ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT II is a traveling museum exhibition, the purpose of which is 1.) to recognize, document, and share the work of leading contemporary artists who chose to focus their work on global as well as local environmental issues; and 2.) to heighten public awareness and concern about the intentional or unintentional consequences of human action or inaction, through the power of this art. It grew out of ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT I which traveled to ten venues coast-to-coast from 2013 to 2016.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT II is scheduled to travel to eight venues from 2019 to 2022 with the premiere in St. Petersburg, Florida on August 23 during the height of the hurricane season which, needless to say, has been on a volatile upswing corresponding to climate change in recent years.
MAHB is pleased to announce that exhibiting artists will be submitting essays about their environmental artwork throughout the course of the exhibition tour and will be published in the MAHB Blog series.
To produce ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT II, Curator David J. Wagner, Ph.D., drew upon various artists who exhibited work in ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT I, plus two new artists. Together these form a range of top-tier professionals whose masterpieces are not only pictorially hard-hitting, but also ideologically compelling to the point where they possess the power to propel concern about the environment in the age in which we live. Exhibiting artists include:
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT II
EXHIBITING ARTISTS
(Alphabetical by Last Name)
Arnold, Chester, Sonoma, CA
Bateman, Robert, Fulford Harbour, BC, Canada
Ferguson, Walter W., (b. 1930, New York, d. 2015, Israel)
Freda, Britt, Burton, WA
Frost, Jeff (Palms Springs, CA)
Ganz, Sayaka Kajita, Yokohama, Japan (now USA)
Goin, Peter, Reno, NV
Greene, Scott, Bernalillo, NM
Hackenberg, Karen, Port Townsend, WA
Harvey, Guy, Grand Cayman, BWI
Helsaple, Mary, Sedona, AZ
Johnson, Cole, Deposit, NY
Lebofsky, Lisa, Accord, NY
Meilahn, Michael (Mick), Pickett, WI
Osborne, Leo, Anacortes, WA
Pas, Rick, Lapeer, MI
Santora, Carol, Lyman, ME
Stupich, Martin, Albuquerque, NM
Volpe, Christopher, Portsmouth, NH
Ullberg, Kent, Corpus Christi, TX
Walter, Bart, Westminster, MD
Woolf, Suze, Seattle, WA
Seven visionary museums from throughout the nation and Canada have subscribed host the exhibition. Additional venues may be added.
TOUR ITINERARY
August 24 – December 1, 2019
The James Museum
St. Petersburg, Florida
January 25 – May 10, 2020
The North Carolina Arboretum
Asheville, North Carolina
June 7 – September 6, 2020
Dennos Museum Center
Northwestern Michigan College
Traverse City, Michigan
October 1, 2020 – January 31, 2021
Sternberg Museum of Natural History
Fort Has State University
Hays, Kansas
March 1 to June 15, 2021
Alexandria Museum of Art
Alexandria, Louisiana
TBD: July 3 – September 12, 2021
October 9 – December 31, 2021
Museum of The Rockies
Montana State University
Bozeman, MT
February 1 – May 31, 2022
The Robert Bateman Centre
Victoria Harbour Steamship Terminal Building
Victoria, British Columbia
CANADA
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT is produced by David J. Wagner, L.L.C. (davidjwagnerllc.com). David J. Wagner is a member of the American Alliance of Museums and International Council of Museums.
Tour updates may be found posted at: davidjwagnerllc.com/Environmental_Impact-Sequel.html
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