10/01/2025
Join myself, interdisciplinary artist Tegan Moore and the CEO of Pollution Probe Melissa De Young this Saturday from 2:30 to 4 pm at the MacLaren Art Centre to delve into the concepts behind my exhibition From There to Here - Walking for Tomorrow as well as discuss how scientists and artists are working together to help keep living bodies of water clean. This is a free event, but registration is appreciated. To read more about the other panel participants, scroll down https://maclarenart.com/.../panel-discussion-walking.../
Tegan Moore works in sculpture and installation to question the built environment and its relationship with the body through granular, intuitive, and research-based investigations. Her practice embraces the perpetual use of discarded material, complicating their time and value flows and the dominant systems they circulate within. Recent exhibitions were presented at Centre CLARK, Montréal, Galerie Nicolas Robert, Montréal, Canadian Cultural Centre, Paris, YYZ Artists’ Outlet, Toronto. Holding a BFA from Emily Carr University and an MFA from Western University, she is now based in Tio’tià:ke / Mooniyang / Montréal. Moore also works collaboratively with plastic pollution research group The Synthetic Collective and co-organizes the project space SUPPORT.
Melissa De Young is Chief Executive Officer at Pollution Probe. She brings nearly twenty years of experience tackling environmental issues, fifteen of them dedicated to advancing Pollution Probe’s mission through programming, policy, and advocacy. Before stepping into the CEO role, Melissa steadily progressed through key leadership positions with the organization, including Vice President, Director of Policy and Programs (leading the Circular Economy and Water Programs), and Project Manager. In these roles, she addressed a broad range of issues—from environmental health and chemicals management to Great Lakes and freshwater management, circular economy and transportation.
A certified Project Management Professional (PMP), Melissa has extensive experience in designing, implementing and overseeing policy and environmental protection initiatives and public engagement campaigns and in developing clear, actionable strategies to address a range of complex environmental challenges. Notable initiatives under her leadership have included the Great Lakes Plastic Cleanup, Plastics Pathway, Electric Mobility Adoption and Prediction, and the development of an innovative machine learning tool in support of adaptive watershed management.
Melissa holds a Master of Environmental Studies from York University and an Honours bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Toronto.
Date: Saturday, October 4, 2025 Time: 2:30 – 4:00 pm Cost: Free, Registration encouraged Location: PIE Education Centre, MacLaren Art Centre Join exhibiting artist Jill Price, Tegan Moore, artist member of The Synthetic Collective and Melissa De Young, Chief Executive Officer at Pollution Probe fo...