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This event will take place on Friday, April 25th, 2003, 6:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m., at the R.S. Friedman Field Station of Suffolk University on Cobscook Bay.
It is hosted by U Maine Machias, through its distinguished lecture series, made possible by the Libra Foundation, and by generous support of the Cobscook Community Learning Center (CCLC) and the R.S. Friedman Field Station of Suffolk University.
Mel Chin is a socially conscious artist often labeled as an "environmental artist," no doubt because of his ground breaking work on Revival Field, a public art project in Minnesota where he uses Green remediation. Green remediation refers to the use of plants to remove heavy metals from contaminated soil. In this public art project, Chin wound up crossing the lines defining art and science. Chin supports the belief that art and science will continue their integrated cooperation in an active response to problems that threaten the health of the earth. His art aims to revive what has been deadened and make that a source for new growth.
Together with Mel Chin our conversation will explore timely issues concerning art and activism. Our talk will touch on living and working in a region with a resource extraction economy, the impact of current practices on our marine and inland environments, and the displacement of local families from shore property and other land for traditional uses. CCLC Director, Alan Furth, will moderate the discussion.
Please come and bring your favorite local dish to share with friends. And don't forget Mel Chin's public talk on "The Job," the role of the activist artist, on Thursday, April 24th at 5:30 p.m. at the Performing Arts Center of the U Maine Machias.
If you have any questions, please call Sandy Vaillancourt, Libra Distinguished Lecture Coordinator at UMM at 255-1384.
We look forward to seeing you and having you part of this rewarding conversation.
Directions to Suffolk University's R.S. Friedman Field Station. After passing through Whiting, a sign will indicate that the Cobscook Bay State Park may be reached after leaving Rte. 1 to the right. (if you reach Pembroke or Perry on Rte. 1 you have traveled too far). Follow that road past the State Park and continue 2 miles to the entrance to the Field Station, a gravel road on the right marked by a brown wooden sign.
