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Third Coast Disrupted: Artists + Scientists on Climate
An exhibition of newly commissioned artworks culminating a yearlong conversation between artists and scientists centered on climate change impacts and solutions in the Chicago region.
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​Exhibition: May 7 - August 22, 2021

Join us for a tour of the exhibition with curator, Christine Esposito on the following Sundays at 1pm: July 18, August 15 and August 22. Registration required. Click here for more information.

Watch Our Virtual Artists Reception

​Through science-inspired sculpture, painting, collage and installation, the artworks examine local impacts – happening here and now – ranging from extreme heat to flooding to habitat loss, and more. They also shine light on local solutions underway, like backyard habitat restoration and nature-based approaches to slowing stormwater. Some imagine future possibilities.   
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The works weave together a story – from the intensely personal to the observational, and from a cellular to grand scale – of what is happening and what is possible in our region.

This program is part of our 38th Annual Smith Nature Symposium Series on Climate Justice and Healing.

View the full Symposium Schedule

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The Artists: 
Jeremy Bolen 
Barbara Cooper
Hector Duarte 
Rosemary Hall 
N. Masani Landfair 
​Meredith Leich 
​Andrew S. Yang

The Scientists: 
Elena Grossman, MPH 
Daniel Horton, Ph.D.
Abigail Derby Lewis, Ph.D. 
​Aaron Packman, Ph.D. 
Katherine Moore Powell, Ph.D. 
Desi Robertson-Thompson, Ph.D. 
​Philip Willink, Ph.D.

The Curators:
Project Director & Lead Curator, Christine Esposito
Science Curator, Liam Heneghan
Art Curator, Lisa Roberts
Senior Consultant, Meg Duguid

See videos of the artists talking about their works and the scientists giving context for them.

Third Coast Disrupted is partly supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency and the Illinois Science & Energy Innovation Foundation, with additional support from Keith Giles and Christine Skolnik; Openlands; The Nature Conservancy; Clare Butterfield and Edward Maldonado; Patrick and Laura Clark; Debra Shore; Greenleaf Advisors, LLC; The Fogelson Family Foundation; and the Keller Science Action Center, Field Museum.
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It was created through a collaboration between Columbia College Chicago, DePaul University's Institute for Nature and Culture, and Terracom.

Third Coast Disrupted: Artists + Scientists on Climate was created through a collaboration between Columbia College Chicago, DePaul University's Institute for Nature and Culture, and Terracom.  The exhibition will be on display in the Brushwood Center gallery beginning in May, 2021. Current gallery hours are Wednesdays, 10am - 3pm, and Sundays 12-3pm.