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Science & Art: Creative Partners

The Unlikely Pairing is a Natural Fit, Museum Director Says

Art lovers will enjoy visiting the East Tennessee State University (ETSU) and General Shale Brick Natural History Museum at the Gray Fossil Site. There are displays of art both inside and outside the facility.

Science & Art: 'Symbiosis' Art Exhibition

Mixed media drawings by Jeri Allison depict the many guises of elephants.

"Symbiosis" is a Master of Fine Arts thesis exhibition of mixed media drawings by Jeri Allison, on display through August 1, 2008.

Science & Art: 'Ocean Gems' Exhibition

Underwater Photography by Marine Biologist On Display September-October

"Ocean Gems: Gems of the Sea," featuring underwater photography by Dr. Diane R. Nelson, will be on display Sept. 20-Oct. 19, 2008.

Science & Art: 'Artistic R-evolution,' 'Earth Permanence' and 'Orders of Magnitude'

Previous exhibitions at the ETSU and GSB Natural History Museum include 'Artistic R-evolution' (a multimedia show), 'Earth Permanence' (ceramics) and 'Orders of Magnitude' (photographs taken with a scanning electron microscope).

Exhibit Based on Children's Book, 'The Scoop on Poop'

On display through Sept. 7, 2008, is "The Scoop on Poop: The Science of What Animals Leave Behind," based on the popular book with the same name by Dr. Wayne Lynch, an acclaimed natural history writer/photographer.

Arts All Around: Art & Politics Recommended for Summer Reading

In this year of "extreme" politics, the spring book group at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) focused on art and politics of three time periods...

Ballet Student Answers 'A Call to Dance'

Training is Washington, D.C. This Summer

Ashley Norman is the daughter of the Rev. Jim and Samantha Norman in Mountain City, Tenn. A 14-year-old ninth-grade home-schooler, she has studied dance for nine years at the Ballet Arts Academy in Bristol, Va.