Symposium: Art, Science, and the Nuclear Legacy
4
Apr
Sat
** There are many events happening on campus this weekend. We encourage you to carpool, use rideshare, or take public transportation if you're attending the symposium on Saturday.**
The nuclear age has left traces in landscapes, bodies, and communities across the globe—shaping our geopolitics, our environments, and the burdens carried across generations. This symposium brings together artists and nuclear experts to grapple with these consequences, drawing connections across science, policy, personal history, and creative practice.
Jim Walsh is a nuclear policy expert and senior research associate at MIT’s Security Studies Program who has testified before Congress and traveled to Iran and North Korea for diplomatic talks on nuclear issues, and David Richardson is an epidemiologist and associate dean for research at UC Irvine Joe C. Wen School of Population & Public Health whose research on cancer among nuclear workers and atomic bomb survivors has informed international radiation policy. Following a midday break to view Atomic Dragons, artists Nancy Buchanan, Judith Dancoff, Hillary Mushkin, Sheila Pinkel, and elin o’Hara slavick join Tamara Cedré, artist and visiting professor of photography at Pitzer College for a conversation exploring the history behind their work in the exhibition.
| Schedule | |
|---|---|
| 11:00am | Arrival and coffee |
| 11:15am | Welcome by Emily Butts, director of curatorial affairs and Pitzer College Art Galleries |
| 11:20am | Jim Walsh, senior research associate at MIT’s Security Studies Program (SSP) |
| 11:50pm | David Richardson, associate dean of research and professor of environmental and occupational health at UC Irvine Joe C. Wen School of Population & Public Health |
| 12:30pm | Q&A facilitated by elin o’Hara slavick, artist in Atomic Dragons |
| 12:45pm | Lunch and Atomic Dragons viewing |
| 2:15pm | Panel with SWANS artists Nancy Buchanan, Judith Dancoff, Hillary Mushkin, Sheila Pinkel, and elin o’Hara slavick moderated by Tamara Cedré, artist and visiting professor of photography at Pitzer College |
| 3:15pm | Q&A facilitated by Tamara Cedré |
| 3:45pm | Closing remarks, Emily Butts |
This program is made possible by the Murray Pepper and Vicki Reynolds Pepper Distinguished Visiting Artist & Scholar Lecture Endowed Fund at Pitzer College.
Additional support provided by Claremont Colleges Debate Union.
Image: Installation view, elin o’Hara slavick, Selection from There Have Been 528 Nuclear Tests to Date, 2022, 528 photo-chemical drawings on outdated and fogged silver gelatin paper, courtesy of the artist
Event Information
Organization
- Pitzer College Art Galleries
Cost
Free and open to the public