Geometry of coral reefs art:
http://crochetcoralreef.org/exhibitions/art_center.php

http://www.analogyshop.com/art/it-is-what-it-isnt/

A british scientist in the 1840's invented a particular kind of harmonograph which uses pendulae to make a drawing. By changing the relative heights of the pendulae you can produce different drawings. This device inspired a similar device that I built for a show last year based on the VOID. There are many garage hobbyists who have posted their wonderful devices on youtube, but if I could be so bold to direct you to my efforts (http://www.analogyshop.com/art/it-is-what-it-isnt/) Viewer often commented on the work's mathematical nature. For an exhibition walkthrough including some footage of the harmonograph in action: vimeo.com/32298893.

http://helenglazer.com/clouds/cloudsmain.html?goback=.gde_1636727_m...

http://subtletechnologies.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=60afcd...

Subtle Technologies holds a Festival of art and science every year.

The 2012 Festival will take place at the end of May. You can access information about past Festivals on the webiste

http://subtletechnologies.com/festival/

SYMPOSIUM AND POSTER EXHIBITION ON SCIENCE, ART, IDEAS
May 25 & 26
String theory on youtube, prehistoric windpipes, making art with cells,
exploring consciousness through drawing.... all wrapped up together in
two eclectic days of presentations, discussions and videos that you
won't find anywhere else!

THE IMMORTAL BODY
May 27@11am
See a screening of BIOART—Art from the Laboratory, followed by a
conversation with Austrian-based film-maker Robert Styblo. Then enjoy a
presentation by Alondra Nelson, internationally-recognised scholar of
sociology, science, medicine and inequality.

SLIME MOULD WORKSHOP—TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE
May 27@4pm
Join London-based visual artist Heather Barnett exploring the
creative possibilities of the single-celled organism Physarum, aka
slime mould.

Days Arts Sciences - Spring of Culture - University of Paris Sud

With support from the University Paris-Sud and the solidarity fund student (FSDIE), the first days of Arts and Sciences Spring of Culture program with a particularly dense is being proposed. In the historic premises of the former Ring Collisions d'Orsay, a scientific wasteland full of history and discover six installations / exhibitions from collaborations between artists and scientists in September and attend concerts or unusual and captivating performance. We wanted to complete this event programming, unique opportunity to see mingle artists, scientists, teachers and actors of the cultural scene, for round table discussions that will address in turn the teaching, research and mediation in arts and sciences. To open these days, intervene major players in this field both locally and at national level and internationally. Between sessions and invited introduction days, a molecular cocktail may whet your appetite to devour this attractive program! We are very grateful to ACO Sciences, the association working for the memory of this place and all the academic partners who have supported us (management and communication services, home studies, and CEVU FSDIE).

The organizing team of the Festival

Conditions of access

Events: Free admission by reservation 01 69 15 31 74 (except Evening Debate May 22: Registration risques@leprisme.net)

Exhibitions and Installations: Free admission

https://www.facebook.com/events/264370023657246/

http://www.culture.u-psud.fr/2012/pc12.htm

http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/culturelab/2012/05/mixing-art-and...
Science-art in Moscow:

In August, the Russian government, in conjunction with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), will open the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology. The institute's home will eventually be in a new "science city" outside Moscow. Leaders of the project hope that it will spur the academic community to look outwards. "Skolkovo is an attempt to develop a complete innovation ecosystem in a community," says Ed Crawley, president of the new institute and an aerospace engineer at MIT. "It will also be a programme of culture."

Many in the art world are optimistic about Skolkovo's potential to foster a combined culture. In the meantime, other efforts are well under way. Last month, for example, Moscow's Central House of Artists - one of the largest and most prestigious art venues in Russia and newly home to the DNA gallery, a space for art science discussion - hosted the Science Art 2012 exhibition, part of a conference run by Moscow State University. Science Art 2012 was the brainchild of Simon Erohin, a philosopher in the university's chemistry department. Science-inspired art is reasonably well established in the west but still struggles for recognition. The Karpov Institute of Physical Chemistry in Moscow opened Laboratoria, Russia's first dedicated science and art space, under the auspices of curator Daria Parkhomenko.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/23/greg-dunn_n_1534366.html

Greg Dunn is a neuroscience PhD student at the University of Pennsylvania and an artist passionate about Japanese minimalist scrolls.  The artist creates dazzling works of enamel, gold leaf and ink inspired by science. He says:

Brain and neuroscience:The tremendous knot of cells when connected in a certain way gives rise to a strange sense of “I” that is able to ponder and learn things about its environment. It is an utter miracle, and is at the root of why we are conscious beings able to appreciate this world and all of its beauty. How can you not love it?!"

