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Ann: Leonardo Reviews – New Reviews Posted July 2009

Leonardo Reviews is pleased to announce  the new postings at:
http://leonardo.info/ldr.html
(ISSN:  1559-0429)

Blog entry: Centro Nacional de las Artes Lecture follow-up

At the beginning of my talk last night at Centro Nacional de las Artes I said I would post some links to sites mentioned in the talk (titled Fluid lines and Shifting Boundaries: Intuition, Cognition, and the Art/Sci Equation) on my blog, see after the break

Upcoming Lecture: Fluid Lines and Shifting Boundaries:

Cenart:  July 14, Centro Nacional de las Artes, Arte y Nuevas Ciencias 2009

Ann: June Leonardo Reviews posted

Leonardo Reviews is pleased to announce the new postings at:  http://leonardo.info/ldr.html
(ISSN:  1559-0429)

Ann: Why Does Art Matter Now? (NYC/Whitney)

Why Does Art Matter Now?     |    Thursday, June 18, 7 pm

In our current economic climate, the arts appear to be expendable, yet, paradoxically, creative thinking is more necessary than ever; this interdisciplinary program seeks to address how and why art matters now.  Artist Vik Muniz, physicist Lisa Randall, pollster Nate Silver of fivethirtyeight.com, and choreographer Elizabeth Streb discuss the ways in which they use creativity in their fields, how they push themselves to innovate, and the value of thinking outside the box at this moment.  Moderated by historian and filmmaker Peter Galison.

Article: Brain Scientists Identify Links between Arts, Learning

Arts education influences learning and other areas of cognition and may deserve a more prominent place in schools, according to a wave of recent neuroscience research. One recent study found that children who receive music instruction for just 15 months show strengthened connections in musically relevant brain areas and perform better on associated tasks, compared with students who do not learn an instrument. A separate study found that children who receive training to improve their focus and attention perform better not only on attention tasks but also on intelligence tests. Some researchers suggest that arts training might similarly affect a wide range of cognitive domains. Full article

Ann: Leonardo Reviews - May 2009

Leonardo Reviews is pleased to announce the new postings at:  http://leonardo.info/ldr.html (ISSN:  1559-0429)

CFP: The Art Work between Technology and Nature

International conference at Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen, 21-23 January 2010

Ann: Human/Nature: Artists Respond to a Changing Planet

April 1, 2009 - September 27, 2009   |   Berkeley Art Museum/Pacific Film Archive

Human/Nature uses art to investigate relationships between fragile natural environments and the human communities that depend upon them. The exhibition presents new work by Mark Dion, Ann Hamilton, Iñigo Manglano-Ovalle, Marcos Ramírez ERRE, Rigo 23, Dario Robleto, Diana Thater, and Xu Bing. More information: bampfa.berkeley.edu/exhibition/

Ann: RoboGames 2009 Registration is open!

RoboGames 2009 Registration is open!    |    June 12-14th in San Francisco.