New Bridges across Art and Science, (working title)

State:

Declined

Contact Details

I am the event manager:

I am the event manager

Event Manager Info

1. Event Manager Organisation:

The NewBridge Project, (Pop Up Initiative CIC)

2. Event Manager First Name:

Helen

3. Event Manager Surname:

Schell

4. Event Manager Address line 1:

NewBridge Project Space

5. Event Manager Address line 2:

18 New Bridge Street West

6. Event Manager Address line 3:

Newcastle

7. Event Manager Postcode:

NE1 8AW

8. Event Manager Telephone number:

M: 07974 168654 T: 0191 232 8975

9. Event Manager Email address:

hel1111222@hotmail.com

Your event

10. Which of the following areas of science does you event best fit into?:

General

Event type and format

11. Do you have a preferred day for your event to take place on?:

Saturday 7 September 2013

Sunday 8 September 2013

Monday 9 September 2013

Tuesday 10 September 2013

Wednesday 11 September 2013

Thursday 12 September 2013

17. Length:

7-12th Sept, but including a series of other events, please see below

18. What will the format of your event be?:

Talks/presentations - 1 person presenting new science or for a specific audience with Q & A; or a TED talk

Panel discussion/debate - exploring a subject with more than one speaker with lots of audience interaction

Show/Performance/Demo lecture - entertainment events for adults and families

Workshop - Time limited, stand alone interactive for adults and families

Interactive exhibition - drop in activity, hands-on stand

See below for details

19. Please give any details about the format of your event you feel are relevant.:

This project will involve 5 artist's residencies based at Newcastle University and The NewBridge Project. The residency subjects and participants are - The Mind Machine (Binaural Rhythms) - Quoc Vuong, Neuroscience Department and artist, Rosie Skett, who creates audio-visual interactive installations. Super-natural, between magic & science – Dr Wendy Smith, Synthetic Biology and artist, Sneha Solanki, who works with technology and ideas about new science. Crowds & Swarms – Dr Roy Sanderson, Biology and bees, and artist Cath Keay, who is a sculptor exploiting hands off mechanisms to create art using insects. Computers and Changing Brains, Dr Laura Pereira, Neuroscience Department, and artist Dave Lisser, who invents futuristic sculptures and machines, exploring contemporary communication devices. Heavenly Bodies – The Human Spaceship, Dr Georgina Carr, Biomedical Science, and artist Helen Schell, who creates mixed media installations about astrophysics and the cosmos. This will examine the human body in space. She is a STEM Ambassador. These exciting projects will culminate in interactive exhibitions, a debate forum, presentations and workshops. The NewBridge Project is developing an unusual format, so that audiences and participants will be curious and engaged. developing a continuing legacy of art & science projects for the future. All 5 artists already work in the field of science and have participated in previous projects of this nature. Dates: Residencies begin 1st December 2012 and end 1st September 2013. New Bridges Exhibition, 6th Sept to 22nd Sept. Heavenly Bodies, Interactive Shop Exhibition, Eldon Square Shop, 2nd Sept to 14th Oct 2013. Forum, presentations and workshops - running 7th September to 12th September, 2013.

20. Location/venue:

NewBridge Project, 18 New Bridge Street West, Newcastle NE1 8AW. Empty Shop (site to be confirmed), Eldon Square Shopping Centre, Eldon Court, Percy Street, Newcastle. NE1 7JB.

21. Venue requirements:

N/A

22. Audience Level:

Everyone

Event details

12. Event title:

New Bridges across Art and Science, (working title)

13. Description of the core message of your event and key topics to be covered (c.100 words):

Science communication through art collaboration. This will be an exciting project of 5 artist's residencies at Newcastle University's School of Sciences over 9 months, which will research, develop and explore new ideas, both in art and science. The aim is to encourage artists, scientists, and students to invent new works for exhibitions, discussions, presentations and workshops to feature at the British Science Festival. These events will be based at The NewBridge Project in its city centre site, and in an empty shop in Eldon Square Shopping Centre. Each scientist/artist collaboration will feature a different art and science discipline, and will be presented in varied formats to engage diverse audiences.

14. Does the event have particular local relevance?:

Yes

15. If so, please indicate what this is:

Although The NewBridge Project has national recognition, it focuses most of its art and education projects around engaging the public of the north east, and it is a Community Interest Company. Its position in the city centre of Newcastle, means it has a good walk in audience, and has a highly active online communication system which connects up with all areas of the regional art-world including the Baltic, Tyne & Wear Museums and the universities. It provides studios for 70 artists, including new graduates and mature professionals networking out into the community. The NewBridge Project has built up substantial audiences throughout the north east.

16. How does your event relate to this year's theme of 'Making waves'?:

'New Bridges' will create projects over a year that will send ripples through many areas of art, science, and education, because The NewBridge Project has a policy of adventurous collaborations in the north east. Over this period, the momentum will build through other art and science projects to gather a large and curious audience awaiting the final public event at the British Science Festival. Previous projects have focussed on interdisciplinary work and taking risks, which impact positively on many other organisations. It is currently developing an international exchange programme as well as its exciting exhibitions, which are shown in 4 galleries in its main city centre building. It sets examples and initiates for many major collaborative projects with outreach and public engagement being a major focus.

Press interest

23. Do you consider that the event will attract press interest?:

Yes

24. If yes, please summarise up to 4 key points you think will be of press interest:

The unusual aspect of 5 residencies in diverse areas, which address the topical science subjects of space, bees, computer psychology, mind and stress management, and synthetic life. The NewBridge Project already gets lots of press and media attention for its dynamic events. The ongoing interaction between the scientists and artists over 9 months, which will create a momentum of press interest. It encompasses several different public projects, which will be in places with large integral audiences, both at The NewBridge Project and Eldon Square Shopping Centre.

25. Do you have any other comments you would like to make or information you would like to include?:

Because of the inclusion of art and science together over several months, this accessible project will encourage and invite new people to engage with these subjects. It has a proven to be a good method of opening minds in the past. Please look at The NewBridge Project website for further information about the organisation and individual artists statements and images of their work - http://thenewbridgeproject.com