Join us to celebrate the opening of the major new art and science exhibition Weather and the Whale, the culmination of a two-year collaboration between the Institute of the Arts and Sciences and the Friedlaender Lab at UC Santa Cruz.

Combining art and science to deepen understanding about climate change and perhaps spur collective action, Weather and the Whale features immersive displays of data and research and newly commissioned artworks delving into the human and non human experiences of living in times of crisis.

Visitors will be able to explore original research about the impacts on whales and other large marine mammals of environmental toxins, sea ice retreat, and other threats, including what is happening in Monterey Bay. Video installations, sculptures, photography, and other artworks will provide novel and experiential ways of seeing and understanding the rapidly changing world.

Refreshments will be provided.

Artists:

Imani Jacqueline Brown, Carolina Caycedo, Sharon Daniel, Ashley Hunt, Courtney Leonard, John Jota Leoñas, Libia Posada, Mia Eve Rollow, Christine Howard Sandoval, Sam Williams, Suné Woods

Weather and the Whale is curated by Rachel Nelson, Ari Friedlaender, and Alex Moore. Assistance was provided by Mirra-Margarita Ianeva and LuLing Osofsky.

This exhibition is organized as part of An Aesthetics of Resilience and funded by a University of California Office of the President California Climate Action Seed Grant, with additional support from the Coha Nowark Art + Science Fund.