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[Nettime-nl] Invitation DA4GA II |
Invitation The Netherlands Genomics Initiative, Waag Society, CSG Centre for Society and the Life Sciences and NCB Naturalis kindly invite you to join the festive presentation of the 2nd Designers & Artists 4 Genomics Award (DA4GA), on the 8th of December 2011 at Naturalis in Leiden. The Designers & Artists 4 Genomics Award (DA4GA) is a unique international competition that stimulates artists and designers to enter the world of bio-art and to create new projects in cooperation with scientists from recognized Dutch genomics centres. DA4GA is the first Dutch contest where art, design and life sciences are brought together. After a successful first edition, which received a lot of (inter)national press attention, the second edition took off this summer. On Thursday December 8th, a professional jury from the field of art and science will announce which three finalists will realize their project with a budget of â25.000. You are kindly invited to join us. Program sections: - A presentation of Nicola Triscot (director of The Arts Catalyst) about the cooperation between art and science, - Presentations of the 7 finalists, - The award presentation by the jury president Macha Roesink (director of Museum de Paviljoens). Check out DA4GA's website for more information about the program and the jury: www.da4ga.nl . When: Thursday December 8th 2011 Time schedule: 15.30 doors open 16.00 start program 17.15 reception Where: NCB Naturalis Darwinweg 2 2333 CR Leiden RSVP: Send an e-mail to [email protected] . Please bring this invitation with you to Naturalis. DA4GA is initiated by the Netherlands Genomics Initiative and Waag Society and is realized in cooperation with CSG Centre for Society and the Life Sciences and is presented by NCB Naturalis. waag society +31 20 5579898 waag.org events.waag.org ______________________________________________________ * Verspreid via nettime-nl. Commercieel gebruik niet * toegestaan zonder toestemming. <nettime-nl> is een * open en ongemodereerde mailinglist over net-kritiek. * Meer info, archief & anderstalige edities: * http://www.nettime.org/. * Contact: Menno Grootveld ([email protected]).