WHO WE ARE?
We are S.T.E.M. Outreach Nottingham, a Student's Union society of PhD student volunteers at the University of Nottingham. Together we organise outreach and public engagement events across the city to help promote the importance of science, technology, engineering & maths.
Through these student-led
projects, our aim is to help Nottingham science make an impact in the
local community. We do this by providing exciting, interactive opportunities
to engage people who might not normally
have the opportunity to interact with science.
Our activities range
from pub science evenings to science blogs, and video
projects to interactive exhibitions at science fairs. Most notably, we run
the Nottingham branch of the international annual Pint of Science Festival,
which takes place every May (15th-18th May this year), simultaneously in more
than 100 cities, across 12 different countries!
This
year we are going
bigger
and
better
by bringing the Creative Reactions event to
Nottingham!
THE PROJECT
The aim of the project is
to establish a unique, annual event that complements the Pint of Science festival. Ultimately we want to make science, research and the arts more accessible to the public.
The event aspires to bridge the gap of misunderstanding, misconception and
complexity that exists between the reality of science research and
the public’s perceptions of it; all through a fusion of science, art and
entertainment.
This project will build on the success of the
Nottingham Pint of Science festival, which attracted more than 800 members of
the public from the ages of 12 – 78, across 13 independent events during the 2016 festival. Taking advantage of the popularity of the festival, the Creative Reactions event will see up to 20 local artists paired up with research scientists taking part in the festival.
In collaboration with their scientist, each artist will produce an exhibition piece inspired by the research that the scientist is bringing to the festival. The
event will exhibit all final pieces, accompanied by talks from the
scientists and artists responsible, along with other exciting activities. Through the
Creative Reactions event, we will provide people of all ages with a chance to
experience the unique result of seeing science and research through the eyes of
art.
WHERE WILL THE MONEY GO?
In order to
achieve our project goals, we are allocating funds raised as follows:
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Venue Hire (£2660): Nottingham Contemporary - A well-known,
prestigious art venue, that offers excellent exhibition and event space, as well
as an easily accessible and central location. As the
hub of contemporary art in Nottingham, it makes an ideal host venue.
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Support for artists (£400): Where possible, we would like to
offer support to our collaborating artists for the time and resources they will
be putting into the project.
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Equipment & Logistics (£450): This will cover transport, consumables, audio-visual equipment & hanging/display costs.
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Publicity (£700): You can’t have an event if no-one knows
about it! We will be allocating a considerable portion of funds to boost our publicity efforts and reach our key audiences.
All
donations received will go directly to the Creative Reactions project. Any unanticipated
under-spend of funds will be put towards future Creative Reactions events.
HELP US SUCCEED!
As a team,
we are all very passionate about sharing science with the world. However, as a
team of volunteers on a not-for-profit project, we need
your
help to
establish a legacy of science education in Nottingham that will continue to have an impact for
years to come.
In return
for your support, we are offering exclusive rewards as our way of saying thank
you for being part of such an ambitious project. All donors will receive a
public thank you at our Creative Reactions event and through social media.
If you are
unable to sponsor us with a donation, fear not! You can still help us succeed by
broadcasting
this project through the
social media
buttons and sharing the
bitlink
found in the network tab above.
In fact, why not share it with everyone? A fusion of science and art is truly unique, educational and exciting, and the
more people who know about it, the more likely we are to make the Creative
Reactions project a raging success!
FIND US HERE
Follow us to
find out how we're doing!
Facebook:
facebook.com/STEMOutreachNotts
Twitter:
@STEMReachNotts
Blog:
stemoutreachnotts.wordpress.com
Web:
su.nottingham.ac.uk/societies
To advertise at our event, information about our corporate rewards or if you would simply like to find out more please email: alastair.gibbons@nottingham.ac.uk.
