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The Art of Science initiative invites current UCSB undergraduates, graduate students, and postdocs to tell the story of their research through the aesthetic. The competition is open until February 25, 2022. Click to learn more!
The Schuller Lab, the Center for Science and Engineering Partnerships at the California NanoSystems Institute, the College of Creative Studies, and the UCSB Library are excited to announce the ninth annual "Art of Science" competition.
In science, as in art, the practitioner pursues moments of discovery when observations become greater than the sum of their parts and begin to reveal an untold story. Join the Art of Science Initiative this winter in an event to capture the imagination, challenge beliefs and expectations, and share the beauty and meaning of science through illustrative photographs, images, and data stories from your research.
The Art of Science initiative invites current UCSB undergraduates, graduate students, and postdocs to tell the story of their research through the aesthetic. Whether it be striking spectroscopic images of a new material, data from a series of simulations, interesting photos of a device or instrument, visual data stories, or some other aspect of research captured visually, you are invited to share it.
Submissions are due February 25, 2022 and the virtual awards reception will be held April 1, 2022 from 4:00-5:00pm.
Click here for competition guidelines and to submit your entry.
First, Second, Third, Best Caption, Best Data Visualization, and People's Choice prizes will be awarded.
This year, the organizers are pleased to announce the addition of a new competition prize for "Best Data Visualization" and encourage entrants to submit pieces that share visual stories of data. For some ideas, check out the Information Is Beautiful and Iron-Viz websites.
Winning pieces will be on display at the UCSB Library and other community galleries such as MOXI; UCSB Art, Design & Architecture Museum; and the Santa Barbara Museum of Art.
Questions may be directed to Wendy Ibsen (wendyibsen@ucsb.edu), Arica Lubin (alubin@ucsb.edu), and Jon Schuller (jonschuller@ece.ucsb.edu).
