The Brooklyn Waterfront Research Center, City Tech (CUNY) is hosting a virtual conference “Science, Art and the Climate Crisis Along the Brooklyn Waterfront” from May 6, 2021 at 6:30pm to May 7, 2021 at 12:30pm.
Join BWRC for our two-day virtual Annual Conference!
About this Event:
The Brooklyn Waterfront Research Center announces its 2021 Annual Conference as the crisis of climate change reaches all corners of the globe — including the Brooklyn waterfront.
Early observations of the changes in the climate that have led to our current climate crisis were made by scientists; however, it has not been scientists alone who have addressed this crisis. This year's BWRC conference will explore the interdisciplinary ferment created by scientists, artists, activists, and others whose work grapples with our rapidly changing climate.
Bringing together a diverse array of scientists, artists and community members, we will discuss and learn from the integration of artistic practice and scientific inquiry as a method of addressing the climate crisis globally and locally along the Brooklyn waterfront.
Schedule:
Thursday, May 6th, 6:30pm-8:00pm EST.
Welcome, Roundtable Discussion, and Virtual Exhibit Tour
Join us on Thursday evening for an opening welcome and roundtable discussion exploring the intersections of art, science, and the climate crisis along the Brooklyn waterfront. The panelists — an artist, a scientist, a curator, and a photojournalist — will use the discussion to draw together the key issues of the conference and provide a broader framework for the following day's sessions. As a closing activity, Elisa Gutiérrez Eriksen will provide a virtual tour of the new exhibit, Common Frequencies, opening May 1st at BioBAT Art Space at the Brooklyn Army Terminal.
Speakers:
Reginald Blake (Moderator), Interim Associate Provost, Dean of Curriculum; Research and Co-Director, Center for Remote Sensing and Earth System Sciences, New York City College of Technology
Jeannine Bardo, Artist, Founder / Artistic Director, Stand4 Gallery; Co-Founder / Co-Director, BioBAT Art Space
Klaus Jacob, Geophysicist, Emeritus Research Professor, Columbia University’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Mary Mattingly, Visual Artist
Nathan Kensinger, Brooklyn-Based Photographer, Filmmaker, Artist, and Curator
Thursday, May 7th, 9:00am-12:30pm EST.
Session #1: Learning at the Intersection
Focusing on educational initiatives along the Brooklyn Waterfront, this session will feature community-based organizations that use innovative, interdisciplinary, and place-based approaches across the arts and sciences to better understand and address climate change.
Speakers:
Graciela Flores (Moderator), Science Educator; Founder, Kids Talk Science
Beth Tuck, Executive Director, Genspace
Eve Andrée Laramée, Professor, Art Department, Director, Dyson College Center for the Arts, Society, and Ecology, Pace University
Isa Del Bello, Education Director, Environmental Education Center, Brooklyn Bridge Park
Jasmin Alim, Education Manager, Genspace
Session #2: Working at the Intersection
Bringing together artists working in relationship to science, technology, and the environment, this session will highlight the creative integration of artistic practice and scientific inquiry as a method of making visible and addressing the climate crisis in new ways.
Speakers:
Katherine Gressel (Moderator), Contemporary Curator, Old Stone House & Washington Park; Artist, Writer.
Anna Lise Jensen, Artist; Co-Founder, Bike South Brooklyn
Simone Johnson, Interdisciplinary and Teaching Artist
Yuliya Parshina-Kottas, Designer, Researcher, Storyteller; Illustrator, New York Times
See our website for more information: http://brooklynwaterfront.org/