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
Daniel Morgan
Daniel comes with an eclectic background spanning art, design, and manufacturing. By day, he works in a sportswear innovation lab with Nike. On nights and weekends his art and research explores symbiotic manufacturing systems between humans and nature. When he isn’t building something in the garage he prefers to spend his time in the ocean. His work at Hatfield will combine these passions as he creates collaborative artworks between human and sea.
Daniel is working in the artist studio on the second floor of Hatfield's Gladys Valley Marine Studies Building, and holding open studio hours on Fridays and by appointment. He looks forward to working with the Hatfield community through May 2025.
Featured art above by Nilanjana Das, Unsafe Passage: Salmon Fluke/Gyrodactylus sp., 2024, reed, paper and mixed media, 10 x 34 x 18.5” (Photo by Jason St. Clair).
Artist Reception | Oct. 10, 4:00-6:30 p.m.
- Artist talks
- Light refreshment
Coastal Confluences | Aug. 1- Dec. 6
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.
OSU Student Fellow Interdisciplinary Projects & Marine Research
Explore marine research-inspired interdisciplinary art, film, and writing projects by OSU students at the Gladys Valley Marine Studies Building. The Coastal Confluences exhibition presents works by OSU Art-Sci (2022-2023) and PRAx (2023-2024)
Hatfield Marine Science Center presents Coastal Confluences, an exhibition of marine-focused art, film and writing by OSU Art-Sci (2022-2023) and PRAx (2023-2024) Student Fellows.
Established in 2021 by the OSU Art-Sci Faculty Group and now administered by OSU’s Patricia Valien Reser Center for the Creative Arts (PRAx), the PRAx Student Fellowship program supports OSU graduate and upper-division undergraduate students with hands-on, interdisciplinary projects at the intersection of liberal arts and scientific research. To help realize the full potential of their year-long projects, fellows receive mentorship from professionals in each field of inquiry and explore networking opportunities.
Fellowships culminate in public presentations of their work, such as gallery exhibitions, readings, and screenings. This essential step clarifies accessible communication and encapsulates the journey of the creator in realizing a project.
Coastal Confluences’ curated selection of creative projects represents a small portion of the work created by OSU Student Fellows. To learn more about the PRAx Student Fellowships program and previously awards projects, please visit the Art-Sci website.
Student Fellows:
- Olivia Burleigh
- Delaney Chabot & Alex Ellsworth Arielle “AJ” Damiana
- Lydia Dapkus
- Nilanjana Das
- Nicole Fronda
- Aliya Jamil
- Anne Krone
- Carina Kusaka
- Cassidy Ochoa
- Vaishnavi Padaki