Symposium ArtSci2001 in NY

[Claudia Westermann]

http://www.asci.org/ArtSci2001/index.html

ArtSci2001 - Symposium
November 2nd - 4th
Graduate Centre of the City University of New York

Structures of Creativity and Collaboration in Art and Science

How can the discoveries of scientific research and the powerful metaphors 
of art combine to impact society at large? Some artists and scientists are 
exploring the promise of art-sci collaborative projects. This third 
international symposium organized by Art and Science Collaboration, Inc. 
(ASCI) will feature multimedia presentations on extraordinary collaborative 
projects involving artists and scientists, ranging from photographs 
rendered in hybrid grass, and a musical score based on brain activity, to 
sculpture grown from living tissue, and brainwaves transmitted via the 
Internet. The presenters will discuss the opportunities and pitfalls of 
collaborating across disciplines and invite questions from the audience.

The symposium will kick-off with a Friday evening Keynote presentation by a 
notorious duo, Joe Davis, an artist at M.I.T. and Dr. Dana Boyd, biochemist 
at the Harvard Medical School. Their long-standing collaborative projects 
have pioneered art and the new "life sciences," from a project for NASA in 
outer-space to inventing a microscope that can "hear" micro-organisms. The 
public may attend the keynote apart from the symposium. Full details by 
clicking on "Friday night" in the left navigation bar. Tickets $20.

In addition to art-sci project presentations and Friday evening keynote 
address, Saturday and Sunday programming will include breakout, poster, and 
resource sessions, plus many networking opportunities. The symposium will 
attract artists, scientists, technologists, writers, scholars, humanists, 
and all those interested in the synergy possible when barriers between 
disciplines are removed.

PRE-REGISTRATION ENDS OCTOBER 27, 2001

INTRODUCING the ArtSci INDEX.  To help fulfill the important incubating 
function of ArtSci2001, we are simultaneously launching a unique online 
resource called the  ArtSci INDEX. Its purpose is to create a rich global 
database of resources and requests for individuals wishing to collaborate, 
barter, research or fund art-sci collaborative projects. It will have a 
special "matching" function to assist with the filtering of data relevant 
to your needs, making it an efficient way to research. We hope that you 
also might find a collaborator and then meet face-to-face at the 
symposium!  http://asci.org/artsci_index/