(apologies for cross posting; please circulate) Dear friends,
We are proud to announce the new call for proposals of the third edition of DA4GA (Designers & Artists 4 Genomics Award). Please spread this message. Thank you! Greetings, Lucas ====================================== Due to its success in 2010 & 2011 the third edition of the Designers & Artists 4 Genomics Award (DA4GA) will take place in 2012. The results of the current edition are on exhibition at Naturalis, Leiden until the end of this year. Always wanted to be at the forefront of riveting art that is trans-disciplinary and pushes the boundaries of technological and artistic possibilities? Then submit your application for DA4GA and take a chance on winning a € 25.000, - project! DA4GA highlights and explores the exciting and novel possibilities between design, artistic practice and Life Sciences. Inaugurated by the Netherlands Genomics Initiative, Waag Society, Naturalis and CSG – Centre for Society and the Life Sciences, DA4GA aims to stimulate emerging designers and artists to delve into the world of bio-art, and produce new work in close collaboration with the most prestigious Netherlands Life Sciences institutes in the field of sustainability, food, health, bio-informatics, agriculture, energy and safety. Did you graduate no longer than five years ago in the field of art or design? Do the breakthroughs of Life Sciences fascinate you, and do you have a knack for (applied) arts and/or design? Then we want you to send in your CV, portfolio and idea for a project that combines artistic merit with the vast developments in Life Sciences. For more information and winning projects of the previous editions check www.da4ga.nl Interested? Send an e-mail to [email protected] for the application form and conditions. The deadline for your application is September 10th 2012, 18.00 hrs. This editions participating life sciences research institutions are: - Forensic Genomics Consortium Netherlands - forensicgenomics.nl - Center BioSystems Genomics - cbsg.nl - Virgo Consortium - virgo.nl - Netherlands Toxico Genomics Centre - toxicogenomics.nl - Netherlands Centre for Systems Biology - ncsb.nl - Kluyver Centre for Genomics of Industrial Fermentation - kluyvercentre.nl - Netherlands Consortium for Healthy Ageing - healthy-ageing.nl - Netherlands Proteomics Centre - netherlandsproteomicscentre.nl - Topinstituut Groene Genetica - groenegenetica.nl - Biosolar Cells Vrije Universiteit - biosolarcells.nl - Nederlands Instituut voor Ecologie - nioo.knaw.nl More participating institutions to be added until the end of June. Please check www.da4ga.nl for updates. ======================================= - - lucas evers II waag society II www.waag.org II piet heinkade 181 a II 1019 hc amsterdam II netherlands II +31 20 5579898 trust me i am an artist - toward an ethics of art science collaborations II www.artscienceethics.com designers & artists 4 genomics award II www.da4ga.nl open design now - why design cannot remain exclusive II www.opendesignnow.org -- Other Info: Furtherfield - A living, breathing, thriving network http://www.furtherfield.org - for art, technology and social change since 1997 Also - Furtherfield Gallery& Social Space: http://www.furtherfield.org/gallery About Furtherfield: http://www.furtherfield.org/content/about Netbehaviour - Networked Artists List Community. http://www.netbehaviour.org http://identi.ca/furtherfield http://twitter.com/furtherfield _______________________________________________ NetBehaviour mailing list [email protected] http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
