The Reading Public Museum invites you to explore the unexpected intersections of two seemingly different disciplines – art and science – on Saturday, March 3 and Sunday, March 4, 2007. Sponsored and coordinated by the Friends of the Reading Museum, the "Art Meets Science Festival" complements "The Nature of Holography" exhibition on display at the Museum from February 3 – April 29, 2007. Visitors will learn about the intricate relationship of art and science through fractals, optical illusions, perception, computerized music mixing, holograms, da Vinci and the Golden Mean and more.
The festival runs from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and from Noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday. Admission is $8 for adults (18-60), $6 for children/seniors/students (with ID), members and children under the age of four are free.
Schedule – Saturday, March 3, 2007
12:30 Historical Look at Optical Illusions in Art by Michael Miller, Wyomissing Area High School art teacher, and How the Mind Perceives by Dr. Shawn Gallagher, Millersville University Assistant Professor of Psychology
1:30 Machines & Movement: Mime & Imagination by Joel Gori, theater professional
2:00 Representing Egypt: Art for Archeological Purposes by Dr. Jonathan Elias, Director, Akhmim Mummy Studies Consortium
3:00 Fantastic Fractals by Bruce Dietrich, Reading Public Museum Director Emeritus (Performed in the Planetarium)
4:00 Light and Color Franklin Institute Traveling Science Show
Schedule - Sunday, March 4, 2007
12:30 The Art and Science of Violins and Bows by Jeff Reider, owner of Scrolls and Strings, and John Scales, violin bow maker
1:30 Utopia/Dystopia: When Art and Technology Meet by Marlisa Mizerak, Art Historian
2:00 Music Composition in the Digital World by David Himes, Composer and Reading School District Music Teacher plus hands on computer based music mixing demonstration all day
3:00 The Dancing Photon: Holography by Frank DeFreitas, Director, Holoworld
3:45 Dr. Planet: a Fun, Musical, Educational Trip Through the Solar System by Steve Hennessey (Performed in the Planetarium)
4:00 Leonardo and the Divine Proportion – Exploring the Intrigue of the Golden Mean By Dr. Ellen Nelson, The Hill School Arts Instructor
Schedule – Both Saturday & Sunday
- Children’s Crafts and Activities
- Storytelling
- Stamp Collectors Club
- National Gallery of Art video presentations of “Art + Science = Conservation” and “Seeing Color: Object, Light, Observer”
- Dessert and Beverage Cafe
- Neil Wright Band
