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

[Chris Vecchio, PhD]

Doug,

How did you get that announcement before me??
I was just talking to them about this the other day.
Sounds like a fun opportunity.

- Chris


----- Original Message -----
From: "douglas irving repetto" <douglas at music.columbia.edu>
To: <dorkbotphiladelphia-blabber at dorkbot.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2005 1:10 PM
Subject: [dorkbotphiladelphia-blabber] Fwd: Science Art Opportunity at The
Franklin Institute Science Museum


>
> 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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