UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The Studio for Sustainability and Social Action in the Penn State School of Visual Arts will hold a virtual symposium and exhibition April 22-24 featuring climatologist Michael Mann and five keynote artists addressing five themes: Brandon Ballengée, visual artist and biologist: Care; Stacy Levy, sculptor: Water; Futurefarmers artist collective: Food; Roberto Lugo, ceramicist: Shelter; and Katie Holten, multimedia artist: Cost.
In addition, five Penn State faculty artists — Rebecca Strzelec, Yvonne Love, Helen O'Leary, Rudy Shepherd and Nichole van Beek — will expand the interdisciplinary conversations of 32 presentations.