The Artist + Researcher program (ARx) pairs local Phoenix artists with researchers and scientists from Arizona State University, Northern Arizona University, The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix, the Translational Genomics Research Institute and PBC biotech companies. Artists and researchers were paired into teams through a speed-dating style event in November 2023 where they ranked their preference of who they would like to work with. The PBC Arts Committee then used those rankings to finalize the teams. The ARx teams worked together over the course of nine months to transform the groundbreaking life science research happening on the campus of the PBC into a variety of art mediums including sculpture, painting, and digital. What emerged at the end are eight incredibly unique pieces of art.
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Colonized
Shah Noor Shafqat and Angel Algarin PhD, MPH
Colonized is a collection of fiber and mycelial works that visually interrogate the insidious nature of mental health stigma.
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Threads of Caring
Alison Lane, Allie Peckham and Aaron Guest
At the heart of Threads of Caring are portraits of five individuals within our greater Phoenix community who are caregivers to their loved ones with dementia, and who have generously chosen to share their stories.
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Dr. Root’s Health Quest “Player Totems“
Kevin Clark (KevinOnEarth) and Hayley Root
Each Player Totem in this exclusive debut season offers more than just a ticket to a pioneering experience—it symbolizes a commitment to merging physical and virtual reality for a grand prize.
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Tether Vane
Matthew Baral and Paul R. Standley PhD
Tether Vane had two distinct processes: The delicate milling of the oak for the fascia and the free-form sanding of the “fibroblasts”. A joint was cut into each piece of oak, precisely to fit the piece it intersects.
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The Cerebrovascular Complexity of a Stroke
Kyllan Maney and Rayna Gonzales
The arrangement of The Cerebrovascular Complexity of a Stroke is a depiction of a small brain artery. The center panel is a cross-section of the artery. And the two side panels are side profiles, one healthy and one in a state of a stroke.
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Healing Hands, Resilient Spirit
Tara Sharpe and Pamela Bosch
Healing Hands, Resilient Spirit explores the emotions of a person who has experienced a stroke prior to and post-stroke and the support network surrounding them.
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Line Translation Error Generation 1 and Line Translation Error Generation 2
Tra Bouscaren and Ana Gervassi
Metallic photo scans of fingers and zippers offset from the wall and back/through lit with painted neon.
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Metastasize vs Mathematize
bacpac and Kamel Lahouel
Metastasize vs. Mathematize means that cancer will be challenged by mathematics: The mathematical formula that can spot mutations early on, will be projected over the artwork that represents cancerous cells.
See ARx3 in Person
Artist + Researcher is intended for public viewing. The exhibition will travel to various locations around Arizona throughout the next 12 months, and the PBC Arts Committee aims to create public programming opportunities to hear directly from the teams themselves. Sign up for our newsletter to learn about more public viewing and event programming.
EVENTS
ARx3 First Look
Get a behind the scenes look at the ARx3 exhibition before the grand opening. This is an intimate experience to view each team present on the final piece and their experience for the first time.
August 24, 2024
11:30 AM – 3:00 PM
Bentley Gallery
250 East McKinley Street Phoenix, AZ 85004
ARx3 Deep Dive
Are you interested in applying for ARx4? Get an up close and personal look at the program from participants in ARx3. The Deep Dive features a moderated discussion with two teams on what the experience has been like and what role it’s played in their work and past nine months. There will be time dedicated to Q&A.
September 17, 2024
Health Science Education Building
250 East McKinley Street Phoenix, AZ 85004
ARx3 Grand Opening
ARx3 goes LIVE! This event is the exhibitions official launch party as well as a fundraising opportunity to support future years of the program.
October TBA
Arizona Science Center
600 E Washington St, Phoenix, AZ 85004
ARx3 ON TOUR
August 20 – August 31
Bentley Gallery
250 East McKinley Street Phoenix, AZ 85004
September
Health Science Education Building
250 East McKinley Street Phoenix, AZ 85004
October
Arizona Science Center
600 E Washington St, Phoenix, AZ 85004