What does it sound like when influential environmental policy-makers, thinkers, scientists and artists converse in real and exploratory ways? We invite 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.
The symposium is the first activity of “Build Your Own World,” the 3rd 01SJ Biennial, where over 100 art installations, commissioned works, exhibitions, workshops, musical performances, a nighttime street fair, a green prix of eco-locomotion and an epicurean multi-media dinner converge into a 4-day kaleidoscope of contemporary art and culture at the epicenter of the high-technology revolution.
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—GLOBAL WARNING encourages conversations among scientists, artists and policy-makers grappling with some of the key environmental issues of our time.
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
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.
Seating is limited! To purchase tickets, and for more information about the schedule, speakers and topics, please visit http://01sj.org/programs/symposium/
