Entangled and Ingested: The Art and Science of Plastic Pollution

Dr. Kat Owens, a plastic pollution researcher, artist, and activist, will discuss Entangled and Ingested, a series of life-sized portraits of animals harmed by marine plastic pollution hand sewn from plastic debris. Owens’ work merges science, policy, and the arts. She is a National Geographic Explorer, a Fulbright Nehru fellow, and a Professor at the University of Hartford in Connecticut. This program is held in collaboration with the environmental science and studies and marine science program. 

Reception to follow. FREE and open to the public.