CALUMET -- For people living in the north woods of Upper Michigan and Wisconsin, the almost-record low levels of Lake Superior have provided a vivid question mark as to whether something in our weather or climate is amiss. Add recent hot, dry summers and variable winter snowfalls and temperatures, and the question mark about climate change gets even bigger.
"Paradise Lost? Climate Change in the North Woods," a traveling art and science exhibit will be on display from Sept. 15 to Oct. 25 at the Omphale Gallery in Calumet. The public is invited to attend the opening reception at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 15. It will feature a presentation by Sarah Green, Chair of the Department of Chemistry at Michigan Technological University, about the effects of climate change on Lake Superior. Refreshments will be provided, and the program is free.
The exhibit will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays and from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturdays. Additional showings may be arranged during the open hours of Artis Books and Antiques (next door to the Omphale) or by appointment by calling 337-1534.
The exhibit is the culmination of more than a year’s work involving 20 artists, seven scientists, six educators and numerous partner organizations. It includes paintings, drawings, photography, sculpture, poetry, prose and music. Scientific findings accompany the artwork.
For more information about the schedule and project, call Terri Daulton at 715-776-0081 or visit the project's website: www.wisc.edu/cbe/K12/paradiselost.html.
This project is sponsored by the University of Wisconsin- Madison with funding from the University of Wisconsin-Baldwin Endowment Awards and the Wisconsin Arts Board. The Western Upper Peninsula Center for Science, Mathematics and Environmental Education at Michigan Tech worked with project staff to bring the show to Calumet with funding provided by the Wege Foundation.
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