Forecast: Communicating Weather and Climate

Posted 21 January 2011 by Benj in Exhibits and Presentations, Facing Climate Change

Our Sámi reindeer and wildfire work from Facing Climate Change is now on view at the Washington State Convention Center. The exhibit, Forecast: Communicating Weather and Climate was curated by Lele Barnett and presented by the American Meteorological Society and EcoArts Connections.

Thirty Washington artists are featured including our good friend Maria Coryell-Martin and Seattle photographer Chris Jordan. More details can be found on the American Meteorological Society blog.

The show opens January 24 and runs through April 5. We’ve been told that 60,000 people are expected to move through the space during the Flower and Garden Show alone!

New project partner: Cascadia

Posted 10 December 2010 by Sara in Announcements, Facing Climate Change

We’d like to welcome our newest project partner for Facing Climate Change, Cascadia Consulting Group. Cascadia works with clients to develop and implement solutions to twenty-first century environmental challenges, including waste, climate change, and natural resources. They are providing fiscal, technical and distribution support for our new series.

Climate Change and Asthma

Posted 27 September 2010 by Sara in Facing Climate Change, Field Notes

“What’s it like to try to breath on a high pollution day? Do ten jumping jacks, hold your nose, and breath through this.” Aileen Gagney from the American Lung Association handed me a thin bar straw.

For the human health story from our new Facing Climate Change series, we’ve been exploring how climate-related air pollution impacts people who have asthma. As temperatures rise, researchers project an increase in the number of days where ground-level ozone concentrations exceed regulatory standards. The ozone is created when sunlight reacts with emissions from vehicles and other sources, and it makes people who have asthma suffer more attacks. Those most likely to be hit hardest by health consequences like this include low-income families and seniors, another opportunity to consider climate equity.

We’ll be working with the King County Department of Health over the coming weeks to bring this issue to life. Check back soon for updates on our new stories.

Confluence Gallery presentation

Posted 20 September 2010 by Benj in Exhibits and Presentations, Facing Climate Change

I just picked up our prints from the Confluence Gallery in Twisp. Last Thursday night, we presented our Facing Climate Change work as part of the gallery’s beautiful Weathering Change exhibit that has been on view since the end of July. We had seven prints in the show from our reindeer and wildfire work.

Show opening at the Confluence Gallery

Posted 31 July 2010 by Benj in Announcements, Exhibits and Presentations, Facing Climate Change

Weathering Change opens Saturday, July 31 at the Confluence Gallery in Twisp, Washington. The show explores how society and the arts adapts to an evolving, changing world. A number of images from our Sámi and wildfire climate change work are on display. These are new prints made with Tyler Boley that were in the Ansel Adams Gallery last fall. As we enter the peak of fire season, we’re particularly excited to bring our wildfire images back to the valley from which they came.

We’ll be giving a talk at the gallery on September 9, at 7 p.m. Weathering Change runs through September 18, 2010.