News and Events:
February 21, 2010
Thank you everyone that participated in 2010's Science as Art contest! The entries are in and it is an exciting set of pictures. Look back here for more information on the winners in the next few weeks.
February 15, 2010
Less than five days remain in this year's Science as Art competition. Submit your entry now! See here for details about contest rules.
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February 1, 2010
BioEASI is now accepting submissions for the 2010 Science as Art Contest! See the Art Contest link on the left of this page for details on how to submit your artwork. Submissions will be accepted until February 20, at 11:59pm.
January 28, 2010
BioEASI has a number of judges from the worlds of Science and Art to determine which of this year's submissions are the best. Learn more about them and their interests.
January 15, 2010
BioEASI's 2010 Science Art Challenge has officially begun! We will be open to your submissions from February 1st to the 20th, but it is never too early to start working on your art. Check out our 2010 Submission Rules to guide the proper formatting of your work.
January 11, 2010
BioEASI is proud to welcome 6 new members who will be leading the organization into the future. This year, we are relaunching the "Science As Art" contest and more details will be coming soon.
November 17, 2009
After a summer hiatus, BioEASI is back! We plan to have the popular "Science As Art" contest for San Diego scientists and an exhibit at the San Diego Science Festival 2010. The core BioEASI team is finishing up (finally) with our doctoral degrees, and we will be handing off our positions to the next group of science art enthusiasts.
BioEASI is looking for a group of undergraduate or graduate students who would be interested in being the primary organizers of the 2010 "Science As Art" contest for the San Diego Science Festival on March 27. If you are interested or have questions about joining the BioEASI team please contact us: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . We will have an informational meeting about our organization December 2; 6:30pm 4209 in the Natural Sciences Building, UC San Diego.
May 1, 2009
We are pleased to report that the San Diego Science Festival (SDSF) Expo on April 4th was a huge success! Balboa Park was flooded with people interested in science. Some people spent 2 hours stuck in traffic and/or walked 3 miles to be a part of this inaugural event. Children and parents were lined up at every single booth - sometimes 10 people deep to see a cool demo, hear a scientist speak, and/or get hands on experience at a science exhibit. The attendance was inspiring. We would especially like to thank all of the visitors who came by the BioEASI booth!
BioEASI would like to thank all of the participants of the Science Art Challenge and the Science As Art contest. All of the pieces were inspiring and beautiful! The winners and runner-ups are listed below. You can view all the submissions by clicking Art Contest on the left menu. Thank you and congrats!
Science Art Challenge (K-12th Grade)
K-5th Grade
- 1st Place - "Life of a Tree" by Trevor H. (2nd Grade, Shoal Creek)
- 2nd Place - "Beautiful Bacteria" by Sophia D. (4th Grade, Longfellow Elementary)
- 3rd Place - "Where do you want to live?" by Axel M. (3rd Grade, John Muir K-12 Magnet School)
- Runner-up - "The Communication System" by Ryn H. (2nd Grade, John Muir K-12 Magnet School)
- Runner-up - "Pollution at the Bay" by Tyler B. (3rd Grade, John Muir K-12 Magnet School)
6-8th Grade
- 1st Place - "Endless Possibility" by Kimia N. (7th Grade, Standley Middle School)
- 2nd Place - "Human Body Sculpture" by Austin C. (8th Grade, Julian Charter School)
- 3rd Place - "Atomic Zoo" by Miranda E. (8th Grade, Julian Charter School)
- Runner-up - "Nature Technology" by Emily H. (7th Grade, Standley Middle School)
- Runner-up - "Trees Matter" by Stephanie R. (7th Grade, Standley Middle School)
9-12th Grade
- 1st Place - "Tundra Foodweb in Spring" by Sarah M. (12th Grade, Orange Glen High School)
- 2nd Place - "Sight and Flight" by Jenna M. (12th Grade, Julian High School)
- 3rd Place - "Footprint" by Teresa W. (9th Grade, Julian Charter School)
- Runner-up - "Lungs" by Ariana D. (10th Grade, Julian Charter School)
- Runner-up - "Deforestation" by Chance (9th Grade, Julian Charter School)
- 1st Place - "Osteoclasts - The key for proper bone health" by Melanie Hoefer (Post-doc at the Burnham Institute)
- 2nd Place - "MerzLAB 3" by Mehrdad Yazdani (Graduate student at UCSD)
- 3rd Place - "Complexity of Sight-Retina" by Thomas Deerinck (Research Scientist at UCSD)
There have been a few FAQs we received either in person or by e-mail since the festival that we have addressed below. If you have a question that is not answered here, though, feel free to send us an email @ This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
1. Can we purchase the art displayed at our Science As Art exhibit?
At the moment, no. The art displayed at our exhibit was made by scientists in the San Diego area and we have not obtained permission from these scientists to sell the art. We are working on ways to make BioEASI a self-sustaining organization; however, and may consider this option in the future.
2. What are you going to do with all of the art after the SDSF Expo?
Currently, the artwork is in storage. We would love to continue to display these art pieces locally, provided that the venue has pre-assembled surface for displaying the art (e.g. walls, panels, etc). Please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it if you would like us to exhibit these pieces at your venue.
3. We would like to know more about your involvement in K-12th grade education.
The K-12th grade Science Art Challenge we hosted for the San Diego Science Festival was our first foray into K-12th grade education. The pieces we received on the subjects of Environment, Health, and Technology were truly amazing works of art and we would love to be able to continue to provide a means of encouraging science-inspired art for these age groups. We are currently collaborating with Blick Art Materials, who generously donated art supplies for the science-art making portion of our exhibit at the SDSF Expo, to find ways for BioEASI and Blick to have more continuous involvement inK-12th grade education in 2009.
April 3, 2009
- We would like to say THANK YOU (already) for the number of volunteers who have helped us last weekend (Saturday and Sunday) for building, Thursday for art matting and framing, and Friday for booth frame assembly as well as those who helped us with small tasks that are equally as important!
- Volunteers
Saturday, April 4
The following are the volunteer time shifts. (!) = where we need the most people
- (!) 6:30am-9:30am (Building/Set up) Good shift for those wanting to avoid people and traffic!
- 9:30am-12:30pm (Set up - SDSF starts at 10:30am)
- 12:00am-3:00pm
- 2:30pm-5:30pm
- (!) 5:00pm - Sunset (Breakdown - SDSF ends at 6:00pm) Good shift for those wanting to avoid people and traffic!
- We hope to see you at the festival!!!
March 18, 2009
- Our Science as Art Exhibit preview show is currently at the San Diego City Administration Building, March 16-27, 2009. This building is located at 202 "C" Street in downtown San Diego. Hours of operation is 8am-5pm, Monday - Friday. Pictures of this show will be posted by next week!
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We would like to thank all teachers and students for participating in the K-12th grade Science Art Challenge. We have received more than 60 inspiring entries! We will announce the winners next week.
- We would like to thank all scientists for participating in the Science as Art contest. We received more than 100 submissions from undergraduates to faculty! Your art pieces are currently being reviewed by our panel of judges. We will announce the winners next week.
- We thank all for attending our Art-Making Social on February 12, 2009.
