Friday, October 7th – Sunday, October 9th
Digital Arts Research Center, DARC 108 (map)
Playing with Fire: a Hot Symposium Exploring the pleasures, perils & politics of fire through art, theory, practice, science and activism.
Stay tuned to the E.A.R.T.H. Lab for more information.
Confirmed speakers and participants include:
Beth Stephens and Annie Sprinkle: Keynote and Hosts
Roxi Power: Fire Poems
Becca Fenwick: Director, CITRIS Initiative for Drone Education and Research: Presenting UCNRS Fire Data
Karin Bolender: Artist and Director of the Rural Alchemy Workshop (RAW)
Justin Hoover, Artist and Director of the Chinese Historical Society of America
Brandon Smith, Director of the Forestry and Fire Recruitment Program (FFRC)
Benny Fillmore, Washoe Elder and Hotshot Firefighter
Laura Smith-Fillmore, Washoe Language Translator and Artist
Helen Fillmore, Environmentalist, Hotshot Firefighter
Julie Weitz, Artist: Golem: A Call to Action + Prayer for Burnt Forests