Folks:

The MUA is proud to announce the launch of a new fully developed exhibit
entitled: Raising the Fleet: an Art / Science Initiative.  This innovate
project conducted in Lake George, New York brings together underwater
archaeology, cell biology, and art in a multidisciplinary study.

Viewers might ask how these three fields can intersect, but artist Elinor
Mossop fails to see how they cannot.  The sunken remains of British
bateaux and the single celled creatures that inhabit the lake bed are all
part of the same environment.

The artwork created as a result of this endeavor is on display in three
venues; at the Lake George Arts Project Gallery (opening today 8/25/09),
on easels resting on the lake bed near sunken British bateaux, and online
at the MUA.

We’re proud to take part in such an unusual and creative effort.  The web
exhibit includes information on the historical background of the colonial
sites involved, the methodology used to collect the data and create the
artwork, a video about the project, and of course the artwork itself.

We hope you enjoy the new exhibit which can be seen here:

http://www.themua.org/raisingthefleet/

Best regard,

T Kurt Knoerl
Director
The MUA
http://www.uri.edu/mua