Art & Science Exchange: Neuroaesthetics: The Exhibition Lab

What is it about art that resonates so deeply with us? How do we experience it emotionally, cognitively and physically — and how do we articulate those responses? These questions are all the more compelling to consider within the context of abstract art.

Through a collaborative partnership between the Muscarelle Museum of Art, Professor of Art Elizabeth Mead, and Associate Professor of Psychological Sciences Jennifer Stevens, and with funding from the Art & Science Exchange, Thinking Sculpture | Sculpture Thinking presents works by sculptor James Sullivan and serves as the central laboratory for the interdisciplinary course Neuroaesthetics: The Artist and the Mind. This evening event will feature remarks from James Sullivan on his artistic practice, along with presentations from faculty and students who will share insights from their research initiatives emerging from the course.

Following the presentation, stay to browse the exhibition and enjoy light refreshments. Join us for an evening of discovery as we reflect on an enduring and provocative question: how can we begin to quantify the qualitative experience of art?

Free and open to all.