Melanie Ariens
environmental artist
![Urban Ecology Center Mural](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/092c30_0b932b8558f74c638eb7f7ae151fec33.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_110,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/092c30_0b932b8558f74c638eb7f7ae151fec33.jpg)
Urban Ecology Center Mural Beneath the Locust Street Bridge at the river level trail, Milwuakee, WI. Northern end of the Rotary Centennial Arboretum. Images of the macro invertebrates and fish found in the Milwaukee River.
![Urban Ecology Center Mural](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/092c30_a2f36d8b88314c6fa3008b4b03e8e9aa.jpeg/v1/fill/w_147,h_98,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/092c30_a2f36d8b88314c6fa3008b4b03e8e9aa.jpeg)
In progress Urban Ecology Center Mural Beneath the Locust Street Bridge at the river level trail, Milwuakee, WI. Northern end of the Rotary Centennial Arboretum. Images of the macro invertebrates and fish found in the Milwaukee River.
![Urban Ecology Center](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/092c30_e14d66a154324899aec067cee40cb135.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_110,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/092c30_e14d66a154324899aec067cee40cb135.jpg)
Mural site after.
![Urban Ecology Center Mural](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/092c30_0b932b8558f74c638eb7f7ae151fec33.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_110,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/092c30_0b932b8558f74c638eb7f7ae151fec33.jpg)
Urban Ecology Center Mural Beneath the Locust Street Bridge at the river level trail, Milwuakee, WI. Northern end of the Rotary Centennial Arboretum. Images of the macro invertebrates and fish found in the Milwaukee River.
![We Are Water](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/092c30_16b40d32c93b416a89ff2cfa491581c9.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_98,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/092c30_16b40d32c93b416a89ff2cfa491581c9.jpg)
We Are Water: A Beachfront Celebration of Milwaukee's Water Organized by Melanie Ariens as Artist in Residence for Milwaukee Water Commons August 3, 2014 Community interactive art installation with Overpass Light Brigade.
![We Are Water](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/092c30_2f7dbc7ac7e74c2988d2763b1a86974e.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_221,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/092c30_2f7dbc7ac7e74c2988d2763b1a86974e.jpg)
We Are Water: A Beachfront Celebration of Milwaukee's Water Organized by Melanie Ariens as Artist in Residence for Milwaukee Water Commons August 3, 2014 Community interactive art installation with Overpass Light Brigade, DanceCircus, Strawberry Moon Singers, Dena Aronson.
![We Are Water](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/092c30_0b8fd386f86f49669577259de2828db5.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_98,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/092c30_0b8fd386f86f49669577259de2828db5.jpg)
We Are Water: A Beachfront Celebration of Milwaukee's Water Organized by Melanie Ariens as Artist in Residence for Milwaukee Water Commons August 3, 2014 Community interactive art installation with Overpass Light Brigade, DanceCircus, Strawberry Moon Singers, Dena Aronson.
![We Are Water](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/092c30_16b40d32c93b416a89ff2cfa491581c9.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_98,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/092c30_16b40d32c93b416a89ff2cfa491581c9.jpg)
We Are Water: A Beachfront Celebration of Milwaukee's Water Organized by Melanie Ariens as Artist in Residence for Milwaukee Water Commons August 3, 2014 Community interactive art installation with Overpass Light Brigade.