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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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Dark Places Bus Tour, Autonomous Infrastructures, Deviant Toads
Curator Rob La Frenais on appropriate footwear for Dark Places Bus Tour, Autonomous Infrastructures, Deviant Toads
Read moreFuturologies
Rob La Frenais blogging on Futurity at Transmediale, Berlin, The Futurological Congress, Nottingham Contemporary and Planetary Breakdown at the Baltic, Newcastle
Read moreWelcome to the new look website (blog)
We're pleased to announce our new website. We've redesigned it with a new look, improved navigation and integrated access to our social networking sites.
Read moreTwo chairs for Innovation (blog)
Simon Faithfull's Escape Vehicle No 6, Toshiba - the tale of a remake and the power of social networking
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Malamp: The Occurrence of Deformities in Amphibians, Brandon Ballengée.
Malamp: The Occurrence of Deformities in Amphibians, Brandon Ballengée. Edited by Nicola Triscott/Miranda Pope and published by The Arts Catalyst and Yorkshire Sculpture Park, brings together Ballengée’s UK research with findings from his global amphibian studies.
Read moreAnnouncing Autonomous Infrastructures symposium
A collaborative project for artists, academics and industry experts, including a one-day symposium to look at future approaches to living.
Read moreThe Case of the Deviant Toad
The Arts Catalyst announces The Case of the Deviant Toad, work by Brandon Ballengée, and the launch of his new book Malamp: The Occurence of Deformities in Amphibians at The Royal Institution, London, 16-31 March 2010.
Read moreWinners of Arctic Perspective Initiative announced
Three architects have been selected as the joint winners of the Arctic Perspective Initiative open architecture competition to design a zero-footprint mobile research unit for use by local populations in the Arctic.
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