I will be speaking, and exhibiting, as part of the Artist Panel for "Connecting To Our Common Ground," this coming Sunday, September 10th.

Here are the details:

This event is free, but Registration is required:
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When:
Sunday, September 10th
1p - 3p

Where:
The Brushwood Center
21850 N. Riverwoods Rd, Riverwoods, IL 60015

Schedule:
- 1p: Walkthrough of Connecting To Our Common Ground
- 2p: Artist Panel (Space Limited - REGISTRATION REQUIRED)

The Brushwood Center, in partnership with Hyde Park Art Center and collector, artist, and environmental scientist Patric McCoy, presents an exhibition of artwork celebrating the different ways in which we connect with and are shaped by nature.

Connecting To Our Common Ground is a special exhibition in honor of our 2023 Smith Nature Symposium Awardee, Baratunde Thurston. In his PBS show, America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston, Thurston travels the country to uncover our complex relationship with the outdoors. In this exhibition, we explore the ways that artists from different communities experience the natural world. How has nature been an important part of their lives? In what ways has their time outside been impacted by climate change, equity, or access? How has their relationship with nature shaped who they are as people?

​Featured Artists: Paul Branton, Peter Gray, Ken Hester, Renee Robbins, Sheri Rush, Farah Salem, Preston Lewis Thomas, Julian E. Williams, Jr.

​This exhibition is part of the 40th Annual Smith Nature Symposium Event Series. This year’s theme, Connecting To Our Common Ground, is inspired by honoree Baratunde Thurston and celebrates our 40th anniversary through an inspiring line-up of artists, programs, and change-makers.