Registration Deadline: October 13, 2021

Special Topic: Climate Intelligence & Action for Artists

This course on climate action specifically for artists is a weekend-long introduction to a whole-systems framework of planetary boundaries and social foundations. With some reading and viewing of documentaries suggested beforehand, connections will be laid bare by renowned scholar/communicator of climate science (and music lover) Rob Davies so that the climate-aware artist can begin to inform themself and stir their creative psyche for stories to convey through their chosen medium. As part of the Academy’s Climate Commitment, through the marriage of scientific knowledge and artistic imagination, everyone will be given the tools to begin to see where their own special charisma as artists fits in the urgent race for our existence, no matter their talents, interests, or means. The Happy Hour will feature special guests Nick Benavides, Samantha Boshnack, Dustin Carlson, Iman Habibi, and Timothy Peterson from Composing Earth Cohort I.

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Tuition for this course is on an honor system, i.e., a sliding scale. The prices cited below are for the entire run of events (five in total) for the course. If your funds are modest and a $3 cup of coffee is a treat, you should select the lower end of the sliding scale ($15 for the five events). If you are able to enjoy a $15 yoga class, then you should select the higher end of the sliding scale ($75 for the five events). Please note that our refund policy is to return 50% of the tuition if withdrawal from enrollment is made one month before the start of the class.