Art meets Science at Wageningen University & Research

Ten artists and scientists will work together on a project to discover the boundaries of art and science. The goal is to stimulate innovations and crossovers between the different disciplines in a way that entails more than the sum of the individual parts (creative innovation). The project is part of the 100-years celebration of Wageningen University & Research (WUR). Theme of the programme is ‘Wageningen Wisdom & Wonder’. Each artist will be working on one theme and is offered a 2 months period financial support. Individuals from all art disciplines are welcome to apply for a residency on Wageningen Campus. WUR will invite 10 artists to work together with scientists on 10 interdisciplinary themes between pairs of the five WUR Science groups: Agrotechnology & Food Sciences (AFSG), Animal Sciences (ASG), Environmental Sciences (ESG), Plant Sciences (PSG) and Social Sciences (SSG). The themes are as follows (please download the complete description here):

Ethics of responsible production & consumption
Understanding and using evolution to increase resilience
Ethics & Genetics
Interconnectivity of plants and animals
Adaptability of cultures and ecosystems
Dialogue of inclusion and diversity
Big data & Fake data
Sensing tipping-points in system earth
Emerging system properties & Climate feedbacks
Life changing micro biomes

The following periods are offered for a residence:

March-April 2018
April-May 2018
May-June 2018
August-September 2018
September-October 2018
October-November 2018

WUR will provide:

The stipend for the artist will be €2400 for 2 months
Working spaces for the artist will be provided by the science groups
There will be help to search for housing (possibly on the campus)
For practical questions a project coordinator will be available for the artist
At the end of each period the artist will give an artist talk, supported by the partner-scientist of the theme
Two combined presentations/exhibitions for a wider public will be organised in June and November 2018.

Please email the application to 100years@wur.nl before 8th December 2017. The application needs to contain information about:

Background, education
Portfolio of projects, work
Website
Motivation
Preference on period

A selection committee of three persons (including at least one artist) will make the selection of the artists. After the selection there will be a matching -meeting with the scientists of the science groups (possibly by Skype for international applicants) on mid-December. The definitive selection will follow after this matching-meeting (before January 1, 2018).

www.wur.eu/100years

Attachment

Themes creative innovation.xlsx_.docx