Northeastern Professor Thomas Starr installs the Gloucester Remembrance Trail at the Visitor’s Center, City Hall, and Harbormaster’s Office
The City of Gloucester has installed three public art pieces as part of the New England-based Remembrance of Climate Futures project, a regional initiative that uses public art to inspire conversations about climate change and community resilience.
The project was coordinated locally through a partnership between Sustainability Coordinator Bailey McCaul, Arts, Culture, and Events Coordinator Miranda Aisling Hynes, and local artist and Northeastern University professor Thomas Starr.
Remembrance of Climate Futures features more than 120 installations across New England, each exploring the present and future impacts of climate change through site-specific storytelling. Gloucester’s three installations are located throughout the eastern half of the city and connect local climate challenges with the City’s ongoing sustainability efforts.
Each installation consists of an engraved medallion accompanied by a brief explanation of how climate change may affect that specific location, along with actions that can help reduce its impacts. QR codes embedded in each medallion direct visitors to an interactive website featuring additional information about Gloucester’s climate initiatives, including past accomplishments, current projects, and future goals.
Together, the three installations form the Gloucester Remembrance Trail, with medallions located at City Hall, the Harbormaster’s Office, and the Stage Fort Park Visitor Center. The City Hall and Harbormaster’s Office installations highlight Gloucester’s goals to address increasing extreme heat and coastal flooding, while the Stage Fort Park Visitor Center installation celebrates the City’s progress in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Residents and visitors are encouraged to visit the trail and learn more about Gloucester’s climate resilience efforts. Explore the interactive project website and learn more about the Gloucester installations here: https://climatefutures.us/page/?city=Gloucester#/3
Thomas Starr is a professor of Graphic and Information Design in the Department of Art + Design at Northeastern University. His work focuses on visual communication that engages civic, social, and political discourse. His research explores the typography, printing, and dissemination of the Declaration of Independence, connecting the role of design to the foundations of democracy.
Professor Starr’s work has been published internationally and recognized by numerous organizations, including the American Institute of Graphic Arts, the Society for Environmental Graphic Design, the Association of American University Presses, the Art Directors Club of New York, the International Biennale of Graphic Design in Brno, the International Poster Biennale in Warsaw, the International Poster Festival in Chaumont, and the Federal Design Council. His work is also included in the collections of the Zurich Design Museum and the Library of Congress.
This project was made possible through funding from the Essex County Community Foundation’s Creative Community Initiative.
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