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[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]The climate crisis is one of the most urgent problems of our time, and the arts can play a vital role in helping people better understand its impact.<\/p>\n
Discover how scholars and researchers in UVic\u2019s Faculty of Fine Arts<\/a> are responding to today\u2019s defining issues with innovative and compelling ideas in this first of a new Dean’s Speaker Series.<\/p>\n Join us from 12:30-1:30pm Tuesday, November 2, online via Zoom webinar. Register here<\/a>.<\/p>\n This lively, moderated panel discussion exploring the relationship between the arts and sustainability will feature Conrad Alexandrowicz<\/strong> (Theatre) and Kathryn Mockler<\/strong> (Writing) plus moderator Shane Book<\/strong> (Writing). An audience Q&A will follow the discussion.[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n \u201cThe arts have a central role to play in motivating the average citizen to not only care but also take action,\u201d says Allana Lindgren<\/strong>, Acting Dean of Fine Arts\u2014and the creator of this new series. \u201cSustainability and climate change touch people in an emotional way, so action in this area by us has potential to spur action that, say, scientific reports will not.\u201d<\/p>\n Lindgren notes that while UVic as a whole is known for its expertise in sustainability and climate change, this new speaker series will serve as a reminder that work in this area is a priority both across campus and in our communities.<\/p>\n She points\u00a0to Fine Arts positions like the new Crookes Professor in Environmental & Climate Journalism<\/a> and the environmentally focused work of professors like Kelly Richardson<\/a> and Paul Walde<\/a>, as well as the work of alumni like journalist Arno Kopecky<\/a>, orca researcher Mark Leiren-Young<\/a>, artist Colton Hash<\/a> and director Dennis Gupa<\/a>, to name a few.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have no shortage of faculty members who are doing fascinating work when it comes to sustainability, the environment and the climate crisis, and we thought it was time to share that work with the rest of campus and the community at large,\u201d says Lindgren.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_code _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]Sustainability & the arts<\/h3>\n