Tuesday, Dan Schimmel, her assistant for the last year, takes over. The Science Center has been ahead of the game in that regard, and for me it's an important contribution. The programs stimulated your thought in the way that scientists and artists interacted with each other. Exhibitions in 1981 and 1983 for R. Buckminster Fuller, the visionary engineer, architect and inventor, stand as highlights of this effort, Newman said. She pointed out that, in the last few years, technology and art have become bedfellows, with the computer as link.
Computer art is great because it's completely open to the public.
Anyone can turn on the computer and look at art, and it's free. Newman cited the gallery's education program as another major achievement. We provide a unique opportunity for students to come into an art situation that's nonthreatening. And the gallery pays for everything, including their transportation and their lunch.