Hallmarks reached by Convergence, Perceptions of Neuroscience in the formal frame of dart461:

Monday, August 29th and September 26th, 2016. The Five Minute Talks, Rehearsal Sessions:

Sixteen IPN McGill students presented their preliminary talks in front a panel of external critics. The activity was followed by questions and discussion.

 

Wednesday, October 12th, 2016. The Five Minute Talks:

Sixteen IPN McGill students present their five minute talks to 30 FOFA students and 5 FOFA academics. The activity was followed by questions and discussion.
 

Friday, November 25th, 2016. Convergence neuroscience event, The Black Box:

1. Open Labs for art students. A guided visit on 5 labs of the Centre for Research on Neuroscience (CRN) to explain and show the places where the research on neuroscience is performed.

2. The Black Box talk. Two students from the IPN program expose in two talks the basic principles on which the brain works. The talk is public, 126 assistants. Followed by questions and discussion

3. Social. Neuroscience students and academics from the BRaIN Program, RI-MUHC, IPN Program, and McGill share a social event with artists and academics of FOFA.

 

Sunday, December 11th, 2016. Convergence arts event, The White Box:

Convergence neuroscience students explore the contemporary art scene of Montreal. Visits to the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal (MAC), SBC Gallery, and the Visual Voice Gallery.

 

Friday, January 13th, 2017. Launch of Concordia Faculty of Fine Arts (FOFA) course dart461 3-credits

Introductory lectures:

1. FOFA Course introduction. Meet, greet & dialogue to form preliminary teams

2. “Neuro representations, Convergence, Clash, Confusion“ 60 min Najmeh Khalili-Mahani Ph.D. (Neuroscientist). “Interested in Intersections: Collision, Collaboration, and Creation between Art and the Sciences” 20 min Swintak Christine, Invited artist. “in different terminologies transmit ex.change and co.creation”  20 min Professor pk langshaw

3. Questions and discussion
 

Tuesday, January 17th, 2017. Workshop: Public Speaking for Neuroscientists.

Workshop offered by Ms. Valérie Harvey, Communications Coordinator of the MUHC. (3 hours)

 

Friday, January 20th and 27th, 2017. dart461 FOFA The Art Five Minute Talks:

FOFA Students present 14 students x 5 min = 70 min + 20 min break = 90 minutes. Group discussion, email exchanging, mentors assigned.

  

Friday, February 10th, 2017. dart461 FOFA Proof of Concepts:

Groups Neuroscientists-Artists (17) presented their progress reports.

 

Friday, February 17th, 2017. Convergence Neuroscience Event, Sensory:

1. The Sensory talk. Two students from the IPN program expose in two talks the basic principles on which the sensory system works. The talk is public, 54 assistants. Followed by questions and discussion.

2. Open Labs for art students. A guided visit on 3 labs of the Vision Group at the MGH to explain and show the places where the research on neuroscience is performed.

3. Social. Neuroscience students and academics from the BRaIN Program, RI-MUHC, IPN Program, and McGill share a social event with artists and academics of FOFA.

 

Friday, March 3rd and March 24th, 2017. dart461 FOFA Critiques:

Initial presentation and critique. Midterm process presentation and critique with an invited audience.

 

Friday, April 7th, 2017. FOFA Convergence Art Event "Brainwaves"

1. Open Studios for neuroscience students. A guided visit on FOFA studios to explain and show the places where the art practice is performed.

2. Brainwaves talk. One main talk and a discussion panel with four art students from FOFA exposing some thoughts on art-neuroscience collaborations. The talk was public (120 assistants) and was followed by questions and discussion

3. Social. Art students from FOFA share a social event with neuroscience students and academics from the BRaIN Program, RI-MUHC, IPN Program, and McGill University.

 

Thursday, April 13th, 2017. dart461 FOFA Final Critique and Selection:

Project presentations and display for a final critique and jury selection of works for the exhibition – Rebecca Duclos, David Ross, Bettina Forget, Francois Morelli + TBA.

