The China Shop is a two-year faculty-led initiative that brings artists to UC Davis to work with scientists in their labs. Playing off the idea of “a bull in a china shop,” the project facilitates two artist-scientist pairings each year, providing opportunities for interdisciplinary conversations, giving rise to imaginative possibilities, and catalyzing innovative outcomes. Each residency spans approximately ten weeks. In addition to the laboratory exchanges, the project hosts a moderated public presentation and discussion at the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art, where the participating artists and scientists engage with the audience, sharing insights into their collaboration, creative exchange and work-in-progress.
This project is funded by a National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Art Works grant and directed by Professors Tim Hyde (Department of Art and Art History) and Jiayi Young (Department of Design).
We thank the Letters and Science Dean’s office, the UC Davis Office of Research, and the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art for their generous support. The China Shop is published with the Leonardo Art, Science, Evening Rendezvous (LASER) in conjunction with the International Society for the Arts, Sciences, and Technology (ISAST), or Leonardo/ISAST Laser Talks.
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