Catskill Art Space will host an Earth Day Symposium: Creatives Respond to the Climate Crisis on April 26, 3-5pm in the second-floor, River Galleries. Artists Lauren Daccache, Paul D. Miller aka DJ Spooky, Elizabeth Orr, Eleanor White and architect Mitchell Joachim of Terreform ONE (Open Network Ecology) for an Earth Day-inspired discussion moderated by artist and writer Hovey Brock, where they will be addressing how their practices engage with the climate crisis.

Joachim and Miller will begin the discussion with a presentation on their 2025 Venice Biennale collaboration incorporating music and architecture on the theme of kelp, a macroalgae whose forests are foundational to ocean ecology. They will engage in a dialogue about the theoretical and applied dimensions of living architecture, biomorphic urbanism, and the implications of synthetic ecologies, speculating on how these frameworks might inform the future of climate-responsive cities and planetary stewardship.

Concurrently exhibiting at Catskill Art Space, Daccache, Orr, and White, will follow with presentations on their respective practices and the narratives they pursue in their work that address the climate crisis. The many themes explored through their artworks will include international waste management, the destructive side of the move to the “green” technology of lithium batteries, and the impact of supply chains on the planet. The presentations will be followed by a Q&A session with the audience. After the session, all are invited to join Daccache, Orr, and White in the first-floor galleries to answer questions about their art on the closing day of their exhibitions.