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The Arts Catalyst commissions contemporary art that experimentally and critically engages with science. We produce provocative, playful, risk-taking artists' projects to spark dynamic conversations about our changing world.
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As Slow As Possible, AV Festival 1-31 March 2012
The online programme for the AV Festival, including Agnes Meyer-Brandis' piece commissioned and created for Republic of the Moon, is now available online.
Read moreOccupy the Moon
Tony White writes an original short story to accompany the launch of Republic of the Moon exhibition.
Read moreDirector’s Tweets
"My view is this is an interesting artwork, relatively low risk. The problem is the ethics committee" #trustme
Same committee member really struggling with the contradictions in the artist's completion of the ethics form. #trustme
A committee member struggles with the 'benefits' of this art (or likely benefits). Helen Sloan challenges the concept of 'benefit' in art.
"To stand before an ethics committee you are making a claim that the benefits (of your research) outweigh the risks". #trustme