[DIYbio] Bio Art Summer Residency

There are a few more days to apply to the SVA Bio Art Summer Residency! Let us know if you have any questions.

From anatomical studies to landscape painting to the biomorphism of surrealism, the biological realm historically provided a significant resource for numerous artists. More recently, Bio Art has become a term referring to intersecting domains of the biological sciences and their incorporation into the plastic arts. Of particular importance in Bio Art is to summon awareness of the ways in which advancing biotechnologies alter social, ethical and cultural values in society. This interdisciplinary residency will take place in the new SVA Bio Art Laboratory located in the heart of New York City's Chelsea gallery district. The SVA Bio Art Lab houses microscopes for photo and video, skeleton, specimen and slide collections, a herbarium and aquarium as well as a library. Demonstrations include microscopy, plant tissue engineering, molecular cuisine and the production of micro eco-systems. Students may work in any media, including the performing arts. Each student resident is awarded a private studio space. The residency culminates in a public exhibition. The Residency will be led by artist Suzanne Anker, Chair of the BFA Fine Arts Department at SVA, and Joseph DeGiorgis, marine biologist. 

Visit our website for additional information: bioart.sva.edu