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Emerging Archaeopteryx, Darryl Wheye/Science Art
Archaeopteryx as if rising from the Berlin specimen, shows the flight-worthy feathers of this toothed “missing link”.
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Founded By:
Tony Angell, naturalist, artist, & author
Paul R. Ehrlich, Bing Professor of
Population Studies,Department of
Biology, Stanford University
Donald Kennedy, President emeritus,
Woods Senior Fellow,
Stanford University
Pamela Meadowcroft, Meadowcroft &
Associates, Inc.; Faculty Associate,
Institute for Evaluation Science,
School of Public Health,
University of Pittsburgh
Darryl Wheye, artist and author
Our nonprofit also includes an
Advisory Council and a list of
Affiliated Artists and Scientists.
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Bat-eared Fox Portrait, Carel Brest van Kempen /Science Art
Termite specialists, these foxes, have exceptional teeth and excavate complex tunnel networks.
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Our Resources |
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Our nonprofit public benefit corporation is organized and operated for charitable and educational pur- poses. These purposes are discussed in Humans, Nature, and Birds: Science Art from Cave Walls to Computer Screens*, co-authored by board members Wheye and Kennedy, introduced by board member Ehrlich, includes examples by board member Angell, and was critically read during production by board member, Meadowcroft. The New York Times, Science, The Ibis, Audubon, and The Living Bird, among others, have favorably reviewed the book.
The members of our Founding Board provide a broad range of perspectives, expertise, and experience in teaching, administration (including both academic and federal appointments), public education efforts (especially on environmental issues), nonprofit dev- elopment, writing, research, editing, art production, web production, and membership on the boards of both commercial and nonprofit organization.
*Published with assistance from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation’s Public Understanding of Science and Technology Program. |
Our Mission
to raise the prominence of
Science Art and the benefits of
combining the accuracy of
science with the evocative
power of art
and
to advocate the use of Science
Art to inform viewers about
nature and encourage the
sustainable use of resources |
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Science Art-Nature
P.O. Box 18754
Palo Alto, CA 94309-8754
science art-nature.org |
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The aims of SCIENCE ART-NATURE ..................................The value of SCIENCE ART …
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- to show how Science Art informs viewers about nature so that evaluating works through a science lens becomes more automatic
- to encourage the use of Science Art so that the importance of maintaining the vital services nature supplies to societyis better understood
- to promote collaboration among scientists and artists so that the production of Science Art is optimally informative, timely, and directed as much as possible toward achieving a sustainable society
- to bridge science and artby raising the visibility of Science Art and those who produce it so that opportunities for Science Art to be utilized in public spaces, in publications, in exhibits, and online expand
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......The Adaptable Crow,
......Tony Angell/Science Art
......Crows routinely exploit human ......resources for their own
needs.
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From the perspective of a scientist:
Science Art can help the public become better informed about and more comfortable with scientific issues important to them.
From that of an artist:
Science Art, through the creative and original designs of a skilled artist interpreting nature, can advance human understanding as it provides aesthetic pleasure.
Or that of a teacher:
Science Art can teach students some elements of analysis by extracting the scientific meaning and significance of the art.
Or a student:
Science Art can encourage the exploration of nature, the recognition of scientific principles, and the importance of the 30,000-year pictorial record.
Or an art lover:
Science Art can expand the way we look at and appreciate the art.
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Science Art-Nature is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit public benefit corporation
science art-nature.org
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