From poetry to short stories, artistic residences to art installations, science fiction discussions to design workshops and the Human Genre Project, the ESRC Genomics Forum is involved in a wide range of exciting creative ventures.

Explore these and more in this our new Creative Space.

Currently in Residence - Peter Arnott, award winning playwright. Appointed in a new joint artistic venture with the Traverse Theatre Edinburgh. Peter is the first Resident Playwright at the Genomics Forum. During his time with the Forum, Peter has lead a number of events exploring issues around genomics, culminating in Talent Night at the Fly Room – a genomics revue performed at the Traverse.  He will soon embark on developing a full-length play, based on genomics, commissioned by the Traverse Theatre, with support from the Genomics Forum.

Underway - Four artists and two scientists have recently commenced their collaboration on producing visual artworks about genomics issues – and will write together about their experiences in doing so. Dr Matthias Wienroth, Dr Pippa Goldschmidt and Lisa Matthews coordinate this ‘research & creation’ art-science pilot project with a focus on photo-poetry.  Outputs from their work will be highlighted on the Creative Space website in the near future.

Coming Soon – The Forum is currently developing a number of Salon Sessions, which will allow audiences to engage with writers, including Ann Lingard and Hazel McHaffie, to explore issues and themes covered in their work.  Be sure to check our website regularly for full details of forthcoming Salon Session events.

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The ESRC Genomics Forum has a commitment to explore innovative avenues to promote social research on the contemporary life sciences.  Creative engagements form a valuable part of this work helping to reach new audiences.