Maybe worth taking a look at how the Bristol Festival of Ideas
integrates arts and science - originally it was part of a Capital of
Culture bid but has grown to be a year-round programme of talks and
discussions.

The science strand is here http://www.ideasfestival.co.uk/?cat=15

Julie Clayton
Freelance science writer, Bristol, UK (ok - so I'm biased about how
wonderful Bristol is....)


On 22 January 2011 07:59, Frank Burnet <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Cheltenham is considered by many to be more like an Arts Festival than a
> Science Festival, and was indeed based on that model. It has meant its
> principal target audience is adults not children. Science Festivals, which
> are now increasing in number sharply around the world, do tend to project a
> strong impression that they are fun outings for kids and their families
> designed principally to recruit more scientists rather than opportunity for
> adults to engage with science and scientists, and the same has been said of
> Science Centres. Given that these are two of the major ways in which the
> image of science is projected to citizens, including the gatekeepers of the
> cultural domain, It is not I think surprising that the cultural dimensions
> of science /engineering are overshadowed by its image as being principally
> interested in promoting itself to a specific audience for a particular
> purpose. Not a burden carried on the shoulders of the Arts..
>
> On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 5:58 PM, Lesley Paterson
> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>> But I am not really sure this is about breaking down the walls between the
>> ICA and the RAEng; or getting science into the arts festivals.
>>
>> Again – not putting down the arts – I likes em! But why are cultural
>> things only ever ‘arty things’?
>>
>> Its great to find new audiences by infiltrating other festivals, but why
>> can’t Cheltenham Science Festival be considered a cultural occasion in its
>> own right?
>>
>>
>>
>> Dr Lesley Paterson
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>> From: psci-com: on public engagement with science
>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Frank Burnet
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>> One possiblity could be to persuade the organizers of Arts Festivals to
>> add a science strand, which is broadly what happened in Cheltenham, An
>> incentive for inclusion is that such a strand is that it attracts a
>> different cohort of potential sponsors from the arts element.
>>
>> On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 5:35 PM, Lesley Paterson
>> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>> Indeed Roland. We tried very hard to encourage a science and engineering
>> dimension to the Cultural Olympiad (ie the UK-wide programme of ‘cultural’
>> events leading up to the Olympics).
>>
>>
>>
>> Things may have changed, but three years ago it was clear that the plan
>> for the Cultural Olympiad was for it to be a series of events and activities
>> led by the arts community. End of.
>>
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>>
>> This was not helped by the lack of confidence that the sci/ eng
>> communication community knew how to design and deliver engaging and
>> enriching public events, exhibitions and festivals.
>>
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>> Haarrummphh.
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>> Lesley
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>> From: psci-com: on public engagement with science
>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Roland Jackson
>> Sent: 21 January 2011 11:43
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>> I was hoping others might reply on this (and maybe they will), because
>> there has been a lot of activity by a large number of science organisations
>> (including the British Science Association) to try to get a scientific
>> dimension within the 'cultural' mindset of LOCOG. So far we haven't
>> succeeded. When many artists, of many types, are happy to work creatively
>> with scientists and scientific ideas, and when so many of us see scientific
>> knowledge and its applications as integral parts of our culture, indeed
>> shaping so much of our culture, it is a shame that those determining
>> 'cultural' policy seem completely blind to this.
>>
>>
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>> I liked Roland's point about "culture" bids that "have no requirement for
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>> Is there going to be any scientific activity among the "cultural"
>> activities associated with the Olympic Games?
>>
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>> Looks like something that the British Science Association might like to
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