The Synergy Project

Dr. Clarissa Karthäuser and Larie Kaplowitz, one of the artist-scientist pairs from The Synergy Project, will be hosting a book reading and art display of their collaboration, Marine Snow, A Lyric Meditation. Please join us on Wednesday, April 23, at 5:30 at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's Redfield Auditorium to meet Clarissa and Laurie and learn how they came together to create science inspired artwork.

About Marine Snow, A Lyric Meditation

The book features paintings accompanied by text that traces the journey of marine snow as it travels from the surface of the ocean to the sea floor. Karthauser’s scientific work combines biochemistry with microbiology to gain a deeper understanding of carbon cycling in the ocean and the processes that drive it. The duo decided to envision marine snow as a woman and personify the life cycle of organic matter as it travels from the ocean’s surface to the sea floor. Clarissa wrote the narrative and designed the text pages. The narrative, a meditation that is lyric and elegiac in tone, accompanies Laurie's paintings to evoke birth, growth, and eternal sleep.

When: Wednesday, April 23, 5:30 pm
Where: Redfield Auditorium at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, 45 Water Street, Woods Hole, MA

Art League RI is pleased to offer two free drawing workshops in March hosted by artist Cynthia Beth Ruben.  The workshops are in conjunction with The Synergy Project: A Collaboration of Art and Science Exhibition at URI's Graduate School of Oceanography. No prior drawing experience is needed and supplies for the in-person sessions will be provided.  Registration is required by clicking HERE.  Registrants will have the option to select either an in-person session at the School of Oceanography or participate via Zoom. 

(Zoom participants will be emailed a list of supplies needed to participate).

Dates: Monday, March 10 & Wednesday, March 19, 3:30 – 5:30 pm
Location:
Coastal Institute Building (brown shingles),
Graduate School of Oceanography,
University of Rhode Island,
218 South Ferry Road,
Narragansett, RI

Questions? Contact Ellen Matezans at ematesanz@artleagueri.org

The Synergy Project, an innovative art and marine science project managed by Art League RI, was introduced to URI’s Graduate School of Oceanography (GSO) community through two public events in the past two weeks.

On Saturday, September 7th Synergy artists and scientists participated in the GSO’s Science Saturday, a day of exhibits, conversations, and activities focused on marine science and exploration.    

On Thursday, September 12th, a welcome reception for the exhibition “The Synergy Project: A Collaboration of Art and Science” was held in the GSO’s Studio Blue. 

Artist Laurie Kaplowitz commented,

“The show is impressive! A dazzling array of colors, shapes, and materials on the walls, screens, and pedestals! It was very satisfying for me to see the attendees at the reception viewing the work and hearing their impressions. For many who came, the Synergy project is a new and surprising way to understand the important link between art and science.”

The exhibition run has been extended to March 27, 2025, at URI’s GSO Studio Blue. 218 South Ferry Road, Narragansett, RI.  Gallery hours are Monday – Friday, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm.

Art League RI and the University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography are featuring the works of artists and scientists in a new exhibition titled The Synergy Project: A Collaboration of Art and Science at Studio Blue on the URI Narragansett Bay Campus. 

With its goal to communicate oceanographic research to wider audiences through art exhibits and events, The Synergy Project has paired artists across many mediums with scientists from URI and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution since 2020. This third Synergy Project group exhibition features 50 pieces from returning artists and scientists as well as new work exploring new topics. Each exhibition is an opportunity for guests to learn about ocean science in an engaging and unconventional way, prompting new conversations about science and its importance in climate regulation and ocean health with communities near and far.

In addition to regular gallery hours, an opening reception will be held Thursday, September 12, 2024, from 4:30 – 6:00 pm, and the gallery will also be open Science Saturday, September 7, from 10:00 am – 4:00 pm . The exhibition will be on display August 15, 2024 – March 27, 2025.

Exhibition Dates: August 15, 2024 – March 27, 2025

Gallery Hours: Monday – Friday: 9 am – 5 pm

Opening Reception: Thursday, September 12, 4:30 – 6:00 pm

Science Saturday: Saturday, September 7, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

Location: Studio Blue, URI Coastal Institute, 218 S. Ferry Rd., Narragansett, RI 02874