I am beyond excited to announce that I have been name a lead for the Art Project Group with the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) for the 2025-2026 term.

APECS Art is focused on polar art and promoting links between art and science. APECS Art is not limited by specific disciplines of art, areas of science or territorial belonging of its members or collaborators. The main thing that unites APECS Art is a passion for polar areas, and curiosity about how modern art or cultural heritage reflect changes in polar regions. We want to enable more precise and targeted collaboration between polar artists and scientists as well as enhance visibility of art as a tool for scientific outreach. Our group has organized several polar art & science webinars, collaborated with the APECS International Online Conference, and provided polar art related content for Polar Weeks. The group also hosts an art blog on the APECS website to showcase artwork and more detailed interviews with artists.

I am truly excite dot help lead this group and foster sciart connections to highlight, expand the audience, and elevate the work of early polar career scientists and artists working within the realm of the cryosphere.