Collaborating across disciplines: The art and science of water

Session: Great Lakes Outreach and Education (2)

Anne Moser, UW-Madison, Wisconsin Water Library, [email protected]

Abstract

Wisconsin Sea Grant (WSG) at the University of Wisconsin Madison seeks out a diversity of collaborators to reach a wide range of audiences with its outreach and education efforts in order to inspire a science-informed society.  As an outreach component of WSG, the Wisconsin Water Library creates events in support of this multidisciplinary approach. Ms. Moser will talk about recent activities where unique collaborations were forged and surprising common ground was found between artists and scientists approaching wicked problems related to the Great Lakes. She will offer a very brief history of how art and science have intersected since the prehistoric age until today and will highlight recent projects on marine debris, book arts, underwater Great Lakes photography, and the iconic lake sturgeon.

Twitter handle of presenter
wiscwaterlib