ICE Announcements 9.18.18
http://ice.uga.edu
1. ART+SCIENCE: a conversation with Dan Jay (9/26)
2. Opportunity: Idea Lab Mini Grants (deadline 11/5)
3. Lecture: Kenneth Holmqvist (9/19)
4. ICC Keynote Lecture: Jonathan Kramer (9/20)
5. Lecture: Chadwick Allen (9/20)
6. Third Thursday (9/20)
7. Performance: The Tall Girls (begins 9/21)
8. Opportunity: Willson Center Call for Proposals (deadline 9/27)
9. Opportunity: 4'33" Competition (deadline 10/3)
10. Opportunity: Willson Center Awards (deadline 10/25)
11. Opportunity: Campus Sustainability Grants (deadline 11/12)
12. Opportunity: Capturing Science Contest (deadline 11/26)
13. Integrative Conservation Conference (9/20-23)
14. a2ru National Conference (11/1-3)
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1. ART+SCIENCE: a conversation with Dan Jay
Wednesday, September 26 at Noon
Lamar Dodd Building Room S160
Dan Jay is a professor and dean of the Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences at Tufts University in Boston, MA. For 30 years he has led parallel careers in science and art and acted as a conduit between the two fields.
"As a society we have segregated art and science such that fields have become overly specialized and do not speak to the vast majority of society. This was not always so and I seek to catalyze a reunification of knowledge or at least an appreciation that disciplines can inform each other in novel ways."
For more visit http://www.danjayart.com.
Sponsored by Ideas for Creative Exploration and the Graduate School.
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2. Opportunity: Idea Lab Mini Grants
Call for Proposals
Deadline: November 5
Idea Lab is a UGA student organization committed to providing an open, interdisciplinary platform for engagement in arts. UGA students from all disciplines are invited to apply for funding up to $500 to support new creative and collaborative projects. Special consideration will be given to projects that address the theme "Cultivating Community."
Grant proposals should be sent via email to:
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Please include the following information:
- Title and brief description of proposed project (500 word maximum)
- List of project participants (include titles and affiliations)
- Name of lead applicant (include major and year of study)
- Impact of project
- Timeline of project
Selection Criteria:
- Creative merit
- Extent of collaborative and interdisciplinary activity
- Feasibility
Lead applicant must be UGA student. Collaborative teams may include students, faculty, staff, and members of the community. Deadline for grant proposals is Monday, November 5 at 5 PM.
Information Sessions
Lamar Dodd Building Room S160
Friday, October 5 at 10 AM
Friday, October 12 at 10 AM
Tuesday, October 17 at 12:30 PM
Wednesday, October 24 at 12:30 PM
Tuesday, October 30 at 10 AM
The Idea Lab Mini Grant Program is supported by Ideas for Creative Exploration.
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3. Lecture: Kenneth Holmqvist
Wednesday, September 19 at 4 PM
Hugh Hodgson School of Music Edge Recital Hall
https://willson.uga.edu/event/kenneth-holmqvist-mental-imagery-and-eye-movements/
"Mental Imagery and Eye Movements"
Kenneth Holmqvist is a professor at North-West University, South Africa, at the Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic and is currently a guest professor at Regensburg University, Germany. Holmqvist has worked with eye-movement research since 1995. He has conducted a long series of innovative research projects using eye-trackers, from mental imagery to decision making, reading, air traffic control, and eye movements in animals. Supported by the Willson Center for Humanities and Arts.
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4. Keynote Lecture: Jonathan Kramer
Thursday, September 20 at 7:15 PM
Georgia Center Mahler Hall
Integrative Conservation Conference Keynote Address: "Practicing Interdisciplinary Research"
Jonathan Kramer, Director of Interdisciplinary Science at the National Socio-Ecological Synthesis Center (SESYNC), focuses on the design of programs and the use of facilitation to advance synthesis based research that can inform problem solving around socio- environmental issues. His work includes the development and use of effective practices that help interdisciplinary teams of scientists and others work effectively together.
All are welcome to attend this free lecture.
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5. Lecture: Chadwick Allen
Thursday, September 20 at 4:15 PM
Georgia Museum of Art
https://willson.uga.edu/event/chadwick-allen-across-and-through-these-lands-earthworks-indigenous-identity-and-return/
"Across and Through These Lands: Earthworks, Indigenous Identity, and Return"
Chadwick Allen, renowned scholar in American Indian literary studies, is the featured speaker for the fourth annual American Indian Returnings (AIR) lecture. Allen's talk suggests that indigenous mounds are America's first literatures. The event is free and open to the public. Supported by the Willson Center for Humanities and Arts.
