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Leonardo Network News

The Newsletter of the International Society for the Arts, Sciences and Technology and of l’Observatoire Leonardo des Arts et Technosciences

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CALL FOR PAPERS: LEONARDO SPECIAL SECTION “ART AND CANCER”

Cancer remains the second leading cause of death worldwide. Although there are many successful examples of art-science collaboration in various disciplines, the number of art-science initiatives directed toward cancer research is very small.

The focus of this special section is to investigate whether combining principles of art, science and technology with those of cancer biology can advance cancer research. To address this issue, we seek submissions related to innovative, cutting-edge topics that combine scientific methodologies with artistic practices. We are specifically interested in studies that lead to establishing new paradigms in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of and eventual cure for cancer, providing novel perspectives for oncologists beyond what has been revealed by biological research alone. The guest editor for this special section is Leonardo author Dhruba Deb, a researcher at the Hamon Center for Therapeutic Oncology Research, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX. See <leonardo.info/isast/journal/calls/artandcancer.html>.

SCIENTIFIC DELIRIUM MADNESS ART/SCIENCE RESIDENCY

Leonardo/ISAST and the Djerassi Resident Artists Program (DRAP) continue their collaboration with the annual Scientific Delirium Madness Art/Science Residency, which brings together artists and scientists for a monthlong retreat in the Santa Cruz mountains in California. During the course of the residency, artists working in a variety of media collaborate with scientists working in various disciplines to explore and transform the boundaries of art and science. In addition to collegial time, the artists and scientists contribute to a regular series of blogs, LASER Talks, an Open House/ Open Studio public gathering at the Djerassi residency, papers and a special section in the Leonardo journal.

The July 2016 residency participants are Maja Spasova, Adam Zaretsky, David Bowen, Teoma Naccarat, John McCallum, Hannah Rogers, Juanita Rockwell, Asa Callow (NAKFI Fellow), Christine Metzger, Mattheo Farinella, and Weidong Yang. To find out more about this program, see <leonardo.info/art-science-residencies>.

PARTNERS IN ART AND SCIENCE

The Leonardo Affiliate Program provides a collaborative environment in which leaders from top-ranked universities and independent nonprofits in the cross-disciplinary field of art, science, and technology can interface and share best practices, research, and opportunities with their peers across institutional boundaries. Leonardo Affiliate members also receive a number of benefits and opportunities, including free and discounted advertising opportunities, deals on Leonardo publications, and eligibility to nominate graduate students for the Leonardo Fellowship Program. See <leonardo.info/affiliates>.

CREATIVE DISTURBANCE

Creative Disturbance is an international, multilingual network and podcast platform supporting collaboration among the arts, sciences and new technologies communities, where new communities of thinkers are fostered and developed and unlikely connections emerge. One means of both sharing and spurring such interactions is through a dynamic collection of podcasts crowdsourced and produced by Creative Disturbance members. These “conversations” help illuminate and inform others on matters of interest across the Creative Disturbance community. Creative Disturbance is currently in a prototype stage, with an organizational node at the University of Texas at Dallas, as part of the Leonardo Initiatives of ArtSciLab of the Arts and Technology program, operated by faculty, students, and research fellows.

Nora Abushadi, a student at The American University in Cairo, has documented on Creative Disturbance the new biennial conference, Cairotronica, a symposium of electronic and new media arts that was held in Cairo, Egypt, in May 2016. The symposium included a program of activities, exhibitions, talks, workshops, and screenings by local, regional, and international artists as well as academics and technology experts. Cairotronica aims to inspire, educate, and challenge students and audiences across the region. See <CreativeDisturbance.org>. [End Page 375]