Opening Reception, Return of the Western Monarch Butterfly

Join us for the opening reception of our newest exhibition, The Return of the Western Monarch Butterfly.

Meet the team combining science and art for this show, featuring Elizabeth Weber’s ethereal photographs of monarchs and the plants they need to survive, and sharing the actions of local community members working to protect this endangered butterfly, including a screening of Ole Schell’s short documentary on creating a monarch sanctuary on his family ranch in West Marin. Exhibition educational materials are curated by Audrey Fusco of Salmon Protection and Watershed Network (SPAWN), Mia Monroe, volunteer with Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, and Ole Schell of West Marin Monarch Sanctuary.

Elizabeth Weber’s photographs are both an expression of reverence and a call to remember the western monarch’s plight as it nears extinction. Habitat loss, overuse of pesticides, and climate change have all contributed to their decline. In August of 2022, monarch butterflies were categorized as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

Elizabeth’s photographs marry documentary photography and writing with an ethereal aesthetic. The process of printing in black and white on vellum paper and adding gold leaf creates a physical aesthetic that suggests the fragility of monarchs, speaking to both the fragility of their habitat and the fragility of their existence. It also expresses a feeling of reverence. By removing the magnificent color that monarchs are known by, Elizabeth is asking the viewer to look at them in a new way and to think about what it would mean to lose them from our world.

Date

Mar 18 2023
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Time

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Questions? email info@maringarden.org or call 415-455-5260

Location

The Studio
30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Ross, CA 94957

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