BAD Award 2016

The BIO ART & DESIGN AWARD (called Designers & Artists 4 Genomics Award till 2013) is a unique competition that aims at stimulating young artists and designers from The Netherlands and abroad to experiment with bio art and design and to collaborate with renowned Dutch science centers.

The Award aims to:

stimulate interest, excitement and debate about the Life Sciences through high-quality, original artistic practice
examine the social, cultural and ethical contexts of the Life Sciences through the arts
promote high-quality interdisciplinary practice and collaborations between art/ design and science/technology
The Awards of €25.000,- each are assigned by an international jury to the most promising and original proposals in the competition. The projects are consequently realized within six months and exhibited. Some contestants who do not get an Award still find other ways to realize their ideas.

A time table with events related to the award:

27 November 2015: Opening call Bio Art & Design Award
1 February 2016: Deadline applications artist/designers
February 2016: Preselection
11 March 2016: Matchmaking event in the Hague
28 April 2016: Deadline full (joint) proposals
20 May 2016: Jury meeting and award ceremony
June 2016-November 2016: Project realisation
25 November 2016: Exhibit opening MU

For more information visite www.badaward.nl