http://www.culture24.org.uk/science-and-nature/space/art447331
Making Light of It – Herschel explores art and Science of Light in Eighteenth Century
Exhibition preview: Making Light of It – The art and Science of Light in the Eighteenth Century, Herschel Museum of Astronomy, Bath, until December 16 2013
While busily polishing mirrors for his reflecting telescopes more than 200 years ago, William Herschel saw sunlight playing on a prism.

This apparently everyday glimpse of science in action ultimately led the astronomer to discover infrared. And taking 18th century domestic lighting as a starting point – particularly in modest townhouses such as the New King Street one Herschel called home – art historian James Hamilton looks at how light-based scientific discoveries influenced the artists of the period.

Rush lights, tallows, crystal chandeliers and even the ruinously expensive beeswax lit Georgian homes. The lights on display in the museum, including ones made by local craftsmen and artists, also become exhibits.

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Experimenting on Consciousness, Through Art
Performance artist Marina Abramovic's piece Measuring the Magic of Mutual Gaze is both art installation and science experiment, in which volunteers sit facing one another while having their brain waves measured. Abramovic discusses these arts and science experiments with neuroscientist Christof Koch, an expert in consciousness.

Why we need arts along with sciences:
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/aug/18/willetts-unive...
We do not live in a world where science and art stare at each other across an unbridgeable divide. We are fortunate to have an extraordinarily broad research base in which different disciplines spark off each other. None of the complex challenges we face today – climate change, an ageing population, terrorism – will be solved by one subject alone. It is not just a matter of designing a low-carbon vehicle – you have to understand what makes people choose to drive it, or not. As soon as you are dealing with human behaviour you need the humanities. And above all, the arts and humanities are worthwhile in their own right. We should never lose the study of subjects such as medieval philosophy or ancient languages from our universities, because they enrich our understanding.
Shaping a logical argument and then defending it when your essay is dismantled during class; resolving problems creatively; and writing, thinking and communicating clearly. All are infinitely transferable accomplishments, whether or not you think Socrates has any bearing in the boardroom.
And as we try to reach out to the rest of the world, the humanities have a great role to play. Without experts in anthropology, language, politics, philosophy or history would we truly understand other cultures? It is no coincidence that it was an English philosopher, economist and jurist, Jeremy Bentham, who coined the word "international". This means we need to keep a close eye on numbers studying modern languages in particular – one area in which Ucas applications were down. Thanks to the EBacc, language learning at GCSE is now at its highest level for nine years. We must now wait for this to filter through to universities. And that is why the Higher Education Funding Council for England is working with institutions on safeguarding modern language provision across the country.

I do not believe in a crude model in which studying Stem subjects is good while studying arts and humanities or social sciences is some unaffordable luxury. What really matters is the rigour and depth of your university study. For hundreds of thousands of students that is an incredible experience they can now look forward to.

Glowing Bunnies:

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Art and Science do mix! We invite you to involve your students in the Ocean Awareness Student Contest, whose goal is to inspire creativity and critical thinking about important issues impacting the ocean. Each year we have a big idea and encourage students to explore this idea in any of three formats: art, essay or advocacy Each pillar involves both research and creativity, art and science and we know students are all the better for it. The 2014 contest will focus on Plastics Pollution in the Ocean, a topic which lends itself beautifully to collaboration across disciplines.

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South Allegheny students to learn about science, technology through art

http://www.philly.com/philly/wires/ap/features/science/20130820_ap_...
Swedish museum to recover lost scientific artifact
A rare 16th-century scientific instrument used by early astronomers that has been missing from a Swedish museum for around a decade has been recovered and will be returned this week, the London-based Art Loss Register says. The brass-and-silver astrolabe, made in 1590 and worth around half a million euros ($750,000), turned up when an Italian collector discovered that the piece was listed as missing and came forward to return it, Register Director Chris Marinello said.

http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/image-of-the-week/2013/08/21/no...
No more right-brain/left-brain!

http://publications.mcgill.ca/reporter/2013/08/neuro-portrait-inspi...
Neuro Portrait: inspiring art and science
Photo exhibit dives into the heart of creativity and the human brain

