Art at Planet
Inspiring creative possibilities at the intersection of art, aerospace, and our planet
Apply to our Artist in Residence ProgramUSING ART TO EXPAND OUR UNDERSTANDING OF LIFE ON EARTH
We hold a bedrock belief in the power of the arts to enrich, challenge, and expand our understanding of life on Earth. We bring together art and science to build a culture of creative entrepreneurship and innovation at Planet.
Art in space
Planet has created the largest art show in Earth’s orbit. Hundreds of illustrations by our employee community and resident artists have been laser etched into the side panels of the 250+ satellites that we launched to space.
This initiative is facilitated by artist Forest Stearns, who covers the satellites, radomes, rockets, and workspaces worldwide in inspiring artworks.
Artist in Residence Program
Planet invites four artists a year to work shoulder-to-shoulder with our team of scientists and technologists, sparking new collaborations that bridge art, science, and the planet.
Making art together
Planet uses artmaking as a way of engaging with our employees, our families, our communities and the next generation of young people.
Art humanizes our mission, builds our culture, and helps us keep Planet one of the most creative places in the world to work.
ILLUMINATED PROJECTS
Featured Artist in Residence
RICHELLE GRIBBLE:
Multimedia artist Richelle Gribble’s work explores the organization and interdependence of life at all levels of living systems, from organisms and social systems to ecosystems. Her artworks reveal patterns between the social, biological, and technological networks that comprise our our connected Earth, and asks: how does connectivity influence our lives and our future? During her Residency at Planet, Richelle produced over 250 pieces of art in acrylic, watercolor, paper pulp, drawing and found object sculpture, using Planet’s imagery as a starting point.
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STACY SPEYER:
“Humans live somewhere in between the vastness of galaxies and the minute collisions of atomic particles.” - Inspired by this quote, artist Stacy Speyer works in the place between arts and mathematics. She devises beautiful polyhedra – geometric solids that appeal to anyone with a love of art, design, and pattern, and teaches others to make the same. During her Residency, Stacy created polyhedra handcrafted in folded paper and adorned with Planet’s satellite imagery drawn from many ecosystems around the world.
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ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE ALUMNI
Forest Stearns
Director of Artist in Residence, Illustrator and first alumni of the AiR
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