Day after day, Artlab organizers put brilliant, passionate people who are at the forefront of climate change research and activism in front of us. Scientists, activists and artists nudged together again. In a weeks time, we hurtled from one remarkable destination to another: Biosphere 2 in all it’s magnificently manufactured glory, a sci-fi-esque experiment from [...]
Archive for 2012
Art Lab Brings International Group of Artists to Meet With Scientists at Biosphere2
Posted 10 February 2012 by Ellen SkotheimTagged As: | Categories: Art Lab | No Comments
For the second consecutive year, seven artists were invited by Art Lab to participate in Border Biosphere Exploration 2011, where they met with scientists and environmentalists to learn about the effects of climate change on the desert Southwest and then design a cultural response informed by the experience.
Melo’s Journey
Posted 17 January 2012 by melodTagged As: | Categories: Art Lab | No Comments
Originally from Los Angeles and now a Tucson resident, The Rillito River Project exposed me to a lot of valuable information about the environment and inspired me to learn more.
Hope and uncertainty
Posted 8 January 2012 by jmarschingTagged As: | Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments
Learning in dialog with scientists, conservationists, naturalists, astronomers, activists, and artists at the Biosphere 2, The Institute of the Environment, and Cuenca Los Ojos was an exercise in interweaving uncertainty and hope.