What can artists learn from science?

 A huge amount. I think that the mold of the Renaissance painter [is] both a scientist and an artist. Perspective and using opposing colors effectively are based upon the hardware of how your brain works. There is a Monet painting with an orange sun setting on a blue background, and the orange seems to sort of pop out from the page. That is chemistry. There is a lot about perception and chemistry that I use all the time.

Fundamentally art and science are ruled by the same principal. You must start any project with a clear idea of what your question is. You start with a clear idea and you follow it up with a clear hypothesis. You are trying to get to the root of this question. And when you start painting you are trying to get to the resolution of this question. If you don't have a clear foundation you will never produce something that is great. Looking at that problem from the different angles of science and art has really solidified that for me.

http://www.mnn.com/green-tech/research-innovations/stories/photos-b...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2148862/The-beautifu...

http://now.uiowa.edu/2012/05/art-science
Bio-art pictures

http://www.interaction-design.org/encyclopedia/aesthetic_computing....

Science and art combine to create magic:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/25/arts/design/the-world-science-fes...

http://www.occ.upf.edu/contents.php?idioma=l3&wseccio=7&wit...

Seeking External Evaluator for KiiCS project: apply by 20 June 2012

 KiiCS, Knowledge Incubation in Innovation and Creation for Science is a three-year European Commission-funded project (2012-2014) coordinated by Ecsite, the European network of science centres and museums. It aims build bridges between arts, science and technology by giving evidence of the positive impacts of their interaction for creativity as well as for triggering interest in science. The project will stimulate co-creation processes involving creators and scientists, and nurture youth interest in science in a creative way.

In order to ensure an objective evaluation of the results reached in the KiiCS project, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Barcelona, Spain), a consortium member of KiiCS, will subcontract an independent entity to fulfil the task.

This call is open both to academic organisations, companies or individuals and the evaluator must have previous experience in conducting evaluation activities.

Skills and experience:
•high level expertise working with research and evaluation
•well acquainted with European programs
•highly experienced in the evaluation of both arts and science
•high level of insight on the relationship between young people and science
•high level of insight on the interplay between creativity, innovation and business

KiiCS offers a financial contribution of a maximum of 30.000€ and if you are interested, you should submit the tender before June 20, 2012

The proposal must be delivered in English and it has to include a brief description of the methodology to be used and analytical framework, a work plan with detailed Schedule and the distribution of budget for the evaluation

For more information about this position, contact KiiCS: kiics@upf.edu

Vital Signs

14th International, Art-Science
Competition-Exhibition
will be held at
the New York Hall of Science
September 1, 2012 – February 3, 2013
Organized by Art & Science Collaborations, Inc.

GUIDELINES

TIMELINE

Entry Deadline:
June 17, 2012 [anytime]

For full details visit the ASCI website at http://www.asci.org/artikel1220.html

Art, Society and Physics symposium
Start: 8 Jul 2012

Colliding Ideas

Art, Society and Physics symposium
July 8 2012 RMIT University

Recent discoveries in physics have changed our lives forever. From iPhones and the internet to medical imaging and genetic engineering, modern technology has largely been developed through advances in particle physics, yet few people understand it. Melbourne is hosting the 36th International Conference on High Energy Physics (ICHEP2012), which may be a pivotal moment in the future of the field of particle physics - the potential announcement of the discovery (or elimination) of the Standard Model Higgs boson, also known as the ‘God Particle’. Taking inspiration from ICHEP2012, the ‘Colliding Ideas’ symposium will address the social and creative parameters of such discoveries.

‘Colliding Ideas’ will explore the worlds of physics and ask what is going on inside, how it relates to our social world, and how it affects us physically an culturally. How do the perspectives of physicists differ and relate to those of artists and visual communicators who use physics-based technologies? A century after the birth of particle physics and ensuing arguments about its interpretability and visualization, the jury is still out. Yet with digital technologies linking the ideas and methods of art and science we may be getting closer to an understanding in ways that can be visually and sonically appreciated by the wider community. And through art / science collaborations, artists can critically engage with the concepts, methods, possibilites and implications of scientific research.

