Corey Hagelberg is an interdisciplinary artist and teacher living and working in Gary, Indiana. For the last 15 years, his practice in printmaking, sculpture, and socially engaged art has highlighted environmental and social justice concerns in the Calumet Region on the south shore of Lake Michigan. This work has increasingly addressed food justice and employed ecological and land restoration practices related to designing regenerative cities, local circular economies, and vibrant communities. He is co-founder and director of the Calumet Artist Residency, which aims to connect people, art, and nature. Currently, he is an MFA candidate in sculpture at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. His work can be found at www.coreyhagelberg.com and www.calumetartistresidency.org