Oregon Sea Grant

Artist: Brooke Nuckles

Title: Music and Art Audiences Focus on Healthy Coastal Ecosystems Through Art Inspired by Phish

This project aims to engage the public and the international Phish music fanbase while advancing a broader understanding of Oregon’s coastal and marine issues through artwork by Oregon artist Brooke Nuckles. Oregon Sea Grant will fund her time, supplies and travel expenses to create and exhibit two works of art inspired by the music of Phish and Oregon’s coastal ecosystems: “Waves,” an interactive, collaborative fiber art installation, and “Sacred Whale,” a silkscreen print. The works will be exhibited during the 2024 Phish Studies conference at Oregon State University from May 17-19.

Artist: Dong Lin

Title: Coastal Microstructures Unveiled: Transforming Oregon's Nature into 3D Art 

This project will use 3D printing to create accurate and visually compelling renditions of the microstructures in calcium carbonate from Oregon coast shells and crustaceans, facilitating broader access to and comprehension of nature's intricacies. The scarcity of widely accessible, high-resolution images suitable for artistic and educational purposes underscores the importance of this initiative

Artist: Tim Bulster

Title: Restoration and Regeneration: A Concept Album

The goal of this project is to create music that draws inspiration from the Wasson Creek Watershed restoration project and help community members develop familiarity and empathy towards the watershed and the natural resources on Oregon’s south coast. The artist’s objectives are to:

1. Create a concept album that simulates the emotional experience of habitat restoration through music.
2. Compose pieces of music that take a listener from deterioration to restoration, rejuvenation, and regeneration, interwoven with brief interviews and natural sounds from nature.
3. Build curiosity and interest in the South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve’s restoration project.
4. Interpret the South Slough Reserve’s scientific data into emotive art.
5. Learn about restoration and research at the South Slough Reserve by visiting the restoration site, assisting staff with field work, analyzing data, and conducting interviews.

Artist: Sirintip Phasuk

Title: Mycelium 

Mycelium will delve deeper into understanding microorganisms and draw parallels to the unseen people in our society, building upon the Artist at Sea residency in July 2022 when the artist embarked on a research vessel alongside 20 scientists, creating music based on their plankton research along the Newport Line for two weeks. Sirintip plans to create a 60-minute interdisciplinary suite for 7 exceptional musicians (voice, woodwind, brass, strings, keys, bass, drums), complemented by captivating visual projections and dance.

Artists: Lisa Cox & Prashant Kakad

Title: Dance Your Science Afterschool Workshops

The goal of Dance Your Science (DYS) is to provide underserved teenagers the opportunity to explore green chemistry in a fun and interactive way that will encourage them to continue learning and studying Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) while fostering the concept that integrating art and science is a critical pathway to finding solutions to society’s biggest environmental problems. Students will gain 1) a fun and interactive way of learning science, 2) a deeper understanding of the science and 3) a motor or visual memory of the science.

Artist: Emy Daniels

Title: Innovations in Fishing Gear: Telling Science Stories to the Public Through Visual Arts 

The goal of this project is to create two pieces of artwork highlighting the importance of collaboration between scientists and stakeholders in addressing environmental issues incorporating trade skills to create the visual elements. The specific story is the collaboration of Hatfield Marine Science Center (HMSC) scientists and Foulweather Trawl to design nets that reduce bycatch using scientific research of fish behavior and life history and re-designing nets that can be used by existing commercial fishery equipment. A sculpture and mural are planned for permanent display in the Gladys Valley Marine Studies Building and a companion sculpture will be displayed at the Pacific Maritime Heritage Center.