Place of Study: ITMO University
Application Deadline: 14 May 2019
Admission Requirements: Bachelor's degree (3rd year and up), Master and PhD students in Visual and Media art, art & science, IT, Biology, Chemistry
The BIO+Art Summer Camp Program creates a context for the comprehension of knowledge through discussion and critical thinking. The Camp Program is designed to encourage the participants to analyze and develop global human practice in a stimulating, intellectually, informal environment, and project making. How does an art practice respond to the current state of high technology and globalized methods of cultural production?
The main purposes of the program are:
· Underline the issues of hi-tech development in the context of the need for humanization of modern society;
· Develop new communication strategies between science and art;
· Theoretical and practical is conducted in English and is based on a multilateral involvement of researchers, artists, curators and members of the public;
· The Camp’s structure uses the approach – “learning through doing”.
The Program runs for 2 weeks and is open to a maximum of 25 participants with Art, Art & Humanities, and STEM backgrounds (Visual art, Digital design, Media art, Science art, IT, Bio).
CAMP PROGRAM
The camp combines three intensive parts:
· Theoretical
Lectures conducted by the highly-skilled specialists in the Art & Science fields (AI+Art, Posthumanism, Bioethics, Biology, Computer Science, Bioinformatics)
· Practical
Creating BioArt group projects
Visiting to leading biotechnology companies, art-residencies in Saint-Petersburg, contemporary art Department of The State Hermitage
· Cultural
Excursions and tours around St. Petersburg
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
· Bachelor's degree (3rd year and up), Master and PhD students
· CG, motion design, 3D, generative graphics and art-direction skills (appreciated skills)
· STEM major (Biology or CS is preferred)
· Upper intermediate knowledge of English
· Portfolio
BONUSES FOR CAMP GRADUATES
· Preference in admission to the Master’s degree program in Art & Science and Bioinformatics conducted in English.
