October 11 – November 19, 2021Curated by Lorraine WalshThe Simons Center Gallery To view the M.C. Escher: A Mini-Retrospective Catalog, please click here. The Simons Center for Geometry and Physics (SCGP) is honored to present 70 works by the world-renowned Dutch artist Maurits Cornelis Escher (1898-1972). The art will be on view at the Simons Center … Read more
Speaker: Philip F. Palmedo 5:00pm EDT, Wednesday March 24, 2021 via Zoom In this illustrated lecture Philip F. Palmedo, a former physicist who has written extensively on art, reveals how the two defining enterprises of humankind—art and science—are rooted in certain common instincts, which are fundamentally aesthetic. They originated in early humans’ need, to understand … Read more
Tuesday, March 23, 2023 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. (ET) Join us for a virtual, campus-wide tour of the art galleries at Stony Brook University on Tuesday, March 23, 2021 from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.! Participating Galleries: Paul W. Zuccaire Gallery, Simons Center, Wang Center and Melville Library. Join via zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/s/81413276255?pwd=SHFCZjR0S2ZqbWNlVWw5bno5Q085QT09
Simons Center Gallery, Simons Center for Geometry and Physics, Stony Brook University, NYMarch 26 – August 7, 2020 Opening Reception Postponed – TBAGuest Speaker: Artist talk by Ander Mikalson, Score for the Big Bang: The Universe as VoiceDella Pietra Family Auditorium, SCGP 103 Curated by Jillian McDonaldCurator, Pace Digital Gallery ProjectsProfessor, Art Department, Pace University, New … Read more
Update 4/24/2020 – A virtual reading of the winning plays will take place on Monday May 11 at 7:00pm via createtheater.comA special thanks to Director, Steve Marsh, and the Create Theater community, who helped to make this possible. Watch the ZOOM video recording here: https://scgp.stonybrook.edu/video/video.php?id=4516 *Some plays contain some strong language The Simons Center for … Read more
Title: “On the Importance of Fusing Art and Science to Humanize Technology”Thursday, October 24, 2019 at 5:30 pm in the Della Pietra Family Auditorium, SCGP 103Reception prior to lecture at 5:00 pm This lecture is in conjunction with the opening reception of The Art of Science: Selections from the Collection. Exhibition curated by Lorraine Walsh … Read more
Simons Center Gallery, Simons Center for Geometry and Physics, Stony Brook University, NY August 1 – December 15, 2019 Opening Reception: Thursday, October 24, 2019Reception: 5:00 pm, Simons Center Gallery and SCGP LobbyGuest Speaker: 5:30 pm, Ethan Edwards, Experiments in Art and Technology (E.A.T.), Nokia Bell Labs, Murray Hill, NJLecture Title: On the Importance of Fusing … Read more
The Simons Center Art and Outreach program is pleased to present a Palindrome Quartet performance and lecture on Wednesday November 13, 2019 featuring Iva Casian-Lakoš on cello, Jennifer Gersten and Kate Dreyfuss on violin, and Chelsea Wimmer on viola. Lecture Title: Going Against the Grain: Ruth Crawford and her String Quartet “1931” Abstract: A lecture on … Read more
Tuesday, September 10, 2019 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. (ET) Stony Brook University hosts a variety of renowned art galleries that provide unique spaces and opportunities for cultural and artistic exchanges, and collaborations. Our art crawls unite the university galleries through a series of free, guided tours led by curators. This initiative directly supports the … Read more
Summer 2019 Tuesday Concerts The Art and Science Program at the Simons Center for Geometry and Physics at Stony Brook University is pleased to present a new music series free and open to the public: Tuesday, July 16, 2019Three Village Chamber Players5:00 – 5:30 pm: Reception in the Simons Center Lobby and Gallery5:30 – 6:30 … Read more