For further information please contact Chris Henschke
chris.henschke@rmit.edu.au

http://artsci.ucla.edu/?q=events/art-society-and-physics-symposium

Sci|Art Nanolab UCLA Summer Institute
Start: 16 Jul 2012 8:00 am
End: 27 Jul 2012 5:00 pm

The Sci | Art NanoLab is a highly competitive summer program for high school juniors and seniors interested in collaborating with diverse and notable minds to challenge traditional, polarized perspectives of the arts and sciences. Throughout the 2-week intensive program, students will make connections between cutting edge scientific research, popular culture and contemporary arts. Lab visits, workshops, hands-on experiments, and meetings with world renowned scientists will be balanced with visits to museums, daily movie screenings and meetings with famous contemporary artists who collaborate with scientists.

For more information, please go to: artsci.ucla.edu/summer

http://artsci.ucla.edu/?q=events/sciart-nanolab-ucla-summer-institu...

THE ENLIGHTENMENT CAFE

The Old Vic Tunnels, Waterloo, London UK

31 May-3 June 2012

The Enlightenment Café is a part science, part theatrical event which creates an interactive world for our audience. Each show has a scientific theme or subject which informs the theatrical element of the production. Throughout the audience’s time at the Enlightenment Cafe they will have the opportunity to learn or participate in scientific endeavours, and interact with characters of The Enlightenment Cafe.

http://www.lastheatre.com/the-enlightenment-cafe/

The art of science: The demise of the pollinators:
http://thefinchandpea.com/2012/05/23/the-art-of-science-the-great-d...

http://ucrtoday.ucr.edu/6535

Art Exhibition to Celebrate Citizens in Space

UCR ARTSblock will present the first contemporary art exhibition in the U.S. to explore the implications of civilian space travel in January 2013.

Science Art: Flakes of ice lit by the sun's rays observed by balloon, by M. Albert Tissandier

http://guildofscientifictroubadours.com/2012/05/21/science-art-pail...

When you’re a pioneering aviator, it pays to have a brother who’s an illustrator.

From the Tissandier collection in the Library of Congress, a dream of the sky from the past.

In 1875, Gaston Tissandier flew higher than anyone had ever gone. Two of his companions died from the altitude and he went deaf. And a few years later, with the help of a Siemens motor, he piloted the first electric-powered flight.

Marine science discoveries become art:
http://news.fiu.edu/2012/05/marine-science-discoveries-become-art/4...

http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/symbiartic/2012/05/27/science-a...

Part of digital artist and cell biologist Daniel DeWitt Brown‘s Ocean Invasion series

http://www.gvart.co.uk/

Coming of Age

The art and science of ageing

1 June – 18 August 2012

Group Show

Attack of the smog eating bacteria: artistic representation
http://www.oreillyscienceart.com/whats-new/2012/5/24/attack-of-the-...

http://malina.diatrope.com/2012/05/23/art-science-days-at-universit...

The art and science of music therapy:
http://www.abc-7.com/story/18636430/health-matters-music-therapy-ar...

Art provides new perspectives to scientific theory
24dash (press release)
“Art can help us see what is driving humanity to transform the Earth. And, it might help us create a more stable future.” Gabo Guzzo said: “We need to encompass natural science, social science, the humanities – and an expanded sensitivity - to bear on ...

http://boingboing.net/2012/05/28/laurie-andersons-commencemen.html

Art provides new perspectives to scientific theory:
http://www.inloughborough.com/news/101027/Art%20provides%20new%20pe...

“Solutions can emerge from wider public discussion at the intersections of diverse creative and innovative thinking."

“We need to encompass natural science, social science, the humanities – and an expanded sensitivity - to bear on the problems that affect our planet and our lives."

http://www.cleaningmonalisa.com/

Art historian and former Travel Channel Host Lee Sandstead partnered with Apple Design Award winning app studio, Tapity, to release an innovative reading experience on the iPad. Built on top of Apple’s new iBooks Author platform, Cleaning Mona Lisa interweaves videos and gorgeous interactive paintings with the narrative to take readers on a journey to discover why classical art work such as Mona Lisa is not nearly as impressive as it used to be and what can be done to restore it.

http://guildofscientifictroubadours.com/2012/05/27/science-art-plat...

http://events.santacruzsentinel.com/santa_cruz_ca/events/show/26221...

http://www.earthscienceartsc.com/

he inspiration behind "earth • science • art," an exhibit opening Friday at the R. Blitzer Gallery, stemmed from the "serendipitous co-location" of the gallery and the U.S. Geological Survey's Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center. The two locales, one whose business is art and the other science, literally share a wall.

