Art and Science: Observing the State of the Land | MIAD Panel Discussion

Name: Art and Science: Observing the State of the Land | MIAD Panel Discussion
Start: 2024-09-26T18:00:00-05:00
Location: 273 E Erie St, Milwaukee, WI, United States, Wisconsin 53202

Schedule

Thu Sep 26 2024 at 06:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

273 E Erie St, Milwaukee, WI, United States, Wisconsin 53202 | Milwaukee, WI

Artists have always found ample reasons to work with the natural world – either as a source of materials: clay, paper, pigment – or as a source of inspiration. However, in light of pressing environmental concerns, many more artists are choosing to work on behalf of the land.
Art can provide a “collective language” for making meaning about “interrelated crises,” such as climate change and social injustice. Artists have key roles to play in shaping answers to these concerns.
Artists addressing the health of the planet can utilize emotional appeals for action, improve understanding, and provide the necessary information to address environmental topics.
This panel will be a conversation about this collective language between artists and folks who work directly in environmental programs as educators, scientists, or organizers. Many participants have ties to ARTservancy through the land partnerships or as past ARTservancy resident artists.
Panelists:
Moderator: Leslie Fedorchuk, MIAD Professor
Catie Petralia, Outreach and Volunteer Coordinator, River Revitalization Foundation/Ozaukee Washington Land Trust
Eddee Daniel, Milwaukee-based fine art photographer and freelance writer, ARTservancy Artist: 2019-20
Jenny Bardeen, Conservation Biologist, Lake Michigan Bird Observatory
katie martin, Senior Lecturer, Peck School of Art, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, ARTservancy Artist: 2023-24
Kelly Wendorf, ARTservancy Director, Gallery 224, ARTservancy Artist: 2019-20
Lauren Simmons, Chair of Art History & Science, MIAD