Community gathers to See Art of Climate Change, Hear Field Museum Speaker

RIVERWOODS, IL - On the afternoon of June 11, Brushwood Center was teeming with a unique combination of science and art. The nonprofit's latest art exhibit, Environmental Graphiti by Alisa Singer, opened to a large reception of eager art and nature enthusiasts. This fascinating exhibit of modern digital art takes scientific graphs, charts, words, and numbers illustrating key indicators of climate change and transforms them into vibrantly colored visions printed on metal sheets. The research-based pieces are as beautiful and unique as they are informative and scientific. The entrancing art works to make the science behind it, the science of climate change, more accessible and personal to viewers.

To further enrich the fascinating dialogue about climate change that Environmental Graphiti creates, Brushwood Center invited Field Museum Climate Ecologist, Dr. Katherine Moore Powell, to speak at the opening. Choosing an interesting alternative to a typical talk about climate change, Dr. Moore Powell focused on the individuals and groups behind the climate research on which Singer's artwork is built. This discussion made Singer's artwork, and the research behind it, all the more personal and captivating. The Environmental Graphiti Opening Reception gave the community an opportunity to access science from a combination of unique perspectives, through the enthralling aspects of art and the relatable perspective of human experience. See Environmental Graphiti at Brushwood Center from June 11 to July 30, 2017.

Brushwood Center is a non-profit organization and is located at 21850 N. Riverwoods Road, Riverwoods, IL. You can find more information at: www.BrushwoodCenter.org or by calling 224-633-2427.