Art-Science Galleries

A few people looking at framed and labeled art on the walls in the Mesa Lab Café.

What does the blend of art and science look like? See how different artists use various media to communicate science in unique and creative ways in our art-science galleries.

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  • Explore ice cave photography by Kerry Koepping and the Arctic Arts Project with To See Things Differently: A Photographic Exhibit Revealing Change in the Arctic (located on the first floor art-science gallery).
  • Before heading out to the Walter Orr Roberts Weather Trail, listen to climate data interpreted through musical instruments at the Sounding Climate touchscreen (located on the second floor art-science gallery).
  • View photographs by UCAR, NSF NCAR, and UCP staff that highlight atmospheric phenomena, including storms, sunsets, rainbows, and more (located on the second floor art-science gallery).
  • The Café displays rotating community art exhibitions hosted by Friends of the National Center.
A photo from underwater of air bubbles rising to the surface.

UCAR Community Art Program

With a collaboration among Friends of the National Center, the UCAR Center for Science Education, and the Museum of Boulder, the Community Art Program will be hosting 2D pieces to show at the NSF NCAR Mesa Lab Café on the topic of Exploring Water Through Art. The show opens Friday, May 9, 2025.

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Past Exhibits at the NSF NCAR Art-Science Gallery

 

The welcome sign to the art-science gallery with the exhibit titled “Portraits of the Atmosphere. A Photography Exhibit by NCAR | UCAR Staff.”