California ICAN is proposing the creation of a major conference to celebrate and elevate the role of the arts in the contemporary and historic environmental movement. It’s a role that has varied over time, alerting us to unexpected beauties, connecting us emotionally to the world around us, forcing us to question the societal constructs that present nature as a resource, and giving us a new lens to see the world and ourselves within it. If you’d like more information regarding attendance or participation, please let us know. Photo: Tule Wave. Reuben Margolin, 2010. Photo by Chris Potter