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Environmental Data Science and Art: The Story of the Damaged Leaf Data Set

By aohoward

On March 7, 2024, the Rubenstein School Inclusive Arts Initiative hosted a talk and panel discussion with Dr. Jenn Karson, a Lecturer in the Art and Art History program, Director of the UVM FabLab, and founder of the Art + AI Research Group at UVM. Dr. Karson uses scientific processes and technologies as creative catalysts. Through her work, experiments, and data sets, she challenges traditional concepts of artistic authorship and human-machine collaboration.

The presentation focused on intersections between environmental data science and art. The panel discussion included Lauren Cresanti with the UVM Spatial Analysis Lab, Olivia Welford ’24 Computer Science and Studio Art double major, and Maya Griffith, a Computer Science graduate student. The two student panelists are working with Dr. Karson on the use of artificial intelligence and technology in art, data science, and environmental healing.

Left to right: Hannah Kershaw, Inclusive Arts Initiative Co-leader; Dr. Jenn Karson;

A recording of the presentation and discussion is available below.

Introducing the Rubenstein School Inclusive Arts Initiative!

By aohoward
The Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources Inclusive Arts Initiative was created with the goal of representing the Rubenstein School community, with its wide range of talents, passions, and identities. We aim to create spaces for artists in our community to be visible, especially those who hold traditionally underrepresented or marginalized identities, such as LGBTQ+, BIPOC, individuals with disabilities, and the many other identities that people in our community hold.
The Inclusive Arts Initiative is one way we are pursuing our mission question: “How can the Rubenstein School unleash empathy, passion, innovation, and creativity to heal and radically change human-environment systems in a just, equitable, and ecological direction?” We acknowledge that art and creativity are important tools in the movement towards justice and healing the environment, and strive to reflect these values in our physical space.

Inaugural Gallery

The Inaugural Gallery is displayed on the first floor of the George D. Aiken Center at UVM, it launched in November 2023. The gallery rotates annually and an archive of each gallery lives on this website.
If you are interested in submitting artwork to a future gallery, fill out this form.
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