State of Art: Anchorage Museum program aims to empower teens to address climate change

“Warming Stripes of Anchorage” is a public mural showing the rate of climate change over 100 years. (Photo courtesy of the Anchorage Museum)

This week on State of Art we’re learning about the Anchorage Museum’s new Teen Climate Communicators program. Teens in grades 9-12 will work with museum educators and use museum resources to discuss and find solutions to climate change. The fall 2021 session will be held from 4 to 5:30 p.m. on Wednesdays, from Sept. 15 through Dec. 8. The deadline to sign up is 11:59 p.m. Sept. 7.

We’re joined by Anchorage Museum educators Molissa Udevitz and Missy Gaulke, as we discuss the program, why the focus on teens and what participants can expect.

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Ammon Swenson is Alaska Public Media’s Audio Media Content Producer. He was born and raised in Anchorage, Alaska. He graduated from UAA in 2018 with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and integrated media. He’s previously worked for KRUA radio, the Anchorage Press, and The Northern Light.

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