• 4:30–6 p.m. — Welcome and Introductions, Bultman Auditorium 
  Keynote speaker: Andrew Ranville, Artist and Executive Director, Rabbit Island Foundation
• 6–6:30 p.m. — Reception, Bultman Student Center

Andrew is the cofounder and Executive Director of the Rabbit Island Foundation, which facilitates an artist residency on a wilderness island in Lake Superior that challenges and celebrates the intersection of contemporary art, culture, and environmental thought.

The Department of Art and Art History invites you to a two-day symposium that asks the question: Can artists make a difference amongst the challenges of climate change, environmental degradation, and human populations? Guest speakers will explore these issues by speaking about their practices and engagement with facets of this topic, followed by a roundtable discussion.