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21st Annual Mark Roskill Symposium 
“Reduction, Regeneration, Restoration: Art as Agent in the Age of Climate Crisis” 

This year’s Mark Roskill Symposium, like many other events, looked a little different, being hosted completely virtually via Zoom. The digital format actually worked much in the event’s favor. The symposium, “Reduction, Regeneration, Restoration: Art as Agent in the Age of Climate Crisis,” had new, lively discussion and participation from attendees who would normally have been unable to attend. After an opening speech from Professor Meg Vickery, a keynote address was delivered by Jonathan Fogelson, a key partner at the Michael Singer Studio, whose work has become a model for urban and ecological renewal. After the keynote, the second-year students led three discussion groups focusing on 19th century landscape, Jane Bennet’s “Vibrant Matter,” and the art of Edward Burtynsky.