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the science of art - the art of science
Art and Mind produces festivals and other events which explore what light the brain sciences can throw on contemporary culture. These events are aimed at the general public and comprise a combination of talks, performance and exhibitions.
This website holds an archive of previous events, speakers and performers and distributes news of Art and Mind activities and other related items of interest.
Patrons:
Professor Richard Dawkins • Professor V. S. Ramachandran Professor Semir Zeki • Rita Carter
An introduction by director, Garry Kennard
Have you ever been moved, delighted, fascinated
or disgusted by a work of art - and wondered why? Have you
ever puzzled over why you like that song, and not another?
Why that film? That play? That painting? That building? And
have you ever pondered the power of the religious impulse
and the strength of the mythological stories that seem to
hold such meaning for us?
In recent years the sciences of the mind
have started to unravel answers to these questions. Brain
imaging techniques, for example, allow us to see what is happening
in our heads when we experience sensations and emotions. It
is plausible that one day we will be able to understand the
physical mechanisms underlying the entire continuum of human
experience, from its seedling basis in the human genome to
its manifestations in the grandest of our cultural creations.
In unique combinations of science, philosophy
and art, in live performance and discussion, and on our web
site, Art and Mind brings together some of the world's most
eminent thinkers, scientists and artists to examine the way
we experience and create contemporary culture. We provide
a platform for the public discussion of the vital issues emerging
from that exploration.
We are at the beginning of a new and profound
exploration of what we humans are and how we describe and
organize ourselves.
Why not join Art and Mind in this great
adventure?
For updates on our events and related news write to me at garry.kennard@btopenworld.com and I will put you on our mailing list.
Garry Kennard, Director Art and Mind
Garry Kennard's paintings, drawings and writing can be found at
An in-depth interview with Garry Kennard is available as a pod cast on 'The Beautiful Brain' website'.
Click http://thebeautifulbrain.com/ for the main website.
Click http://thebeautifulbrain.com/2010/09/podcast-the-philosophy-of-art-and-mind-garry-kennard/ for the pod cast direct.
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Archive
Visit the extensive archive of previous Art and Mind Festivals - notes, images and full details of programmes and speakers
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Please note
Several of the internal links on this website's index strap above no longer work and many of the pages are no longer formatted. A new website is being built at present and will go on line soon. Apologies for the inconvenience.
Please use the links on the articles below to navigate.
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My new book 'Essays and Images is now available from me at garry.kennard@btopenworld.com
The book examines perception, illusion, memory and dreams and the strange mind states involved in transcendence, myth making and self-creation. Kennard observes the strangest and most unusual experiences - his own included - without sentiment, and does not try to soften the effect of a clear look at brain function. Through autobiographical essays and more formal commentaries on art and philosophy Kennard offers some striking new angles from which to approach both contemporary art and our current post-religious, existential situation.
The science writer, Rita Carter, writes in her preface:
‘Certainly this beautiful book will engage and satisfy readers and viewers on many different levels. Combining images and symbols, and forging first and second-person perspectives, it creates an unusually fully-rounded view of one human mind at work’.
£10 per copy (£2 p/p Europe, £7 rest of world)
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Art and Mind Symposia
These private dinners, hosted jointly by Art and Mind and GV Art, can now be explored by everyone.
  
Ruth Padel, Marina Warner, Professor Chris French, Professor Martin Kemp, Professor Chris Frith, Dr Iain McGilchrist have all been speakers at the Art and Mind Symposia.
We now publish full reports, with relevant links, for each Symposium. Go to the Symposium page and see what has been going on. Click on the title below
Art and Mind Symposia
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Art and Mind works closely with
GV Art is a contemporary art gallery in London which aims to explore and acknowledge the inter-relationship between art and science. It has become the hub of the art/science community and is co-host to the Art and Mind Symposia (see below) . Find out more at
www.gvart.co.uk
The next exhibition at GV Art is a retrospective of Art and Mind's director Garry Kennard. The exhibition opens with a private view on 10 January and runs to 26 of the same month. This exhibition will coincide withthe launch of a new book by Garry Kennard, 'Essays and Images'.
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Our other close associates are
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 Annabel Huxley
Annabel worked on the Art and Mind Festivals, 2004-2006 and has continued to be involved in all our projects.
Annabel has been a Science Communications consultant working on public engagement and PR since 1994. Between 2004 and 2006 she helped Art and Mind set up five of the seven Art and Mind Festivals in Winchester. She was also responsible for the PR and much of the marketing for the Festivals.
Annabel has been a freelance consultant working to communicate science to the general public since 1994. She has worked on book launches, festivals, conferences, talks series and exhibitions, both programming events and working on PR. Find out more at -
www.annabelhuxley.com
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 Rita Carter
Rita Carter, the distinguished science writer, lecturer and broadcaster, specialises in the human brain: what it does, how it does it, and why. Rita was a key figure in the development of Art and Mind and continues to be closely involved in all our projects. Visit Rita's website at -
ritacarter.co.uk
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