Santa Barbara festival puts environmental issues on display

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) - A Santa Barbara festival is using art and technology to help people better understand environmental change.

Brave New Work brings together artists and researchers through installations and interactive projects focused on climate and other environmental issues.

The work turns research and data into visual experiences people can see and explore.

Projects are designed to make complex topics easier to understand while encouraging people to think about how environmental changes are affecting communities.

The festival gives visitors a different way to connect with issues that can often feel distant or difficult to explain.