Diane Burko, Patagonian Ice Field, Oil and Flashe on canvas, 2015
PARAMUS, N.J. – As world leaders convene in France for the United Nations’ COP21 – the annual session of the Conference of the Parties climate change convention – an art exhibition on the topic will open at Bergen Community College this month.
“Tipping Points: Artists Address the Climate Crises” features the work of 10 artists from the U.S. and Australia in Gallery Bergen at the College’s main campus, 400 Paramus Road. The artists are Resa Blatman, Diane Burko, Nancy Cohen, Matthew Friday, Mary Mattingly, Itty Neuhaus, Laura Petrovich-Cheney, Joan Perlman, Caroline Rothwell and Rebecca Smith.
An opening reception will take place Tuesday, Dec. 8 from 6 to 8 p.m. in the gallery. The event is free and open to the public. The exhibition will remain open until Friday, Feb. 5. Gallery hours are Tuesday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Wednesday 2 to 6 p.m., Thursday 2 to 8 p.m. and Friday 1:30 to 5:30 p.m.
Mediums in the exhibition include photography, video, sculpture and drawing. Some artists have partnered with scientists and environmental organizations to create their work, while others employ abstract interpretations of the topic.
Veteran gallerist Amy Lipton curated the exhibition. For more information, visit Bergen.edu/gallery.
Based in Paramus, Bergen Community College (www.bergen.edu), a public two-year coeducational college, enrolls 16,000 students at locations in Paramus, the Philip Ciarco Jr. Learning Center in Hackensack and Bergen Community College at the Meadowlands in Lyndhurst. The College offers associate degree, certificate and continuing education programs in a variety of fields. More students graduate from Bergen than any other community college in the state.