Weather Center

A Symposium On Art And Weather

 



 

Presented by Western Connecticut State University’s Meteorology Club and Physics/Astronomy/Meteorology Department, New York City/ Long Island chapter of the American Meteorological Society, and The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum.

Saturday, October 19

11 am to 5 pm

 

 

 

 

Ives Concert Hall, Western Connecticut State University

Directions

For GPS users:

181 White Street
Danbury, CT 06810

(From the West)

  • Take Exit 5 off I-84 to first traffic light (Main Street).
  • Turn right and continue on Main Street to White Street (fourth traffic light).
  • Turn left on White Street and continue 1/2 mile.
  • The campus is on the left. Free parking is available in the 5th Avenue parking garage, overflow parking is in the Midtown Residence/Faculty Garage on White Street.

(From the East)

  • Take Exit 5 off I-84 to first traffic light (Clapboard Ridge Road).
  • Turn right and continue on (Clapboard Ridge will turn into Main Street) to White Street (fifth traffic light).
  • Turn left on White Street and continue 1/2 mile.
  • The campus is on the left. Free parking is available in the 5th Avenue parking garage, overflow parking is in the Midtown Residence/Faculty Garage on White Street.

Map

Lunch is available for purchase at the WCSU Student Center Cafeteria

 

 

  MC: Craig Allen, Meteorologist, WCBS 880

 

Speakers:

Amanda Bunce, Forest Management Researcher, UConn’s Stormwise Program

Todd Forrest, Arthur Ross Vice President for Horticulture and Living Collections, New York Botanical Garden

Kim Keever, Artist

Richard Klein, Exhibitions Director, The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum

Colin McMullan, Artist

Pat Pickett, Artist

Learn more about the speakers

 

Schedule

Part 1
11:00 A.M. Meet and Greet (coffee/tea)
11:30 A.M. Introduction to Symposium by Craig Allen, MOC
11:45 A.M. Richard Klein introduces exhibition Weather Report
12:30 A.M. Amanda Bunce Presentation
1:00 P.M Pat Pickett Presentation
Break
1:30 P.M.
Lunch on your own at Student Center Cafeteria
Part 2
2:30 P.M. Sean Salstrom Performance (TBD)
3:00 P.M. Todd Forest Presentation
3:30 P.M. Colin McMullan Presentation
4:00 P.M. Kim Keever Presentation
4:30 P.M Closing Remarks

 

The symposium is presented in conjunction with the exhibition Weather Report at The Aldrich from October 6, 2019 through March 29, 2020.

 

Weather Report: Art & Atmosphere is an exhibition featuring the work of 21 contemporary artists from six countries whose work reference weather provocatively through sculpture, drawing, painting, installation, and video. Artworks within the Museum will manifest phenomena such as clouds, wind, rain, snow, temperature extremes, storms, and visibility, while individual works will approach subjects that include climate change, the emotional effects of weather, the relationship between the atmosphere and the earth’s oceans, weather as a metaphor for turmoil and change, and weather’s impact on history and politics.