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Futures North Selected for New Public Art Commission in Minneapolis

Futures North has been selected in a national RFP process for a new public art commission in Minneapolis: an artistic glass pattern for the city’s New Public Service Building. The building, currently under construction adjacent to City Hall Plaza, is designed by the team of MSR and Henning Larsen and is being constructed by M.A. Mortenson. Futures North is working on bird-safe glass artwork for two locations in the building: the 10th floor staff lounge and the 2nd floor Skyway level. Stay tuned for updates as these projects progress!

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Some press for Phase Change

“The Power of Climate Art, Illuminated” by Katie Siegner, Yale Climate Connections “Igniting Change: Northern Spark Targets Climate Chaos” by Sheila Dickinson, Walker Art Center Magazine “Northern Spark turns climate change into a fun night out” by Mary Abbe, Minneapolis Star Tribune “All-night art festival aims spotlight at climate change” by Euan Kerr, Minnesota Public Radio “2016 Northern Spark: Minneapolis’ all-night party is this weekend” by Kathy Berdan, Pioneer Press “On Phase Change” by Megan Guerber, Northern Lights

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Meander (2015) project video. http://www.meander.futures-north.com

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PHASE TWO to Debut at Richardson Nature Center in Bloomington on January 27

On January 27, 2018, Futures North and the Richardson Nature Center in Bloomington, Minnesota will present Phase Two, a public artwork that creatively re-presents the effects of climate change with an engaging spatial construction of melting ice. Designed by public art collaborative Futures North, the ephemeral installation will consist of ice harvested from Wood Duck Pond at the Richardson Nature Center during their annual Ice Harvesting Day. This ice will face a lattice of programmable infra-red lamps that will fluctuate according to data derived from climate change research. The heat produced by the lights will correspond to historical and projected data and melt the sculpture according to three different scenarios: a pre-industrial simulation that depicts climatic conditions as if the industrial era never happened; the present day scenario; and the “worst case” scenario that will demonstrate the effects of the most extreme climate change forecasts.

The event runs from 11am-3pm. More info at this link.

An earlier version of Phase Two was presented at Northern Spark 2016 (as Phase Change) and was supported by Northern Lights.mn and the McKnight Foundation.

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Phase Change

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Our new project, Phase Change, will debut at this year’s Northern Spark arts festival on June 11, 2016 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. 

Phase Change creatively re-presents the effects of climate change through an engaging and dynamic spatial construction of melting ice. The ephemeral installation consists of 12,000 pounds of ice harvested from Lake Calhoun (Dakota name "Bde Maka Ska") in March 2016 and stored passively from March-June. This sculptural ice form faces a lattice of infra-red lamps that are programmed to fluctuate based on data derived from climate change research. The heat produced by the lights corresponds to historical and projected climate change data and melts the sculpture according to three different climate change scenarios: a pre-industrial simulation that depicts climatic conditions as if the industrial era never happened; the present day scenario; and the “worst case” scenario that demonstrates the effects of the most extreme climate change forecasts.

Futures North has partnered with youth from Yea! MN and educators from Climate Generation: A Will Steger Legacy to guide visitors in conversation about the conditions that threaten to overcome us. Visitors are invited to sit and observe the ‘phase change’ of ice melting to water and consider what our collective future holds.

Phase Change is supported by Northern Lights and the McKnight Foundation. 

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Meander (2015) project video.

http://www.meander.futures-north.com/