Hannes Bend, one of our visiting artists for the term, invites you to participate — and earn either cash or UO course credit — the project “metaverses.” Metaverses is part of the Third Culture Project at the U of O managed by the Oregon Arts Commission.

The study explores and elaborates on the influence of mindfulness practices and specific visual patterns on stress reduction.

Learn more about the project and how you can get involved by visiting his page on our course site: https://blogs.uoregon.edu/aad199artmeetsscience/resources/guest-speaker-resources/hannes-bend-2015/

Greetings, Everyone!

It was nice to connect with you during this morning’s class.

We know we kept things quite busy today. Note that not each day will be quite as diverse in focus. We just wanted to give you a brief taste of some of the types of activities with which we will engage during the term while introducing the overall topics to you.

I understand that your wheels are already turning as at least one individual has already begun considering an approach to the term-long project. This is exciting! Don’t worry if you don’t have an idea. You have time and this will come to you. Robert and I will assist, support, and encourage you along the way. This also applies if you don’t feel you are either “scientific” or “artistic” enough. Everyone is creative and can be successful in this course. We will assist you in navigating your personal approach to the project.

The course blog site available to you is on UO blogs at https://blogs.uoregon.edu/aad199artmeetsscience. You may need to login to the site. Just use your regular UO email login (yourname@uoregon.edu) and password.

The Course Syllabus can be found under the “Resources-Course Documents” link.

Follow the “Course Schedule” link to find out what’s coming up in the class. A reminder that for Thursday, you should complete the following:

• Purchase course reading packet from the UO Duckstore.
• Acquire & bring a sketchbook/journal to all class sessions. You will submit your assignments on your UO Blog site; however, it is important to have a hands-on journal available to you for sketching, note taking, and reflective writing as you prepare to finalize posts for the blog site.
• Read Wilson’s chapter from Art + Science Now (in the course reading packet you purchased at the Duckstore)
• Write/Record Reading Response to Art + Science Now in your journal. Bring to class on Thursday. This will be added to your student blog site on Thursday. (Journal #1)
• Look for your copy of The Emotional Life of Your Brain.

Please let either of us know if you have any questions. We’re always glad to clarify, discuss, and explore further.

All the best,
Julie & Robert

Welcome to the First-Year seminar Arts Meets Science!

In this seminar we work closely with students and various guest speakers to address the following questions:

• What are artistic and cultural meanings of scientific images?
• How is scientific-based imagery displayed artistically and how do artists remix these visualizations in their own works?

When placed within artistic contexts, scientific images change meaning over time and become part of our visual culture. We will examine ways in which images, whether of the human body or the universe, are visually and artistically represented in public spaces and how such imagery tells us stories about our lives related to science. Each student will research and analyze a specific artist throughout the term. A final paper and visual presentation will be developed.