AN EVENING OF ART + SCIENCE brings together the worlds of art and medicine as the Forbes Institute for Cancer Discovery and the A. Alfred Taubman Medical Research Institute pair their eminent University of Michigan physician-researchers with leading contemporary artists. Their meetings and discussions result in the creation of boundary-breaking works that capture the genius of both worlds, culminating in a gala and auction to benefit groundbreaking medical discovery at U-M.
This innovative evening offers patrons the opportunity to see and bid on these unique creations, and to meet some of the world’s greatest artistic and scientific thinkers. The 2017 event was hosted at MOCAD, the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, and celebratee the collaboration between the Taubman Institute and U-M’s newly established Forbes Institute for Cancer Discovery.
Paintings, sculpture, jewelry and more by 25 talented artists were up for bid. The festive party featured entertainment, strolling dining and surprise signature cocktails. Participating artists and physician-researchers discussed the collaborative process and the commonalities they found in their glimpse into one another’s approach to excellence.
Proceeds of the 4th Annual Evening of Art + Science funded a team of U-M scientists who are combining immunology and bioengineering to create a vaccine for cancer.
Madeline & Sidney Forbes, benefactors of the Forbes Institute
Catherine & Nathan Forbes and Julie & Robert Taubman
HONORARY COMMITTEE
Marcia + Eugene Applebaum
Pamela Applebaum + Gaal Karp
Lisa Applebaum
Edith Briskin
Lois + Avern Cohn
Lynn Crawford
Joanne Danto + Arnold Weingarden
Gretchen + Ethan Davidson
Linda Dresner + Ed Levy Jr.
Nancy + Gene Eavy
Leslie + Jeff Etterbeek
Jennifer + David T. Fischer
Phillip + Lauren Fisher
Elyse + David Foltyn
Jennifer + Dan Gilbert
Kathy + Tom Goldberg
Nancy + Jim Grosfeld
Jennifer + Brian Hermelin
Gayle Taubman Kalisman + Michael Kalisman
Shari + Alon Kaufman
Shari Mark + Abe Slaim
Jane + Ed Schulak
Marsha + Jeffrey Miro
Shelley + Joel Tauber
Alison + Richard Taubman
Ellen + Bill Taubman
Lorna Thomas
Andi + Larry Wolfe