Extreme Heat: Rowan Bathhurst, Kei Ito, and Rachel Stein

Founded in 2024 by Leo Martinez-Diaz, Crow’s Nest is an art incubator in Baltimore that provides studio, social, and exhibition space for artists seeking to address the twin challenges of climate change and environmental justice through artistic expression and cultural production. In summer 2025, the Crow’s Nest launched the Extreme Heat Fellowship to support the work of three Baltimore-based artists, Rowan Bathurst, Kei Ito, and Rachel Stein to address the growing public health threat of extreme heat in Baltimore and in urban areas around the world. The three fellowship winning artists were given studio space, honoraria, and opportunities to work with researchers in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Johns Hopkins University. The artists will present their resulting works in artist talks and in an accompanying exhibition at Crow’s Nest.