The wall came to represent the wall between art and science, metaphorically, how culturally we view them as two different disciplines is a good question. Let us see what kind of overlap there was between the two.

We think there is a difference between art and science. But they are so similar in so many ways. Both artists and scientists are trying to be observers. Scientists break things down to their component parts and then put them back together. Artists do that too.

Most of the scientists are interested in what’s going on right now,” she said. They are looking at wind, waves and tectonics and trying to understand what’s going on and what impact that will have on society. The art will help to bring this home in a non-scientific way.

The posters help people make the connections of the thought process that an artist might go through when they do what they do,” she said. “I also hope it might get them thinking, 'How would I have artistically represented this project?'

http://santacruz.patch.com/articles/art-and-science-meet-in-exhibit...

Singapore: Museum of Arts and Sciences in Marina Bay. Within its imposing building (with lotus flower shape) can be seen fixed exposure on the link between science and art through three galleries: curiosity, inspiration and expression.

From symbiotica:

The Biological Portrait
Thursday 5 July, 3:30 PM
Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery
SymbioticA Director Oron Catts will present this talk and mini-workshop on different approaches to biological portraiture, from DNA to Mata fauna, and everything in between. As part of the lecture audience in this workshop, participants will be invited to sample and grow the microorganisms that populate their bodies, exploring the creative potential of personal flora as a medium of portraiture. To be continued on 12th June 2012 2pm in the SymbioticA lab.
http://www.culturalprecinct.uwa.edu.au/winterarts/lectures
RSVP essential: admin-symbiotica@uwa.edu.au

Talk describing a project involving artists Susan Hauri-Downing and Tarsh Bates, and the Centre for Integrative Bee Research (CIBER) at UWA which combines the different perspectives of art and science to explore human/bee interactions, ecologies and place. We will also discuss the roles of artists within science research groups and show some preliminary outcomes of the residency.

http://www.symbiotica.uwa.edu.au/activities/seminars

CALL FOR ARTWORKS
ScienceInspiresArt 2012: VITAL SIGNS
ASCI's annual, international, art-sci competition exhibition will be held at the New York Hall of Science, September 1, 2012 - February 3, 2013. This year we are seeking original art inspired by our biological world with a special interest in what lies beneath its surface, and/or reflects upon scientific research questions, processes, ethics, and the stunning discoveries being made in biology and the biosciences today. Previously, we only accepted original digital prints, but this year we also welcome giclee prints made from any original 2-d art, as well as digital photos of 3-d art if that image is compelling in its own right.
http://www.asci.org/artikel1219.html
Due: 17 June 2012

CALL FOR PAPERS
PLASTIK Art and Science: The next issue of 'Plastik Art & Science' will be devoted to artists working on and questioning nanotechnology. What are the new types of relationships that are going to emerge between artists, spectators and the complex physical matter? Can experimentation on such a minute scale render the macroscopic response of matter tangible? How can one make something that occurs on a scale of a billionth of a metre visible when the matter itself no longer corresponds to the traditional laws governing it on a larger scale? How should one consider the aesthetic experience of the spectator when the material of the artwork becomes sensitive to its environment?
http://art-science.univ-paris1.fr/
Due: 15 June 2012

CALL FOR PAPERS
EVOMUSART 2013
2nd International Conference on Evolutionary and Biologically Inspired Music, Sound, Art and Design
3-5 April 2013, Vienna, Austria
The use of biologically inspired techniques for the development of artistic systems is a recent, exciting and significant area of research. There is a growing interest in the application of these techniques in fields such as: visual art and music generation, analysis, and interpretation; sound synthesis; architecture; video; poetry; design; and other creative tasks. The main goal of evomusart 2013 is to bring together researchers who are using biologically inspired computer techniques for artistic tasks, providing the opportunity to promote, present and discuss ongoing work in the area.
Due: 1 November 2012
http://www.evostar.org

E-SCAPES: ARTISTIC EXPLORATIONS OF NATURE AND SCIENCE (Free Download) Leonardo Electronic Almanac Volume 18 Issue 1 is the exhibition catalogue of E-SCAPES: Artistic Explorations of Nature and Science, featuring the works of Jane Prophet and Paul Catanese.
http://www.leoalmanac.org/index.php/lea/entry/e-scapes/*

http://pipettesandpaintbrushes.com/tag/science-art/

Bridge between art and medicine:
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/entertainment/Visual+arts+exhibit+bu...

