Frontiers: Where Science Meets Art
Our regular network event for artists, researchers, educators and scientists working in the fields of art, science and wellbeing.
Frontiers is about innovation and discovery in approaches for those working at the intersection of creativity and science. This is an informal space to meet other practitioners, to share your project, news and learning on how to move your practice or project forward.
This session will feature a discussion on using art for good science communication and the panel will share their own projects and research together with examples of best practice in sci-art collaborations. Our guests include:
Ella Wild, Head of Festivals & Events at the Science & Industry Museum, which produces Manchester Science Festival.
Anthony Pickering, a freelance illustrator whose projects include the Carbon City Zero game and the graphic novel, Diabetes: Year One http://www.pick-art.co.uk/
Dr Dave Gerrard, lecturer in evolutionary genomics from the University of Manchester’s Division of Evolution, Infection & Genomics.
If you have any questions about the event, please email us at cit@watersidearts.org
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About the Speakers
Ella Wild
Ella is Head of Festivals and Events at the Science and Industry Museum in Manchester, she oversees the Manchester Science Festival and the year-round evening events public programme at the museum. Ella was previously a freelance producer for over 10 years, working on a range of projects with artists and organisations across the UK, from Manchester International Festival to Imperial War Museum.
Anthony Pickering
Anthony is a freelance illustrator based in Bolton. His practice covers portraiture, mapping, cartooning, comics, 2D frame animation, strong graphic lines and colours, and characterful pencil drawings. Working digitally and in traditional media, his projects feature medical communication, urban visualisation, poetic imagining, scribing for conferences, and infographic representation.
Dave Gerrard Ph.D
Dave is a Lecturer in Evolutionary Genomics at the University of Manchester. He is programme director for the MSc in Genomic Medicine and examinations officer for Genetics and Molecular Biology. His areas of expertise include bioinformatics, evolutionary biology and embryology.