June 08 Colloquium

June 09 – 10
San José State University
Davidson College of Engineering Auditorium

A two-day, invitation-only gathering of thought leaders, researchers, curators and artists to discuss and inform the global public art enterprise, The Climate Clock Initiative. The colloquium included presentations by seven semi-finalist, artist-led teams who we re in competition for $50,000 and a FUSE : collaboration residency. The residency will be used to develop a site-specific proposal for an artwork aimed at changing individual and public thinking and behavior around the issue of climate change. This process is enabled through a unique partnership with FUSE:cadre/montalvo research residency initiative and the City of San José Office of Cultural Affairs/ Public Art Program in cooperation with 1st Act Silicon Valley, the San José Redevelopment Agency, and ZERO1.The Climate Clock Colloquium is the concluding program of the 2nd Biennial 01SJ Global Festival of Art on the Edge, June 4-8 2008.

• Speakers
  • James Barry
  • James Bellingham
  • Steve Bishop
  • Peter Brewer
  • Tim Dye
  • Seth Fearey
  • Marc Fischer
  • Robert Gifford
  • Barbara Goldstein
  • Saul Griffith
  • Don Kassing
  • Steve Landau
  • Eric Paulos
  • Chuck Reed
  • Robert Sain
  • Joel Slayton
  • Bette Otto-Bliesner
• Sessions
  • Public Art, Social Change and the New Urbanity
  • Changing Behavior: Closing the Feedback Loop
  • The Game Plan—Making Climate Protection Personal
  • The Realities of Climate Change
  • The Data Challenge
  • Sustainable Design: Lessons Learned
  • The Challenge of New Technologies
• Sponsors
• Program download