[spectre] Introduction - Invitation - International Open Call

[Cynthia Pannucci]

Dear SPECTRE List Members ~

My name is Cynthia Pannucci and I am the founder/director of Art & Science 
Collaborations, Inc. (ASCI). Although mostly a virtual organization now, we 
began in New York City in 1988, where many of our art-sci activities still 
take place. I'm glad to join your mailing list and look forward to following 
your news and activities. We invite you to send your art-sci-tech 
information to ASCI [bulletin at asci.org] by the 20th of each month for free 
posting in our monthly ASCI eBulletin the following month. You can find a 
recent issue at: http://www.asci.org/artikel1109.html

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Announcing an International Open Call...
[please forward to your colleagues!]

DIGITAL'2010:  PLANET EARTH
12th International Juried, Digital Print Exhibition
organized by Art & Science Collaborations, Inc. (ASCI)
to be held at the New York Hall of Science
October 3, 2010 - January 31, 2011
ENTRY DEADLINE: August 16, 2010

Details & Submissions online only:
http://www.asci.org/artikel1102.html


INTRODUCTION

Our blue planet, spinning like a jewel in our solar system, has been 
perceptually defined by the technology of each era, from believing the Earth 
was flat, to the scientific understanding that it spins on its axis and has 
gravitational pull, to being part of just one of many solar systems. In 
terms of scale, humans are too small to viscerally comprehend our planet's 
magnitude and the dynamics of its interconnected physical systems. We 
therefore break the concepts down into smaller parts, collect data and 
physical specimens of all kinds, and invent instruments to measure and track 
physical phenomena like earthquakes, tornados, and hurricanes. However, we 
still cannot grasp the "big picture" of planet Earth unless we read, look at 
photos, and finally. use our imagination to help envision/conceptualize it!

We invite artists and scientists to submit original digital prints that 
reflect their perceptions of our planet. Are these perceptions changing as 
we learn more about Earth from explorers, scientists, and artists? What is 
the relationship between all living things and planet Earth? What images are 
evoked by calling it the blue planet or the peaceful planet or the changing 
planet?  What is the human impact on the whole planet? What is our concern 
for its future?

The museum furnishes the frames (18"x24"); If selected, just send your 
digital print(s) in a cardboard tube!

Art & Science Collaborations, Inc. (ASCI)
serving the international art-sci-tech field for 22-years
asci at asci.org
www.asci.org