![]() This was absolutely our best year yet! We feel that we've really come into our own as an event, and the community has shown us so much love and enthusiasm. This year we displayed nearly 250 pieces of art from 120 artists. It is the creative efforts of you artists that make this show possible- thank you all so much for making it such a wonderful weekend, and for sharing your art with the community. We'd also like to thank the art students who ran interactive art projects throughout the weekend. They added a level of depth to our ability to engage with the public. We're already looking forward to next year! Your TAPS team, Jamie Molaro, Sarah Peacock, James Keane, and Hannah Tanquary Art Interventions The students in this class organized “art interventions,” interactive and collaborative art projects that show attendees could participate in during the exhibition. One group interviewed attendees about what inspired them about art and science, and is creating a video about the art show. Another group had paper tiles to color, which when put together created colorful mosaics depicting visual representations of scientific equations. A third group built a chalkboard which simply had a fill in the blank statement: “When I look at the sky, I _____.” These (very popular) projects brought a new level of engagement to the art show by allowing attendees to also become artists. (link to video here, when ready) UA Museum of Art: Special Feature on Robert McCall ![]() This year we featured a special exhibit from the UA Museum of Art on legendary space artist Robert McCall. McCall worked as an artist for NASA documenting the history of the space race. He was one of the first to combine science and art, and the impact of his work is still important today. His fantastical planetary landscapes and scenes futuristic spacecrafts and astronauts can be found on postage stamps, NASA mission patches, at the National Air and Space Museum, the National Gallery of Art, the Pentagon, Epcot Center, and the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center. He even contributed to numerous films, such as 2001: A Space Odyssey and Star Trek: The Motion Picture. This special display honored his work, and his role in bringing science to the public. A special thanks to Jill McCleary for arranging this! In the News Thanks to Mikayla Mace (The Daily Wildcat) and Rebecca Peiffer (UANews) for their interest in writing about us! ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2015 WINNERS! Best in Show Jamie Molaro, "Stress, on the Rocks" (see artwork descriptions) Fine Art 1st Place: Andrew Nelson, "Robot 30/Plantimal 2" (left) 2nd Place: Patrick Cobb, "Geomagnetic Reversal 2" (right) 3rd Place: Matthew Stricker, "Port 2099" (bottom) (see artwork descriptions) Data Art 1st Place: Josh Lothringer, "Exo-Resonance" (top) 2nd Place: James Tuttle Keane, "The Moon, in Gravity" (bottom) 3rd Place: Stephen Scheidt, "Wind and Water at Great Sand Dunes, Colorado" (right, double panel) (see artwork descriptions) Honorable Mentions Eric Sahr, "Saturn V, First Stage" (top left) Mark Prusten, "Multiple Event Horizons" (top right) Simon Kregar, "The Wanderer" (bottom left) Earl Billick, "Swan's Blossom" (bottom center) Dave Shaddix, "LEG-OSIRIS-REx" (bottom right) SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS Joe Spitale Dolores Hill Ruben Garcia (Mr. Meteorite ) Gary Fujihara (Big Kahuna Meteorites Inc.) David Frances (Tucson Happenings) Pamela & David Simon Sarah Morrison AND TO Maria Schuchardt & the Space Imaging Center Lisa Hochtritt & the students of ARE 420 Dr. Timothy Swindle (LPL Dept. Head) Theresa Hentz & Lisa Hochtritt (TAPS 2015 Judges) Jillian McCleary (University of Arizona Museum of Art) William Plant (Flandrau Planetarium) VOLUNTEERS Michelle Thompson, Hamish Hay, Josh Lothringer, and the students of ARE 420 Thanks to all of our 2015 participants! Adam Showman Adolph Schaller Adrian Cornejo Alex Downs Ali Bramson Allison M McGraw Amanda Rohrbach Amelia Francesco Amy Nicole Robertson Amy Sansbury Manning Andrew Lincoln Nelson Anu Condon BG Boyd Bonnie Lou Coleman C.J. Shane Carlos Rene Pacheco Caroline Pyevich Carolyn Leigh Carolyn Wayland Carson Rose Caryl Clement Cassandra C. Travis Chris Summitt Chris Sutherland Christine Rueter ckelli Dave Kish Dave Shaddix Deepak Dhingra Dimitri Manos Dinah Jasensky Dolores Hill Earl Billick Eduardo Latorre Eric Sahr Frances Hennessey Gautham Narayan Geoffrey Angle Gloria McMillan Hamish Hay Ian Reasor Intan Yokelson Isamu Matsuyama Jackie Mendenhall Jackson Boelts James Tuttle Keane James V Scotti Jamie Molaro Jana Becker Jay Kyle Petersen Jessie Shinn Joanna Jenks Joe Quarnberg Joseph Spitale Joshua Lothringer Joy Hill Joy Mona Julie Kate Anderson Katy Galaz Keith Hudson Kelly Miller Ken Tesoriere Kerri Dugan Kevin Wagner Krupa Bhakta Lester Salberg Lexi Coburn Luke Hawley Lynn Waltke Margaret E. Landis Marian Kozachik Marilynn Flynn Marina Cornelius Mark Prusten Martin Mongan Mary Whitehead Matthew Stricker Melissa Durham Melissa Dykhuis Michael Dixon Michael Heiland Michael J.Sullivan Michael Rogers Michelle Fealk Michelle Rouch Michelle Thompson Monte Workman & John Sweeden Mrs. Leyva's 4th/5th grade class Nancy Drigotas Nancy Hendler Nathanial Hendler Olga Guse Patrick Cobb Rachel VanDaalen Reid Silvern Rhonda Thomas-Urdang Richard "Rik" Hill Roberta Masciarelli Ron Cottrell Ronald Cottrell Ryleigh Fitzpatrick Sam Mitman Sarah Osborne Sarah Peacock Sean Parker Shea Zimmerman Shelly Black Simon Kregar Stephanie Behning Stephen Scheidt Tad Komacek Theresa Hentz Toni Littlejohn Trace Bartels Twink Monrad Ximena Ruden yuan chung wang Zachary Ruetz |