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6. Third Thursday
Thursday, September 20 from 6 - 9 PM
http://3thurs.org
Seven of Athens' established venues for visual art hold "Third Thursday," an event devoted to art in the evening hours, on the third Thursday of every month. The Georgia Museum of Art, the Lamar Dodd School of Art, Lyndon House Arts Center, Glass Cube & Gallery@Hotel Indigo-Athens, Cine, the Classic Center, and ATHICA will be open from 6 until 9 pm to showcase their visual-arts programming.
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7. Performance: The Tall Girls
September 21 - 22 at 8 PM
September 23 at 2:30 PM
September 25 - 28 at 8 PM
Sunday, September 30 at 2:30 PM
Fine Arts Building Cellar Theatre (Room 55)
http://www.drama.uga.edu/event/1978/the-tall-girls
1930's America: 15 year-old Jean moves to the rural town of Poor Prairie to look after her volatile younger cousin, Almeda. When a teacher with a mysterious past arrives at their high school, he enlists the girls of Poor Prairie to put together a basketball team. The game becomes a means for the girls to escape the dreary realities of Depression-era America. By Meg Miroshnik, directed by Anna Pieri. Tickets are $16, $12 for students.
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8. Opportunity: Willson Center Call for Proposals
Deadline: September 27
https://willson.uga.edu/call-for-proposals-mellon-grant-funded-research-on-coastal-studies-and-global-studies-of-the-american-south/
Following the award of a grant by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Willson Center invites proposals from faculty involved in publicly engaged humanities work. The previous call for letters of interest identified two areas of excellence:
"Coastal Studies"
"Global Studies of the American South"
Faculty are now invited to apply for smaller projects to be funded within one of these two areas. Each has a total budget of $35,000 per year for three years and faculty may apply for amounts above $1,000.
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9. Opportunity: 4'33" Competition
Deadline: Wednesday, October 3 at 5 PM
https://arts.uga.edu/433/
2018 Spotlight on Arts Scholarship Competition
This competition highlights scholarly research by UGA students about any art form or combination of art forms, including (but not restricted to): visual art, music, theatre, dance, film, literature, media arts, or performance art. The focus is on historical, theoretical, and critical research about art, as opposed to original works of art created by the students.
The competition provides an opportunity for students to present their research in a clear and accessible way to students, faculty, administrators, and alumni throughout the university. Students may present their research in one of two ways:
4'33" Thesis Presentations. Students will present an oral presentation about their research, no longer than four minutes and thirty three seconds in length, accompanied by Powerpoint slides as necessary. (Note that the media should be used to support and illustrate the live presentation, not as a substitute for it.) Eligibility: Any graduate student, or any undergraduate student working on a CURO project, who is conducting scholarly research about art or artists in any discipline is eligible to apply.
The 4'33" Thesis Competition will be held on Wednesday, November 7, from 7:00-8:30 pm in the Georgia Museum of Art Auditorium. The first prize winner will receive $433.
4'33 Poster Exhibit. Students create an exhibit about their research that either can be mounted on the wall or fits on a 4' x 3' section of a table. The exhibits will typically consist of a poster-board display, but can include other visual aids. If the exhibit includes audio and/or video, a playback device and headphone must be provided; power outlets will be available. Eligibility: Any graduate student, or any undergraduate student working on a CURO project, who is conducting scholarly research about art or artists in any discipline is eligible to apply.
The 4'33 Poster Exhibit will be on display from Thursday, November 1 through Wednesday, November 7 in the Georgia Museum of Art Education Center. The exhibit opening will coincide with the President's Spotlight on the Arts Reception and the opening for the 2018 National Conference of the Alliance for the Arts in Research Universities, hosted on our campus this year. The 4'33" Poster Competition judging will be held on Wednesday, November 7 from 5:00-7:00 pm in the Georgia Museum of Art Education Center. Students must be present during this time to present their poster and answer questions. Three $150 prizes will be awarded in three categories: Most Effective Communication, Most Innovative Research, and Most Creative Presentation. Students may win in more than one category.
To apply: On no more than 1 typed page, provide your full name, department, degree program, name of faculty advisor, and a summary of your research project that it clearly explains the significance and originality of your research to both specialized and non-specialists in your area. E-mail your application to Camie Williams at [log in to unmask]
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10. Opportunity: Willson Center Awards
https://willson.uga.edu/opportunities/fellowships-grants/willson-grants-awards/
Public Impact Grant
Deadline: October 25
The Willson Center Public Impact Grant supports faculty in the organization on campus of conferences, exhibitions, and performances that showcase humanities and arts research in broad context. The Public Impact Grant is designed to offer interaction between national and international scholars and UGA faculty and students. The award provides support of up to $10,000. Faculty may apply for the Public Impact Grant in partnership with graduate students. Interdisciplinary projects are encouraged. Applicants are encouraged to consider other external and internal sources of funds. Award is for the following academic year.
