An April 4, 2016 Curiosity Collider announcement, received via email, highlights an upcoming art/science weekend event,
9 artists. 9 scientists.
Participate in their experiment! Join Curiosity Collider and Science World BC on April 9/10 for the special “Meet a Scientist – Experiment with an Artist” weekend! Participate in hands-on activities with scientists, and interact with on-site artists while they experiment with their art in collaboration with the scientists.Date & Time: April 9 and 10, from 10am to 4pmLocation: TELUS World of Science (1455 Quebec Street, Vancouver)
Admission: General Science World admission is required to attend this event. Visit our Facebook event page (http://bit.ly/ArtSciExperiment) to let us know you are coming. Plus, we will be giving out some free Science World passes on the page!
Participating artists and scientists:
Saturday
Char Hoyt (2/d drawing/oil painting) & Stefanie Vogt (microbiology)
Dzee Louise (2/d drawing/watercolor/acrylic painting) & Amy Smith (neuroscience)
Laura Lee Coles (digital arts/installations, found objects) & Rosa An (geo-technical engineering)
Sammy Chien (interdisciplinary media arts) & Jacqueline Wong (audiologist)Willa Downing (2/d mixed media collage/drawing) & Antonya Gonzalez (developmental psychology)
Sunday
Christopher Rodrigues (2/d & 3/d – painting / digital) & Philip LeSueur (geological engineering)
Michelle Weinstein (3/d drawing/experimental animation) & Samuel Brenner(civil engineering
Robi Smith (2/d acrylic painting/mixed media) & Kelly Ablard (biology)
Rob Scharein (digital art, 3/d graphics) & Regan Zhang (medical genetics)
This is a pilot project – let us know your experience so that we can create more events like this in the future. We will also showcase our new and awesome Curiosity Collider T-shirts at the event – ask us how you can get one.
Enjoy!
Should you be curious about Curiosity Collider, you can find out more here. One last comment, an adult ticket for Science World costs $23.25 (not cheap).