A stellar symposium showcasing scientists and artists working together and independently on elaborate space art projects, space mission science and the social and cultural significance of those.

Featuring Eduardo Kac, Mika Tosca, Lucianne Walkowicz, Andrea Bryant, and Nimrod Astarhan

Light refreshments will be provided

Persons with disabilities requesting accomodations should visit saic.edu/access

This event was made possible through funding from the the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and supported by the Arts, Science + Culture Initiative at the University of Chicago.
Schedule

Pre-Symposium Meet & Greet – 4-4:30pm

Panels – 4:30-5:30pm

Snack and Chat – 5:30-6:30pm

Speaker Bios

Nimrod Astarhan is an artist, technologist, and lecturer for Digital Art. As an artist working in Sculpture and Digital Media he exhibited in museums, festivals, and biennales in Germany, Belgium, the U.S., and the ISS. In 2023 his work will be a part of Gwangju Biennale’s Pavillion Project.

Eduardo Kac is a contemporary artist whose artworks span a wide range of practices, including performance art, poetry, holography, interactive art, digital and online art, and bio art. He is particularly well known for his works of space art.

Andrea Bryant is an astrophysicist, icy moon seismologist, science communicator, and D&I advocate. She is currently a PhD candidate in Physics at the University of Chicago. Her dissertation topic focuses on Titan seismology and her current project is seismic investigation of Titan’s interior using full waveform modeling for the NASA Dragonfly mission of which she is an Associate. She received her B.S. in Biology with a minor in Astronomy from Emory University in 2015.

Mika Tosca is a climate scientist, a humanist, and an activist. She is an Associate Professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.Her current research and public outreach explores the synthesis of art and climate science and posits that engaging with artists, designers, and makers is instrumental to solving the climate crisis. She spoke about this work as the featured plenary speaker at the AGU Fall Meeting 2022. Mika is an out and proud transgender scientist (she/her pronouns) and a vocal advocate for the queer and trans communities in Chicago and beyond.

Lucianne Walkowicz is an astronomer at the Adler Planetarium in Chicago and the co-founder of the JustSpace Alliance. Walkowicz studies the ethics of space exploration, stellar magnetic activity, how stars influence a planet’s suitability as a host for alien life, and how to use advanced computing to discover unusual events in large astronomical data sets. From 2017-2018, they were the Baruch S. Blumberg NASA/LOC Chair in Astrobiology at the Library of Congress. Walkowicz is the founding director of the LSSTC Data Science Fellowship Program, an initiative to provide astronomy graduate students with training in advanced computing. Walkowicz speaks and writes regularly on topics at the intersection of science and society, which have appeared on TED.com, Slate, The Washington Post, Vox, and more. Walkowicz holds a BS in Physics and Astronomy from Johns Hopkins University, an MS and PhD in Astronomy from the University of Washington, and held postdoctoral fellowships at UC Berkeley and Princeton prior to joining the Adler Planetarium. They are also a TED Senior Fellow and a practicing artist, working in a variety of media, from performance to sound.
How to get to the room:

Check in with security at the first floor lobby, and once on the 3rd floor turn left three (3) times. We’ll be at the end of the hall in Room 327

Frequently asked questions
If I’m not a SAIC/UChicago student/faculty can I attend?

Of course, our event is free and open to all community members.
I’m not an artist, can I still participate?

Absolutely, all lovers of art and science are welcome!
How do I access the venue (Sharp, Room 327)?

Please check in, in the lobby of Sharp (37 S Wabash) with and ID, and take the elevators up the third floor — Room 327

RSVP here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/space-art-symposium-tickets-592666019017?aff=eprofsaved

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