Aaron Treher is an interdisciplinary artist, citizen scientist, and educator based out of Boulder, Colorado. Treher received a BFA from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and a MFA from University of Colorado Boulder. His artistic practice bridges the fields of art and science through interdisciplinary projects. Many of his works unfold through collaborations and function as resources for people to connect with urban ecology in their own communities. He was recently awarded a Visiting Artist, Arts Integration Program grant from the Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission in 2020. Treher is currently a project manager for the M12 Studio and instructs classes with the Sculpture and Post-Studio Practice area at University of Colorado Boulder.

My site-specific artwork for Art in the Open is entitled "Out Building." Out Building will consist of a small structure that appears to be filled and overflowing with bird seed. Through cracks in the door, windows, and underside of the structure—bird seed will overflow to the ground. The windows and doors of the small structure will be boarded shut, appearing to be closed off to any human activity, while appearing to be filled with bird seed. "Out Building" will be open to birds foraging at the site. Visitors are encouraged to document bird species that might be foraging at the site.