Trees/Plant/People/Time: Multimedia Art Installation and Climate Cafe Experience
Facilitated by Nicole Betancourt
Trees/Plant/People/Time multi-media installation explores relationships between people and trees through personal stories of planting. Combining documentary audio, video, painting, sound design, and environmental installation, the work invites visitors to rest and listen. The installation celebrates trees as part of our stories, and us as part of theirs – through life cycles and seasons.
This event includes time to experience the installation, snacks, and a group experience with the artist Nicole Betancourt including brief meditation and a guided conversation inspired by the work of Joanna Macy.
🌲Schedule
1:30 PM Travel together or individually from the Battery Maritime Building, South Ferry
2:00-3:00 Meet at the Climate Imaginarium with time to explore the Installation and the other 5 rooms of this season’s group show
3:00 Tea/Coffee
3:15 - 4:45 Climate Cafe - artist talk, meditation, reflection, and conversation
There is no ferry service to Governors Island after 4:15. Please plan to arrive before 4:15.
🌍 About the Climate Imaginarium
The Climate Imaginarium is a center for climate, community, and culture in New York City. Located on Governors Island, the Climate Imaginarium is activating a cultural destination at the heart of New York City’s burgeoning green economy, where artists, scientists, advocates, and storytellers come together to reimagine and build toward a more resilient future.
Suggested donation is $10 to support our community space at the Climate Imaginarium, but no one will be turned away due to lack of funds.
⛵ Getting to the Climate Imaginarium
For the weekend ferry schedule to Governors Island, please check here. Ferries run every 15 minutes. Take the ferry that’s most convenient for you from either Lower Manhattan (10 South Street), Brooklyn Bridge Park (Pier 6), or Red Hook/Atlantic Basin. Please arrive 15 minutes prior to your ferry departure time with your ticket ready to display.
Ferry tickets must be purchased at the ferry terminal or online. Fares are $5 for a round trip ticket and free for adults over 65, children 12 and under, Climate Imaginarium summer volunteers, and others. All passengers ride free before 11am on weekends. Cars are not permitted.
Governors Island is also accessible from any route via NYC Ferry by transferring at Wall Street/Pier 11. You can find the NYC Ferry schedule here. Tickets on NYC Ferry are $4.50 each way.
Once you get to Governors Island, you will either get out at Soissons Landing (from Manhattan) or Yankee Pier (from Brooklyn). You can use this map of Governors Island to locate Colonels Row. The Climate Imaginarium is in Building 406A, in the middle of Colonels Row, and will have a visible sign outside the doorway. Our address is 406A Comfort Road.