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Our Venture:
Bridging science and art by raising the prominence of Science Art, and with it the benefits of combining the accuracy of science with the evocative power of art to inform viewers about nature and the importance of maintaining the vital services nature supplies to society.
The following ‘logic model’ relates the possible relationships among target objectives, resources and constraints
Initial
Target Populations |
Inputs |
Resources |
Constraints |
Artists
Wildlife and Nature Artists
Bird Artists, including those
participating in the Artist Registry
for Ornithological Researchers
Scientists
Environmental Scientists
Ornithological Researchers
Educators
College and University
Art and Art History Departments
Science Departments
Personnel responsible for public
spaces
K-12
Teachers
School & District Administrators
Related NPOs
Science and Art groups
Wildlife Art groups
Nature Art groups
Art and Conservation groups
Scientific Illustrators
Museum Curators
Wildlife Museums
Natural History Museums
Gallery Owners
Nature Art Gallery
Editors
Publishers
Authors
Library of Congress
Nominating Committee |
Funding-related
Private donations
Grants
Related book received Alfred P. Sloan
Foundation support
Organization-related
Experienced and committed Board (n=5)
Experienced and committed Staff (n=1)
Advisory Council (n=3, will be large and diverse)
List of Affiliated Scientists and Artists (n=5, will be large
and diverse)
Seeking 200 artists (linked to website)
Seeking 5 artists organizations for collaborative
association
Seeking 10 conservation organizations for collaborative
association
Seeking 20 organization endorsements
Community/Target Population-related
High visibility within selected areas (e.g., environmental
science, bird art, conservation, etc.)
High visibility on the Web (Google search on science
art nature ranks website 3rd out of 41.7M)
Related book becoming known nationally and
internationally (e.g., reviews in New York Times,
Science, Audubon, The Ibis, The Living Birds;
recipient of Foreword Magazine’s 2008 Gold Medal
(Nature category)
Strong reputation within 60 million-strong U.S. birding
community (e.g., book has Audubon
[c. 500,000 members] endorsement)
Established relationship with Artist Registry for
Ornithological Researchers’ 14 sponsors, who
range from the National Museum of Natural
History (Smithsonian Institution) to the Royal
Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) to the
Society of Animal Artists and the American
Birding Association |
Funding-related
Dependent on donations and
grants
World economy in recession
Organization-related
One staff member to do most
of the work
Community/Target-Population-related
Must introduce new genre of Art that is not a style
Must develop relationships with school
district administrators, teachers, and
students
Limited access to schools
Compete with other organizations for limited time and resources available in schools
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The Website: Our site, <scienceart-nature.org> will provide examples of Science Art and background information, as well as our e-magazine, access to our programs, related publications, networking links, artist links, sponsor links, a calendar, basic information about the organization.
Networking: Communicating with our network of scientists, artists, educators, organizational leaders, environmental activists, writers, editors, curators, gallery owners, students, art patrons, and art lovers will be aided through a variety of Web tools
Our Competitive Advantage: Our advantage derives from the success of the book and familiarity with the website that contains extensive excerpts and much of its message.
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