Antarctic ArtScience Art Show at New Zealand Marine Studies Centre and Westpac Aquarium

By Tessa Mills

Dunedin, UK - Artist Claire Beynon has spent two seasons in Antarctica working collaboratively with US polar scientists. In this image-rich presentation, Claire will speak of her relationship to The White Continent, focusing in on the calligraphic beauty of ice and the hidden wonders of the microcosmic world beneath its surface.

Claire will share some of the joys and challenges of inter-disciplinary collaboration, drawing parallels between image-making and scientific processes. Underwater film footage will illustrate various ArtScience projects embarked upon during the summers of 2005 and 2008. The audience will also be introduced to Notodendrodes antarctikos, the world’s smallest tree and the only micro-organism currently on our list of endangered species.

One of Claire's Antarctic-inspired works will be auctioned on the night to raise funds for the Caselberg Trust.

Public Lecture

Hidden Depths:
ArtScience adventures above and below the Antarctic ice

Date: Thursday 3rd December 2009, 7pm

Venue: NZ Marine Studies Centre, Hatchery Road, Portobello
Tickets $20 Includes wine and refreshments.
Bookings essential. Phone 479 5826

The New Zealand Marine Studies Centre and Westpac Aquarium are open daily for public viewing from 10am to 4.30pm.
There is a one-hour Guided Tour at 10.30am. Personalised guided tours can be organised for groups at other times to suit. On Wednesdays and Saturdays visitors may help with fish feeding from 2-3pm.

The NZ Marine Studies Centre offers a range of educational programmes for all ages, and themed activities every holiday. Check out our web site: http://www.marine.ac.nz, or join our email list for regular updates: http://lists.otago.ac.nz/listinfo/nzmsc-aquarium

Email: marine-studies@otago.ac.nz  
Phone: +64 3 479 5826
Web: www.marine.ac.nz

To view New Zealand Marine Studies Centre and Westpac Aquarium's web page on Zoo and Aquarium Visitor, go to:  http://www.zandavisitor.com/forumtopicdetail-2143-New_Zealand_Marine_Studies_Centre_and_Aquarium