The Aeolus project
Science outreach through art
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8064773 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ian Drumm (0000-0002-8894-1475, University of Salford), Ian A Drumm (University of Salford), Amanda Belantara (0000-0002-7923-7275, University of Salford), Steve Dorney (University of Southampton), Timothy Waters (University of Southampton), Timothy P Waters (University of Southampton), Eulàlia Peris (0000-0002-4845-7080, University of Salford) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 375-385 |
| Publication date | 2013-10-10 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Public Understanding of Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0963-6625 • E-ISSN: 1361-6609 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0963662513501741 |
| PMID | 24113742 |
| OpenAlex | W2040528168 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 4 |
With a general decline in people's choosing to pursue science and engineering degrees there has never been a greater need to raise the awareness of lesser known fields such as acoustics. Given this context, a large-scale public engagement project, the 'Aeolus project', was created to raise awareness of acoustics science through a major collaboration between an acclaimed artist and acoustics researchers. It centred on touring the large singing sculpture Aeolus during 2011/12, though the project also included an extensive outreach programme of talks, exhibitions, community workshops and resources for schools. Described here are the motivations behind the project and the artwork itself, the ways in which scientists and an artist collaborated, and the public engagement activities designed as part of the project. Evaluation results suggest that the project achieved its goal of inspiring interest in the discipline of acoustics through the exploration of an other-worldly work of art
Acoustics · Art · Context (archaeology · Engineering ethics · Exhibition · Outreach · Pedagogy · Political science · Public engagement · Public relations · Science communication · Science education · Singing · Sociology · Visual arts · Work (physics · Diverse Musicological Studies · Engineering · History · Multisensory perception and integration
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| Citations per year | 0.63 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2018 - 2022 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |