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Open Call | IN CASE OF EMERGENCY at Science Gallery Dublin

May 9, 2017

Application deadline: 28 May, 5pm

What’s the difference between a collapse, a downfall, or a downright apocalypse? How will it all end, and why do we love to wonder? Ice or fire, zombies or bombs? Out with a bang or a whimper?

IN CASE OF EMERGENCY is supported through SFI’s (Science Foundation Ireland) Discovery Programme and will explore why the disastrous can be devilishly entertaining, and whether there’s any truth to these dismal predictions. Join doomers, designers, and doctors as they lay out the top threats to our world, evaluate how likely they are, and spell out exactly what we can (hopefully) do about it.

Please note that in addition to this standard open call for proposals, we will soon be launching a smaller call seeking up to four original works to be developed in collaboration with leading Irish research institutes.

OPEN CALL: We are seeking proposals for up to 20 works for our IN CASE OF EMERGENCY exhibition. Proposals may be new or existing works, and will be funded up to a maximum budget of €2600, which should include all artist fees, materials, equipment, shipping, travel etc. Please note that these are maximum amounts, not targets. We are happy to write letters of support for applicants seeking funding from elsewhere.

opencall.sciencegallery.com/case-emergency

Open Call For Ideas| Hack the Brain, Science Gallery Dublin

April 26, 2017

Deadline: 8 May 2017, 5pm

Hack the Brain Dublin is an immersive, creative hackathon weekend in Science Gallery Dublin which aims to get artists, designers, neuroscientists, experimental psychologists, developers and engineers working together in transdisciplinary teams to develop ideas into prototype artworks, objects, inventions or interfaces which use or harness brain signals and brain-computer interface (BCI) technology.
Science Gallery Dublin invites you to submit your proposal for a project to be undertaken at the Hack The Brain Hackathon over the weekend of June 9th—11th, 2017. Science Gallery Dublin can provide travel and/or accommodation support up to €500 for the 6 successful applicants (terms & conditions apply to this non-transferable travel bursary).

Projects should relate to an artistic goal and show a relevant connection to artistic expression, as well as a concept based on scientific evidence and valid neurophysiological parameters. EEG headsets will be available for use by the teams and mentors will be on hand to provide guidance in the use of the hardware and software. At the start of the weekend teams will be formed, and they will spend the weekend developing a prototype of the project that you proposed with your leadership. At the end of the weekend all teams will pitch their work to a jury and the public.
6 winning ideas will be announced on 16th May 2017.

The hardware available for teams to use will include EEG caps, wireless amplifiers and electrodes from Brain Products GmbH, and Enobio headsets from Starlab; VR Oculus Rift, 3D printer, audio speakers, data projectors etc.

All details available at: dublin.sciencegallery.com/page/hackbraindublin

Lunch time Talk and Performance | Marie O’Connor and Mairead Delaney at the Science Gallery

January 16, 2017

Wednesday 18 January, 1pm to 2pm

Marie O’Connor, author, health correspondent and Chairperson of the Survivors of Symphysiotomy (SoS) group, will give a lunch time talk on the practice of symphysiotomy. The talk will be followed by a new performance work from Mairead Delaney, who has worked extensively with the SoS group.

Marie will discuss aspects around the outright violence perpetrated on unconsenting subjects of the symphysiotomy experiment, as well as the insidious violence inflicted during the SoS group’s ongoing campaign for justice.

The talk and performance will be given in the wider context of Design and Violence, Science Gallery Dublin’s current exhibition, run in Partnership with MOMA New York. The practice of pubiotomy (a variant of symphysiotomy) is represented by a Gigli Saw in the Design and Violence exhibition.

The lunchtime talk is curated by John Conway.

Science Gallery
The Naughton Institute, Pearse St, Dublin 2.
T: (01) 896 4091
E: info@dublin.sciencegallery.com
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Open Call | BLOOD Exhibition at Science Gallery London and Melbourne

November 30, 2016

blood Deadline: 8 January, 5pm

BLOOD is the first cross-network season for Science Gallery, inspired by the original exhibition BLOOD: NOT FOR THE FAINT-HEARTED at Science Gallery Dublin in 2015.

Blood is essential for life, both medically and metaphorically. From ritual to research, artistic medium to biological fluid, the 2017 BLOOD season will evoke ideas that provoke and challenge, engage and entice. Crossing continents and connecting London and Melbourne through a public programme of events, activities, installations workshops and performances, the BLOOD season will feature a range of work from the original exhibition in Science Gallery Dublin, as well as exciting new provocative works and experiences that explore the scientific, symbolic and strange nature of blood.

BLOOD will run across both Science Gallery sites in London (on and around the Guy’s Campus, King’s College London) and Melbourne (at the University of Melbourne and CBD in Melbourne) between June – October 2017.

For our open call we’re interested in proposals addressing or exploring some of the following themes and topics:

Taboo – surrounding menstruation, ritual behaviour or activities involving blood, food created from blood
Stigma – associated with living with blood borne viruses such as HIV, or other genetic conditions affecting blood.
Giving – donating blood to strangers, placenta donation, the connection between a mother and foetus
Identity – blood type, associations with racial identity, mixed race, family, chimeras, human/animal hybrids, and eugenics
Health – diseases of the blood, immunity. Blood testing and the future of blood based testing etc.
Sport – Drugs and sport, blood doping.

For more information and to apply see: opencall.sciencegallery.com/blood

Job Vacancy | Events and Community Manager, Science Gallery Dublin

November 30, 2016

Deadline: Friday 9 December

Science Gallery Dublin are looking for a creative, energetic person who is interested in a key role in the production team of Science Gallery Dublin – leading the conception, planning, and management of compelling, inspiring and buzz-worthy events and event-series.

The successful candidate will have a passion for science and the arts, have excellent people skills, and experience working in event management, social entrepreneurship, or project management.

Key attributes of the ideal candidate include

A passion for science and the arts with a rich network of contacts in science as well the local and international cultural community — with the ability to find a top speaker on artificial intelligence or source a dance troupe.
Fire in the belly and a make-it-happen attitude, in a word — driven.
An interest in equity, access, and empowering communities to self-organize and utilize Science Gallery Dublin’s ‘Mission-related approach’ as a resource.
Excellent project management, budget management and event management skills, ideally in a cultural or arts organization, science venue or festival.
Tech savvy and experienced in the use of social media to stimulate buzz around events.
Excellent research, organizational and people skills with a passion for the Science Gallery mission.
A proven track record in event conception, management and delivery.
Excellent team player, fun to work with but serious about delivering high quality, high impact events within a tight budget.
Good facilitator and comfortable speaking in public, capable of guiding a discussion or getting up on the stage and MC’ing an event at the last minute if the job requires it.

For further information on this role and to apply, please visit jobs.tcd.ie, select ‘Science Gallery’ from the ‘Search by Department’ drop-down menu and then press search.

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