August 31, 2014

The Symbiartic September SciArt Blitz

It’s time once again. Symbiartic is 3 years old now, and every month we bring you about 10 posts from the intersection of science + art.

By Glendon Mellow

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It's time once again.

Symbiartic is 3 years old now, and every month we bring you about 10 posts from the intersection of science + art. There's so much, we could easily blog about the creators, stunning images and modern issues involving the tech & sharing of art every single day. So each September, we do share something every day. The SciArt Blitz!

It almost didn't happen this year: Katie, Kalliopi and myself are each mega-ultra-happy-busy right now. But it's hard to resist the temptation of sharing these images. Starting tomorrow, you can return to Symbiartic every single day in September for a new sciart image. Share with your friends! Tag them on Twitter with #sciart!

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Consider the impact some of these images could have on your own science communication. We'll include plenty of links for each one so you can find more artwork to melt your eyeballs. Here are the roundups for all of the posts featured in 2013 and 2012.

If you are new to Symbiartic on Scientific American Blogs, we are all practicing artists ourselves: Kalliopi Monoyios - Glendon Mellow - Katie McKissick

The SciArt Blitz starts tomorrow! Thanks to all of Symbiartic's fans.

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