Message from the
Director
Dear NWM Community,
This
fall has been an exciting time for the Natural
World Museum. On October 5th, we celebrated the
opening of our exhibit and the presentation of
our symposium in Brussels, the city known as ‘the
Heart of Europe’. This was a big step toward
building our relationship with the European community,
and also brought us global media attention. We
will continue our presence in Europe through additional
events in October. |
Phil Bernstein, VP of Architecture, Engineering and Construction
Industry Strategy and Relations at Autodesk, Inc.; Paul Dujardin, General
Director, BOZAR Centre for Fine Arts; Mia Hanak, Founding Executive Director,
NWM; Jostein Helge Bernhardsen, Ambassador of Norway to Belgium; Eric
Falt, Director, Division of Communications and Public Information, UNEP.
Image by Vinciane Piérart |
Here’s a look at this fall's activities -- an exhibit
opening, a symposium, and a book launch!
Melting Ice / A Hot Topic: Envisioning Change
After the successful launch of this exhibit at
the Nobel Peace Center in Oslo, Norway in June,
the exhibit travelled to Brussels, Belgium, and
opened at the BOZAR Centre for Fine Arts on October
5th, where up to 300,000 visitors will experience
the exhibit over the next three months. In 2008,
Melting Ice: Envisioning Change will
travel to Monaco for the United Nations Environment
Programme’s Governing Council in February,
and then to the Field Museum in Chicago in time
for Earth Day in April.
Art in Action
Nature, Creativity, and Our Collective Future
NWM
will celebrate its US book launch for Art
in Action with a special artist reception
at the Catharine Clark Gallery in San Francisco,
on October 30. Please see below for more information
if you would like to attend.
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Creative Approaches to Climate Change
Coinciding
with the opening of the exhibit in Brussels, Natural
World Museum (NWM) and the United Nations Environment
Programme (UNEP) hosted our annual “Art
for the Environment Symposium,” bringing
together international leaders from the worlds
of art, environment, literature, policy, and technology.
Audio and video recordings of this groundbreaking
symposium are available at www.artintoaction.org/events.
Support Our Groundbreaking Programs
The Natural World Museum is able to continue offering
our pioneering exhibits and programs that inspire environmental
awareness and action because of the support of our local
and global community. Every dollar goes a long way;
please show your support today by making a tax-deductible
donation designated toward one of NWM’s exhibits
or programs. |
We look forward to seeing you at our upcoming book launch event in San Francisco.
Mia Hanak
Founding Executive Director
Natural World Museum
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Highlights
US
BOOK LAUNCH
Art in Action – Nature, Creativity, and
Our Collective Future
Private
Reception – Book Launch & Artist Signing
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
Catharine Clark Gallery, 150 Minna St., San Francisco – map
RSVP required at: events@naturalworldmuseum.org
or +1 (415) 402-0583
Curator: Randy Rosenberg
Writer: Noa Jones,
Producer: Mia Hanak
Publisher: Palace Press/ Earth
Aware Editions
This book is presented in partnership with the
United Nations Environment Programme,
with the support of Autodesk. |
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Art in Action features the work of 80
artists, including: Adriana Varejão,
Agnes Denes, Alexander Putney, Alexis Rockman,
Alfio Bonnano, Amy Franceschini, Amy Youngs, Andy
Cao, Bernie Krause, Brandon Ballengée, Cai Guo
Qiang, Cecilia Paredes, Charles Alexander, Chester
Arnold, Chris Drury, Chris Jordan, Chris Kerrigan,
Christo & Jeanne Claude, Dustin Shuler, Edward
Burtynsky, El Anatsui, Erick Swenson, Francis
Baker, Fred Tomaselli, Newton & Helen Mayer
Harrison, Hirokazu Kosaka, The Icelandic Love
Corporation, Ichi Ikeda, Ingrid Koivukangus, Isabella
Kirkland, Jackie Brookner, Janine Benyus, Jaune
Quick-to-See, JC Didier, Jennifer Steinkamp, Joe
Mangrum, John Lundberg, Joseph Beuys, Katrín Sigurdardóttir,
Ken Rinaldo, Laura McPhee & Virginia Beahan,
Leonardo Drew, Leslie Shows, Lezli Rubin Kunda,
Lori Nix, Louis Fox, Marci MacGuffie, Marjetica
Potrc, Mark Dion, Masaru Emoto, Mel Chin, Mierle
Laderman, Nancy Chunn, Nicholas Khan, Richard
Selesnick, Olafur Eliasson, Pat Steir, Patricia
Piccinini, Philippe Pastor, Reuben Lorch-Miller,
Robert Bateman, Robert Ketchum, Ruud Van Empel,
Sam Easterson, Sant Khalsa, Shana & Robert
Parke-Harrison, Shelley Sacks, Simon Norfolk,
Siobhan Hapaska, Soledad Salame, Subhankar Banerjee,
Susan Magnus, Susan Plum, Sven Påhlsson, Takagi
Masakatsu, Verne Dawson, Walangari Karntawarra,
William Kentridge, Wyland, Yoko Inoue
Art in Action is a carbon-neutral book,
with a recycled rubber spine. Palace
Press International, in association with Global ReLeaf,
will plant two trees for each tree used in manufacturing
of this book.