 

Saturday, April 22nd to May 20th, 2017. First Two Convergence Exhibition, material and dynamic: 

Exhibition of works produced by FOFA students in collaboration with IPN McGill neuroscience partners as part of the Convergence project.

Venue: Visual Voice Gallery:  Belgo Building. 372 Ste-Catherine Street West space 421

Assistance: More than 650 people in the effective 19 days that the exhibition last.

 

Saturday, May 27th to 31st, 2017. Second Convergence Exhibition:

May 27th Convergence Exhibition and short presentation at la Bibliothèque et Archives Nationales du Québec (BAnQ), more than 300 hundred assistants.

May 28th to 31st FOFA-Convergence Exhibition at 11th Canadian Association for Neuroscience Annual Meeting. Hotel Bonaventure. Closing.

 

 

 

Convergence, Perceptions of Neuroscience in the media:

October 13th, 2016. CBC Radio One Homerun. Interview by Sue Smith.
https://twitter.com/cbcHomerun/status/786668217691496450
https://youtu.be/0-6fT3Dho28

October 27th, 2016. The “Convergence” initiative takes flight: RI-MUHC trainees and Concordia University fine arts students explore new ways to explain brain research. Article on McGill University Health Centre Research Institute – News and Events. By Valérie Harvey.
http://rimuhc.ca/web/research-institute-muhc/-/the-convergence-initiative-takes-flight-ri-muhc-trainees-and-concordia-university-fine-arts-students-explore-new-ways-to-explain-brain-research

November 2nd, 2016. Public lecture: Neuroscience Convergence Talk, “The Black Box”. News note on McGill University Health Centre Newsroom. By Alison Burch.
https://muhc.ca/newsroom/event/public-lecture-neuroscience-convergence-talk-“-black-box”

November 28th, 2016. Concordia Fine Arts Class Drawn on the Neurosciences: Convergence Initiative Unites the Arts and the Sciences. Article in The Link Magazine. By Kelsey Litwin.
https://thelinknewspaper.ca/article/concordia-fine-arts-class-draws-on-the-neurosciences

December 16th, 2016. Convergence, Perceptions of Neuroscience. Note published the Montreal General Hospital Foundation website. By Cristian Zaelzer.
https://www.mghfoundation.com/events/convergence-perceptions-neuroscience/

December 23th, 2016. What Can Artists and Neuroscientists Learn from Each Other? Article on Concordia University News. By Kim Glassman.
http://www.concordia.ca/cunews/main/stories/2016/12/23/fine-artists-neuroscientists-convergence-initiative-to-bridge-art-and-science.html

January 16th, 2017. “Sensory”: A public lecture within the “Convergence, Perceptions of Neuroscience” project. News note on McGill University Health Centre Research Institute – News and Events. By Alison Burch.
http://www.rimuhc.ca/web/research-institute-muhc/-/-sensory-a-public-lecture-within-the-convergence-perceptions-of-neuroscience-project-february-17-2017-

January 18th, 2017. Unusual yet logical: The Convergence of Art and Neuroscience. Article on En Bref Magazine - McGill University Health Centre. By Andrée Lessard.
https://muhc.ca/sites/default/files/news/enbref/Vol%208_1%20enBref%20JAN%202017.pdf

February 13th, 2017. Convergence Initiative: Artist-neuroscientist working groups revealed. Article on Concordia University News. By Andy Murdoch.
http://www.concordia.ca/cunews/finearts/2017/02/convergence-artist-scientist-pairings-announced.html

March 22nd, 2017. When neuroscience meets the world of art. Article on McGill News Magazine. By Andrea Bennett.
http://mcgillnews.mcgill.ca/s/1762/news/interior.aspx?sid=1762&gid=2&pgid=1637

April 19th, 2017. Bridging science and the fine arts: The Convergence Initiative conveys a passion for neuroscience. Article on McGill University Health Centre Research Institute – News and Events. By Andrée Lessard & Alison Burch.
http://www.rimuhc.ca/web/research-institute-muhc/-/bridging-science-and-the-fine-arts-the-convergence-initiative-conveys-a-passion-for-neuroscience

