ALL kicks off the school year with LAB³, a September exhibition featuring artworks inspired by scientific research done at the Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center (WIPAC) and the Department of Physics at UW-Madison. The LAB³ project paired UW-Madison physicists and Madison-based artists and writers with 24 high school students from Madison, Middleton, Waunakee, Janesville, Wauwatosa, and Lake Mills. Over the summer, six teams (each composed of a scientist, visual/performing artist, writer, and 3-4 high schoolers) explored current scientific research ranging from neutrinos to dark matter to cosmic rays. In response to these scientific topics, the teams have produced original visual, literary, and performance-based art (including two-dimensional art, installation, video art, sculpture, and poetry) which will be on display at ALL from September 8 through September 29, 2018. An opening reception will be held on Saturday, September 8 from 6-9pm. The exhibition and reception are FREE and open to the public.
LAB³ connects high school students with mentors in the sciences and arts, fosters multidisciplinary creativity, and promotes conversations among scientists, writers, artists, and students in order to connect scientific discoveries with artistic experimentation. LAB³ is a collaboration between Arts + Literature Laboratory and the Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center (WIPAC), with support from the American Physical Society (APS) and Dane Arts with additional funds from the Endres Mfg. Company Foundation, The Evjue Foundation, Inc., charitable arm of The Capital Times, the W. Jerome Frautschi Foundation, and the Pleasant T. Rowland Foundation.
Physicists: Kim Paladino, Juan Carlos Diaz-Velez, Thomas Meures, John Kelley, Chris Wendt and Victor Brar.
Visual/Performing artists: Rhea Ewing, Trevin Gay, Jenie Gao, Katherine Rosing, Hannah O'Hare Bennett, Leslie Iwai, and Matt Ambrosio.
Writers: Angie Vasquez, Ali Muldrow, Guy Thorvaldsen, Christine Holm and Katrin Talbot.