Juan Arango Palacios artist talk
Juan Arango Palacios will deliver the Michael A. and Laurie Burns McRobbie Emerging Artist Series artist talk.
Creative interventions in a changing world
Actions for the Earth: Art, Care & Ecology is a traveling exhibition exploring how artists use kinship, healing, and restorative practices to deepen our awareness of our interconnectedness with the planet.
This exhibition brings together interdisciplinary artists responding to the overlapping global crises of our time—climate change, social inequity, and public health challenges. Their work proposes approaches that balance global responsibility with care for local environments. For decades, artists have sought antidotes to oppressive systems and have illuminated the ways nature, health, and sustainability are intertwined.
Featuring intergenerational artists and collectives, Actions for the Earth foregrounds action, instruction, reciprocity, and exchange. Through participatory interventions and healing strategies informed by ecology, science, and ancestral knowledge, these works remind us that we exist within living networks—organic, digital, and spiritual. Artworks honor ancestors, elevate Indigenous knowledge, and imagine alternative futures through science fiction and networked systems.
More than an exhibition, Actions for the Earth serves as a resource for learning and care. Visitors are invited to engage in practices such as instruction-based meditation and deep listening, extending the life of these works beyond the gallery into everyday contexts.
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