PB PHOTO CENTRE: 'Keys to the Cure' & 'The Art of Science' Exhibitions Open on March 20

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - March 10, 2014 - PRLog -- Palm Beach Photographic Centre to Host

KEYS TO THE CURE
&
THE ART OF SCIENCE: Under the Surface
March 20 - May 31, 2014

New Exhibitions by Artist Kelly Milukas Visually Explores the Mysteries of Science and Art

Exhibition Opening Will Include Lecture by Anthony Atala, M.D., Global Expert in Regenerative Medicine

(West Palm Beach, FL – March 10, 2014)  Fatima NeJame, president and chief executive officer of the world-renowned Palm Beach Photographic Centre (PBPC), today reminded friends and supporters that the nonprofit organization would be opening its next major exhibition next week, on Thursday, March 20 – a colorful and conscious-expanding exhibition that visually fuses science and art.

KEYS TO THE CURE
By Artist Kelly Milukas
March 20 - May 31, 2014

"Keys can open hearts, they can unlock mysteries behind closed chambers, and they can set people free,” says artist Kelly Milukas, whose provocative new exhibition spans the broad symbolism entwined with keys, and the mysteries of the body.

Comprised of more than 50 multi-media artworks, KEYS TO THE CURE is a dynamic interplay of photography and sculpture to tell the incredible story of stem-cell research and regenerative medicine.  Handmade keys float off painted color fields representing the interior tissue and organs of the bodies, while glowing keys hang from above, giving abstract visualization to the human body’s complex systems.

Also on exhibit will be THE ART OF SCIENCE: Under the Surface, pictures taken through a microscope that draws the viewer into the world of regenerative medicine and the human body – images that have clear scientific value but are also stunning works of art.

Originally commissioned by the Regenerative Medicine Foundation, which promotes exploring “the body’s natural ability to heal itself,” the joint exhibition at the Photo Centre reflects “a unique collaboration between art and science (as it) visually captures this extraordinary science revolution,” adds Ms. Milukas.

Late last year, the Regenerative Medicine Foundation issued an international call for macro-photography of regenerative medicine images taken through a microscope, The first Science Photo Art Contest was open to scientists working in the field of regenerative medicine and more than 80 entries were submitted, Milukas was a co-juror along with Dr. Linas Kudzma, an award-winning macro-photographer and scientist.

Opening Lecture & Public Reception
The March 20 opening of KEYS TO THE CURE will include a 4 p.m. lecture by Anthony Atala, M.D., Director of the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine where his work focuses on growing and regenerating tissues and organs. He oversees a team of more than 300 physicians and researchers working together to develop healing cell therapies and grow replacement tissues and organs in the lab. A recognized pioneer in the field, Dr. Atala’s team engineered the first lab-grown organ to be implanted into a human – a bladder – and is developing experimental fabrication technologies that can “print” human tissue and organs on demand.

Geared toward both the scientific and artistic communities, both the lecture by Dr. Atala and his introduction by artist Milukas will focus on the positive impact of art on the healing process.

The lecture will be followed at 5:30 p.m. for the opening reception for the exhibition, to which the public is invited to attend for free.

About the Palm Beach Photographic Centre:
A registered 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, the Palm Beach Photographic Centre is located at the downtown City Center municipal complex at 415 Clematis Street in downtown West Palm Beach. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Admission is free. For more information, please call 561.253.2600 or visit www.workshop.org or www.fotofusion.org.

Attached Jpegs:
+ KEYS TO THE CURE

1. Key Stroma Sculpture by Kelly Milukas

+ THE ART OF SCIENCE

5. Cells Performing Secret Handshakes by Sebastian Barreto (Grand Prize Winner)

Available for Interview:
Fatima NeJame
Palm Beach Photographic Centre
561.253.2600
Fatima@Fotofusion.org

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Gary Schweikhart
PR-BS, Inc.
561.756.4298
gary@pr-bs.net