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Particles on the Wall

"Particle and wave shimmered
over the river stone."
Bill Witherup


An exhibit January 2010 at Café Allegro, 4214 University Way NE, Seattle, WA 98105

POTW Exhibit

January 3 - January 31, 2010
Reception, January 8 @ 7 PM

Café Allegro: 4214 University Way NE, Seattle
(in the alley behind the Post Office in the University District)

An interdisciplinary exhibit exploring the nuclear age and the history of the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, their thread through our lives, and their bearing on the Columbia River and natural world.

Contributing visual and literary artists include Mike Bristow, Janice Camp, Dianne Dickeman, T. Michael Gardiner, William Witherup, Steven Gilbert, Nancy Dickeman, and Ruth Yarrow.

Information: nancydickeman@gmail.com; 206-354-2170
Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility: wpsr@wpsr.org, 206-547-2630

Sponsored by Institute for Neurotoxicology and Neurological Disorders (INND) and Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility (WPSR). With special thanks to Café Allegro for hosting this exhibit. This exhibit is funded in part through a grant from Washington State Department of Ecology. While supported materials were reviewed for grant consistency, this does not necessarily constitute endorsement by the Department.
In honor of William Witherup, 1935-2009.

Abstract

Interdisciplinary Exhibit: Particles on the Wall

Background:

Particles on the Wall is an interdisciplinary exhibit connecting science and art in exploring major themes of today's nuclear age. The exhibit recognizes the hazards of the world we live in today, and balances issues of threats to peace with hopes for peace.

Exhibit pieces will illuminate key events regarding the nuclear history and role of nuclear technology in Washington, current concerns with radioactive contamination, and the quest for peace. Given the magnitude of the topics, the tone of the exhibit will be one of restraint, subtle humor, and quiet commentary to best impart both the need for concern and an element of hope in the face of issues on war, peace, and the nuclear age that rest in our own back yards.

Science Factoids:

  • Science Factoids tracing the history of radiation and the Hanford Nuclear Reservation will be posted at the exhibition and are also available on this website.

Poems - Insight to the heart of the matter

  • Poems provide a unique insight in to the history, society, and culture.

Visual Arts - Vision for the future

Format:

Particles on the Wall will incorporate diverse elements in framed wall pieces including Hanford history and memorabilia, science, poetry, and visual arts.

  • Explore Uniting science, art, and history

Events

Curators:

Nancy Dickeman: poetry, history, memorabilia
Steven Gilbert: science and history
Dianne Dickeman: visual arts, history, memorabilia