JUNE 6, 2025 @ 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Join us for First Friday at the Institute of the Arts and Sciences (100 Panetta Ave, Santa Cruz, CA) and enjoy an after-hours viewing of Weather and the Whale, the culmination of a two-year collaboration between the Institute of the Arts and Sciences and the Friedlaender Lab at UC Santa Cruz.
Combining art and science to deepen understanding about climate change and perhaps spur collective action, Weather and the Whale features immersive displays of data and research and newly commissioned artworks delving into the human and non-human experiences of living in times of crisis.

Visitors will be able to explore original research about the impacts on whales and other large marine mammals of environmental toxins, sea ice retreat, and other threats, including what is happening in Monterey Bay. Video installations, sculptures, photography, and other artworks will provide novel and experiential ways of seeing and understanding the rapidly changing world.

Admission is always free.

The Institute of the Arts and Sciences is pleased to participate in Santa Cruz’s First Friday Art Tour.

Image: Mia Eve Rollow, Moontide Divination, 2025. 16 min, 3-channel video