Starting on August 26, the public is invited to discover The Neuro through the lens of twelve of Quebec’s most talented and inventive photographers and artists. This unique exhibit titled Neuro Portrait explores neuroscience and a world-renowned Quebec institution – the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital – that is uncovering the secrets of the human brain and providing the most advanced compassionate care to patients with neurological disorders.

http://publications.mcgill.ca/reporter/2013/08/neuro-portrait-inspi...

http://www.theredstonerocket.com/around_town/article_a5229d46-0a60-...
Art outreach program puts learning in motion

Missile Defense Agency’s STEM Outreach recently hosted fourth- and fifth-grade girls from Girls Inc. for the third consecutive year of MDA Engineering in Art, a weeklong Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics program.

Twenty-five girls examined kinetic sculptures, studied artists and pondered the potential synergies between science, engineering and art. The results were astounding.

This summer’s program began with touring the Huntsville Museum of Art and an overview of famous artists, such as Alexander Calder, Marcel Duchamp and Jean Tinguely. Throughout the week, girls participated in hands-on activities to facilitate gaining experiential knowledge of balance, force, friction, kinetics, line, mass, motion, shape and texture. Engineers, scientists and other professionals, guided the girls during sessions with building and creating projects.

A host of MDA personnel volunteered, including Pamela Blackwell, Mellany George, Melody George-Jones, Nora Happner, Marie Hickox, Patrick Johnson, Bradley Ketchner, Judy Liaw, Kelsey Livesay and LaAndrea McDonald. MDA volunteers were a real-life example of people working in the engineering disciplines learned, such as electrical, mechanical and software engineering.

The girls acquired firsthand knowledge of the engineering design process and developed a greater understanding of basic linear measurements. They made pinwheels to understand air or wind as a force, and constructed vibratiles as their first kinetic sculpture. They also used the engineering design process to guide them while building parachutes. Applying their engineering knowledge, the girls created their own hanging mobiles that illustrated balancing mass and reducing friction.

http://www.scntx.com/articles/2013/08/21/frisco_enterprise/news/208...
Sci-Tech Discovery Center coordinated efforts with Plano, Frisco, Richardson and Allen to provide a seminar for senior citizens, "Gray Matters: Science and Art in Photography."

http://lbpost.com/life/arts-culture/2000002752-art-marine-biology-a...
Celebrated marine biologist, oceanographer and inventor Dr. Edith Widder, best known for her ground-breaking work in capturing the first video images of the elusive giant squid in the wild, is coming to the Aquarium of the Pacific this Tuesday, August 27, to present a lecture titled, The Kraken Revealed: The Story Behind Finding the Giant Squid. The lecture begins at 7 PM.

Dr. Widder is also known for her breathtaking images of deep sea creatures, and has collaborated with her long time friend and Long Beach resident, Dr. Steve Bernstein, to produce an exhibition of photographs that are on display at the Aquarium through August 31.

http://theengineinstitute.org/crossing-the-line-paintings-by-steve-...
Crossing the Line: Paintings by Steve Miller
Posted on August 10, 2013 by admin

steve-millerFor the past decade, Steve Miller has made provocative artworks based on his collaboration with Rod MacKinnon, a Nobel Prize winner for his breakthrough work on the movement of ions across cell membranes. In paintings that juxtapose photographic, drawn, and silk-screened images with excerpts from MacKinnon’s notebooks, Miller’s work dissolves conventional distinctions between text and image to explore what distinguishes art from science.August 5, 2013 – January 13, 2014
National Academy of Sciences, 2101 Constitution Ave., N.W.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/stephanie-spiro/an-interview-with-mar...

An Interview with Marina Abramović: Art, Science and the Marina Abramović Institute

Field work with Nature Live: Art and science on the Isles of Scilly Kate - NaturePlus Host
Between 17 and 23 August 2013, some of our scientists were back on the Isles of Scilly to carry out more of their studies. This time, instead of someone from the ...
Field work with Nature Live

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Art and science on the Isles of Scilly
Between 17 and 23 August 2013, some of our scientists were back on the Isles of Scilly to carry out more of their studies. This time, instead of someone from the Nature Live team, they were accompanied by an artist and PhD researcher, Gemma Anderson
Artist on a scientific fieldwork trip?