Purchase your copy today at: ArtintoAction.org
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Exhibitions
Melting
Ice / A Hot Topic: Envisioning Change
Nobel Peace Center – Oslo, Norway
June 1 – September 2, 2007
BOZAR Centre for Fine Arts
23 Rue Ravensteinstraat, Brussels, Belgium
October 6, 2007 – January 6, 2008
Ministry of Culture
Place de la Visitation, Monaco
February 20 – March 23, 2008
Field Museum
1400 S Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, USA
April 18 – September 1, 2007
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 Global sponsor:
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The
exhibition addresses climate change and its effects
across the globe – 40 artists from 25 countries
explore the melting and thawing of the polar ice caps
and permafrost, and the implications for humans and
other species.
To learn more about our exhibit partners and sponsors please visit: artintoaction.org/partners.html
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Events
Creative Approaches to Climate Change
International Symposium
A Conversation among Leaders in Art, Conservation, Design, Literature, Policy, & Technology
Friday, October 5, 2007
11:00am – 1:00pm
BOZAR Center for Fine Arts – Auditorium
VIEW VIDEO OR LISTEN TO AUDIO
Symposium Panelists:
Carl Bass, President & CEO, Autodesk, Inc.
Eric Falt, Director of Communications, United Nations Environment Programme
David Guggenheim, President, 1 Planet 1 Ocean
Tamas Marghescu, IUCN Regional Director for Europe
Peter Matthiessen, Writer & Environmental Activist
Subhankar Banerjee, Artist, Educator & Activist
Moderated by Haroldo Castro, Conservation Journalist & Filmmaker |
Image by Vinciane Piérart
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Education
Planet Art
NWM is currently expanding the Planet Art program to enable us to
reach 5000 children and youth across the globe over the next year. After this expansion, we
can look forward to closer interaction between international
participants, more opportunities for teacher training,
and in-depth capacity building for youth on topics such
as hosting your own community exhibit. Stay tuned for program updates in our next newsletter! |
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Curator's Corner
Randy Jayne Rosenberg presents Featured Artists:
Kahn & Selesnick
Nicholas Kahn & Richard Selesnick collaborate on panoramic
photographs and sculptures that portray fictional worlds, based in
actual historical events, as alternative realities. Find out more at: http://www.kahnselesnick.com/
Lunar Landing, 10" x 72", archival digital print
detail: Lunar Landing, 10" x 72", archival digital print
Environmental Leadership
Countdown 2010 Biodiversity Target
Countdown 2010 is working to mobilize governments and citizens
worldwide to take action to save biodiversity. Nearly all countries of
the world came together for the World Summit on Sustainable Development
in 2002 and promised to ‘achieve by 2010 a significant reduction in the
current rate of loss of biological diversity’. Countdown 2010 and the
World Conservation Union (IUCN) and other partners assist governments
worldwide in moving closer to this 2010 biodiversity target.
We invite you to educate yourself about the issue of biodiversity and
the crucial work to be done, by visiting the Countdown 2010 website at www.countdown2010.net!
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Publications
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Art
in Action
Nature, Creativity, and our Collective Future
This is NWM’s first major publication, which showcases
works of art
from eighty international artists with essays
by each artist about
nature as their source of inspiration.
Featuring Christo & Jeanne-Claude, Edward Burtynsky,
Robert Bateman,
Alfio Bonanno and more...
11" x 11", 176 pages, trade paper, recycled
rubber cover
$45.00 – ORDER
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Global
Community Treasure Book
A collection of artwork and creative writing from children around
the world including diverse perspectives about our natural world
through the eyes of children from seven different countries.
8.5" x 11", 80 pages, recycled paper
$35.00 – ORDER
NOW |
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Support
Join the Natural World Museum to get involved in programs that
use art to generate environmental awareness and action! If you make a
gift donation or start a membership for friends, family, or colleagues,
we will send the recipient a gift package immediately upon receipt of
contribution online or via mail.
Donate today!
Make
an online donation or download
a form and mail your contribution to NWM.
The Natural World Museum is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, all donations
are tax-deductible.
We accept VISA, Mastercard, American Express, and
Discover
We also accept Personal
Check, Cashiers Check, or Money Order
Click here to donate:
http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?binid=1&bevaID=70814
Volunteer
E-mail
us and let us know what projects you would be interested in
working on in 2007. For more information on internships with NWM please
download the application and email us!
In-Kind Contribution
NWM is always looking for in-kind donations for special events, consulting,
equipment, and marketing. If you feel you can contribute in these ways,
please e-mail
us.
Merchandise
Pre-Order
NWM’s book, Art in Action – Nature, Creativity,
and Our Collective Future. Published by Earth Aware Editions, released
in June 2007, the first edition will sell out fast, so logon to secure
your copy for only $45. You can also purchase Planet Art's Community
Treasure Book by emailing us directly.
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Connect
Natural World Museum
P.O. Box 29604
San Francisco, CA 94129 |
Telephone: (415) 402-0583
Fax: (415) 358-5507
E-mail: info@naturalworldmuseum.org |
Quote
of the Quarter - by Peter Matthiessen
”I
used to work for a man in California, he ran the great
food strike there; he is a Mexican American, and one
of our great Americans, although he is not recognized
as such. His name is César Chávez. He always said, 'if
everybody would do something, we could turn this thing
around in six months.' It’s true. What’s
happening now is simply not enough. Everybody is not
doing something. Most won’t do anything…
There’s an enormous mass of humanity which we
have not educated enough.... How do we educate them?
How do we wake up this monster of indifference?”
–Peter Matthiessen, Writer, Environmental
Activist, Naturalist, & Explorer, speaking at NWM’s
symposium,
"Creative Approaches to Climate Change," October
5, 2007, in Brussels, Belgium
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Image at top: Ruud Van Empel, World #7, 2005 – Featured in the book, Art in Action.
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