Navigating Art & Science | Rocky Neck Art Colony Exhibit

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Navigating Art & Science
Curated by: Cynthia Roth, Marge Rack, and Ronda Faloon
August 28 – October 13 | An Invitational show
Opening Reception: Sunday, September 14, 4-6pm
Gallery Hours: Thursday-Sunday, 12-5pm

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.

The exhibit coincides with a city-wide initiative STAND UP for Art & Science, coordinated by Gloucester Marine Genomics Institute volunteers.

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.

Related Events

The public is invited to celebrate Navigating Art & Science at the Opening Reception on Sunday September 14, 4–6pm.

Mark your calendars for exhibition-related programming at the Cultural Center: a sneak preview of Ken Riaf’s new play, Copy and Acknowledge ad by Lanes Coven actors on September 7 at 7:00pm, and an artists’ panel discussion on Sunday, September 28 at 4:00pm moderated by artist and writer, Chris Volpe.

Exhibiting Artists: Resa Blatman, Daisy Braun, Georgie Friedman, Perri Lynch Howard, Michelle Lougee, Michelle Samour, Jessica Straus, and Christopher Volpe.

Michelle Samour – Wired Eye X, 2019, pigmented abaca fiber, gouache, 23” x 23” (detail)