{"id":25140,"date":"2011-09-26T04:43:34","date_gmt":"2011-09-26T08:43:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planetsave.com\/?p=25140"},"modified":"2011-09-26T04:43:34","modified_gmt":"2011-09-26T08:43:34","slug":"artists-get-inspired-by-seeing-climate-change-in-the-arctic-up-close","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planetsave.com\/articles\/artists-get-inspired-by-seeing-climate-change-in-the-arctic-up-close\/","title":{"rendered":"Artists Get Inspired by Seeing Climate Change in the Arctic Up Close"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Map of the Route they followed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Here’s a group to get behind. Based in the UK, the group Cape Farewell<\/a> pioneers the cultural response to climate change. Cape Farewell brings artists, scientists and communicators together from around the world to stimulate the production of art founded in scientific research. Cape Farewell asks the best of our creative minds to respond to this challenge and to build a vision for a sustainable future.<\/p>\n

From their website:<\/p>\n

Since 2003 Cape Farewell has led eight expeditions to the Arctic, and one to the Peruvian Andes, taking artists, scientists, educators and communicators to experience the effects of climate change firsthand. By physically sailing to the heart of the debate, Cape Farewell aims to draw people’s attention to the effects of ocean currents on us and our climate – revealing the workings of this crucial part of the planet through scientific experiments, film, live web broadcasts, events, exhibitions and the insight of artists and educators. From these expeditions has sprung an incredible body of artworks, exhibitions, publications and educational resources. Each journey is a catalyst for all our subsequent activity.<\/p>\n

In September 2010 Cape Farewell began its 9th Art & Science expedition to the Arctic. For 22 days the crew of 20 voyagers sailed around Svalbard and Spitsbergen on the Noorderlicht (an 100 year old ship), sailing north of the 80th parallel to the ice edge from Spitsbergen and east towards Russia.<\/p>\n

5 marine scientists and 10 artists from around the world \u2013 writers, musicians, visual artists, directors and architects \u2013 sailed from Longyearbyen around the north-east coast of Spitsbergen in the Norwegian Arctic to encounter the magnificence of this extreme and threatened environment and engage with the scientific research being conducted on board.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The September 2010 crew included:<\/p>\n