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Artists and University of Michigan physician-researchers have been exploring the intersection of science and art to create distinctive pieces.
On Thursday night (April 21), the University of Michigan's A. Alfred Taubman Medical Research Institute will hold its third annual gala, "Evening of Art + Science," at the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD), 4453 Woodward Ave., where the art will be auctioned. Tickets can be purchased at the door.
Paintings, sculpture, jewelry and more by 20 renowned artists will be sold to further the research of the Taubman Scholars, global thought leaders in the quest for new therapies for the most difficult diseases, a press release says. (The auction catalog is ere).
Artists and Taubman Scholars will attend to discuss the collaborative process that rlet to the art.
Proceeds benefit the Taubman Institute’s Emerging Scholars Program, which provides grants to junior medical school faculty to establish their laboratories and build the credentials necessary for traditional forms of funding, according to the handout. The program aims to ensure generations of medical breakthroughs.
Artists participating this year are:
Christina Burch, Susan Goethel Campbell, Katie St. Clair, Olayami Dabls, Beverly Fishman, John Gutoskey, Megan Heeres, Scott Hocking, Osman Khan, Jessica Joy London, Allie McGhee, Anne Mondro, Catie Newell, Robert Platt, Sharon Que, Senghor Reid, Ruth Taubman, Bryant Tillman and Elizabeth Youngblood.
Details:
- Dinner: 6:30 p.m.
- Where: Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD)
- 4454 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI 48201
- Tickets: $500 VIP ($425 tax-deductible)
- $350 dinner ($275 tax-deductible)
Auction details: Bidding will open at 5:30 p.m. and close at 9 p.m. with winning bids announced at 9:30. Shipping services will be available; checks and credit card payments accepted.
