Join us! Too Cool For School
Art & Science Exhibition
A Fresh Ground new works Project
November 13, 2010 - January 2, 2011
Opening Friday, November 12, 6-10 pm
Harbourfront Centre
235 Queens Quay West, Toronto
Featuring: Libby Hague, Doug Jarvis, Gareth Lichty, Abigale Miller, Elissa Ross & Patrick Ingram, and Allison Rowe (curated by Patrick Macaulay and Sally McKay)
Art & Science Exhibition
An exhibition of installations that engage visitors in unique explorations into the intersections of art and science.
Contemporary art and science are both disciplines that sometimes seem unapproachable from the outside. And yet there is a little bit of art and science woven into many aspects of daily life. This playful, interdisciplinary show attempts to break down these boundaries and spark new forms of dialogue for the exhibitors and gallery visitors alike.
The practice of art and the practice of science have many things in common —careful observation, knowledge-sharing, and the processes of perception and understanding are common themes throughout this exhibition. The particpants come from diverse backgrounds — art, science and mathematics. They engage in hybrid combinations of open-minded exploration, a sense of play and rigorous design. Like scientific experiment, art offers a material process through which to learn about the world. Each of these participants has created a unique experiment. The results may be more qualitative than quantitative, but every project has its own specific method. The interpretation of these art & science findings is up to the viewer.
For more information, visit us at www.artandsciencefair.ca
Too Cool For School is part of Fresh Ground new works, Harbourfront Centre's national commissioning programme.
The project has two components. The first was the Art & Science Fair on May 8, 2010 in Harbourfront Centre's Brigantine Room. The second is an exhibition of select projects curated from the fair, to be held in the fall of 2010in Harbourfront Centres York Quay Galleries. For more information about Fresh Ground new works please join us at www.harbourfrontcentre.com/whatson/freshground
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