SxAFFOLD—An encounter for scientists and artists

Planned for 2025 in Seattle, WA.
Stay tuned for an open call in the fall of 2024!

What is SxAffold?

SxAffold (/scaffold/) is a week-long workshop bringing together scientists and artists with the aim of fostering art-science projects and collaborations. 

A cohort of international and local artists and working across different media will visit Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in Seattle, Washington, in order to become acquainted with scientific research and develop a network for future collaborations with scientific labs. During the workshop, artists will work closely with a cohort of Hutch researchers to develop ideas, themes, and methodologies for future interdisciplinary art-science projects. The workshop will also include professional development opportunities for scientific partners (PIs) to learn about how to apply for funding and host artists in their labs. 

The project will take place in the spring of 2025. 

An open call for artists will be launched in the fall of 2024.

Why SxAffold?

Cross-disciplinary collaboration is needed to advance technological innovation and social impact. The Hutch has a long history of being a leader in science-art collaboration. SxAffold will engage Fred Hutch scientists and early-career artists. 


The aim of SxAffold is to bring together art and science to advance social impact. Artists can change the way scientists conceptualize and interpret their research methodologies and findings. Beyond scientific illustration, data visualization, or science communication, through meaningful collaboration with scientists, artists can create works that change broader cultural paradigms about science and technology. Together, transdisciplinary collaborations between artists and scientists can advance more creative, socially-responsible, and innovative research.

 Organizers

Nasa Sinnott-Armstrong
Assistant Professor, Herbold Computational Biology Program,
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Callie Chappell
Bio Innovation Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for International Security and Cooperation,
Stanford University

Rodrigo Guzman-Serrano
Curator, Art Historian, and Ph.D. Candidate in Art History, Department of History of Art,
Cornell University