Beyond 2°: Millennial Impact- A Call to Artists for Environmental Change
Calling all aspiring young artists! Explore Ecology and the Museum of Contemporary Art’s Teen Arts Council invites local high school students from Santa Barbara County to submit their work to the Beyond 2°: Millennial Impact Art Exhibition. If you are a passionate artist or environmental enthusiast between the ages of 13 to 18, this opportunity is for you!
Create art that heightens public awareness and add your voice to the global conversation on climate change.
Artwork must address the natural sciences, natural or recycled materials, or be otherwise inspired by the current state of our environment. There is a limit of 3 submissions per artist.
Submissions must be dropped off on March 11, 2016 between the hours of 11:00 am and 5:00 pm at Art from Scrap. Artwork will be displayed from March 19 to April 22, 2016 at Art from Scrap.
The public is invited to a Closing Party on Friday, April 22nd, from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at the Art From Scrap Gallery.
This student exhibit is being held in conjunction with Beyond 2°, a Museum of Contemporary Art exhibition that brings attention to the ecological and social effects of natural resource extraction and exploitation.
Eva grew up in Berkeley, CA and is a recent graduate of UCSB, where she studied Aquatic Biology and German Language. During her undergrad, Eva worked as an aquarist at UCSB’s Research Experience and Education Facility (the REEF), where she managed the aquarium facility and found a love for science communication and conservation.
Rachel Palmer
Nicole is a mixed media artist and vintage goods specialist who has been managing Art from Scrap since 2020.
Veronica grew up in San Diego and spent four years in San Luis Obispo studying Animal Science at Cal Poly. As an undergrad she learned lots about livestock, agriculture, and wildlife.
Lydia
Lindsay Johnson
MELISSA BROOKS
Jenny joined Explore Ecology first as an Environmental Educator, then as a Program Coordinator, and most recently moved into the newly created Programs, People & Culture position. Prior to Explore Ecology Jenny worked in science research and consulting, however her passion has always been science education and outreach. Jenny loves all things related to the ocean, especially free diving, and enjoying the beauty and wonder that is the underwater world. Her greatest life passion is traveling, which she hopes to do more of again soon.
Lu’s love of all things Earth began at James Madison University in Virginia, where they got their Bachelor’s degree in Biology. Lu has a Master’s degree in Spatial Ecology- the study of how creatures interact across landscapes- from East Carolina University, where they studied rock pools along a river and the critters that dwell in them.