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Community Art Program

Community Art Program

Exploring Climate Change Through Art Opening Reception

“Exploring Climate Change Through Art,” a juried art show and collaboration between the Museum of Boulder, Friends of the National Center, and UCAR Center for Science Education.

Hope. Anxiety. Solutions. Grief.

What will you find at the intersection of art and climate science?

Join us Friday, May 17, for the opening reception of “Exploring Climate Change Through Art,” a juried art show and collaboration between the Museum of Boulder, Friends of the National Center, and UCAR Center for Science Education. As we unveil local artists’ interpretations of climate change, you’re invited to immerse yourself in this powerful display and discover what this great societal challenge means to you.

The reception will feature light refreshments and tours of the Mesa Laboratory’s hands-on Earth system science exhibits. Space is limited so please RSVP soon!

Exploring Climate Change Through Art: Opening Reception

  • Friday, May 17, 2024
  • 5-7 p.m.
  • NSF NCAR Mesa Laboratory
  • RSVP Required

Community Review Panel

The community panel who will be reviewing art for our Exploring Climate Change Through Art show consists of community members who have dedicated their careers to the climate science and art worlds in the Denver/Boulder area.

Our panelists for this cycle of the Community Art Program are:

  • Cecile Hannay – Associate Scientist in the Atmospheric Modeling and Predictability Section within the Climate and Global Dynamics (CGD) Laboratory at NSF NCAR
  • Mary Horrocks – Executive Director of Open Studios
  • Kristen Krumhardt – Associate Scientist in the Oceanography section of the Climate and Global Dynamics (CGD) Laboratory at NSF NCAR
  • Beth Osnes – Theater and Dance Professor and Co-Director of Inside the Greenhouse at CU Boulder
  • Matt Rehme – Software Engineer Specializing in Data Visualization at NSF NCAR
  • Savannah Snody – Communications Coordinator at the Museum of Boulder
  • Elaine Waterman – Executive Director of Firehouse Art Center

Questions

Contact Emma Byers at ebyers@friendsofthenationalcenter.org if you have any questions!