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Environmental Writing: Inspire, Observe, Inhabit! 

Burke Museum
Sat., May 4, 2013 | 9 am – 5 pm 
$100 registration fee; 10% discount for Burke Members

Made possible by the Rebecca S. and Robert M. Benton Endowed Fund

Sign up soon, class space is limited; lunch provided
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Scholarships available with valid student ID; request and application.

Join award-winning authors David George Gordon, Brenda Guiberson, and David Montgomery as they lead classroom and field-based sessions. They bring years of experience as writers, researchers, and teachers. Each is an attentive observer who weaves together history, science, and field time into well- crafted, thought-provoking writing about the natural and cultural world. Plus, with Brenda we have the insights of a children’s book author, who is sure to give everyone a new and captivating perspective on the environment.

We in the Pacific Northwest are fortunate to live not only in a place where nature abounds but also to live in place where place-based writers abound. Whether it is exploring the deep time of geology, considering the myriad ways of slugs, bugs, and everyone’s favorite, cockroaches,  or connecting children with the natural world around them, these authors will inspire us to continue writing about the environment in all its guises.

For more information, please email burked@uw.edu or call (206) 543-5591.

[event]: Short Takes on Capturing Nature

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Monday, October 15, 2012

7 pm, The Neptune Theatre

Tickets: $5 at the door; $4 online at stgpresents.org (additional fees apply)

www.burkemuseum.org/short_takes

Join the Burke Museum at the Neptune Theatre for an evening of fast-paced talks on the enduring relationship between the human imagination and the natural world. Inspired by the International Conservation Photography Awardsexhibit, Short Takes features a stellar lineup of artists, scientists, students, and scholars. Speakers include internationally-renowned photographer Art Wolfe, curators from the Burke and the Seattle Art Museum, and explorers of the seas and the stars. Ten short talks, each illustrated with 20 slides, will take us on a journey from humanities’ first artistic impulses to our latest glimpse into the far reaches of space.

Click here for Short Takes topics and more information.

 

Short Takes is produced in conjunction with Seattle Theatre Group with support from the Boeing Employees Credit Union.

 

Speakers Include:

 

·         Art Wolfe, internationally renowned photographer, host of “Travels to the Edge with Art Wolfe”, and founder of the International Conservation Photography Awards

·      Katie Bunn-Marcuse, Assistant Director of the Bill Holm Center, and a Curatorial Associate of Native American Art at the Burke Museum

·         Allison Fundis, Education and Public Engagement Liaison, Ocean Observatories Initiative/Regional Scale Nodes, University of Washington

·         Shaun Peterson, a pivotal figure in the revival of Coast Salish arts

·      Ellen Dissanayake interdisciplinary scholar and writer, Affiliate Professor in the University of Washington, School of Music

·      Wendy Call, 2012 Writer in Residence for the North Cascades and Joshua Tree National Parks

·      Dan Ritzman, Northwest and Alaska Regional Director of the Sierra Club

·         Brad Rutherford, Executive Director of the Snow Leopard Trust

·      Phil Rosenfield, Graduate Student, Astronomy, University of Washington

·         Patricia Junker, the Ann M. Barwick Curator of American Art at the Seattle Art Museum

[event] – Burke Museum Visit with SAGE!

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Burke Museum Visit!
When: Tuesday, February 28th at 3:30. Group may go to get coffee afterwards.
Where: At the Burke Museum on campus. 
What: The Burke Museum presents Hungry Planet: What the World Eats, a traveling exhibit that provides a place to gather and discuss 21st century food issues and ideas.
Who: SAGE will be hosting and anyone is invited to attend!
Other: Remember to bring your student ID card to get into the Burke Museum for free!