The Cultural Programs of the National Academy of Sciences will co-host the
"Visual Culture and Evolution Online Symposium" with the Center for Art,
Design, and Visual Culture (University of Maryland, Baltimore County) and
Johns Hopkins University's Master of Arts in Museum Studies Program.  The
online symposium will take place on the Internet from April 5 through April
14.

Visit the symposium:
http://www.vcande.org

Join a group of more than 30 international experts - including artists,
scientists, historians, ethicists, curators, sociologists, and writers - as
they discuss the intersections between the visual arts and evolution.  This
past year, in celebration of the 200th anniversary of Darwin's birth and the
150th anniversary of the publication of his book, "On the Origin of
Species," a number of conferences were held around the world focusing on the
impact of the concept of evolution.  This symposium will be a platform to
discuss both the ideas generated from those activities and the present
impact of evolutionary thought on visual culture.
             
The symposium, which will be conducted through software designed for online
courses, will be publicly accessible at http://www.vcande.org.  The online
format overcomes geographic and financial barriers, enabling leading figures
in these fields from around the world to engage in the discussion without a
major disruption to their research and practices.
             
Kevin Finneran, editor in chief of Issues in Science and Technology, will
moderate the discussion. Issues is the quarterly policy journal published by
the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute
of Medicine, and University of Texas at Dallas.

Visit the symposium:
http://www.vcande.org

For a complete list of symposium panelists, visit
http://www.nasonline.org/site/PageServer?pagename=Experience_Future_Events_V
cande_Participants

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Alana Quinn
Senior Program Associate
Cultural Programs (CPNAS)
National Academy of Sciences
500 Fifth St., NW, Room NAS 269
Washington, D.C. 20001
Email: aquinnnas.edu
www.cpnas.org