Please join us on November 18 at 4 pm on Zoom for the next “We Are Climate Action” event, called “Climate Change: Artists Respond.” This panel brings together contemporary artists whose artwork contributes to a broader public understanding of the consequences of climate change for human and non-human existence, and the urgent need for action and mitigation. The seemingly overwhelming scale of the climate crisis is a recognized barrier to public participation in tackling the climate crisis. Art can overcome this resistance through a myriad of methods, from educating and raising awareness to modeling problem solving or giving voice and form to intangible forces. Xavier Cortada, Anina Gerchick, Mary Mattingly and Katherine Behar have created art that is both geographically specific and universally relevant, providing entry points around which people can coalesce.
Register here for the event.
Behar, a professor at Baruch and the CUNY Graduate Center, is the director of the New Media Artspace. Cortada, a professor at the University of Miami, is an NSF fellow and creator of UnderwaterHOA, which looks at rising sea levels in Florida. Gerchick, a landscape artist and City College graduate, is the creator of BirdLinkNY, a deployable sculptural habitat. And Mattingly is the creator of Swale, a floating edible landscape. The panel is being organized by and moderated by Reiss, an art historian and CUNY Graduate Center PhD alumna, and editor of “Art, Theory and Practice in the Anthropocene.” Behar is co-moderator.
Check out videos of our two most recent “We Are Climate Action” events on the Weissman YouTube channel: Climate Change and Preparation for NYC Resiliency and Climate Change and Public Health. If you know any students, researchers, or journalists who are looking for comprehensive resources for papers, research, or stories about climate change, both of these events offer a wealth of data, information, analysis, and quotes from nationally recognized experts.
