Celebrating the 'Art of the Brain' On Manhattan's Fifth Avenue

Just steps from the Annenberg Building, FBI and MiNDS volunteers of students, postdoctoral fellows, and others stood at booths that displayed dozens of photos, drawings, and illustrations— stunning renderings of the beauty of the brain as seen through the eyes of top Mount Sinai researchers. The work represented a selection from the popular and internationally acclaimed “Art of the Brain” virtual exhibit that debuts every March during National Brain Awareness Week activities.

Hundreds of New Yorkers and tourists interacted with the volunteers, looking at the artwork much like they were visiting a Fifth Avenue museum. Additional attractions included art-themed brain games, such as Design a Neuron, Brain Toss, Sculpt a Clay Brain, Paint a Brain, and The Art of Bookmarks.

“This was exciting, and fun—and a great way to show our research excellence in brain science,” says Veronica Szarejko, Program Manager, Nash Family Department of Neuroscience, who curates the virtual Art of the Brain exhibit annually. “This also gives us another opportunity, beyond the Brain Fair, to engage with our neighbors in East Harlem, New York.”