Climate Science / Climate Fiction: A Conversation with Environmental Scientist Michael Méndez & Artist and Writer Rasheedah Phillips

Inspired by Storm Cloud: Picturing the Origins of Our Climate Crisis, join Dr. Michael Méndez, Assistant Professor of Environmental Planning and Policy at the University of California, Irvine, and Rasheedah Phillips, artist, writer, and Director of Housing for Policy Link, for a conversation on the climate past, present, and future as seen through painting, music, and literature. Hosted in the gallery, this informal conversation will reflect on works on view in Storm Cloud and beyond, and be moderated by the Huntington's Karla Nielsen, Senior Curator of Literary Collections.