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See also the list of past Space Art Events & Contests
This
Week in Space, January 24th, 2010 with Miles O'Brien
includes an interview with Apollo astronaut Alan Bean
about his recent art exhibition at the Air & Space
Museum
Author & space artist Ron
Miller will give a keynote address at the NARCON
2002 - National Association of Rocketry Conference
in Austin, Texas April 5-7, 2002. Also, Frederick
I. Ordway III, space scientist and historian, will
give an address. He has recently published Visions
of Spaceflight: Images from the Ordway Collection,
a history of space art with works from his own collection.
Future
Civilizations in Space Life in the 22nd Century: An
Exhibit by Roy Scarfo will open at the Scarfo
Gallery in Downingtown, Pa, on September 1, 2001.
The exhibit is based on the 1965 book based Beyond
Tomorrow by Dr. Dandridge M. Cole and Roy Scarfo.
Mr. Scarfow was the creative art director for General
Electric's Space Division, a science and space art
consultant-illustrator for The New York Times, and
a collaborator with space notables such as Werner
von Braun, Isaac Asimov, and Willy Ley.
shows how the sun, moon, stars, and the
phenomena of lightning and rainbows inspired the
arts of Africa for thousands of years. We have all
experienced the wonder of gazing at a night sky
filled with stars. Our imaginations take flight.
We journey to the heavens, inspired by its majesty,
and we recall stories about the constellations shining
from above. Since the time of the ancient Egyptians,
Africans have used their celestial observations
to chart their movements through the land and to
create their agricultural and ritual calendars.
to launch "Space Craft," a contest where
entrants share an original handmade item or work
of art inspired by NASA and NASA's programs, such
as the Space Shuttle Program and human spaceflight,
aeronautics, science and exploration of the universe.
Contestants can enter two-dimensional original art
(painting, drawing, prints, mixed media, photographic,
and computer generated prints). Three-dimensional
entries, including wearable art and soft sculptures,
also may be entered.
Humans
in Space Symposium - Int. Youth Art Competition
-The International
Academy of Astronautics is sponsoring this contest
for
young people ages 10-17 (with two contest categories
for ages 10-13 years and 14-17 years). The winners
will receive prizes and their art will be on display
at the IAA's Humans in Space Symposium in Houston,
Texas in April 11–15, 2011. Submission must be received
in Houston by September 30th, 2010 to be judged. Here
is a flyer
(pdf) for the contest.
the new official Suborbital Scientist
patch of The NASTAR Center[, it] will be worn by
all of our future suborbital scientist trainees
and posted on the website for all to see! Aside
from the resume building potential, pride, and publicity
that comes from winning, you will also win: * 1
Official NASTAR Center Suborbital Scientist flight
suit with your patch sewn on * 30 Suborbital Scientist
patches of your design * Website and newsletter
promotion * And...a CASH PRIZE of $500!!
The first 10,000 drawings will be showcased
on a dedicated gallery website (www.10000rockets.com)
in addition to the Artsonia.com classroom gallery.
These drawings will also be placed into a commemorative
Mission: 10,000 rockets book
Also, a panel of judges will select three drawings
for which 3-D replicas of the rockets drawn will be
made. Submissions must be made between 10/8/09 – 11/25/09.
More at 10,000
Rockets - The Rocketry Blog - Oct.12.09.
Spaced
Out: The Final Frontier in Album Covers -
An exhibition sponsored by the Experience Music Project
(EMP)/Science Fiction Museum & Hall of Fame (SFM)
in Seattle, Washington in 2009
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration
invites college students from the arts, including
industrial design, architecture, computer design,
and the fine arts, to submit their work on the
theme: Life and Work on the Moon.
SPACE
SOON: Art and Human Spaceflight - The Arts Catalyst
- 9-13 September 2006, Roundhouse, London. "For
a short, intense period the Roundhouse, itself perched
in North London like a giant spaceship, is transformed
by an event featuring artists’ projects which rethink
the human desire to leave the cradle of the Earth."
SOHO
SunWorks Contest (Finished)
"SOHO (Solar and Heliospheric Observatory) is
pleased to announce that it is sponsoring a monthly
art contest called "SunWorks" for students and adults
to enter." The contest run through March 31st,
2006. "Each month a panel of SOHO staff will
select a Winner and an Honorable Mention in the three
categories of Grades 4-8, Grades 9-12, and, yes, even
adults. The contest is open to everyone in the world."
Hardyware: The Art of David A. Hardy
C. Morgan, S. Baxter, D. A. Hardy- 2001
Amazon: USUK
" A retrospective of the life and work of David
A Hardy, the world's longest-established space artist, and a former President
of the International Association of Astronomical Artists (IAAA)"
The Art of
Chesley Bonestell
Ron Miller, Frederick C. Durant III - 2001
Amazon: USUK
Finally a book with a broad selection of Bonestell's
glorious space art. Bonestell's marvelous visions of space helped prepare
the public of the 1940s and '50s for the space age and continue to inspire
us today.
Visions of Spaceflight : Images
from the Ordway Collection
Frederick Ordway - 2001
Amazon: USUK
