Creative Response to Climate Change
“Art, like religion, is one of the ways we digest what is happening to us, and make the
sense out of it that proceeds to action.” –Bill McKibben
sense out of it that proceeds to action.” –Bill McKibben
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This year, Climate Smart Missoula has sought to deepen the connection between climate, art, and humanities in our community.
- In March, Climate Smart Missoula helped put on lectures and events for the Climate, Health, and Humanities series.
- Climate Smart also organized our first annual ‘Adaptation and Resilience’ community art show where 12 teams created paintings on large, freestanding panels made out of repurposed hollow-core doors from Home ReSource. Our hope for this project is that it will engage people from around Missoula and help inspire dialogue on what climate resilience and adaptation means for our community. Many of the teams are multi-generational, and include families, school groups, a soccer team, university students, AmeriCorps members, and a local non-profit.
- Through the Climate Change Studies program the University of Montana, we were able to bring on a stellar art intern, Cassidy Shoenfelder, who is not only creating her own environmental and climate art, but also helped with our art show.