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Ed Atkins
The artist Ed Atkins (UK, 1982) is the protagonist of the autumn dialogue of SciArt SwitzerlAnd 2024, realised in collaboration with MASI Lugano. The dialogue with Mike Sperlinger, curator and Head of Programme at the Office of Contemporary Art Norway, will explore the boundaries between real-life experiences and digital worlds.
Fellowships 2024 Call
With the aim of promoting and allowing young and talented researchers to do great science, IBSA Foundation for scientific research offers 6 fellowships of € 32,000 in the following research fields: dermatology, endocrinology, fertility/urology, orthopaedics/rheumatology/pain medicine and Healthy Aging/Regenerative medicine.
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IBSA Foundation avails of two Boards made up of experts in the cultural, academic and scientific fields who help bring together projects partnerships and events.
The Advisory Board of IBSA Foundation includes influential figures from both academic and cultural spheres. The Scientific Board sees representatives of international standing from the scientific community.
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Partnership
IBSA Foundation draws on a range of partnerships with the academic, cultural, and medical communities, supporting various organisations and institutions in bringing projects and events to fruition.
IBSA Foundation and the City of Lugano formed a partnership in 2020, giving rise to the Cultura e Salute project (Culture and Health), aimed at highlighting the role of culture in people’s well-being.
The Cultura e Salute project includes three main activities: organising forums, managing the website culturaesalute.ch, and offering a university course at USI.
Since 2018, IBSA Foundation has collaborated with the Department of Education, Culture, and Sport of Canton Ticino (DECS).
This partnership has led to the creation of various workshops for primary, middle, and high schools across Canton Ticino, as part of the Let’s Science! project.
A creative journey into science through comics, designed and promoted for young audiences.
Since 2023, IBSA Foundation has been the scientific research partner of LAC Lugano Arte e Cultura with the SciArt SwitzerlAnd project.
In collaboration with LAC and MASI, this project aims to foster a stimulating dialogue between the Arts and Science through various event formats and digital products.
IBSA Foundation, with the online portal Ticino Scienza, and LAC Lugano Arte e Cultura, through the cultural space LAC edu, kick off a new collaboration.
"Lingua Madre - capsule per il futuro" is a project born from the urgency of the present time. With a very innovative content, it covers three macro thematic areas: Body, Language and Rite. Within the vast programme is a cycle of four conferences to address the problem of language from different points of view.
The conferences are organised by LAC edu in collaboration with Ticino Scienza. They will be recorded and broadcasted online from the end of March until the last days of May 2021
Since 2017, IBSA Foundation has partnered with the Museo d’arte della Svizzera italiana (MASI Lugano) on the SciArt SwitzerlAnd project.
In collaboration with MASI and LAC, this project aims to foster a vibrant dialogue between the Arts and Science through a range of events and digital media formats.
Since 2019, marking the 500th anniversary of Leonardo da Vinci’s death, IBSA Foundation has served as the Scientific Partner of the Museo della Scienza e della Tecnologia in Milan and, from 2021, as a Mission Partner supporting its cultural and educational activities.
Through the Digital Aesthetics project, the museum offers a permanent programme of digital art installations, inviting reflection on new digital languages and exploring the connections between artificial intelligence, technological innovation, and artistic creativity. IBSA Foundation has contributed to the project by supporting several installations.
IBSA Foundation began its partnership with MUSE - Renzo Piano’s Science Museum in Trento in 2018.
This collaboration focuses on supporting exhibitions and educational events that explore the relationship between the arts and science.
Together with the Cartoonmuseum, IBSA Foundation aims to explore the theme of science and comics, expanding the potential of this exciting combination through expert-led lectures and workshops. The Let’s Science! book series is also available at the museum.
This partnership has led to the organisation of various educational events and workshops focused on emerging technologies and mindful digital use, including Digitale tra illusione e realtà and #digitaleOn0ff.
In 2023, their shared commitment to citizen health and well-being also gave rise to the Lugano in un’immagine competition. Open to all, this initiative invited participants to capture gestures of care for the territory, environment, and community. Selected images, chosen by a jury, became a public exhibition in Piazza Castello, held from 17 July to 24 November 2023.