Reimagining Our Waterways | Art & Climate Symposium @ SJMA
The San José Museum of Art (SJMA) and the City of San Jose Climate Art Program (SJ Climate Art) are pleased to hold its second symposium dedicated to the intersection of art and climate, themed Reimagining Our Waterways. Responding to the effects of drought, climate change, pollution, and the diversion of waterways, SJMA and SJ Climate Art has invited artists from the Bay Area, wider US, and abroad to present on projects they have developed which re-establish connections between humans and the water sources they rely on. Artist-led, yet multidisciplinary in nature, presenters will discuss how they have collaborated with scientists, park rangers, activists, curators, historians, and more to realize their projects. These case studies reflect how crucial artistic tools and thinking are to reimagining and implementing alternatives to official systems. The second day of the symposium will be offsite, engaging directly with nearby waterway Coyote Creek.
Presented in partnership with the City of San José Climate Art Program.
Day 1: Case Studies
Friday, October 16, 9:30Am–5pm • SJMA
Address: 110 S Market Street, San José, CA 95113.
Day 2: Offsite Activations
Saturday, October 17, 10:30am–2pm • Coyote Creek
Meeting Spot: William Street Park, near William St. Bridge, located at E. William and 16th Streets, 95112
Note: Bring a brown bag lunch and wear comfortable clothing and shoes for walking the creek trail.
Featured speakers and Presenters
Martha Atienza, visual artist
Devon Renée Bella, independent curator and co-founder of Art + Climate Action
Kara Briggs, Sauk-Suiattle poet
Lisa D’Amour, playwright and interdisciplinary artist
Amy Franceschini, Futurefarmers
Talia Heiman, associate curator at SJMA
Corina Herrera-Loera and Gerardo Ixteyo Loera, co-founders of Noxtli
Iris Hyseni, marine ecologist and scientific diver
Brian Karl, multidisciplinary arts and culture worker
QT Luong, photographer
Milli Macen-Moore, agroecologist and environmental practitioner
Kelly Majewski, project manager at Metabolic Studio
Rajani Nair, deputy director, Environmental Services Department at the City of San José
Astrida Neimanis, professor and Canada Research Chair at UBC Okangan on unceded syilx territory
Lauren Schell Dickens, chief curator at SJMA
Danielle Siembieda, systems artist
Sunaura Taylor, artist and writer