MOSCOW, Idaho—Art and Science will be the focus of an art exhibition in Moscow March 3-4 hosted by a research project focused on climate change and Inland Northwest wheat farming.
The free exhibition will open Tuesday, March 3, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Village Center Mall at 872 Troy Road No. 180 and will feature refreshments. Those planning to attend are asked to RSVP by Friday, Feb. 27, to climateart@uidaho.edu. The exhibition will continue March 4 from 3:30 to 8 p.m.
Scientists, regional artists and students will exhibit artworks that bridge the realms of art and science and interpret climate change, said Dianne Daley-Laursen, Moscow-based project manager for the Regional Approaches to Climate Change in Pacific Northwest Agriculture.
The five-year, $20 million research project funded by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture focuses on likely climate impacts related to wheat farming in the Columbia River Basin of Idaho, Oregon and Washington. The project is designed to enhance sustainability of the region’s cereal production systems in a changing climate.
The project will hold its fifth annual meeting in Moscow March 4 to 6. Led by the University of Idaho, the project draws together more than 100 scientists from Washington State University, Oregon State University and the USDA Agricultural Research Service.
Sanford Eigenbrode, UI College of Agricultural and Life Sciences entomologist and project director, will be among the project scientists exhibiting artworks, in his case scientific drawings. Others include a weaving by Oregon State University agricultural economist Susan Capalbo.
More information about the exhibit is available at reacchpna.org by contacting Daley Laursen atdiannedl@uidaho.edu.
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