POINTS OF RETURN: OPENING MAY 1ST
A La Luz and The Umbrella Arts Center are excited to announce the opening of Points of Return, an exhibition that will take you on a journey through the works of artists facing the climate emergency.
You are cordially invited to join us for the opening reception:
SATURDAY, MAY 6
5pm-8pm
The Umbrella Arts Center
40 Stow St, Concord, MA
Curators David Cass and Gonzaga Gómez-Cortázar Romero will give remarks
and introduce visitors to the artworks.
Artists face the climate emergency
Points of Return is an exhibition plotted to allow visitors fresh and engaging insights into wide-ranging aspects of the climate crisis, its end destination that of resolute optimism. For, while it may seem that we are racing toward a closing act, as our planet’s average temperature rises year-on-year, solutions remain within sight. We have not yet reached that dreaded “point of no return” and artists are in the unique position of being able to offer scientific data in new ways. Through dynamic display and crossing several artistic disciplines, this international 27-artist show provides commentary, reflection, and creative restorative strategies.
Featuring
Artists on Site:
Planetary Intimacies, Felipe de Ávila Franco, David Cass, David Ellingsen, Tanja Geis, Gonzaga Gómez-Cortázar, Miguel Jeronimo, Bethany Johnson, Luke Myers, Miguel Sbastida, Adam Sébire, Ulrika Sparre, Erin Woodbrey
Artists on Screen:
Collin Bradford, Fiona Carruthers, Pieter Colyn & Emilie Miller, Emilio Fuentes Traverso, Tamara García, Angela Gilmour, Michael Krondl, Justin Levesque, Fae Logie, Tom Rice, Jacinda Russell, Anne-Katrin Spiess, Evalie Wagner, Virginia Woods-Jack
Curated by A La Luz—a platform and curatorial project founded by artists Gonzaga Gómez-Cortázar Romero and David Cass—this exhibition began life online during lockdown. The selection process was done with the help of a jury formed of artists, scientists and curators, including: Joseph Calleja, artist; Luce Choules, artist, writer, and founder of TSOEG.org; Inés García, artist; Begoña Izquierdo, biologist and activist; Anna Macleod, artist; Miranda Massie, director of The Climate Museum; Elizabeth Monoian and Robert Ferry, founders and directors of the Land Art Generator; Yasmine Ostendorf, founder of the Green Art Lab Alliance.
Schedule
Saturday, May 6th, 5-8pm
Opening reception and curators talk
Sunday, May 7th, 12-2pm
Guided tour by curators David Cass and Gonzaga Gómez-Cortázar followed by:
Return to Resonance: Restoring Our Connection to Earth Through Sound - An immersive sound bath experience to reconnect with our environment by Amy Duncan
Saturday, May 13th, 4-5pm
American Literature Before, Through, and After The Climate Emergency - Talk by Joseph Donica
Saturday, June 10th, 6:30-9pm
Into the Oceanic - Double screening event focussed on underwater ecosystems by Elizabeth Ogilvie and Robert Page with pre-recorded talk by Dr Gary Husband