Artists and scientists are interested in how Earth has been shaped by the forces of nature, and my research addresses how we engage with and observe the natural world. I am here to observe the scientists’ field methods, and to explore possible ways of constructing records across scientific disciplines.

The ‘field’ can be anywhere, it has no geographical or physical bounds; it is defined by those who go there to investigate, study or commune with nature. In this case the field is the islands of St. Marys and St. Agnes, and the people are botanists, entomologists and an artist.

http://middletown-ct.patch.com/groups/arts-and-entertainment/p/mac6...
MAC650's New Exhibit Explores Weird, Fascinating Intersection of Science, Art

Middletown is host to "Weird Science: In the Life Cycle" a captivating collection of science- and nature-themed art — from plush protozoans to intricate insect prints and a Steampunk quadriped.

http://phys.org/news/2013-08-particle-physics-inspired-art-london-i...
Particle physics-inspired art installation opens in London ice well
A subterranean physics-inspired art installation housed in a Victorian ice well beneath the London Canal Museum will open to the public on 24 August.
Commissioned by the Institute of Physics (IOP) as the first in a programme of artists-in-residence called Superposition, the installation is the outcome of an exciting partnership between physicist Ben Still and artist Lyndall Phelps.

The artwork, called 'Covariance', is made up of 1 km of brass rods, 28,000 glass beads, hundreds of acrylic discs and 36,000 diamantes. It is suspended in a circular brick space – about 30 feet in diameter – underneath the museum.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-23767323
Particle detector-inspired art installed in London ice well
An art installation inspired by particle physics has been installed in an historic London ice well.

Artist Lyndall Phelps came up with the work after talking to physicist Dr Ben Still about underground particle detectors such as Super-Kamioande, which is located under a mountain in Japan.

In these deep dark spaces, light is used to detect particles.

Phelps was commissioned by the UK Institute of Physics to create her installation in the subterranean ice wells that lie beneath the London Canal Museum. These huge brick-lined wells were built in the 19th century to store ice, before the invention of artificial refrigeration.

BBC News spoke to Lyndall Phelps as the installation took shape - then returned to see the work finally finished.

Superposition opens at the London Canal Museum on 24 August.

http://londonist.com/2013/08/art-inspired-by-particle-physics-down-...

See Particle Physics Art Down A Well

http://berlin.patch.com/groups/arts-and-entertainment/p/mac650s-new...
MAC650's New Exhibit Explores Weird, Fascinating Intersection of Science, Art

Take a look at "Weird Science: In the Life Cycle," a captivating collection of science- and nature-themed art — from plush protozoans to intricate insect prints and a Steampunk quadriped.

http://www.gazettes.com/lifestyle/arts_and_entertainment/eye_on_art...

EYE ON ART: Images Of Deep-Sea Creatures Displayed At Aquarium

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/25/charles-smith_n_3806539.ht...
The Cosmos Through The Eyes Of Sci-Fi Film Directors
Photographer Charles Morgan Smith has created an art-meets-science series that will satisfy sci-fi enthusiasts and sublime photography nerds alike.

Titled "Parallel Cosmologies," the project explores how various science fiction franchises depict the cosmos. From "Star Trek" to "Alien," the collection of astrophotographs features a gorgeous display of desolate starscapes and bold constellations that harken back to our favorite imagined universes.

http://gozonews.com/40455/science-in-the-city-2013-science-art-fest...
Science art festival in Valletta
Science in the City, Malta’s science and art festival, will be back again to keep the crowds entertained and enthralled on the 27th September from 6.00pm onwards. Valletta will be filled with art and entertainment all linked to science: street art installations, graffiti art, music concerts, art exhibitions, children’s shows, live experiments, talks, tech areas, and much more – a memorable night which is fun, interactive and free.

As part of the pan-European event called Researchers’ Night, Science in the City is running over 25 events for all – families, young people, and adults alike. They can learn about insects surrounded by a 10-foot tall butterfly, while inside a house they can make a cup of coffee using pedal power, or see the latest technology in making things work around a house without lifting a finger.

