[dorkbotphiladelphia-blabber] Fwd: Science Art Opportunity at The Franklin Institute Science Museum

[douglas irving repetto]

Sounds like fun & perfect for folks on this list...


>Dear Artists and Scientists,
>
>In celebration of the opening of the new exhibit, /Sir Isaac's Loft:
>Where Art and Physics Collide/, The Franklin Institute is hosting Sir
>Isaac's 28-Hour Sci/Art Jam. *Six Sir Isaac's Sci/Art Jam grant
>recipients will be given a thousand dollars and 28 hours to create art
>based on one of the themes represented in /Sir Isaac's Loft/*. The
>pieces will be created in The Benjamin Franklin National Memorial where
>visitors can watch the creative process in action.
>
>The clock on Sir Isaac's 28-Hour Sci/Art Jam will start ticking at
>_11:00AM on July 15_ and stop ticking at _3:00PM on July 16_. The
>artists will then share with visitors what they were able to create in
>the time allotted.
>
>The six themes in /Sir Isaac's Loft/ are:
>*
>Changing The Light:* Changing the light changes what you see.
>*
>Chain Reactions:* Chain reactions need a push to get started and then
>keep going.
>
>*Combining Motions:* Combining simple motions creates complex patterns.
>
>*Physics Feats Of Strength*: Knowing physics allows you to do things
>that you could not before.
>*
>Energy Transfer:* Energy can be transferred from one thing to another or
>from one form to another.
>*
>Illusions:* Artists use science to fool with your brain
>
>For more information and to apply for one of the grants please click the
>following URL   http://www.fi.edu/tfi/exhibits/jam.html  Here you will
>also find an electronic application for one of the six grants and a PDF
>that describes the core exhibit in more detail.
>**All grant submissions must be in by June 22nd.**
>
>
>Thank you for your interest,
>
>Mike Levad
>
>--
>Mike Levad
>The Franklin Institute
>Exhibit / Program Developer
>e-mail: mlevad at fi.edu
>phone: 215.448.1309
>fax: 215.448.1188


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