Join us for the second installment of the Norman Bird Sanctuary’s 75th Anniversary Lecture Series, Sightlines, with RISD Nature Lab Director, Jennifer Bissonnette.
Join us in honoring the 75th Anniversary of the Norman Bird Sanctuary–a beloved non-profit wildlife sanctuary and environmental education center–across seven evening lectures in 2024. A broad array of speakers will explore the disciplines celebrated by Norman Bird Sanctuary founder, Mabel Norman Cerio: art, culture, ornithology, and conservation.
Jennifer, whose work merges natural sciences knowledge and methods with art/design thinking, will explore the design philosophies of biomimicry (the design and production of materials, structures, and systems that are modeled on biological entities and processes) and discuss the critical role art and design can play in ensuring a future of sustainable coexistence.
Speaker Bio: Jennifer Bissonnette, Director of the Edna W. Lawrence Nature Lab at Rhode Island School of Design, is an ecologist and marine scientist whose work engages techniques of transdisciplinary inquiry to merge natural sciences knowledge, techniques, and methods of inquiry with art and design thinking and studio practices.
Students – Free with ID
NBS member – $25
Non-member – $30
Phone: (401) 846-2577
Email: aturner@normanbirdsanctuary.org
2024/02/22 - 2024/02/22
Additional time info:
Doors open at 5pm, with complimentary drinks and snacks, before the lecture begins at 5:30pm. Lecture will run until 6:30pm.
Made possible with generous support from Allen’s Wine and Spirits and Ragged Island Brewing Company.
Norman Bird Sanctuary
583 Third Beach Road, Middletown, RI 02842
Lecture will take place in an ADA-accessible space on the Norman Bird Sanctuary campus.