{"688011":{"#nid":"688011","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Exhibition Opening | Cosmic Missteps: Turning Research Failures into Art","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003EThis exhibit opening celebrates the culmination of the \u003Cem\u003ECosmic Missteps\u003C\/em\u003E workshop series, showcasing artwork created by participants working alongside Georgia Tech researchers and artists. Through paintings, kinetic sculptures, and interactive sound\u2011based works, the exhibit reveals how research failures, misinterpretations, and unexpected results can become powerful catalysts for creativity and discovery.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EThe exhibit invites viewers to rethink failure not as an endpoint, but as an essential part of progress in both art and science. By placing research missteps at the center of creative exploration, \u003Cem\u003ECosmic Missteps\u003C\/em\u003E opens new conversations about uncertainty, resilience, and the human side of space exploration. The opening offers an opportunity to engage with these ideas, connect with the Georgia Tech community, and experience how missteps can spark imagination in unexpected ways.\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003EJoin us for an exhibit opening showcasing artwork from the Cosmic Missteps workshop series, where artists and researchers transformed failure into paintings, sculptures, and sound\u2011based works.\u003C\/div\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Join us for an exhibit opening showcasing artwork from the Cosmic Missteps workshop series, where artists and researchers transformed failure into paintings, sculptures, and sound\u2011based works."}],"uid":"36757","created_gmt":"2026-02-03 21:50:00","changed_gmt":"2026-04-03 22:16:35","author":"ychernet3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2026-04-13T17:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2026-04-13T19:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2026-04-13T19:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2026-04-13 21:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2026-04-13 23:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2026-04-13 23:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"location":"Ferst Arts Center Lobby","extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1188","name":"Research Horizons"},{"id":"660370","name":"Space"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"189814","name":"go-researchevents"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1792","name":"Arts and Performance"},{"id":"194681","name":"Exhibit"},{"id":"194684","name":"Free"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"194945","name":"Alumni"},{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"177814","name":"Postdoc"},{"id":"78771","name":"Public"},{"id":"174045","name":"Graduate students"},{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFor questions, please contact \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:pmardhanan3@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EPunya Mardhanan\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}