The Underwater Wonders of Toms Creek
March 14 - May 10, 2023
![The Underwater Wonders: of Toms Creek. An Immersive Art Experience. Free and Open to All. Explore the Underwater Wonders of Toms Creek in this community created immersive art exhibition highlighting Toms Creek, a local waterbody that flows into the New River and home to the Bluehead Chub (Nocomis leptocephalus), the rock-moving minnow taking center stage in this installation. Created in collaboration with Perspective Gallery, the Virginia Tech Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation, and through a SEAD Grant from the Virginia Tech Institute of Creativity and Technology (ICAT), the two year project involved the community art-making of hundreds of painted fish, theatre workshops, and educational programs using the nexus between science, art, and technology to encourage personal attachment to local watersheds and ultimately a community connected to the natural beauty around them. March 14 - May 10, 2023 Opening Reception: Reception Friday March 17, 5 - 7 p.m. Gallery Hours: Mon/6-9 p.m., Tues-Sat/12- 9 p.m., Sun/1 - 5 p.m. 2nd Floor Squires Student Center - campuslife.vt.edu/perspectivegallery.](/content/icat_vt_edu/en/events/2023/03/the-underwater-wonders-of-toms-creek/_jcr_content/article-image.transform/m-medium/image.png)
An Immersive Art Experience. Free and Open to All.
Explore the Underwater Wonders of Toms Creek in this community created immersive art exhibition highlighting Toms Creek, a local waterbody that flows into the New River and home to the Bluehead Chub (Nocomis leptocephalus), the rock-moving minnow taking center stage in this installation. Created in collaboration with Perspective Gallery, the Virginia Tech Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation, and through a SEAD Grant from the Virginia Tech Institute of Creativity and Technology (ICAT), the two year project involved the community art-making of hundreds of painted fish, theatre workshops, and educational programs using the nexus between science, art, and technology to encourage personal attachment to local watersheds and ultimately a community connected to the natural beauty around them.
March 14 - May 10, 2023
Opening Reception: Friday March 17, 5 - 7 p.m.
Gallery Hours: Mon/6-9 p.m., Tues-Sat/12- 9 p.m., Sun/1 - 5 p.m.
2nd Floor Squires Student Center - campuslife.vt.edu/perspectivegallery