Dear Colleagues, When I posted about the 'biocreativity' blog on the Ecolog back in July, I got a lot of replies from biocreative people who are doing some really great work at the intersection of art + biology. I also met a lot of very biocreative individuals at ESA Austin this year.
Im happy to announce that a short series of featured artist-scientists from my Ecolog and ESA interactions are finally making their way onto the biocreativity blog! This series, called 'ECO Art + Science' will serve to illustrate the many ways in which artists and scientists are using their talents in the modern world, will provide inspiration to any of you readers who are considering picking up the biocreative torch and will give artist-scientists (both experienced and new) a platform to showcase their work. The series will appear each Thursday at http://biocreativity.wordpress.com. The first featured artist-scientist is aquatic ecologist and sculptor Gary Grossman, professor of animal ecology at the University of Georgia. If you didn't make contact back in July or at ESA Austin, but think you or someone you know should be featured in the ECO Art + Science series, please send me an email off-list to [email protected] or [email protected] with 'biocreativity' in the subject line. Here's a little bit about the blog: http://biocreativity.wordpress.com explores the interrelatedness of the arts + sciences. Because there is such a large and beautiful continuum of artist-scientists (or scientist-artists, if you prefer) this blog focuses more closely on the relationship between the arts, the science of biology + nature. Hence, biocreativity is any activity that combines these subjects through content, purpose, craft or materials. Most Sincerely, Hayley Gillespie, PhD Austin, Texas biocreativity.wordpress.com jhayleygillespie.wordpress.com eurycealliance.wordpress.com
