Breaking the Silos: Creating Collaborative Opportunities with Art, Math, and Science
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This panel discussed how partnerships between art, math, and science organizations can break down silos by finding common themes. The panel included representatives from the Fleet Science Center, Museum of Photographic Arts, and Boys & Girls Club of South County. They shared examples of how their collaborative projects explored relationships between their fields, like examining math concepts in photography. The projects provided learning experiences for both museum visitors and staff. The panel encouraged participants to make their own cross-disciplinary connections and collaborations.
Breaking the Silos: Creating Collaborative Opportunities with Art, Math, and Science
- 1. Breaking the silos WMA 2017 - Unite! Creating Collaborative Opportunities with Art, Math, and Science
- 2. This multi-disciplinary panel will share how their partnership challenged them to discover the math in something significant to their organizations – a craft, photograph, or an action. This project pushed the panel to find commonalities with atypical partners, unify under a concept, and establish powerful connections with like-minded individuals. Participants will learn how to break traditional disciplinary silos with STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math) exploring the relationships between math, science, and art.
- 3. HI My Name Is... “The Fleet Science Center connects people of all ages to the possibilities and power of science to create a better future.” Ashanti Davis Exhibits Project Supervisor Fleet Science Center
- 4. Hi My Name Is... Kevin Linde Adult Programs Manager Museum of Photographic Arts “The mission of the Museum of Photographic Arts is to inspire, educate and engage the broadest possible audience through the presentation, collection, and preservation of photography and film.”
- 5. Hi My Name Is… “The Boys & Girls Club of South County is dedicated to providing a safe and harmonious environment for youth of all backgrounds and help them develop qualities needed to become responsible citizens and leaders.” Joanna Canizales STEM CENTER DIRECTOR BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF SOUTH COUNTY
- 6. Who Are We? The Informal Mathematics Collaborative is a partnership between San Diego State University and Balboa Park Cultural Partnership, whom engaged art and science museums in Balboa park and community partners in San Diego County.
- 7. WHat do we do? Collaboratory Meetings After-school youth programs Professional Development Research Outreach Exhibits
- 8. BREAK ICE!!
- 9. What’s Your Name? WHat do you do at your Museum? WHy are you at this panel?
- 11. Labs Collaboration is KEY! Time to learn, discuss, disagree, explore, share, or have an epiphany.
- 12. Art, science and math walk into an organization... Provided opportunity to ask ourselves: ● What is math’s role in photography? ● How do we engage the public with those concepts? ● How are contemporary artists exploring these ideas? Lead to: ● Content development ● Staff development ● New opportunities
- 13. Art, science and math walk into an organization... ● Informal Mathematics Collaborative exposed BGC students to museum-based learning experiences, by blending art, science, and math. ● Fleet Workshop- Merging of Music and Math ● Mingei “Arts of the People”- Introduced our members to the importance and impact of cultural diversity ● Balboa Park Museums provided one of a kind experiences to our Members.
- 15. S.T.E.A.M. Science Center = STEM What value does Art have in STEM? Why does it matter? Innovation means “to create something new” Creativity Collaboration Perseverance Critical Thinking Risk Taking
- 16. S.T.E.A.M. ● Impactful interactive activities vs. “Being Told” Activities: Google Science journals,3D Printing, Screen Printing, Digital Arts, Coding, Aeroponics, Robotics, DIY STEM. 1. Structure within informal Setting 2. Engagement encourages sense of community and belonging 3. Life Skills Leadership, problem solving, communication
- 17. S.T.E.A.M. Photography = art + science + math A broad understanding of photography's STEAM areas contributes to an individual's ability to effectively use the medium as a way to document, a way to explore, and a way to artistically express an idea.
- 19. Public Programs and SPaces Broaden public engagement through collaborative workshops Provide tactile gallery experiences Link photographic history, science and contemporary art practice
- 20. After School Programs ● Summer 2016 Professional Development ● MOPA- Explore connections between photography and mathematics through the investigation of perspective, depth and perception.
- 21. Partnerships
- 22. Make COnnections
- 23. Form a group of 3-4 Identify a common theme Plan your project.
- 24. Have Questions? We Have Answers
- 25. THANK YOU! Contact Us: Ashanti Davis, adavis@rhfleet.org Kevin Linde, linde@mopa.org Joanna Canizales, jcanizales@bgcscounty.org