Bringing Science-Art to All (by sarah)
Science-Art - sponsor me/give me crowd funding have a little read to see what I am upto and what I need money for!
Ok so as many of you know I did a piece of 3D textural science-art for the exhibition In Braille at Centre Arts last year. I have since been asked to do a second piece - but more interactive so I have designed a sound/sensory cave to show through several media the order and structure of nature.
As you can image it contains proper electronics this time (not just the ipod and speakers) which are going to cost me quiet a bit so I am looking for sponsorship in exchange for things like downloads, art prints and the like. The more you sponsor the bigger the gifts.
Also I have been talking to a local gallery about running a Science-Art Exhibition next year (this is a response to my post about National Science and Engineering Week which very few people had actually heard about!).
Now there are several reasons I feel doing this is important and excess funding over and above component costs will go to fund the exhibition and maybe bigger and more far reaching things in future.
The first is that art is art and stimulating and helps creative thought and then there is science-art which helps communicate the glory and wonder of science - showing people it is not a boring and dead subject. Many people feel science and technology is not approachable so I want to make it approachable - less scary but showing concepts using the medium of art.
It is part of communicating science to the general population for - I am not saying the art is science - just a way of showing concepts.
Secondly - if I am doing this - I want to really comunicate it too everybody reguardless so I am very happy to initially be working on a piece with accessiblity in mind.
Thirdly - Science-Art is not really know in the UK, in other countries there are degrees you can take in science illustration and the like. If this art and science combo had been avalible to me I would have probably gone for that. I did look at Art, Archeology and Art History but was told to reapply for a more scientific degree :/
Art as a form of communication is very important especially for engaging the next generation - that was why even during my degree I was writing kids stories to show concepts with pictures and stories. To show investigation and thinking!
So part of this is to get Science-Art out there to inspire the next generation. Anyway there is a video and things and the list of gifts so go look 🙂
Art and Craft, Events and Outings, Sci/Tech, Uncategorised | sarah | 
Wed 21st Mar 2012 10:45 am
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By Becca, Wed 21st Mar 2012 @ 11:44 am
Hey the wellcome trust have a grant call 30k for small awards open at the moment for art projects that promote biomedical science. http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/Funding/Public-engagement/Funding-schemes/Arts-Awards/index.htm
I'm guessing u would need a biomedical science advisor to put an application in.
By sarah, Wed 21st Mar 2012 @ 2:50 pm
It looks like they specifically have to be on the medical side so my slime moulds don't count 🙁 But it looks like the have regular rounds of funding and I have an idea in it's infancy that if I can find a medic/biologist to come on board with me....
Thanks Becca - the other link you sent me on FaceBook I have applied to 🙂