On Thursday, Oct. 17, between 6 and 8 p.m., The Frank C. Ortis Art Gallery, the Broward County Cultural Division and the Broward County Environmental Planning and Community Resilience Division will host “Art for the Earth: Artists on Climate Change.”
Taryn Möller Nicoll is the chief curator of The Frank C. Ortis Art Gallery and Exhibit Hall. As chief curator, Nicoll’s job entails selecting the artwork and exhibition pieces for upcoming events, planning the layout of the gallery and overseeing the cultural climate of the museum. According to Nicoll, “The Frank is really devoted to the community, We prioritize removing all barriers to participation. Many members of our community love art and understand that there are important benefits [for] the community. Many people are not able to access the arts due to various restrictions, whether that be income or lack of awareness.” The Frank offers many events that allow the community to get involved with the arts no matter what. The Frank works with nationally and internationally renowned art, and the “Art for the Earth: Artists on Climate Change” event will include visual artists Lucinda Linderman and Kim Heise, readings from Clayre Benzadón and the University of Miami’s “Sinking City” Literary Magazine, among other various multidisciplinary artists.
The “Art for the Earth: Artists on Climate Change” event is focused on raising awareness on climate change, endangered species and environmental destruction. “Kim Heise is a very talented watercolor artist. We have worked with Kim [Heise] before. She just has an incredible command of watercolors and a personal conviction for using her talents to communicate. So what we are dealing with here is not art for art’s sake, [but rather] she really wants to use her artwork as a vehicle to communicate issues that concern us all,” said Nicoll. “For her, she is very concerned about the issues of endangered species and how changes in climate are affecting the environments in which these species exist.” Heise created the Pine Rocklands Zine to raise money and awareness about the destruction of the pine rocklands to make way for development. As Heise said, “Save it, don’t pave it.”
This event is free to the public and will be held at The Frank C. Ortis Art Gallery and Exhibit Hall at 601 City Center Way in Pembroke Pines, FL.
Sourced: M. Smith
