Science-Art Symbiosis Showcase
The Ocean Decade Community of Practice has been exploring the practice of science-art with the intention of inspiring future creations by the network to be showcased at the MEOPAR Annual Meeting in November, and beyond. Developed by interdisciplinary scientist Samantha Jones, these activities aim to engage diverse participation across the network and centre the science-art practices of diverse folks. No previous experience with art is necessary.
About the Showcase
Applying knowledge gained from the first two Science-Art Symbiosis activities, during the MEOPAR Annual Meeting call for abstracts, we will be accepting submissions for a ‘science as art’ showcase. The showcase will be integrated into the Annual Meeting Gather venue, in its own room like a museum where each piece will have a description. This showcase will include traditional and non-traditional mediums, including but not limited to: creative writing pieces, videos, sculpture, dance, photography, paintings, and more.
Submission Guidelines
- All pieces will need to be digitized for integration into the Gather room. For example, physical art pieces can be photographed and performances can be filmed.
- We welcome original contribution, new projects or in-progress works that have not been shown or published elsewhere. Copyright remains with the artist.
Compensation
- Beyond the incentive to expand skill sets and communicate their work, each participant will receive an honorarium for their work.
- Please note that group submissions will receive one honorarium to be divided among contributors. You are welcome to submit as many artworks as you want, but you will only receive one honorarium.
Deadlines:
- Deadline for expression of interest: September 30, 2022
- Deadline for artwork submission: October 31, 2022
To submit your Expression of Interest, click here.
About the Practitioner: Samantha Jones, BSc. (Hons), MSc.
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- PhD Candidate, Geography, University of Calgary
- Location: Moh’kins’tsis / Calgary, AB
- Area of Focus: Arctic inorganic carbon cycling
Sam is a PhD Candidate in the Department of Geography at the University of Calgary. Her research focuses on inorganic carbon cycling in a connected lake – river – coastal ocean system in Iqaluktuuttiaq, Cambridge Bay, NU. Her poem “Ocean Acidification,” first published in Watch Your Head, was developed into a multimedia clip with science and policy partners and included in the Virtual Ocean Pavilion at COP26. Other examples of her science-poetry are published in GeoHumanities and Arctic.
These activities align with the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development Challenge 10: Change humanity’s relationship with the ocean and Outcome 7: An inspiring and engaging ocean. Ocean literacy and communicating the value of the oceans is important for knowledge mobilization and to inspire people to get involved.
