In conjuction with the exhibition, "From River to Ocean: Artists Respond to Environmental Impacts", the Gallery will present Artists in Conversation with Hughen/Starkweather and Jeffrey Mount, PPIC Water Policy Center, and sponsored by Delta College Cultural Awareness Program. The discussion will be held at Delta College in the Campesino Forum on October 10, from 2–3pm, followed by the exhibition Opening Reception from 5–7pm. 

Hughen/Starkweather will be in conversation with geomorphologist Jeffrey Mount. Together they will consider climate impacts on water use and water infrastructure in California and the American West as viewed through the lenses of art, science, and public policy. They will examine how artists and scientists can learn from shared processes, how science and other topical issues can feed an artist’s creative and conceptual practice, and how art can offer unique ways to approach the vast uncertainties of the climate crisis.