PRAx Presents: Opening Celebration of Currents: Experiments in Art-Science Collaboration

One of the most astonishing things about being human is our instinct to reach beyond what we know. Our minds are wired to question, to observe, to wonder, and to keep trying to understand the world around us. Artists and scientists are both driven by these currents of curiosity, but they have developed different ways of looking at the world. When their approaches meet, like the confluence of two rivers, something new is created that can illuminate both the meaning and the mechanics of our world, revealing new insights and questions.

Join PRAx for a building-wide celebration of art-science collaborations, including those supported by PRAx programs such as the PRAx Collaborative Faculty Fellowship. This special evening will offer the opportunity to see four art-science exhibitions as well as featured talks and a science-inspired choral performance in Detrick Hall.

6 p.m. — Happy hour begins in Toomey Lobby

Grab a glass of wine as you meander through all four exhibitions that will be open for the evening. Student musicians Fiona Daley and Evan Mount will be performing live music during happy hour.

• Stirek Gallery: Currents: Experiments in Art-Science Collaboration
• Ray Theater: September: Orange
• Arts Corridor: Threshold 32°
• Lightboxes: As Trees Go By

7 p.m. — Event in Detrick Hall that will include:

• Comments from several of the artist-scientist pairings featured in PRAx's winter exhibitions. Scientists will introduce their artist collaborators, and then artists will introduce you to their pieces. 
• An original fluxArt choral performance of interdisciplinary artist Sara Bouchard's En Masse, an electroacoustic composition for choir and percussion which tells the story of the carbon cycle and navigates the threads of interconnection among individuals, communities and ecosystems

8 p.m. — Meet-the-artist reception

• Warm drinks and cookies available in Toomey Lobby
• All exhibitions will remain open for browsing and discussion, and many featured artists will be available to chat and answer questions

Admission is free. Learn more and reserve your seat.