Upcoming Exhibitions

NATURE IN THE BALANCE: ARTISTS INTERPRETING CLIMATE CHANGE

An Open Hanging
July 6 – September 22, 2013

IN ANTICIPATION of our upcoming fall exhibition, Vanishing Ice: Alpine and Polar Landscapes in Art 1775-2012, the Whatcom Museum invites any artist who is a member of the Whatcom Museum to submit one exhibition-ready work in any media to Nature in the Balance: Artists Interpreting Climate Change. There will be no jury and every artwork will be accepted provided that guidelines and dates are followed.

THEMES

Artists can address both climate change problems and/or solutions, submitting work in one of the following thematic sections of the exhibition:

1. What is Happening to the Earth? Effects of climate change on ice, oceans, fresh water, habitat, food chain, weather, etc.

2. Why is it Happening? causes of climate change: burning of fossil fuels, deforestation, unbalanced agricultural practices, etc.

3. Visions of the Future Apocalyptic scenarios or new creative visions for what a balanced, low-carbon society would look like.

4. How people can make a difference By supporting a balanced relationship with the planet.

VANISHING ICE: ALPINE AND POLAR LANDSCAPES IN ART 1775-2012

November 3, 2013-March 2, 2014

Vanishing Ice introduces the rich artistic legacy of the planet’s frozen frontiers now threatened by climate change, a phenomena understood by the public primarily through news of devastating climactic events. The exhibition offers another perspective by providing visitors an opportunity to experience the majesty of sublime landscapes that have inspired artists, writers, and naturalists for more than two hundred years. More...

William Bradford
American, 1823 – 1892
Caught in the Ice Floes, ca. 1867
Oil on canvas
37 1/2 x 55 1/4 inches (Framed)
Courtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum (Kendall Collection), New Bedford, MA

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