GLOBAL WARNING: Artists, Scientists and Environmental Activism
16-17 September 2010
San José City Council Chambers, San José City Hall
200 East Santa Clara Street, San José , CA 95113
Held in conjunction with the 2010 01SJ Biennial, 16-19 September 2010

What does it sound like when influential environmental policy-makers, thinkers, scientists and artists converse in real and exploratory ways? Leonardo/ISAST, along with ZER01 and our other partners, invites you and your colleagues to join us for GLOBAL WARNING: Artists, Scientists and Environmental Activism, San Jose, CA, September 16 & 17, 2010 — a two-day symposium focused on the interchange of ideas among diverse disciplines. A group of distinguished practitioners will examine the interconnectedness of ideas and actions and the current relationships between art-making, science and ecology. Public policy, urban planning, sustainable design and civic cultural development strategies serve as platforms for stimulating community dialogue.

The GLOBAL WARNING symposium features keynote speakers Kathleen Dean Moore (Day 1, Sept 16: “Why It’s Wrong to Wreck the Earth”) and Buster Simpson (Day 2, Sept 17: “Poetic Utility”), along with a provocative group of scientists, artists, researchers and theorists dedicated to identifying and addressing the key environmental issues of our day. Join us for this unique opportunity to participate in thinking about and creating what we want our world to be.

PROGRAM: DAY 1
Hosted by Leonardo/ISAST; Co-organized by Patricia Bentson, Tami Spector and Marcia Tanner

Illuminating LEONARDO’s mission—to confront the critical challenges of the 21st century by creating opportunities for the powerful exchange of ideas among practitioners of art, science and technology—the program encourages conversations among scientists, artists and policy-makers grappling with some of the key environmental issues of our time.

9:00-9:45 Welcome and Introduction by Leonardo Board Member Tami Spector and ZER01 Executive Director Joel Slayton.
9:45-10:45 Keynote Speaker, Dr. Kathleen Dean Moore, Editor/Author; Professor, Oregon State University: Why It’s Wrong to Wreck the World
10:45-11:00 Break
11:00-12:00 Gail Wight, Artist; Professor, Stanford University: Landscape Disrupted: Brief History of Artists and the Environment
12:00-1:15 Lunch
1:15-1:50 Dr. Gerard Kuperus, Dr. Gerard Kuperus, Asst. Professor, USF: Environmental Ethics through Aesthetics
1:50-2:35 Dr. Peter Roopnarine (Curator/Researcher, California Academy of Sciences): Embracing Uncertainty
2:35-2:50 Break
2:50-4:30 Panel Discussion Making a Future: Artists and Scientists on the Environment Moderated by Meredith Tromble (Artist/Author; SFAI Faculty) and featuring: Dr. Karen Holl (Researcher/Professor, UCSC): Conserving Tropical Forests to Reduce Global Warming, Marisa Jahn (Artist/Author/Activist): Wormholes as Solutions: Art and Social Change, Tiffany Holmes (Artist; Associate Professor, School of the Art Institute of Chicago): Beyond Eco-Art: 21st-Century Eco-Visualization, Dr. Peter Roopnarine (Curator/Researcher, California Academy of Sciences): Marine Food Webs and the Environment
4:45 Shamanic Cheerleaders Performance
5:00 End Day 1 Program

Program: DAY 2
Hosted by The City of San Jose Public Art Program and the CADRE Laboratory for New Media

The second day of the symposium will focus on the role public art and artists can play in environmental activism, informed by urban planning, sustainable design issues and public policy.

9:00-9:30 Introduction to Climate Clock Initiative by Barbara Goldstein, Public Art Director
9:30-11:00 Presentations by Climate Clock Artist Teams
11:00-11:10 Break
11:10-11:55 Climate Clock Panel. Moderator: ZER01 Executive Director Joel Slayton
11:55-1:10 Lunch
1:10-1:40 Andrea Polli, Artist and Tim Dye, Senior Vice President and Division Manager for Meteorological Programs and Public Outreach at Sonoma Technology, Inc. “Particle Falls”
1:40-2:10 Robin Lasser, artist, Marguerite Perret, artist: “Floating World”
2:10-3:00 Jade Chang, Los Angeles-based writer, “From Gas Bills to a New Game Theory: Can Having Fun- Doing Good?”
3:00-3:10 Break
3:10-4:10 Buster Simpson, Keynote, artist, “Poetic Utility”
4:10-4:30 Wrap up by Joel Slayton and Barbara Goldstein
4:30 End Day 2 Program
6:00 AbsoluteZER0: South First Street

Symposium organized by ZER01: The Art and Technology Network, City of San Jose Public Art Program, CADRE Laboratory for New Media at San Jose State University and LEONARDO/The International Society for the Arts, Sciences and Technology, with additional support from Montalvo Arts Center.

Leonardo/ISAST gratefully acknowledges support for Day 1 of the GLOBAL WARNING Symposium provided by:
City of San José Office of Cultural Affairs, Barbara Goldstein, Public Art Director; University of San Francisco, Dean’s Office of Arts and Sciences; USF College of Arts and Sciences, Philosophy Dept, Jeffrey Paris, Chair; USF College of Arts and Sciences, Environmental Science Dept, William L. Karney, Chair; USF College of Arts and Sciences, Art & Architecture Dept, Stuart McKee, Chair; Journal of Global Environmental Politics, MIT Press; Calit2, A UCSD/UCI Partnership; Berkeley Center for New Media; Rachel Crawford; Marcia Tanner

Seating is limited! To purchase tickets, and for more
information about the schedule, speakers and topics, please visit http://www.leonardo.info/isast/2010symposium.html