Past Events
| UC Santa Cruz Satellite Reef Workshop, UCSC Campus, October 21 |
 UC Santa Cruz Satellite Reef Workshop, UCSC Campus, October 21 |
The Institute For Figuring began a 'Satellite Reef' program in 2007 as a way for local communities to participate in its Crochet Coral Reef project (2005-present). Satellites have been hosted in cities across the U.S. |
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| Margaret Wertheim, Seymour Marine Discovery Center, October 20 |
 Margaret Wertheim, Seymour Marine Discovery Center, October 20 |
Margaret Wertheim of the Institute for Figuring will be in conversation with Matt McCarthy, UCSC professor of ocean sciences, Oceanographer Curt Storlazzi, and Michelle Williams, executive director of the Arts Council Santa Cruz County at the Seymour Marine Discovery Center's 2016 annual Ken Norris Memorial Lecture, October 20, 7-8:30 pm. |
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| LASER (Leonordo Art & Science Evening Rendezvous), October 4 |
 LASER (Leonordo Art & Science Evening Rendezvous), October 4 |
Leonardo Art/Science Evening Rendezvous (LASER) is a national program of evening gatherings that bring artists, scientists, and scholars together for informal presentations and conversations. Please join us in the Digital Arts Research Center (DARC) 108 for refreshments at 6:30 p.m. followed with presentations at 7 p.m. |
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| Book Talk with T.J. Demos: Decolonizing Nature: Contemporary Art and the Politics of Ecology |
 Book Talk with T.J. Demos: Decolonizing Nature: Contemporary Art and the Politics of Ecology |
TJ Demos is Professor in the Department of the History of Art and Visual Culture, University of California, Santa Cruz, and Founder and Director of its Center for Creative Ecologies. |
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| Return of the River, Film Screening and Discussion, May 24 |
 Return of the River, Film Screening and Discussion, May 24 |
Return of the River is a feature documentary that tells the story of the largest dam removal and river restoration project in history, currently taking place on the Elwha River in Washington State. |
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| Seeing and Knowing in Art and Astronomy, May 20-21 |
 Seeing and Knowing in Art and Astronomy, May 20-21 |
On May 20-21, the Institute of the Arts and Sciences is offering undergraduate students at the University of California an opportunity to learn about the intersections between art and astronomy. Students will join astronomers and artists for a two-day field trip to the historic UC Lick Observatory on top of Mount Hamilton. |
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| LASER (Leonardo Art & Science Evening Rendezvous), May 11 |
 LASER (Leonardo Art & Science Evening Rendezvous), May 11 |
Leonardo Art/Science Evening Rendezvous (LASER) is a national program of evening gatherings that bring artists, scientists, and scholars together for informal presentations and conversations. |
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| Patricia Piccinini and Donna Haraway in Conversation, May 5 |
Patricia Piccinini and Donna Haraway in Conversation, May 5 |
Australian artist Patricia Piccinini joined UC Santa Cruz professor emerita Donna Haraway for a conversation about their shared interest in what Haraway calls "technoculture and speculative fabulations" at 6 pm, May 5, 2016. This video documents Piccinini's lecture and their subsequent conversation. |
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| Institute of the Arts and Sciences Open House, April 29 |
 Institute of the Arts and Sciences Open House, April 29 |
Learn about the Institute of the Arts and Sciences at UC Santa Cruz during an informative Open House, DARC 302, Friday, April 29 from 2-3 pm. |
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| Tour the Collective Museum, April 29 |
 Tour the Collective Museum, April 29 |
Join the Institute of the Arts and Sciences for a participatory walking tour of Collective Museum, a public art project at UC Santa Cruz, on Friday, April 29, 3 - 5 pm. |