The Metaverse and Digital Art

Serwah Attafuah is a multidisciplinary artist and musician based on Dharug land/West Sydney, Australia. She creates surreal cyber dreamscapes and heavenly wastelands, populated by afro-futuristic abstractions of self with strong ancestral and contemporary themes. Hear Serwah talk about her thoughts of the metaverse, her path to digital art and how she makes her pieces. Suitable…

INVISIBILITY Exhibition Tour at MOD. – Auslan interpreted

INVISIBILITY is everywhere. It’s the people we don’t notice, the environmental changes we can’t see, and the algorithms working hard behind the scenes. What becomes visible when we start paying attention? In MOD.’s 2022 exhibition, we’re shining a spotlight on the unseen to help us better understand the world around us and our place in…

Digital Drawing Art Class

Put down your pencils … and pick up your smart device to take part in a traditional art class … with a modern tech twist. Bring along your smart device loaded with Adobe Fresco (or the drawing app of your choice) and be guided through a series of drawing exercises designed to challenge and inspire….

Behind the Scenes: What Makes Pipis Sustainable?

Ever wondered where pipis come from or how they’re caught? This National Science Week, discover, experience and taste local Goolwa pipis like never before. You’ll learn the science behind what makes this fishery sustainable to a world-leading standard and how indigenous fishing practices continue today and are being safeguarded for the future. Learn from elders…

Science Alive!

Science Alive! really is all kinds of awesome and the largest of its kind in the country! Join us for a fun family day out and discover how science and technology influences our everyday lives. With over 80 exhibitors including all the big names in science and technology, experience interactive and dynamic displays, plus spectacular…

A Night of Science in the South

Eight of SA’s best scientists present their research in fast, fun and visual presentations. A Night of Science in the South will take place on 19 August 2022 at Woodcroft Library and is an initiative of City of Onkaparinga Libraries, AIPS Tall Poppy Campaign and National Science Week . Each speaker has been allocated 6…

Girl Guide Science Camp and Greenlight for Girls 2022

Camp + Science + University + Scientists + Friends. What more could you ask for? This event is 2 in one – an indoor overnight camp at Mt Stromlo Observatory followed by an educational day at Australian National University in Canberra for Guides and Senior Guides.  The week will be a fun and exciting opportunity to exclusively…

Glass: More than meets the eye festival

This National Science Week join us for a family friendly day of discovery, art, and play. Observe our closest star with a purpose-build solar telescope, jump into Curtin Universities pop-up science lab and take part in hands-on experiments including think: lab coats, lenses, lasers and more. Make your own Pate de Verre glass bowl with…

Seeing Things Differently

These two events are scheduled for Friday 19 August (for school groups) and Saturday 20 August (for families and the general public). Visitors will have the opportunity to see inside Adelaide’s Micro-X factory, which develops and produces next generation X-ray imaging equipment incorporating innovative design and carbon nanotube technology. Other industry tours will also be…