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

[douglas irving repetto]

I got it via a UK-based "creative robotics network" email list...I 
almost ignored it at first, as usually their stuff isn't applicable, 
but the Franklin Institute part sounded familiar...


douglas


>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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