A tech area sees robots, art installations and other activities coming to life. Live experiments will be run in different areas around Valletta and a kids area will keep children hooked on science for hours. The public will be able to do some of these themselves, highlighting how science can be fun and part of our everyday life.

http://www.reflector-online.com/life/science-or-art-1.2831642#.Uh1b...
Science or Art?
Mississippi State University students have the opportunity to experience more artistic facets of science through the “Art of Physics” exhibit currently displayed on the second floor of the Colvard Student Union in the Colvard Union Gallery. The exhibit primarily features art from MSU faculty and staff in various disciplines, as well as other academic sources, focusing on displaying the beauty of science.

The gallery is part of a series of activities sponsored by MSU’s Maroon Edition. This year’s Maroon Edition, “Physics for Future Presidents” by Richard A. Muller, focuses on the subject of science and, more specifically, physics in relation to modern political discussion.

According to a University Relations report on the exhibit, “Art of Physics” is both an artistic expression and a visually pleasing representation of scientific data.

Largely containing work “captured by scientists while conducting research, the display is designed to enhance appreciation for this year’s Maroon Edition selection,” the report states.

The exhibit reveals a world of scientific discovery that was largely beyond the imagination of the human race a mere 100 years ago. The works unveil a realm of experience normally unknown to the human senses and spans the entirety of possible human experience, visible and invisible, macroscopic and microscopic.

http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/pure-genius/q-a-heather-dewey-hagbo...
Heather Dewey-Hagborg, information artist, on the intersection of art and science
At the intersection of art and science, Heather Dewey-Hagborg creates forensic portraits based on the DNA found in stray items, such as chewing gum and cigarette butts. Her work, Stranger Visions, will be on display at the Cyber In Securities exhibition in Washington, D.C., from August 30 to September 27.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/cosmic-portra...

Cosmic portraits and out-of-this-world sweet treats

Artist Lyndall Phelps Creates Installation Exploring Particle Physics

http://www.artlyst.com/articles/artist-lyndall-phelps-creates-insta...

Superposition is a project in which art, physics, and heritage come together in a unique set of collaborative relationships to create underground drama on a big scale. In the eastern ice well beneath the London Canal Museum, an amazing piece of beautiful art, inspired by advanced science, will inspire visitors who book the opportunity to climb down into the well to see it for themselves. For those unable to climb the climb in person, a camera will relay pictures to the museum's normal visiting area and to the world wide web. Artist Lyndall Phelps has been commissioned to create this work by the Institute of Physics.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/27/moon-goose-analogue_n_3818...
Somewhere Out There A German Artist Is Preparing To Send Geese To The Moon

http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/symbiartic/2013/08/27/sciart-on...
Talking Visual Communication on BreakingBio

http://azdailysun.com/news/local/where-art-and-science-mix/article_...
Where art and science mix

The September issue of Northern Arizona’s Mountain Living Magazine will be in the home delivery copies of the Arizona Daily Sun this Saturday, Aug. 31.

The magazine will include an in-depth story on scientists and naturalists who also explore creative endeavors. The article features Lowell Observatory’s Jeff Hall, Northern Arizona University’s David Koerner, writer/naturalist Rose Houk, geologist Ken Walters and painter and biologist Gwendolyn Waring.

Check out the article and more in the September issue on Saturday.

The arts, the sciences

The September issue of Northern Arizona’s Mountain Living Magazine will be in the home delivery copies of the Arizona Daily Sun this Saturday, Aug. 31. The magazine will include an in-depth story on scientists and naturalists who also explore creative endeavors. The article features Lowell Observatory’s Jeff Hall, Northern Arizona University’s David Koerner, writer/naturalist Rose Houk, geologist Ken Walters and painter and biologist Gwendolyn Waring. Check out the article and more in the September issue on Saturday.

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/science/volcanic-art-iceland-is-like...

