Marina Zurkow with Valentine Cadieux, Aaron Marx, and Sarah Petersen, Making the Best of It: Dandelion, West River Parkway, Northern Spark 2016. Photo: Dusty Hoskovec.
Plotform, Water Quality Sing-Along, Mill Ruins Park, Northern Spark 2016. Photo: Max Haynes.
Marina Zurkow with Valentine Cadieux, Aaron Marx, and Sarah Petersen, Making the Best of It: Dandelion, West River Parkway, Northern Spark 2016; Keri Pickett, Jason Takahashi, and Charlie Thayer, Against the Grain, Chicago Mall, Northern Spark 2016; Joshua McGarvey and Heckadecimal, Ice Fall—Feel The Change, Mill Ruins Park and Gold Medal Silos, Northern Spark 2016. Photo: Dusty Hoskovec.
Robin Schwartzman and Desiree Moore, Minnesotan Ice, West River Parkway, Northern Spark 2016. Photo: Dusty Hoskovec
 

Northern Spark 2016

For a full list of artists and partners, visit the Northern Spark 2016 website.

Northern Spark 2016 takes place on June 11, 2016 at 9pm in Minneapolis. For the 2016 and 2017 festivals, the theme Climate Chaos | Climate Rising will explore the interconnected, evolving, long-term consequences from climate change, giving local and national artists a platform to help turn a sense of overwhelmment into concrete actions anchored in a realistic and hopeful map for the future. Click here for more info about the artists and projects.

FURTHER LINKS TO MORE INFORMATION ABOUT NORTHERN SPARK 2016:

NS2016 Photos
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Northern Spark 2016 Website

Download the Northern Spark 2016 post-festival report.

Artists Presented by Northern.Lights.mn

Christopher Lutter • Heid Erdrich • Coal Dorius • Kim Ford • Paul Tinetti • Karl Stoerzinger • Ian Knodel • Riley Kane • Mike Haeg • Monica Haller • Sebastian Muellauer • Nic Jelinski • Christine Baeumler • Rebecca Montgomery • Nick Jordan • Kate Flick • Beth Mercer-Taylor • Marcus Young • Grace Minnesota • Teresa Konechne • Cedarside 2016 Artists • Muna Ahmed • <jɑː↓> • Yes, Let’s! • Rachel Breen • Koby Jeschkeit-Hagen • Sumunar Gamelan & Dance Ensembles • Joko Sutrisno • Tri Sutrisno • Midiyanto • I.M. Harjito • Heni Savitri • Wisnu Aji Settyo Wicaksonowith • Hennepin County Library Staff • Jon Mac Cole • Olli Johnson • David Pisa • Nico Swenson • Michael Torsch • Rhiana Yazzie • U of M Students from the Making Sense of Climate Change: Art, Science and Agency class • Evva Kraikul • Tyler Stefanich • Pare Lorentz • Robin Garwood • MINN_LAB • Keri Pickett • Jason Takahashi • Charlie Thayer • Marina Zurkow • Valentine Cadieux • Aaron Marx • Sarah Petersen • Gregory Fitz • Janet Lobberecht • Illuminated Reef Collective • Robin Schwartzman • Desiree Moore • Plotform • Ai International Minnesota Faculty and Students • Hicham Berrada • David Claerbout • Cao Fei • Rebeca Mendez • Rivane Neuenschwander • Rachel Rose • Minnesota Sacred Harp Singers • Joshua McGarvey • Heckadecimal • Roger Nieboer • Emily Johnson • Maggie Thompson • Aniccha Arts • Futures North

Climate Chaos | Climate Rising
Advisory Board

Nora Bateman
Evaluation and Learning Officer, McKnight Foundation

Dr. Jessica Cherry
Scientist, pilot, writer, photographer

Dr. Max Liboiron
Director, Civic Laboratory for Environmental Action Research (CLEAR)

Sonali P. McDermid, Ph.D.
Assistant Prof of Environmental Studies, NYU

Morgan Rider
Connector, Grady Britton

Howard Silverman
Partner, Pattern Lab

Wen Stephenson
Independent journalist and climate activist