M12 is a group of award-winning artists, researchers, and writers collectively based in Colorado. Primarily known for art projects that explore public space, rural cultures and landscapes, M12 holds a unique position as both a non-profit arts organization and an artistic practice. M12 creates artworks, research projects, and education initiatives centered around context and place. The studio blends multiple fields, allowing research, fieldwork, design and site-specific sculpture to merge.
M12 STUDIO
The Tap: Visioning the Ogallala Aquifer on the Llano Estacado. Tracing the Ogallala. Landmark Arts Gallery at Texas Tech University School of Art and the Museum of Post-Agriculture at At’l Do Farms. Installation and Exhibition. 2021–2022. Courtesy M12.
Detail of exhibition. The Tap: Visioning the Ogallala Aquifer on the Llano Estacado. Tracing the Ogallala. Landmark Arts Gallery at Texas Tech University School of Art and the Museum of Post-Agriculture at At’l Do Farms. Installation and Exhibition. 2021–2022. Courtesy M12.
Pumpjack in the cornfield. Kansas Field Arts Forum. Tracing the Ogallala. Kansas, USA. Summer 2022. Courtesy M12.
M12 van excursion to California Hill. M12 STUDIO Fall Summit. Tracing the Ogallala. Big Springs, Nebraska. Fall 2022. Courtesy M12.
MT Liggett House. Kansas Field Arts Forum. Tracing the Ogallala. Mullinville, Kansas. Summer 2022. Courtesy M12.
Playa research image. GOING WITH THE FLOW: ART, ACTIONS, AND WESTERN WATERS. Tracing the Ogallala. SITE, Santa Fe, New Mexico. Spring 2023. Courtesy M12.
San Luis Valley flood irrigation research image. GOING WITH THE FLOW: ART, ACTIONS, AND WESTERN WATERS. Tracing the Ogallala. SITE, Santa Fe, New Mexico. Spring 2023. Courtesy M12.
Designated space for Pasture. Archive and Mercantile (A&M) Building. Tracing the Ogallala. Big Springs, Nebraska. Summer 2024. Courtesy M12.
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