(OCEANVILLE, NJ) -- Five distinguished panelists will discuss climate change on Thursday, September 10 from 6:30pm to 7:30pm at The Noyes Museum of Art. The panel includes prominent journalists from Time Magazine and the New York Times, as well as scientists and artists. Admission is free.
The catalyst for the discussion is the Noyes Museum's exhibition Frozen Earth: Images from the Arctic Circle. Featuring the works of artists from a 2013 Arctic Circle expedition, Frozen Earth offers a glimpse into how the changing environment of the northern extremes of our planet inspired artists to explore central issues of our time.
Panelists include:
Michael Lemonick - Journalist for TIME magazine for nearly 21 years, where he wrote more than 50 cover stories, covering science and the environment. Also writer for Discover, Scientific American, Wired, New Scientist, The Washington Post and National Geographic.
Andrew Revkin - Staff reporter at The New York Times from 1995 to 2009, he has covered science and the environment for 30 years in newspapers, magazines, books, documentaries and in his NY Times blog, Dot Earth, winning the country's top science journalism awards multiple times. He has written acclaimed books on global warming, the changing Arctic and the fight to save the Amazon rain forest.
Dr. Jeff Niemitz - Professor of Earth Sciences at Dickinson College, past president of the National Association of Geoscience Teachers and a Fellow of the Geological Society of America.
Amy Lipton - Co-founder of Eco Art Space, one of the leading international organizations in a growing community of artists, scientists, curators, writers, nonprofits and businesses who are developing creative and innovative strategies to address our global environmental issues. A gallerist in New York City from 1986-1995.
Aaron T. O'Connor - Founding director of The Arctic Circle expeditionary residency program. This unique residency takes place aboard a specially outfitted, century old sailing vessel in the High Arctic.
Diane Burko - Panel discussion moderator and nationally recognized artist whose work is focused on issues of climate change.
Laura Petrovich-Cheney - Organizer, exhibiting artist in Frozen Earth: Images from the Arctic Circle.
The Noyes Museum of Art is located at 733 Lily Lake Road in Oceanville (Galloway Twp.) NJ.