[CINC] Humpback exhibit coming to CSUCI

[judy w]

“Caring for Calves: The art and science of understanding Hawaii’s humpback whales” upcoming exhibit at CI
Camarillo, Calif., Jan 13, 2011 – The Art Program at California State
 University Channel Islands (CI) has announced “Caring for Calves: The 
art and science of understanding Hawaii’s humpback whales” to be on 
exhibit Jan. 27 through Feb. 25 in the art gallery of Napa Hall.  A 
public reception will be held on Thursday, Jan. 27 from 6 to 8 p.m.
The exhibit will include photographic work by:
•  John Cesere, Dan Cesere - photographers and founders of C3 Submerged Photography
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  Scientists: Rachel Cartwright, Ph.D. – Marine Mammal Scientist, and 
founder of the Keiki Kohola Project, Blake Gillespie, Ph.D. – physical 
biochemist
•  CI students: J. Blair, R. Cano, A. Domingo, T. 
Dominicello, H. Martin, C.Mehlberg, L. Nguyen, A. Wall, B. Warmuth, A. 
Bonneau, L. Armstrong, K. Eden, J. Remonida, J. Perez, J. Warren, J. 
Penland, I. Espinoza, B. Villalta
This exhibition is a photographic essay focusing on the Hawaiian 
humpback whale population and like many of our great whale populations, 
is a conservation success story. By the end of commercial whaling in the
 seventies, the numbers of whales to be seen in Hawaiian waters each 
year had fallen to below 500. Today, it is estimated that over 10,000 
humpback whales from across the North Pacific congregate in the warm, 
protected waters of Hawaii each winter, to breed and raise their young 
calves. 
The Keiki Kohola Project aims to protect these critical nursery 
waters by providing up to date, accurate and new information on the 
behavior of mother-calf pairs in the region. The core of this mission is
 the development of science-based wildlife management strategies. An 
essential part of this goal is to reach beyond the scientific community 
and bring the research into focus for a wide and inclusive audience. 
Over the last two years, professional photographers John and Dan 
Cesere have joined the research team to assist in the documentation of 
the underwater behavior of whales. The Cesere brothers of C3 Submerged 
bring to the project the technical underwater imaging expertise and 
experience required for research-grade photography. They bring an 
uncanny ability to capture those moments, so fleeting in underwater 
encounters, which link the whales’ grace and beauty to the behavioral 
details that allow us to know them better and manage them more 
effectively. 
CSU Channel Islands is located at One University Drive, Camarillo. 
The exhibit will be available for viewing Jan. 27 through Feb. 25 in the
 art gallery of Napa Hall.  Exhibit hours are: Monday through Friday, 10
 a.m. to 5 p.m.  For additional information, contact the CI Art Program 
at 805-437-8570, or e-mail art at csuci.edu or visit http://art.csuci.edu.
Limited parking is available on campus. A daily permit is $6. Free 
parking is available at the Camarillo Metrolink Station/Lewis Road 
parking lot in Camarillo with bus service to and from the campus. Riders
 should board the VISTA Bus to the campus; the fare is $1 each way. 
Buses arrive and depart from the Camarillo Metrolink Station every 30 
minutes from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday. For exact times, 
check the schedule at www.goventura.org. 		 	   		  
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