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Online Workshop Recording: Inspiring Ideas for Interpreting Scientific Data with Artwork

Online workshop recording exploring the different ways scientific data can be expressed artistically and how these creative interpretations can more deeply engage public audiences in complex scientific concepts (2026).

DESCRIPTION

This workshop was recorded on 9-29-26


During this online workshop we explored the different ways scientific data can be expressed artistically and how these creative interpretations can more deeply engage public audiences in complex scientific concepts. We were joined by experts from the Gulf of Maine Research Institute, Maine Discovery Museum, Mount Washington Observatory, Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI), NASA Langley, and NASA Heliophysics Education Activation Team (NASA HEAT) who shared their creative approaches to developing artwork that communicates data in engaging and accessible ways.
 

Presenters


Sarah VanDenbergh, Connected Learning Ecosystem Specialist, Gulf of Maine Research Institute, Portland, MA

Brian Fitzgerald, Deputy Director, Mount Washington Observatory, North Conway, NH

Carolyn Ng, NASA Heliophysics Education Activation Team (NASA HEAT) Informal Education and Partnership Lead, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD

Alexander Cotnoir, STEM Education Specialist, Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI), Baltimore, MD

Andrew Clark, Geospatial Software Developer, NASA Langley Crowdsourcing, ADNET Systems, Inc.

Kim Stewart, Director of Curiosity, Maine Discovery Museum, Bangor, ME


 

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DESCRIPTION

This workshop was recorded on 9-29-26


During this online workshop we explored the different ways scientific data can be expressed artistically and how these creative interpretations can more deeply engage public audiences in complex scientific concepts. We were joined by experts from the Gulf of Maine Research Institute, Maine Discovery Museum, Mount Washington Observatory, Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI), NASA Langley, and NASA Heliophysics Education Activation Team (NASA HEAT) who shared their creative approaches to developing artwork that communicates data in engaging and accessible ways.
 

Presenters


Sarah VanDenbergh, Connected Learning Ecosystem Specialist, Gulf of Maine Research Institute, Portland, MA

Brian Fitzgerald, Deputy Director, Mount Washington Observatory, North Conway, NH

Carolyn Ng, NASA Heliophysics Education Activation Team (NASA HEAT) Informal Education and Partnership Lead, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD

Alexander Cotnoir, STEM Education Specialist, Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI), Baltimore, MD

Andrew Clark, Geospatial Software Developer, NASA Langley Crowdsourcing, ADNET Systems, Inc.

Kim Stewart, Director of Curiosity, Maine Discovery Museum, Bangor, ME


 

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YEAR CREATED
2026
OWNING INSTITUTION

Arizona State University

FUNDING

This material is based upon work supported by NASA under cooperative agreement award number 80NSSC22M0122. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

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