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News 6 February, 2003
6 February 2003 British artists and writers have an opportunity to experience the Antarctic, thanks to a new partnership between The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and the Arts Council of…
News 11 November, 2004
…a journey into the void. Ultimately the work will look at what it is that fascinates us still about this beautiful emptiness.? Faithfull was selected for the ?Artists and Writers…
News 20 November, 2006
British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and Arts Council England are pleased to announce this unique opportunity available to Artists and Writers across the art forms. Two individuals will be invited to…
Read more on British Antarctic Survey and Arts Council England Fellowships
News 3 February, 2012
…Peninsula Arts Gallery, University of Plymouth opens on 11 February and showcases art from the British Antarctic Survey Artists and Writers programme, 2001 – 2009. Curated by Liz Wells from…
News 27 March, 2018
…Environment Research Council (NERC) to communicate cutting-edge science to new audiences. Entitled Trans.MISSION, the project pairs prominent scientists with reknowned artists to produce a piece of work – an animation,…
Read more on Science meets art at Hay Festival to tell story of climate change
Page in Our research impact
Decades of space radiation environment expertise, combined with knowledge of user needs gained through direct interaction with commercial satellite operators, Government policy officials and insurance underwriters, has enabled BAS to…
News 23 April, 2004
…Keith Grant visited Rothera Research Station in November 2001 as part of the BAS Artists and Writers Programme. The scheme aims to promote Antarctica and the research undertaken by BAS…
News 27 September, 2005
…Vear travelled to Rothera Research Station onboard RRS James Clark Ross in 2004 as a winner of the British Antarctic Survey and Arts Council England Artists & Writers programme. …
Read more on Antarctica – musical images from the frozen continent
News 22 June, 2009
Contemporary art maker, Chris Dobrowolski, who visited Antarctica last year as part of the British Antarctic Survey’s Artists and Writers Scheme is coming to Cambridge to talk about his experiences….
News 5 November, 2010
In 2009 artist Chris Dobrowolski visited Antarctica on the British Antarctic Survey Artists and Writers Programme. Since his return he has been performing his one-man show at venues across the…
Read more on Antarctic Artist performs in London and Nottingham
Event 26 May, 2018
…launch their work on Saturday 26th May at 5:30pm on the Starlight Stage (Event 63). Trans.MISSION is a new project pairing leading scientists with award-winning artists to communicate cutting-edge science…
Event 25 March, 2017
…series of talks to discover how art can unlock patterns and create beauty from polar research data with a series of talks by artists and polar scientists. Come along to…
Event 20 October, 2016
…at Scott Polar Research Institute in Cambridge Hear artists and scientists talk about how they have used climate and environmental data sets to explore issues around the communication of science….
News 30 June, 2006
…to Fri 10am – 4.45pm Sat 10am – 1pm Admission Free John Kelly travelled to the Antarctic with the British Antarctic Survey under the ‘Artist and Writers’ programme in 2002-2003….
Read more on Due South – Art from the Antarctic by John Kelly
News 4 April, 2012
…year’s Times Cheltenham Science Festival (12–17 June) — one of the UK’s leading science festivals attracting more than 300 of the world’s greatest scientists, comedians and writers — features the…
Read more on BAS scientist talks about BBC Frozen Planet at Cheltenham Science Festival
News 4 November, 2013
…his fascination with the world’s loneliest continent, as well as the emperor penguins who weather the winter with him. Gavin was competing against three other writers in the Fiction, Poetry…
Blogpost 30 July, 2006
At the start of this month’s diary I feel obliged to warn you this entry is long (probably befitting of 3 female writers!). So if you are not already sitting…
Project
…insurance underwriters. The Radbelt-DA project is part of a wider collaboration between the British Antarctic Survey, the University of Birmingham and the Air Force Research Laboratory, Albuquerque, NM, USA. The…
News 10 January, 2025
…receiver at the BAS Halley VI Research Station in Antarctica, Dr Meredith has worked with a range of artists to create new music collaborations inspired by and using these unique…
Read more on Dr Nigel Meredith awarded 2025 Chapman Medal for plasma wave research
News 15 November, 2024
…soundtrack, reminiscent of artists like Harold Budd and Brian Eno, and I could not be happier with the result.” Crew and BIOPOLE team view the A23a iceberg from the helideck…
Blogpost 30 June, 2023
…just treat each other with some kindness and compassion So, let’s celebrate LGBTQ+ Culture, attend Pride events, watch LGBTQ+ films, and support LGBTQ+ artists, businesses, and initiatives. It is so…
News 24 February, 2023
