During the course of the semester students read historical environmental texts, research current institutions and non-profits activating change around the world, and watch key documentaries on Climate Accords, Water Privatization, the state of our rivers, and pollution of plastic in the ocean.
Four SAIC alums are reimagining the literary reading model with their series Exhibit B.
With the opening of Promise, Witness, Remembrance at the Speed Art Museum in Louisville, Kentucky, curator Allison Glenn (Dual MA 2012) is changing the way museums comment on the present day.
Alum Leslie Robertson (MA 2004) has always championed art’s ability to heal. During the pandemic, she’s worked with elementary school students in Alaska on art projects that serve their local community.