"Envisioning Change: Melting Ice" To Open in Oslo
Robert Bateman, Canada, Antarctic Evening – Humpback Whales, acrylic on canvas, large scale painting, 48 x 60 inches, 122 x 152 cm
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- Melting ice is a hot topic, and no where will the issue be hotter than in Oslo, Norway on UN World Environment Day – 5 June when the San Francisco-based Natural World Museum ( www.artintoaction.org ) presents its landmark Envisioning Change: Melting Ice – A Hot Topic exhibition at the invitation of the United Nation’s Environment Programme and sponsored by Northern California’s Autodesk, a world leader in 2D and 3D design software. The exhibit will launch at Oslo’s Nobel Peace Center, with regional support from the Norwegian Ministry of Environment and Ministry of Culture, and remain on display through the end of August. The exhibit will continue on to the BOZAR Centre for Fine Arts in Brussels, Belgium from October - December 2007 and on to Monaco and Chicago in 2008. More than 40 international artists from 25 countries are featured in the exhibit which explores such questions as “What is climate change?” “What are the political implications?” “How does sustainable development create a pathway to peace?” and “Why should we care?” Lire la suite http://www.artdaily.com/section/news/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=20209