Volcanic art: ‘Iceland is like a blank canvas’
UCD scientists went to Iceland to study subglacial activity in the wake of the ash cloud. With them went a painter

http://english.cri.cn/11354/2013/08/29/2982s784632.htm
Int'l Science & Art Exhibition Opens in Shanghai
The 2013 Shanghai International Science and Art Exhibition Program in east China's Shanghai, Aug. 28, 2013

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/28/john-sabrow_n_3824917.html...
Artist Paints With Toxic Sludge In An Effort To Raise Awareness Of Coal Mining Pollution

Artist Paints With Toxic Sludge In An Effort To Raise Awareness Of Coal Mining Pollution
John Sabraw is an artist and professor from Ohio who's devised a unique way of raising awareness of his state's pollution problem.

Using toxic runoff found in the Ohio River region, Sabraw produces his own DIY pigments -- bold yellows and reds that are sourced from the oxidized sludge of abandoned coal mines. A masterful feat of art-meets-science on their own, the paint colors eventually became the basis for a primordially beautiful painting series, bringing light to the ecological dilemma of the river region.

http://news.stanford.edu/news/2013/august/scrubbing-rodin-gates-082...
Somebody has got to keep the Gates of Hell safe from the elements. Meet the students on Stanford's outdoor sculpture preservation crew. They conduct preventative maintenance on Rodin's Gates of Hell and 100 other outdoor sculptures across campus. In other words, they get lots of hands-on-the-art experience because they have permission to touch.

Given the nature of their work, which combines art and science, it's no surprise that the crew, led by Elizabeth Saetta, is an extension of the Cantor Arts Center's Art+Science Learning Lab, run by Susan Roberts-Manganelli.

http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/symbiartic/2013/08/29/wikipedia...
The Wikipediafication of Fine Art

http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/324184/scitech/technology/man-...
Man out of time The enduring art and science of Leonardo da Vinci

http://homeschooling.about.com/b/2013/08/29/art-invention.htm
Kathy Ceceri
Art and Invention, STEM and STEAM
There's a lot of overlap between invention and art. Using materials in unique ways involves both creativity and technical aptitude. While schools are working to promote STEM subjects -- Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math -- some educators are trying to widen the focus to include art. Instead of STEM, they want kids to be encouraged to pursue STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math).

One great place to see what happens when technology meets art is at a Maker Faire. According to their website, a Maker Faire is "an all-ages gathering of tech enthusiasts, crafters, educators, tinkerers, hobbyists, engineers, science clubs, authors, artists, students, and commercial exhibitors." You might see electric circuits made from conductive play dough, detailed architectural models made from thousands of toothpicks, and sculpture that moves, glows, or reacts to its environment.

There are Maker Faire events big and small, around the country and around the globe. This I'll be exhibiting some of my own hybrid art/invention designs for kids at a few of them, including World Maker Faire New York in Queens on September 21 and 22. If you're there, come say hi!

And if building a piece of art sounds like fun for you and your kids, check out my new article this week about sculpture from homeschooling parent Jean Watson. It's got lots of ideas for using clay and other sculpting materials with your kids.

http://www.toacorn.com/news/2013-08-29/Community/Sketching_for_scie...
Sketching for science
Thousand Oaks man honored for work as a medical illustrator

http://www.theunion.com/news/localnews/7896617-113/music-project-fi...
Music in the Mountains and Sierra Streams Institute explore sounds of science
MIM’s Young Composers Project will team with educators at Sierra Streams Institute and go through a curriculum focused on the plight of the salmon and their importance to the environmental health of the region’s watershed. The curriculum will include lab and field work.

http://www.grandrapidsmn.com/grand_people/article_1beb2ec4-11ab-11e...
Science and art combine at the MacRostie in September
MacRostie Art Center is pleased to announce its September exhibitions. The MacRostie Gallery will host Art from the Edge of the Boreal Forest with work by 10 botanical artists, and the Minnesota Gallery will showcase the printmaking work of Jerry Riach and the turned wood of Bob Carls in The Organic Touch. The public is invited to attend the First Friday opening reception on Friday, Sept. 6, from 4 to 8 p.m. The September exhibitions at MacRostie Art Center are sponsored by the Itasca Private Woodland Committee and Greater Insurance Service.

