On 21 February 2009, the Fitzwilliam Museum and the Yale Center for British Art in New Haven, CT, are organising a one-day graduate symposium that will explore ways in which art overlaps with science, and with a focus on material objects. Possible topics are:
networks of artists and scientists
artist/scientist collaborations
art and the natural world
the philosophical concept of the sublime
theology, art, and science
the influence of scientific discoveries on the arts
artistic and scientific approaches to epistemology
dialogues between art and science in the Enlightenment
art, science, and education
science museum displays
scientific illustration
travel accounts
art and exploration
amateur practice
photography as science or art
artistic and scientific concepts of truth
The organisers invite proposals for 25-minute papers across the arts and sciences. Abstracts of max. 300 words by October 14, 2008 to imogen.hart@yale.edu. Travel funds for speakers are available upon application. Read more here.
On 21 February 2009, the Fitzwilliam Museum and the Yale Center for British Art in New Haven, CT, are organising a one-day graduate symposium that will explore ways in which art overlaps with science, and with a focus on material objects. Possible topics are:
The organisers invite proposals for 25-minute papers across the arts and sciences. Abstracts of max. 300 words by October 14, 2008 to imogen.hart@yale.edu. Travel funds for speakers are available upon application. Read more here.