The opens two new exhibitions this weekend: OPTIC CHIASM: The Crossing Over of Art & Science, presented in partnership with the inaugural , and BLIND/SIGHT: Conversations with the Visually Inspired.
explores the art of vision and science of sight, and includes art by Irene K. Miller, Kenn Kotara, Allan Eddy, Marcia R. Cohen, and Lisa Solomon, contemporary artists working in a variety of media, all of whom are inspired, influenced, driven and focused by and about issues of vision. Also on exhibit are the results of research in vision and optics by scientists affiliated with area institutions, including the Atlanta Veterans Administration Medical Center, Emory University, Georgia Health Sciences University, Georgia Regents University and Medical Center, and the Medical College of Georgia. Visitors also will have a chance to use a Camera Obscura and handheld pinhole cameras to learn more.
OPTIC CHIASM was organized by Nancy Lowe, director of Symbiosis Art + Science Alliance; Nicole Gerardo, assistant professor at Emory University, Department of Biology; and Elizabeth Peterson, director of OUMA.
, an exhibition created and organized by photographer Billy Howard and illustrator Laurie Shock, presents a collection of photographs of people with vision loss, a biography of each person including a description of their vision, and an interpretative illustration of what they see. This exhibition celebrates the 50th anniversary of the and is made possible in part by CVI, VSA Arts Georgia, the Fulton County Arts Council, and Georgia Council for the Arts and the Grassroots Arts Program.
In partnership with the festival, OUMA will host three free events open to all:
- Saturday, March 22, 12 noon-5 p.m. 鈥� Open House, with an introduction to the exhibition OPTIC CHIASM by the three co-curators at 2 p.m.
- Wednesday, March 26, 5:00-7:00 p.m. 鈥� Public Reception, with an introduction to the exhibition OPTIC CHIASM by the three co-curators
- Wednesday, March 26, 7:00 p.m. 鈥� Following the public reception, two lectures will be presented: 鈥淰isions: A Look at Creativity and Disability鈥� by Elizabeth Peterson, director of OUMA, followed by 鈥淎rt-Science in America: Building Up STEAM鈥� by Nancy Lowe, director of Symbiosis Art+Science Alliance
A will complement the exhibitions.聽 Both exhibitions run through May 4, 2014.
