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.
Josh was born and raised in Santa Barbara, where his passion and curiosity for the environment began and has continued to grow. During his undergraduate studies, Josh pursued this interest at the University of California at Santa Cruz, receiving a Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Studies.
Melissa Dodos developed her passion for creative reuse as a mother of four and elementary educator over the past 25 years. She loves to inspire creativity by connecting people with resources and ideas.
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.
Stephanie began her journey as an educator over twenty years ago working as a preschool teacher in Washington state for a cooperative preschool program affiliated with Whatcom Community College. She loved observing the wonder and curiosity of the children and bringing them out into nature to explore the natural world. She continued her love for learning and got her teaching license and then her Montessori certification and worked as an elementary teacher in Tribal, Public, and Montessori schools. She collaborated to create a school garden and her students loved it so much that it became a special place where they could garden, read, explore, play, and it provided a safe sanctuary for students to calm down and reset when they were having difficult moments.
Morgan’s mermaid soul is always seeking adventure—swimming a relay across the Santa Barbara Channel and taking the first photo of a newborn orca off Anacapa Island being standout experiences close to home.
Lindsay Johnson