Opening night reception for the Wildland exhibit was a success – be sure to visit through
March 22, 2025.
Don’t miss the following upcoming exhibit events:
Artist & Collaborator Talk
When: January 30, 2025 at 5:30pm
Where: Adams Classroom 216, Westmont College
Artisit Ethan Turpin and UCSB professor Naomi Tague will present a lecture on their collaborations for WILDLAND – how they developed the concept and linked art and science to create visualizations and experiences to help make sense of our complex, changing environment and humanity’s relationship with it.
Ember Trees
When: Thursday, February 20, 2025 at 6pm
Where: Grove of Stone Pines in the Westmont College Formal Gardens
A special, site-specific installation event featuring glowing ember trees, testimonials from firefighters and community members, a poetry reading by former Santa Barbara Poet Laureate Paul Willis, and a special musical piece by Westmont Director of Choral Activities Daniel Gee. The installation is created by Ethan Turpin and Jonathan PJ Smith of The Environment Makers. Using multiple video projectors and mapped footage of glowing embers, Turpin and Smith make trees appear as though glowing with fire from within. The installation site will be a grove of pine trees scarred from the 2008 Tea Fire, located east of the Museum by the Dining Commons.
Family Day
When: Saturday, March 1, 2025 from 11am-5pm
Where: Adams Center, Westmont College
A free, all-ages event for families, students, and the entire community to experience the WILDLAND exhibition. Visit the Museum to see interactive and immersive video installations of wildfire and water systems, then make your way over to the Adams Center to create sustainable arts-and-crafts projects. Visit educational workshops and tables from local organizations like the Museum of Natural History and the Santa Barbara County Fire Safe Council, see the inside of a fire truck and talk with firefighters; relax by watching a nature documentary in Porter Theatre, then grab a bite to eat from our community BBQ. There’s something for everyone!
The Tague Team Lab 