My Arctic: Siberian Schoolchildren Express Environmental Awareness through Art, opening presentations & party

In the Republic of Sakha in northern Siberia, grade-school students have become key partners in a scientific research initiative exploring the impact of climate change on the Arctic. This work is part of The Student Partners Project led by Max Holmes, a scientist at the Woods Hole Research Center and visiting professor of biology at Carleton College. Most of the artists in this exhibit at St. Olaf's Flaten Art Museum are Evenki children who live in communities north of the Arctic Circle that still engage in the traditional activities of fishing, hunting and reindeer herding. The artwork depicts the children's perceptions of the environmental changes around them.

The exhibit opens Friday evening, February 27, at 7:00, with a special opening events at Flaten Art Museum, Dittmann Center, St. Olaf College.  St. Olaf Professor of Art History Matt Rohn will introduce the exhibit and discuss "Children's Art: Why We Should Pay Attention." Other presenters include co-curators Max Holmes and Liz Braun (director of communication at Woods Hole), and St. Olaf Professor of Biology John Schade.

For event details, see also the listing on the St. Olaf website.