Scientific Storytelling Through Art: Jeff Tao’s Mission to Reconnect People to Research
Biomedical illustrator Jeff Tao believes every scientific discovery deserves a human story. Through scientific storytelling, he helps researchers reconnect with the purpose behind their work while making complex science more accessible to wider audiences. His approach shows how art and science work together to build understanding, inspire curiosity and strengthen public engagement with research.
Todd Siler on 50 Years of ArtScience and Why Reintegration Matters
How do creativity, art and science come together to shape the future? In this episode of Art-Sci Currents, artist, researcher and ArtScience innovation pioneer Dr. Todd Siler explores creativity as a lifelong practice rooted in curiosity, metaphor and interdisciplinary thinking. Together, we discuss how art helps us understand complex ideas, why creativity can be cultivated by anyone and how connecting knowledge across disciplines can inspire innovation, strengthen education and help address the complex challenges facing our world today.
Prelude: What Is Art-Science and Why Does It Matter? Introducing Art-Sci Currents
Nicia John and Brune Bettler talk about how they found each other inside the art-science community and what it actually means to live and work between disciplines. They launch the season 2 podcast of Art-Sci Currents.
Eco-Surrealism for the People: How Ladislas Uses Art to Inspire Ocean Action
Visual artist and muralist Ladislas uses Eco-surrealism, a surrealist-inspired art practice, to reconnect people with the ocean. Through collaborations with scientists, NGOs and local communities, he transforms environmental knowledge into emotional experiences that inspire awareness and action.
No Permission Needed: Dilek Ozgit on Startups, Art and Engineering
Engineer and artist Dilek Ozgit explores the connection between art and nanomaterials through painting, experimentation and scientific thinking. Her work reflects how research, curiosity and creativity can exist together.
Additive by Design: Modular Fashion and 3D Printing with Brigitte Kock
Brigitte explores modular fashion through mathematics, design and making, revealing how art and science come together to create systems of endless possibility.
Rethinking Ageing Through Dance
3-Minute Thesis Winner Emma H Chen explores dance and ageing through interviews with practitioners, revealing how movement, community and research reshape ageing as transformation rather than decline.
Art-Science and Knowledge Accessibility
Traditional science communication often remains within institutional spaces, limiting public access to important knowledge. This blog explores how art science integration can break barriers to accessibility by presenting complex ideas through creative and experiential formats that resonate beyond academic environments. By drawing from multiple knowledge spheres art science approaches create meaningful entry points that invite broader engagement with the concepts shaping our collective future.
2026: In Pursuit of a Sustainable Art–Science Future
Every movement has a beginning. Not a moment of arrival, but a period of exploration, experimentation and momentum-building. For The Crearte Foundation, 2026 will pose as a deliberate run through of the landscapes we want to inhabit long-term, testing what art–science can look like when it is not just an idea, but a living ecosystem.
The Architecture of Choice with Peter Ayres
Artist and researcher Peter explores creativity as an architecture of choice. Through paper, biology and art–science integration, he reveals how decisions shape both artistic and scientific discovery.