Discover botanic art at the Shanghai International Science and Art ... China Daily
Visitors to the Shanghai International Science and Art Exhibition 2013 are welcomed to discover botanic art displays in the Botany and Art Zone. The specially ...

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Artist Lloyd Godman's Rotating Air Garden in Melbourne: When Science and Art Collide
Floating above a public walkway in central Melbourne, Australia, you'll see artist Lloyd Godman's Rotating Air Garden. The story behind these plants is surprisingly as much about science as it is about art.
Godman explains what sets these plants apart is they do their work at night, which makes them more efficient.
"These plants uptake all their water through cells on the leaf called Trichomes. Then they actually use a CAM Cycle. That means they photosynthesize and grow at night so they transpire no water through the leaf during the day. If they have to, they can lock down during dry periods."

The Rotating Air Garden in Melbourne is the product of years of research, along with trial and error.

"The experiments I am doing with hybridizing adds another dimension, where I can cross-pollinate and try to develop hardier plants."

http://news.pioneergroup.com/manisteenews/2013/08/30/wscc-to-host-a...
WSCC to host art show mixing art and science
Shown is the photography of West Shore Community College professor John Poindexter is shown. He gives a microscopic view of insects, birds and animals.

SCOTTVILLE — When West Shore Community College curator Rebecca Mott plans exhibits at the Manierre Dawson Art Gallery she likes to keep things new and fresh .. A new exhibit will open on Wednesday featuring the works of Nathan Grubich (pottery sculpture), John Poindexter, Kristine Campbell (abstract coordinates) and Carolyn Damstra (paintings).

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/Culture/Art/2013/Aug-31/229416-da-vinci...
Da Vinci’s mind shines in rare Venice show

A rare exhibition of sketches from Leonardo da Vinci's diaries went on display in Venice Thursday, providing a unique insight into the genius of a Renaissance man who spanned art and science.

"Leonardo da Vinci: The Universal Man" runs until Dec. 1 in the canalside Galleria dell'Academia museum and contains works from the gallery's own archives, as well as collections from around the world.

http://www.theskinny.co.uk/books/previews/305628-the_art_science_ja...
The Art of Science
Now more than ever, serious artists are looking to science. After all, if art can be said to have a primary goal, it's surely to explore what it means to be human; and for many of us today, to be human is to be, to an unprecedented extent, at the mercy of scientific advancement.

The Manchester Literature Festival, Creative Industries Trafford and the 24:7 theatre festival have teamed up to further encourage this artistic exploration of science. To mark the 60th anniversary of Watson and Crick's discovery of the double helix, writer Jane Rogers and young composer Ailís Ní Ríain have each been commissioned to create a work with DNA as its theme.
Literature provides a vital way of examining science from the outside: "Science is moving ahead at such an extraordinary rate that all sorts of moral and ethical dilemmas are being generated by the discoveries being made. As human beings we need to think about them and talk about them and understand them. And literature is a great arena in which to do that." Ultimately, she says, "If writers don't engage with some of the scientific advances that are being made, that are changing our lives radically, then they're in danger of becoming irrelevant."

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Alternative student explores possibilities in art, science

From Leonardo:
NEXT DASER: 19 SEPTEMBER 2013
Join us for the next DASER on Thursday, 19 September 2013, 6 PM at the Keck Center, Washington, D.C. Speakers include director of the American Meterological Society Education Program Jim Brey, neuroscientist and neurothicist Jim Giordano, assistant professor of entomology and biology David Hughes and artist and professor of art Judith Waller. The event is free and open to the public. Registration and photo ID required. For those of you who will not be able to make it, the event will be webcast live starting at 5:30 PM.
SPECIAL NYC LASER: 24 SEPTEMBER 2013
A special NYC LASER will take place Tuesday, 24 September 2013, 6:30-8:30 PM at LevyArts to discuss SPLICE: At the Intersection of Art and Medicine, a traveling exhibition curated by Nina Czegledy at the Pratt Manhattan Gallery (19 September?9 November 2013) that aims to investigate changing corporeal perceptions influenced by scientific, social, political and cultural interpretations. To reach this goal SPLICE presents a scientific gaze of the human body by showcasing historic anatomical art as both complemented and challenged by international contemporary artworks. Discussants will include Jack Butler, Toronto Canada; Joyce Cutler Shaw, San Diego, US and Nina Czegledy, Toronto, SPLICE project curator. This event is free and open to the public. Space is limited; to reserve your place, send an email to Ellen Levy at levy@nyc.rr.com

