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.

What We Do

Since 2017, Fulcrum Arts has brought artists and scientists together to tackle big ideas collaboratively. Our exhibitions, festivals and symposia, programs, and publications catalyze interdisciplinary partnerships and projects that open new ways of seeing the world and solving its most pressing problems. 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.

Through our Emerge program, we also support artists, independent arts organizations, and nonprofit cultural organizations through fiscal sponsorship, professional development, consulting, and financial services.

Our Mission

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.

Our Vision

To be an influential cultivator of art and science-informed actions that illuminate vital social and humanitarian perspectives.

Fulcrum Arts HQ

The new Fulcrum Arts HQ in Pasadena, CA, designed by Güvenç Özel, is the location of our gallery and administrative office. Additionally, we partner with science and arts organizations to present programming on site and throughout Southern California.

Meet Our People

Board of Trustees 2025-26

President
Scott Tennent
Chief Communications Officer
Hammer Museum

Vice President
Raphael Lehrer
Founder and Art Director
Public Art Company

Secretary
Cassandra Coblentz
Independent Curator/Consultant

Treasurer
Rodrigo Rodarte
Project Manager
Studio-MLA

Members at Large

Paul Chávez
Associate – Experience Design
Arup

Christina Chu
Co-Founder
SOLARPUNKS

Melissa Goldberg
Head of Digital Media Sales (Global) & Media Sales (Americas & Asia Pacific)
Frieze

Güvenç Özel
Technology Studio Lead
IDEAS/UCLA Department of Architecture and Urban Design

Vincent Ruiz-Abogado
Owner
cavernito

Aimée Scala
Partner
Mazzola Lindstrom LLP

Dr. Tara Zinnamon
Neuroscientist

Staff

Robert Takahashi Novak
Executive + Artistic Director

Sarah Phenix
Development + Fiscal Sponsorship Coordinator

Patrick J. Reed
Curator

Natalie Teeter
Communications Coordinator