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A person wearing an "Ask Me" badge talks to another person in front of a large hanging tapestry.
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Gallery Drop-In Talks: “Storm Cloud”

Sun., Jan. 5, 2025

Join Huntington docent educators for short, informal discussions about key objects on view in the new exhibition “Storm Cloud: Picturing the Origins of Our Climate Crisis.”

A grayscale image of people near a paved road in a national park with large mountains and a forested valley.
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Our National Parks, Past and Present: A Conversation

Mon., Dec. 2, 2024

The Huntington and the Huntington-USC Institute on California and the West present a program focused on recent campaigns to preserve natural land in the form of national parks and monuments, discussed within the longer history of such efforts.

A composite image, on left a cropped painting depicting people cleaning a river, on right a photo of a person with a wheelbarrow in a garden.
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Sustainable C.H.A.N.G.E.S. Youth Summit

Sat., Nov. 16, 2024

High school students are invited to this free, inspiring event to network, organize, and tackle critical issues with support from Huntington experts and local environmental organizations. Teen participants will craft an impact project, apply for financial support, engage in hands-on learning, and cultivate a better future together.

A watercolor and pencil sketch test with grey and white clouds.
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Second Sundays: Storm Cloud

Sun., Nov. 10, 2024

Get in touch with nature and explore the exhibition “Storm Cloud: Picturing the Origins of Our Climate Crisis” through artmaking, musical performances, and talks with curators at this all-ages event.

A collage of images, on left a group of smiling people at tables, on right an artwork depicting a tree in the wind.
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Educator Open House “Storm Cloud: Picturing the Origins of Our Climate Crisis”

Sun., Nov. 10, 2024

Explore the impact of industrialization and globalization on our environment through art and literature with Huntington curators and learn how to connect the content to your K–12 classroom.

Detail view of a Chinese-style ink painting on silk depicting a person reclining in a bamboo grove, surrounded by a grid of cultivated plants.
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Growing and Knowing in the Gardens of China: A Symposium

Sat., Nov. 9, 2024

Scholars from the United States and China explore people’s relationships with plants in historical China. Topics include medicinal gardens, famine foods, commercial nurseries, grafting techniques, gardening ethics, and more. Presentations will feature artworks from the exhibition by the same name, on view in the Studio for Lodging the Mind.

A composite image, on left a detail of an illustration of a volcano, on right a photo of a person walking away from an oil fire.
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Storm Cloud: Environment, Empire, and the Arts in the Industrial Age

Nov. 1, 2024–Nov. 2, 2024

This conference will explore the relationship between humans and the natural world throughout the 19th century, as charted in the work of writers and visual artists. As industrialization altered landscapes and people’s lives, developing sciences offered revelations about Earth and the interconnected fragility of the climate and our species.

Yellow chrysanthemums over an open book, and a bowl with a whisk.
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Culinary Workshop: Cooking with Chrysanthemum

Sat., Oct. 19, 2024

Immerse yourself in Chinese culture through a culinary exploration of one of the Four Noble Plants of China. Taste traditional dishes that feature this celebrated flower and get a hands-on lesson in creating a red bean treat using chrysanthemum leaves.

A cyanotype imprint of leaves over a handwritten letter.
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Shapiro Center Webinar: Nineteenth-Century Nature and Contemporary Photography

Tue., Oct. 8, 2024

Contemporary voices in the exhibition “Storm Cloud: Picturing the Origins of Our Climate Crisis” bring forward questions of environmental history to the present. The conversation will cover such topics as land extraction, human influence on plants, environmental injustice, immigration, photographic technologies, and reparative histories.

Aquatint depicting smoke rising from chimneys, in the foreground a person rides a horse, followed by a dog.
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Gallery Drop-in Talk: Climate Science, Climate Fiction

Sun., Oct. 6, 2024

Join experts in the fields of science and art at this informal drop-in program, for a conversation on the climate past, present, and future as seen through painting, music, and literature. Moderated by "Storm Cloud" exhibition co-curator, Karla Nielsen.

Color illustration of a volcano spewing lava and cloud.
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Huntington U: Climate Fiction

Thu., Sept. 5, 2024

Join Nicole Seymour, professor of English, on a six-session exploration of the influence and depiction of climate change in books, art, and the natural world. Huntington U is a college-style seminar with no tests.