For more details visit: http://www.leonardo.info

LIQUID ARCHITECTURE 14: SONIC CITY, MELBOURNE
Liquid Architecture, part of the 14th National Festival of Sound Art, is a sense-specific festival that celebrates the diverse methods of sound-making and sound theory. It offers a range of events including concerts, immersive sound presentations, audio-visual and recorded work, exhibitions and installations. Liquid Architecture 14: Sonic City will explore how sound art and related art practices can respond to the protean and transformative nature of cities. The festival will take place in Melbourne, Australia, from 29 August to 14 September 2013 and will be accompanied by a national touring performance program
2013 ARS ELECTRONICA FESTIVAL, 5?9 SEPTEMBER 2013
?Total Recall: The Evolution of Memory? will be the theme of the next Ars Electronica Festival, Linz, Austria, 5?9 September 2013. What is remembrance? How is information saved to memory and how is it lost? Neuroscientists and computer engineers, artists and philosophers will discuss memory and its storage?one of science?s most coveted secrets and one of humankind?s greatest technological challenges. The festival?s schedule features the Big Concert Night, a night of orchestral music and digital sounds, live electronics and visualizations staged by Ars Electronica, the Brucknerhaus Linz and the Bruckner Orchester. Ars Electronica has also debuted a new exhibition called Project Genesis, focused on the topic of synthetic biology
GRAPHIC ALERT: AIDS POSTERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD
The Medical Science Building (MSB) Gallery of NYU Langone Medical Center presents an exhibition of posters from 24 countries that illustrate the variety found in graphics from across the globe designed to educate the public about AIDS and its prevention. The posters, which range from beautiful to humorous to harrowing, reveal that the single unifying concern?the prevention of HIV infection?encompasses a variety of issues. The exhibition images were selected by LEAF Chair Adrienne Klein. The exhibition runs from 1?30 September 2013

LIVING DATA: SCIENCE, ART & TALKS IN SYDNEY
Living Data is an independent program that researches and develops art from climate science with the aim of stirring action to build a sustainable future. For the 2013 Ultimo Science Festival, scientists, artists and designers are heading to Sydney, Australia, for a program of exhibitions, presentations and the forum, Data for Action: How we act on what we count, weigh and measure. Exhibitions and events will run 12?21 September 2013

http://www.dw.de/how-artists-dream-of-outer-space/g-17059667
How artists dream of outer space

Long before Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, artists were trying to convey the mystery and excitement of space. Today, artists use cosmic materials to paint - and are even planning for weightless theater productions.

http://www.livescience.com/39396-artists-turn-music-into-algae-meal...
Edible Opera: Artists Turn Music into an Algae Meal (Op-Ed)
Ailsa Sachdev is an editorial intern at Sierra, the magazine of the Sierra Club. She is a rising senior at Mount Holyoke College and spent last semester reporting on witchcraft in Morocco. This article was adapted from an article in Sierra. She contributed this article to LiveScience's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights.

The opera may sound good, but it can taste even better — at least that's what artists Michael Burton and Michiko Nitta (Burton Nitta) think. Together, these masters of design and science have created the Algae Opera, which transforms a singer's voice into an edible experience.
An opera singer is transformed with biotechnology to form a unique relationship with algae.
The algae, which are a photosynthetic plant-like organism, feeds on the carbon dioxide in the singer's breath. As an important future food source, the singer's algae can also be eaten. Alongside listening to her music, the audience can also taste her song. To increase the growth of the algae the body of the singer is trained to use her extraordinary large lung capacity to produce the highest quality algae-product. The composition of the song and the singer's vocal technique are redesigned to specifically produce algae and enrich its taste. To do this, the composer and singer use the new science of sonic enhancement of food where different pitches and frequencies make food taste either bitter or sweet.