A Creative Approach to Ecological Education
EcoArts Foundation is committed to its mission: to inspire regeneration via the arts.
About Us
Our history
EcoArts was born of a perceived need to shift the environmental narrative. Founder Ashley Mazanec began processing ecological themes through music in 2012, and this concept became a catalyst for subsequent events, collaborations, and educational content affecting students of all ages.
Ashley has been endowed with various awards, including UCSD Global Policy and Strategy (GPS) Fellowship, US-Israel Center for Innovation and Economic Sustainability Lead Fellowship, and Surfing Madonna Oceans Project Scholarship to the Artists and Climate Change Inaugural Incubator in NYC. She holds her Masters in International Environmental Policy from GPS, where she served as Net Impact UCSD Graduate Chapter President. Coverage on her activities can be found on KPBS, The Union Tribune Coastal, Voyager, podcast and radio interviews. Her voice and music can be heard on Netflix, LA Talk Radio and in corporate stores such as T.J. Maxx, Hershey's and Abercrombie Kids, on iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, and Bandcamp. Her position teaching and programming eco-art education at Del Sur Elementary Coral Tree Farm, and Solidarity Farm led to her currently leading the music and sustainability programs at Saint James Academy in Solana Beach.
Our mission
EcoArts Foundation is committed to its mission: to inspire ecological regeneration via the arts.
By celebrating imaginative eco-themed content, we engage a diverse community from elementary school students to international eco artists via events, programs and educational media. We envision a global culture that sustains the environment in balance with human activities. May art lead the way!