareness of the benefits of walking and community connectivity. Image credit: John Evans