The UC San Diego Library is hosting Ebb and Flow: Giant Kelp Forests through Art, Science and the Archives, an exhibit curated by Oriana Poindexter ’15, Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) alumna and artist, through July 7, 2024.
Birch Aquarium presents Hold Fast, an immersive art installation that explores our local kelp forests and climate change through the lens of local artists and scientists using unique skills and talents to take climate action. Included with admission.
Favianna Rodriguez is a internationally renowned interdisciplinary artist, cultural organizer, and social justice activist based in Oakland, California. Collaborating with social movement groups worldwide, Rodriguez creates visionary and transformative art. Her vibrant posters weave narratives of immigrant rights, racial justice, global solidarity, and more.
In 2019, Rodriguez visited the UC San Diego Institute of Arts and Humanities for a series of workshops as part of their Community, Arts and Resistance series. In a public talk where this art was first displayed, she discussed her artistic practice and shared how art can inspire, educate and spur the imagination.
Join us as we showcase Rodriguez's captivating artwork from the archives of the School of Arts and Humanities
It's common to set out on a challenging pursuit without knowing whether you will succeed. As we confront hurdles and setbacks, we face a crucial decision: give up, or persevere? Optimism about our chances can help us avoid giving into premature despair. But we argue that "grit"—striving in the face of adversity—can be rational only when it doesn't turn into Pollyannaish optimism. To strive rationally, we also need to pay close attention to our abilities and strengths, as well as to whether our circumstances will be conducive to our success. We develop a model of striving that aims to capture the multifaceted nature of this critical capacity of agents.
