SYNERGY - THE COLLABORATION OF ART AND SCIENCE at SECAC

SYNERGY - THE COLLABORATION OF ART AND SCIENCE
Southeastern College Art Conference (SECAC)

A dynamic trend in art and art pedagogy is the employment of collaboration – notably that between art and science. As a practice, collaborations between the two groups have been gaining momentum and the payoffs have been impressive, resulting in cutting-edge original art and instructional practice. The results have been novel and the joint process stimulating because the two groups often bring distinct insights and skill sets to the dialogue: different backgrounds and expertise, different goals, different methodologies and materials of practice. It is this disparateness that provides the synergistic creative energy that informs the product.

In order to represent the best of this working process, we will assemble a panel of artists, art educators and scientists who conduct their research and design courses with collaboration in mind. We plan to have 5 speakers, each delivering 10-12 minute presentations, followed by 30 minutes of open discussion. We will also hold a structured, follow-up discussion for panelists and other interested parties outside of the scheduled session time. We hope this panel will be the seed for a new, long-term, interactive study group rooted in art-science collaborative practices.

co-chaired by Erika Osborne and Keith Waddington.

If you are interested in participating, please visit SECAC's site for Paper Submission criteria at http://www.secollegeart.org/annual-conference.html. If you have any questions please email Erika or Keith at osborne.erika@gmail.com and Bombus2001@aol.com.