Short-Term Visiting Fellowships
Deadline: October 25
The Willson Center Short-Term Visiting Fellowships bring distinguished scholars, artists and performers to the arts and humanities community at the University of Georgia. Individual Faculty or interdisciplinary groups may nominate Visiting Fellows who contribute to intellectual life on campus by engaging with current research in a public context. Fellows are funded for five-day ($5,000) programs. The amount of the award includes honorarium and travel expenses. Award is for the following academic year.
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11. Opportunity: Campus Sustainability Grants
Pre-proposals deadline: October 12
Deadline: November 12 at 9 AM
http://sustainability.uga.edu/get-involved/sustainability-grants/
Drawn from the Student Green Fee, grants up to $5,000 are available to current UGA students who wish to initiate projects to advance sustainability through education, research, service, and campus operations. Successful projects will address priorities outlined in UGA's 2020 Strategic Plan to actively conserve resources, educate the campus community, influence positive action for people and the environment, and provide useful research data to inform future campus sustainability efforts. Interdisciplinary projects designed to inspire, beautify and uplift - as well as to inform and conserve - are encouraged. Special consideration will be given to projects incorporating sustainability + arts. Grants are awarded based on merit, positive impact, implementation feasibility, and available funding.
The Office of Sustainability coordinates, communicates, and advances sustainability initiatives at UGA in the areas of teaching, research, service and outreach, student engagement, and campus operations.
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12. Opportunity: Capturing Science Contest
Deadline: November 26 at 5 PM
http://guides.libs.uga.edu/capturingscience
UGA Libraries is hosting the 2018 Capturing Science Contest to encourage STEM communication in a diversity of formats. Undergraduate and graduate students are eligible for $1,700 in prizes.
Guidelines: Explain a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) concept to a broader audience using any medium of your choice.
Prizes: The top three undergraduate and graduate submissions each receive prizes of $500, $250, and $100.
Eligibility: All currently-enrolled UGA undergraduate and graduate students are eligible. Students may submit works used for other class assignments. Multiple entries are acceptable.
Contest Criteria: Submissions will be evaluated according to the following criteria:
Clarity of expression
Creativity
Appeal to a broad audience
Formats: Any and all formats and genres are encouraged! Examples include: essays, board games, virtual reality, videos, music, software, apps, curricula, lesson plans, poems, infographics, fiction, and exhibits. See last years' winners and submissions for more examples.
Sponsored by UGA Libraries & The Office of Research
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13. Integrative Conservation Conference
September 20-23
University of Georgia
http://cicr.uga.edu/icc/
The inaugural Integrative Conservation Conference at the University of Georgia will bring together academics, practitioners, researchers, resource managers, and students to address current and emerging conservation challenges. By bridging diverse perspectives across disciplines and sectors, we will explore challenges and benefits of synthesizing methods, frameworks, and conceptual approaches within social and ecological sciences.
Topics will include key issues associated with simultaneously preserving ecosystem integrity while addressing human needs and increasing adaptive capacity in a constantly changing world. By embracing the complexity inherent in human-environmental systems, the Integrative Conservation Conference will create space for the process of constructive engagement across disciplines and between research and practice, resulting in new insight for conservation.
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14. a2ru National Conference
November 1-3
University of Georgia
https://www.a2ru.org/events/2018-national-conference/
UGA will host the 2018 National Conference for the Alliance for the Arts in Research Universities (a2ru) on the theme of "Arts Environments: Design, Resilience, and Sustainability." The conference will be held in partnership with the UGA Arts Council and in conjunction with the November Spotlight on the Arts festival.
The 2018 theme, Arts Environments: Design, Resilience, and Sustainability, is an invitation to explore the relationship between creativity and diverse cultural locations, by framing discussions about design, resilience, and sustainability in context of interdisciplinary artistic and environmental practice. The theme offers an opportunity to think broadly about the ecology of the arts and their environments, in terms of performance, design, and engineering. A land and sea grant institution inextricable from the town of Athens and the broader ecologies of Georgia and the Southeast, the University of Georgia will provide a rich context for thinking creatively about Arts Environments globally.
Call for a2ru Conference Volunteers
Students who are interested in volunteering during the conference should contact Mark Callahan, [log in to unmask] All student volunteers who satisfy volunteer requirements will have free access to conference events.
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Ideas for Creative Exploration is an interdisciplinary initiative for advanced research in the arts at UGA, supported in part by the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, the Graduate School, and the Willson Center for Humanities and Arts.
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