NAVIGATING ART & SCIENCE
Michelle Samour - Wired Eye X, 2019 (detail)
Navigating Art & Science
Curated by Cynthia Roth, Marge Rack, and
Ronda Faloon
August 28 – October 13
Gallery Hours: Thursday, 12-7pm; Friday-Sunday, 12-5pm
The Cultural Center at Rocky Neck
6 Wonson Street, Gloucester
Navigating Art & Science featuring eight artists who are deeply involved in scientific inquiry and activism. While local scientists search for ways to help ocean species be more resilient to survive the rapidly changing marine environment, these artists, alert to the predicament, are creating art with urgent messages for stewardship and action.
While all the work in the exhibition has been created in response to human impact on the environment, in addition, several of the artists have been inspired by expeditions to the Arctic Circle and Greenland and residencies in marine laboratories on Cape Ann and beyond. The seven-week exhibit shows how art can transform the impact and implications of science into something concrete, visible and personal.
The exhibit coincides with a city-wide initiative STAND UP for Art & Science, coordinated by Gloucester Marine Genomics Institute volunteers.
RELATED EVENTS at The Cultural Center at Rocky Neck
Sunday, September 7 | 7pm
Copy and Acknowledge, A New Play by Ken Riaf
A premiere reading of Ken Riaf’s new play, Copy and Acknowledge read by Lanes Coven Theater Co. actors. This is the third play in Riaf’s Gloucester trilogy, a four-character play set at-sea in the near future aboard the Gloucester Dragger Jillian Lee. Reserve tickets HERE
Sunday, September 14 | 4-6pm
Opening Reception
Join the RNAC at the Opening Reception for Navigating Art & Science. View the captivating exhibition, meet the curators, and enjoy lively conversation and light refreshments. This event is free and open to the public.
More info HERE
Sunday, September 28 | 4-5pm
Panel Discussion: Oceans of Uncertainty
In conjunction with the exhibition Navigating Art and Science, join in for a lively conversation with prominent regional artists addressing climate change in their work. Panelists include Daisy Braun, Michelle Lougee, and Christopher Volpe, moderator.
More details HERE
