1st Annual Art Crawl at Simons Center Gallery

Join us for the 1st Annual Art Crawl during the SSK Arts Festival at Stony Brook University! Tour 1 starts at the Paul W. Zuccaire Gallery at 3 pm on Thursday, April 9, continues to the SAC Art Gallery and ends at the Simons Center Gallery with a reception.Free and open to the public. https://www.facebook.com/events/1716947488532329/

Seminar Series: Mathematics and Physics of Calogero-Moser-Sutherland systems.

Organized by: Nikita Nekrasov, Alexander Turbiner and Alexander Abanov.   Abstract: Calogero-Moser-Sutherland many-body systems arose originally in the 1970’s simultaneously in Nuclear Physics, Mathematical Physics and Solid State Physics. Since then they were found in some incarnations in diverse branches of physics and mathematics such as the theory of quantum Hall effect, Yang-Mills and Chern-Simons … Read more

Lorraine Walsh, Art Program Director, organizes a student field trip to view Zimoun’s collaborative exhibitions

February 25th, 2015 The Simons Center bus trip to view Zimoun’s art began with his solo exhibition at the Simons Center Gallery. The students then visited Zimoun’s exhibits at the alternative art space Knockdown Center in Maspeth, Queens and ended at Bitforms Gallery, NYC. The students from Lorraine Walsh’s Museum Studies class were joined by … Read more

Della Pietra Lecture Series Presents Dr. David Gross (KITP), March 31, 2015

General Public Lecture Tuesday March 31, 2015 Wine and Cheese Reception: 5:00pm, Simons Center Lobby and Art Gallery Lecture: 5:30pm, Simons Center Auditorium, Room 103 Title:The Frontiers of Fundamental Physics Abstract: At the frontiers of physics we search for the principles that might unify all the forces of nature and we strive to understand the … Read more

ZIMOUN: [KE]3, Art Exhibition Closing Reception, April 9, 2015

[KE]3 175 prepared dc-motors, 150 filler wires, 25 cotton balls, 3 screens, 25 cardboard boxes February 5 – April 9, 2015 Simons Center Gallery Curated by Lorraine Walsh Schedule of Events: Opening Reception: Thursday February 5th, 2015 5:00 pm: Wine and Cheese Reception, Simons Center Lobby and Art Gallery Artist talk by Zimoun, 4:00 pm, … Read more

Art and the Quantum Moment Art Exhibition: Closing Reception, Thursday January 29

December 4 2014 – January 29, 2015 Featuring the artwork of Eric J. Heller (ericjhellergallery.com) Frederique Swist (fredswist.co.uk/gallery.html) Jacqueline Thomas (jacquelinethomasbooks.co.uk) Curated by Lorraine Walsh, with Robert Crease and Alfred Goldhaber   Schedule of Events: Pre-exhibition Talk by Arthur I Miller, University College London  Wednesday November 5th, 2014 Reception at 5:00pm Talk by Arthur I Miller … Read more

Della Pietra Lecture Series Presents Dr. Etienne Ghys (ENS Lyon), January 20 – 22, 2015

General Public Lecture Tuesday January 20 Wine and Cheese Reception: 5:00pm, Simons Center Lobby and Art Gallery Lecture: 5:45pm, Simons Center Auditorium, Room 103 Title: “The story of flat surfaces” Abstract: Most surfaces are not flat. Nevertheless we usually try to cover them with flat pieces. Cartographers picture our round Earth in planar maps. Soccer balls … Read more

Della Pietra Lecture Series Presents Dr. Eric J Heller (Harvard University), December 4-5 2014

General Public Lecture Thursday December 4 Wine and Cheese Reception: 5:00pm, Simons Center Lobby and Art Gallery Lecture: 5:45pm, Simons Center Auditorium, Room 103 Title: “The Art of Listening. Carefully.” This event is in collaboration with the opening of the ‘Art and the Quantum Moment’ exhibition. For more information please visit:  scgp.stonybrook.edu/archives/12754 ABSTRACT Waves permeate … Read more

“Mindscapes” – November 5th, 2014

“Mindscapes” Fernando Velázquez and Francisco Lapetina Audiovisual performance from The Mindscapes Series / 45 min Artist talk: November 5, 4:30 – 5:30 pm SAC Gallery, Student Activities Center “Mindscapes” performance: November 5,  7:00- 7:45 pm SAC Gallery, Student Activities Center “We see with the eyes, but we see with the brain as well. And seeing … Read more

Center for Italian Studies Conference to Honor 450th Anniversary of Galileo’s Birth

Stony Brook University’s Center for Italian Studies, in collaboration with the Simons Center for Geometry and Physics and the Office of International Academic Programs, is hosting a one-day conference on Friday, October 17, from 8:30 am to 6 pm, “Celebrating the 450th Anniversary Year of Galileo Galilei’s Birth.” The conference, which will be held at the … Read more