Fulcrum Arts champions creative and critical thinkers at the intersection of art and science to provoke positive social change and contribute to a more vibrant and inclusive community.
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Tending Ecologies: Attention ~ Native Plant Identification and Botanical Art
In this two-day workshop, artist Paige Emery will guide participants on an ecology walk through a portion of the Arroyo Seco and teach about native plants along the way. Topics covered on the first day will include introductions to plant identification, taxonomy, and ethnobotany as well as introductions to traditional uses for native plants and…
Tending Ecologies: Nourishment ~ Composting & Soil Health
In this workshop, ecological artist Paige Emery will guide participants through an exploration of nourishment practices for the body and the land. Composting will be its focus, and topics to be covered include compost production, maintenance, and use. Participants will also create compost together while learning about its beneficial properties, such as its ability to…
Tending Ecologies: Release ~ Bioremediation
In this workshop, ecological artist Paige Emery will guide participants through remediation practices for the body and the land by exploring processes that extract toxins and pollutants. Topics to be covered will include the basics of soil bioremediation and soil testing, the related effects of stress on the body, the effects of air pollution on our respiratory…
Sam Shoemaker: Mushroom Boat
Join us for the closing of the exhibition Sam Shoemaker: Mushroom Boat. The gallery will be open from noon to 5 PM, during which time the artist will be present to answer questions. Light refreshments will be provided. This is a special opportunity to experience the exhibition one last time, connect with the artist, and…
Festival
The Fulcrum Festival is a regional celebration across Greater Los Angeles that foregrounds the union of art and science as a powerful engine of contemporary culture.
Fulcrum Festival 2024: Waves Upon Waves
Waves Upon Waves coincides with Getty-led initiative PST ART: Art & Science Collide, and offers audiences immersive explorations of vibrations – musical, gravitational, seismic, optical, sensing, among others – fundamental to understanding human perception and experience and highlighting the shifting nature of reality.
Sequencing is Fulcrum Arts’ online publishing platform hosting essays, interviews, video, and artworks by contributors from an array of backgrounds and fields—all of whom share an interest in finding points of connection among art, science, and progressive social change.
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SURFACE AND MEMORY: A CONVERSATION WITH KATHIE FOLEY-MEYER
Patrick J. ReedThe artist and researcher Kathie Foley-Meyer joined curator Patrick J. Reed to discuss her creative practice and scholarship on ocean memory and the territoriality and temporality of Blackness.
- Generation
- Growth
- Invisibility
- Land and Sea
- Networks
- Perception
- The Body
- Visualization
Support for Artists
Fulcrum Incubator
The Fulcrum Incubator connects midcareer artists with Southern California’s preeminent laboratories and scientific institutions to mine new areas of research, innovate new methods of artmaking, and inspire new ways of bringing science to public audiences.
Emerge Fiscal Sponsorship
The Emerge fiscal sponsorship program increases the capacity of independent artists, collectives, and small arts organizations by offering financial management, fundraising consulting, and the ability to seek funding through fiscal sponsorship.
Since 2017, Fulcrum Arts has brought artists and scientists together to tackle big challenges and explore big ideas collaboratively. We are particularly interested in the ways art and science unlock each other’s potential—how art can make scientific concepts more legible, how science can bring novel approaches and tools to art making, and how creative practice can push both disciplines into uncharted territories of discovery and innovation.