The Ground Up | Emily Wynn Ensminger

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March 14 - April 17, 2012

Emily Ensminger recreated and expanded Elsewhere’s alleyway garden into a vertical grow zone and functional hang-out. By installing tiered beds and a scaffold stacked with pots and containers, she doubled Elsewhere’s growing capacity for edibles. The new garden also features a raised rain barrel, hidden Fiddler’s Corner, and an outdoor work table made from re-purposed wood. In the evenings, Emily crafted rugs from the smallest fabric scraps in the collection.

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Emily Ensminger
Emily Ensminger

Emily Ensminger, born in Durham, NC, is a conceptual artist and advocate for independent multi-use live/work organizations. Through programming, textiles and functional systems, Emily’s work addresses necessity as a creative practice operating at the intersection of admin, art, and daily life. Curatorial, project coordination and presentation focus is on experimental production and organizations outside art centers.

Emily led the organization as Creative Director (2018-2020).

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