…working with musicians and artists since 2018 to incorporate recordings from Halley into compositions as part of a data-as-art outreach project called Sounds Of Space. For his collaboration with Letters…
News 2 December, 2022
…summer.” The artists also looked to the past and the role of the Sun throughout history, including a re-imagining of the Ancient Egyptian Sun God. These eclectic space and ground-based…
Read more on ‘Sounds’ of the sun inspire an extraordinary new album
News 21 June, 2021
…freely to other thinkers, researchers and artists. These institutions include BAS, the University of Iowa, NASA, the European Space Agency, Jodrell Bank Observatory, and the LIGO consortium. Listen to new…
Read more on ‘Sounds of space’ feature in album Celestial Incantations
Event 13 March, 2021
…Saturday 13 March at 6pm with a host of astronomers, scientists, aviators and artists. The event will livestream via armchairaurora.com and will take viewers on a journey of wonder from…
News 6 May, 2020
…the School of Music, Australian National University, for their support as a Visiting Fellow and The Artists Information Company (A-N) for her travel bursary. Kim Cunio travelled to Cambridge in…
Read more on New album Aurora Musicalis brings the ‘sounds of space’ to the public
Part of Virtual Antarctica
…walk around the installation. The spaces will have embedded sounds, video and information to allow visitor to better understand the artists storytelling Please note the following Matterport instruction bar for…
Part of Data as Art: POLAR AESTHETICS
…and information to allow visitor to better understand the artists storytelling Please note the following Matterport instruction bar for VR360 files: click the play icon in the centre of the…
News 29 May, 2018
…Environment Research Council (NERC) to communicate cutting-edge science to new audiences. The project paired prominent scientists with renowned artists to produce a piece of work, As well as Message from…
Read more on Hay Festival short film highlights Antarctic climate science
News 10 March, 2003
…(VJ-ing is like DJ-ing but with video clips and music) and test their creative skills in a VJ playground with artists from VJs.net including Coldcut?s Matt Black and leading VJ…
News 22 May, 2013
…arts organisations, distinguished by ambitious art commissions and its unique take on art-science practice. Our primary focus is commissioning new artists’ projects, presented in a range of museums, art galleries…
News 28 February, 2006
…the joint fellowship with Arts Council England and British Antarctic Survey’s Artists and Writer Programme, which funded his trip to Antarctica. A diary of his adventures was published in The…
Read more on Play Antarctica – 10th March – 30th April – For everyone aged 8+
News 8 March, 2006
…the joint fellowship with Arts Council England and British Antarctic Survey’s Artists and Writer Programme, which funded his trip to Antarctica. A diary of his adventures was published in The…
News 7 September, 2005
…these and an artists’ impression of the Van Allen Belts are available from the BAS Press Office above. * Van Allen radiation belts The Van Allen radiation belts were the…
Read more on Scientific breakthrough will help protect astronauts and spacecraft
News 15 September, 2004
…Government and the National Lottery to artists and arts organisations, and is responsible for developing, sustaining and promoting the arts in England. The Arts Council is an independent, non-political body…
Event 24 March, 2018
…this brand new facility which will transform how ship-borne science is conducted in the Polar Region and will be launched in autumn 2018. Visitors can also meet two artists –…
Read more on Cambridge Science Festival: Antarctica Uncovered
Blogpost 19 April, 2007
…Music. Saturday night saw Rothera’s legendary TOP (Top of the Pops) Night. It was a fabulous turnout of well-known artists and groups (amongst Boy George, Kiss, Madonna, Bananarama, Chilli’n Rap…
News 12 November, 2015
…Vice President Al Gore, artists and influencers, and millions across the planet will come together for a global day of action and music to celebrate progress across continents. In 2007…
Read more on NEWS STORY: Rothera participates in Live Earth 2015
Event 26 June, 2016
…hot and cold, the project follows paths opened by artists including Roni Horn, Wolfgang Laib and Tokujin Yoshioka. In the third and final stage of the research, the glass objects…
Read more on Exhibition – Royal College of Art Graduate Show 2016
Part of Data As Art
…project follows paths opened by artists including Roni Horn, Wolfgang Laib and Tokujin Yoshioka. V&A Exhibition: Sound, glass, water, light In the third and final stage of the research, the…
Senior Creative Services Manager
Innovation team, Communications team
Email Pete Bucktrout
Pete is BAS Senior Creative Services Manager. His background is as a Cameraman/Photographer. Pete manages ‘everything images’ from the Image Collections, visual solutions for science, the web and exhibitions. Pete…
Project
DATA AS ART is an ongoing science & art project in development at NERC’s British Antarctic Survey (BAS). It visualises science data (in its widest definition), to create stunning and…