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012/05/art_and_science_meet_in_ne...

Art and science meet in Newark Museum laboratory

Science as art competition:
http://www.pe.com/local-news/riverside-county/riverside/riverside-h...

The Engine Institute and the magazine Entanglement has articles on curators and exhibitions at the intersection of art science and technology. Their mission is to promote this intersection and they do it through exhibitions, festivals, movies and development of new technologies. You might want to sign up to receive the magazine. Www.theengineinstitute.org.

http://biocreativity.wordpress.com/2012/05/31/eco-art-science-serie...
Eco-art

http://www.earthscienceartsc.com/statement.html

http://entertainment.time.com/2012/06/01/buzzwords-what-the-heck-is...

Art science the new buzz words

an exhibition that opened this week at the Eyebeam Art+Technology Center in New York City, which was put together by the Science Gallery at Trinity College Dublin. The show, called Surface Tension, looks at global water issues in a variety of ways, from potentially useful design products—like activated-charcoal ice cubes that purify water and a hydrogen fuel cell phone charger—to more conceptual attempts that illustrate the importance of water. And because the show is connected to the 2012 World Science Festival, which runs from May 30 to June 3 in New York, it’s clear that the science world isn’t shunning the gallery-friendly side of the trend.

Transcending Borders: The Intersections of Arts, Science, Technology, and Society on a Global Stage.
1 June 2012, 2:25 am

http://www.amiando.com/SGSDC2012.html

Their upcoming event on June 4, 2012: Transcending Borders: The Intersections of Arts, Science, Technology, and Society on a Global Stage.

Please tune in the live webcast from 5:00-7:00 PM EST at arts.gov and join in the conversation via Twitter at #neaartsci. Please feel free to share the information about this webcast with anyone you think would be interested!

This international dialogue around the nexus of art, science, technology, and society in the 21st century is convened by the Salzburg Global Seminar, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Embassy of Austria in Washington, DC. Today’s artists and scientists improve our critical understanding of the world by provoking new ideas, experimentation, and creative strategies. This conversation will feature artists-scientists teams, along with policy makers and curators who champion their work, to examine the impact creativity and collaboration across these sectors can have to shape the world of today and tomorrow.

http://www.amiando.com/SGSDC2012.html

Art and environment:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/environment/9305638/A-cold-climate...

Stone age art gets animated:
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/341206/title/Stone_Age_a...

From Leonardo -isast:
NEWS

NEA BLOG POST: MAKING SCIENCE INTIMATE, BY ROGER MALINA
Roger Malina, Leonardo Executive Editor and Distinguished Professor of Art and Technology and Professor of Physics at the University of Texas has been invited to write a blog post for the NEA Art Works blog. In "Making Science Intimate: Translating and Integrating the Arts and Humanities with Biology and Medicine" Malina discusses how artists and arts organizations are able to provide an intimate context for processing scientific and medical data and the ability to translate these into culturally meaningful forms. Find out more on their website

From Leonardo - isast:
PUBLICATIONS

FREE ARTICLE: "MOON VEHICLE: REFLECTIONS FROM AN ARTIST-LED CHILDREN'S WORKSHOP ON THE CHANDRAYAAN-1 SPACECRAFT'S MISSION TO THE MOON," BY JOANNA GRIFFIN
Abstract: This article reflects on the journey to the Moon of the Indian spacecraft Chandrayaan-1 as it was interpreted through an artist-led workshop. The workshop participants were a group of children who lived close to where Chandrayaan was built and some of the engineers and scientists responsible for creating the spacecraft. Insights from the workshop show how a mission to the Moon draws on both the technological and the imaginative; they also have bearing on the relative agency of these individuals to contribute to the Moon missions in ways that are personally meaningful to them. (This article was published in Leonardo 45:3, 2012 and is available for free download from the MIT Press web site.) Find out more on their website.