April 24th, 2017. 'This idea that we are scientists or artists — that's untrue'. Article on Concordia University News. By Andy Murdoch.
http://www.concordia.ca/cunews/main/stories/2017/04/24/grad-student-bettina-forget-merges-art-and-science-for-a-cause.html?c=news%2Fstories

April 29th, 2017. La convergence des sciences et de l’art. Article published on Le Devoir. By Claude Lafleur.
http://www.ledevoir.com/societe/science-et-technologie/497365/la-convergence-des-sciences-et-de-l-art

May 5th, 2017. Scientific literacy and citizen involvement: The Convergence of Science and Art. Note published on the website of Les Journées internationales de la culture scientifique. Organized by the Assocation francophone pour le savoir, McGill University, and Université de Lorraine.
http://www.science-and-you.com/fr/convergence-science-and-art

May 13th, 2017. Le cerveu, c’est simplement beau. 24 heures de science. Organized by Science pour tous!, Canadian Commission for UNESCO, Odysée des sciences, and Eureka. Hosted at the Visual Voice Gallery.
http://www.science24heures.com/programme/details_resultats.php?varID=329

 

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Convergence, Perceptions of Neuroscience. Public activities with Dr Cristian Zaelzer as invited speaker or organizer:

October 21st, 2016. “Convergence, Perceptions of Neuroscience.” Hosted by "Blood, Brains + Other Trains: Thoughts on Emerging Collaborations & Camaraderie in the Arts+Sciences" colloquium. Concordia University.

February 2nd, 2017. “Convergence.” Hosted by the PhD in Interdisciplinary Humanities. Brock University.

February 12th, 2017. Workshop “Converging Art with Neuroscience.” Hosted by NeuGeneration Conference. Queen’s University.

March 10th, 2017. “Convergence, Perceptions of Neuroscience.” Hosted by Mozilla Science Lab meets Open Research McGill. McGill University.

May 5th, 2017. Organizer and moderator of the discussion Panel “Scientific Literacy and Citizen Involvement: The Convergence of Science and Art.” The Journées Internationales de la Culture Scientifique (JICS), Science and You. Hosted by ACFAS, McGill University, Université de Lorraine. McGill University. http://www.science-and-you.com/fr/convergence-science-and-art

 

May 13th, 2017. Le Cerveau, c’est simplement beau ! (Activity part of 24 Heures de  Sciences). http://www.science24heures.com/programme/details_resultats.php?varID=327

 

May 26th, 2017. “The engagement of neurosciences and the arts, the Convergence initiative.” Talk part of the Psychiatry Grand Rounds talks. Allan Memorial Institute. Department of Psychiatry Continuing Medical Education, McGill University.

 

May 27th, 2017. Outreach day “Convergence, Perceptions of Neuroscience.” Hosted by the 11th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association for Neuroscience.

 

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Convergence, Perceptions of Neuroscience. Formal conference presentations, articles, books:
 

• “Convergence, Perceptions of Neuroscience.” (Poster accepted) Zaelzer C., Glassman K., Lessard A., Henault V., Brassard A., Jung-Hoo Park K., Langshaw P., Duclos R., Murai K. 11th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association for Neuroscience. Montreal, QC., Canada. May 28th to May 31st, 2017.

• “Engagement of neurosciences and the arts, the Convergence initiative.” (Poster submitted) Zaelzer C.A., Henault V., Lessard A., Langshaw P., Glassman K., Swintak C., Khalili-Mahani N., Brassard A., Jung-Hoo Park K., Salmon C., Forget B., Toth K., Duclos R., Murai K. 47th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience. Washington DC., USA. Nov 11th to Nov 15th, 2017.

• Convergence, Perceptions of Neuroscience. Exhibition Catalog 2016-2017. 100 pages.