Space Art Links: Events

exhibitions, conferences, online discussions

LESS REMOTE: The Future of Space Exploration — An Arts and Humanities Symposium
30 September–1 October 2008
Glasgow, UK
Artists, thinkers and writers debate about going back to the Moon and on to Mars, living in space, art in zero gravity, the future of the International Space Station, and the search for life and human origins in scientific missions.
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SPACE SOON – Art and Human Space Flight
9–10 September 2006
London, UK
Scientists, artists, psychologists and space architects meet for this international symposium to explore the future of space exploration from the human perspective. Sessions include: Habitat Design, Build Your Own Space Program, the Human Body and Mind in Space, and Adapting to Alien Environments.
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The 25th International Space Development Conference (ISDC 2006)
4–7 May 2006
Los Angeles, California
ISDC 2006 will feature dozens of presentations, panel discussions, interactive exhibits and activities spanning the entire spectrum of space-related issues: exploration, tourism, science, technology, policy, and commerce.
http://isdc.nss.org/2006

The 56th International Astronautical Congress
17–21 October 2005 (exhibition opens 16 October)
Fukuoka, Japan
“Space for the Inspiration of Mankind” is the main theme of IAC 2005 and active discussions are expected in Fukuoka. At the Exhibition Program the latest achievements in space development will be on display for participants from industry and the academic community.
http://www.iac2005.org

Space: Planetary Consciousness and the Arts
19–21 May 2005
Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland
“Space: Planetary Consciousness and the Arts” is the theme of the 9th workshop and symposium on space and the arts which is being co-organized by the O.U.R.S. Foundation, Leonardo/Olats, Maison d'Ailleurs and the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) and its Commission VI. It is scheduled to be held at the Château and Museum of Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland.
http://www.swissart.net

Space Artists: The Cultural Frontiers of Space Travel
12 February 2005
SETI Institute, Mountain View, California
The program, presented in conjunction with the Workshop on Space Artists’ Residencies and Collaborations, will feature artists who use outer space as their medium. It is sponsored by Zero One: The Art and Technology Network, the SETI Institute, Carnegie Mellon University's STUDIO for Creative Inquiry, and the Zero Gravity Arts Consortium.

Workshop on Space Artists’ Residencies and Collaborations
10–12 February 2005
Carnegie Mellon University West at NASA Ames Research Center Research Park, Moffett Field, California
The workshop brings together a limited number of invited participants to focus on the tasks of 1) writing a document to prepare for space agencies such as NASA, ESA, JAXA, etc. concerning Space Artists' Residencies and Collaborations within their institutions; 2) to identify topics that will serve as the basis of an agenda for an International Conference on Space Art to be held one year later.
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Space: Science, Technology and the Arts
18–21 May 2004
Noordwijk, The Netherlands
“Space: Science, Technology and the Arts” is the theme of the 7th workshop on space and the arts which is being co-organized by the European Space Agency (ESA), the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) and its Commission VI, Leonardo/Olats and the OURS Foundation. It is scheduled to be held at ESTEC — ESA’s European Space Research & Technology Centre in Noordwijk, The Netherlands. Frank Pietronigro will be presenting a paper and discussing his co-founding of the Zero Gravity Arts Consortium (ZGAC).
http://www.congrex.nl/04c20

Art Outsiders International Festival 2003
1 October–23 November 2003
Paris, France
Frank Pietronigro presented his work at the conference: Visibility – Legibility of Space Art, Zero Gravity Art: The Experience of Parabolic Flight. Frank presented video of his painting in zero gravity while discussing his belief that the transcendent quality of art creation will keep the human spirit alive during long-term space missions. Pietronigro discussed situations that enabled him to create art in microgravity and build an artistic bridge to NASA space flight technology.
http://www.art-outsiders.com

SKY ART Conference 2002
15–19 October 2002
Dephi and Ikaria, Greece
Frank Pietronigro sat on a panel on the opening day of presentations, 15 October 2002. The conference was organized by Otto Piene, Elizabeth Goldring and the Center for Advanced Visual Studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Ministry of Culture of Greece.
http://www.skyart.org
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Tate In Space
A radical new location for collection, curation and display.
http://www.tate.org.uk/space
Online discussion:
September 2002 – July 2003
http://www.tate.org.uk/space/discussion.htm

Crafting Space
SMART Project Space
2 June–7 July 2002
Amsterdam, Netherlands
http://www.galeries.nl/mnexpo.asp?exponr=5474

Art & Science of Interstellar Message Composition
18 March 2002
Paris, France
Workshop on the interaction between art, science and the humanities in composing interstellar messages.
http://publish.seti.org/art_science

Rencontres du 13 avril
17 March 2002
An exchange between artists and scientists and on the cultural impact of space activities.
http://www.olats.org/setF3.html

Museum für Gestaltung
“Space Design—Life in Weightlessness” at Zurich’s Museum für Gestaltung
www.museum-gestaltung.ch/exhibitions/archive.html (click on “Space Design” under 2001)