Dara Greenwald--artist, curator, activist, writer, member of
the Just Seeds Collective, and Rensselaer doctoral candidate in the Arts Department--died
on January 9, 2012 from cancer. Memorial Weekend
BioArt Initiative at Rensselaer
BioArt Initiative at Rensselaer
The BioArt Initiative is a collaborative research project between Rensselaer's Arts Department and the Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies (CBIS) . This project proposes to lay the foundation establishing RPI as a premiere institution for the synthesis of emerging biotechnological research and media art practice. The potential for creating a mutually supportive and critically engaged culture between art, engineering and science exists at RPI to a degree that is possible in only a select few universities worldwide. The initiative brings together RPI's cutting-edge biotechnology resources with its world-class electronic arts community.
This project was funded by an EMPAC Seed Research grant.
Principal Investigators:
- Robert J. Linhardt, Acting Director, Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies
- Kathy High, Head of the Arts Department
- Rich Pell, Assistant Professor of Arts
Curator-in-Residence:
- Daniela Kostova
More information about the BioArt Initiative can be found on their website .
Jonathan Chen, "Solo Concert"
February 9, 2012 7:00 PM
EMPAC, Theater
Composer Jonathan Chen will perform three of his new works for electronics, violin, and viola.