The Women in Science and Culture Celebration was held by the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County on Thursday, February 18. Hosted by Alie Ward, Emmy Award-winning correspondent for CBS, and co-chaired by Diane G. Medina and Vera R. Campbell, the event went on to raise $160,000 for the expansion of NHMLAC’s Adventures in Nature, benefitting the education of students, pre-K through eighth grade. Those honored at the event included Barbara Carrasco and Dr. Lucy Jones. The celebration shows that art and science go hand-in-hand. As stated by Dr. Bettison-Varga “In times like this, art gives us solace and understanding, and science gives us hope. Both art and science harness our imaginations, inspire us to seek solutions, and give us optimism for the future. The work of inspiring a new generation to stay curious and be excellent stewards of our planet has never been more important or possible. Thank you, Barbara and Lucy, for lighting the way.”
Panelists Lori Bettison-Varga, Alie Ward, Lucy Jones, Barbara Carrasco
Dr. Lucy Jones, founder of the Dr. Lucy Jones Center for Science and Society, is a trailblazer, using science to further the success of communities, her goal being to help said communities adapt to their ever changing surroundings. Her work resides in both public and private sectors, helping her to gain perspective on potential vulnerabilities and cost-effective, preventative actions. For the past few decades, Dr. Jones has delved into earthquake research.
Artist and muralist Barbara Carrasco’s work has been seen throughout the United States, Europe and Latin America. Her most recent work _¡Murales Rebeldes!,_ featured at LA Plaza de Culture y Artes, and _Radical Women: Latin American Art 1960–1985_, seen at the Hammer Museum, are just 2 of her many works. Others exist in collections at the Library of Congress, the Smithsonian, and Stanford University. Her mural, _L.A. History: A Mexican Perspective_, contained 14 vignettes that were considered “too controversial” by Los Angeles Community Redevelopment Agency, and was halted due to her unwillingness to alter the image.
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