Art Meets Science
The Hatfield Marine Science Center is home to some amazing artwork, and we welcome the public to take a tour.
You can find regularly rotating exhibits at the Gladys Valley Marine Studies Building. You will also find art and science-inspired events like the Big Blue Film Festival, OSU student plays, and other events at Hatfield throughout the year. Hatfield works in partnership with numerous groups to bring the arts to our coastal campus, including PRAX, Art about Agriculture and Oregon Coast Council for the Arts.
Our aim is to become a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, ART and Math) Hub. You can also view many of the works in the permanent Hatfield art collection or the Guin Library Art Collection online or in person. These art pieces were purchased through gifts from generous supporters, donated by the artists, or purchased from the state mandate that 1% of the direct construction cost be used for art in public buildings.
Hatfield Artist in Residence Oriana Poindexter
Studio Hours: Mondays 3-4:30 p.m., or email Oriana for an appointment. Oriana will be working in the art studio on the second floor of the Gladys Valley Marine Studies Building.
Artist Talk and Exhibit Reception: Thursday, July 31. Talk at 3:30-4:30 p.m. and Exhibit reception 4:30 - 6 p.m.
Visit Oriana's website to see a full gallery of her work.
Oriana Poindexter is an artist and marine scientist with an academic background spanning photography, fisheries, and marine conservation. She dives, photographs, and collects specimens to create photo-based works that document the ocean’s shifting ecosystems.
Her process, rooted in both traditional and alternative photographic techniques, results in life-sized, light-formed records that reflect specific moments in time and space, and that combine to create site-specific portraits of place.
Oriana will be in residence at Hatfield for two months this summer where she will collaborate with researchers and interact directly with Oregon’s coastal ecosystems. She looks forward to connecting with and learning from the Hatfield community, and will be sharing her work through open studio hours.
Featured art above by Emily Jung Miller. This composite image by Emily Jung Miller features Moon Gate, reclaimed fishing rope, 43 x 47 x 11” (detail) & Emily Jung Miller, Cascade Head from Treasure Cave, watercolor, 24” x 18” (detail).
Passage: Emily Jung Miller | Jan. 24 - July 25
This featured exhibit is free and open to the public on weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Gladys Valley Marine Studies Building (GVMSB).
Passage is an exhibition of paintings and sculpture by Emily Jung Miller. Raised on Kauai and based in Portland since 2014, Miller’s diverse creative practices share her life-long passion for the sea and her multi-generational heritage that has drawn nourishment from Pacific and Atlantic coastlines. Miller writes, “In these works, I consider the passage of time, movement through passageways, passages in our life stories, the passing on of loved ones, the passing on of knowledge, and the passage of ships, people, fish, and fishing gear across oceans.”
In May, Hatfield will host Emily Jung Miller’s Ghost Net Landscape, an ongoing series of collaborative community installations and projects transforming reclaimed fishing gear into art. The Hatfield iteration is developing host collaborations with the Hatfield Visitor Center, Newport Visual Art Center, and Oregon Museum of Science and Industry’s Camp Grey. Find full details on this multi-day event.
Artist Reception | May 16, 4 - 6 p.m.
- Artist talk at 4:30 p.m.
- Light refreshment
- Public welcome