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Artists in 28 Countries Come Together to Respond to Climate Crisis With World Weather Network

Artists in 28 Countries Come Together to Respond to Climate Crisis With World Weather Network

The World Weather Network is a coalition of 28 arts organizations from the Philippines to Nigeria to Utah that believe artists and writers should be a larger part of the dialogue surrounding climate change. The idea is that the creative team at each weather station will both conduct local programming on the ground and post “weather reports” on the network website over the course of the year.

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    A Patchwork of Imagery Hints at the Hidden Complexity of the American Prairie

    A Patchwork of Imagery Hints at the Hidden Complexity of the American Prairie

    By Clara Chaisson Photographer Terry Evans has been piecing together prairies for more than 40 years. After she first encountered the plant life growing in these iconic midwestern habitats in 1978, Evans memorized their “names like poems”: the silverleaf scurfpea, a dark-violet wildflower; the prickly pink catclaw sensitive briar; the white orchid known as nodding […]

    Dutch Artist Thijs Biersteker Gives Trees a Voice—in Lights

    Dutch Artist Thijs Biersteker Gives Trees a Voice—in Lights

    By Clara Chaisson Dutch interactive artist Thijs Biersteker is something like a real-life Lorax—except instead of speaking for the trees, he equips them with the technology to speak for themselves. Trees are among our most diligent and prolific data loggers (no pun intended), recording a wealth of information about the world around them in the […]

    The Anthropocene—Coming Soon to a Theater (and Museum, and Bookshelf) Near You

    The Anthropocene—Coming Soon to a Theater (and Museum, and Bookshelf) Near You

    By Clara Chaisson Anthropocene is a clunky word for an even more unwieldy concept. But props to the Merriam-Webster team who have given us a dictionary definition that’s easy enough to follow. Anthropocene: (n.) The period of time during which human activities have had an environmental impact on the earth regarded as constituting a distinct […]

    Watch: How to Dance Like a Glacier

    Watch: How to Dance Like a Glacier

    By Jeremy Deaton Eighteenth century French choreographer Jean-Georges Noverre once wrote, “A fine picture is but the image of nature; a finished ballet is nature herself.” Noverre was arguing for the immediacy of dance. Twenty-first century American choreographer Diana Movius took his words literally. In GLACIER: A Climate Change Ballet, Movius depicts the slow melt […]

    Climate Change, Inspired By Banksy

    Climate Change, Inspired By Banksy

    Banksy, who infamously shredded his “Girl With Balloon” painting at an auction on Friday, has inspired people to whip up their own versions of the artwork. The images are centered around a timely and poignant theme: climate change. https://twitter.com/BridgeMuir/statuses/1049532444238475264 caption=”” photo_credit=”” On Sunday, the United Nations’ scientific panel issued a dire report that the world […]