[TAGS] sonification and art summer program

[Valerie Alcaraz]

Hi Cheryl, maybe you and others already know about this lady, but I thought I’d share my art teacher’s response when I shared the info you posted about the youth activity. See below/

Wanda Merced-Diaz is a personal her to me with her invention, basically of sonification. Have you seen her TED talk? It is below. (A transcript of this was included in that Disability Visibility book).

https://www.ted.com/talks/wanda_diaz_merced_how_a_blind_astronomer_found_a_way_to_hear_the_stars?language=en <https://www.ted.com/talks/wanda_diaz_merced_how_a_blind_astronomer_found_a_way_to_hear_the_stars?language=en>
 <https://www.ted.com/talks/wanda_diaz_merced_how_a_blind_astronomer_found_a_way_to_hear_the_stars?language=en>	
Wanda Diaz Merced: How a blind astronomer found a way to hear the stars | TED Talk <https://www.ted.com/talks/wanda_diaz_merced_how_a_blind_astronomer_found_a_way_to_hear_the_stars?language=en>
Wanda Diaz Merced studies the light emitted by gamma-ray bursts, the most energetic events in the universe. When she lost her sight and was left without a way to do her science, she had a revelatory insight: the light curves she could no longer see could be translated into sound. Through sonification, she regained mastery over her work, and now she's advocating for a more inclusive scientific ...
www.ted.com <http://www.ted.com/>


All the best,
Valerie

> On May 24, 2021, at 12:43 PM, Cheryl Fogle-Hatch via TAGS <tags at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> My colleagues at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore
> are offering a paid opportunity for high school students to create art
> with themes of astronomy.
> The examples are: 3D drawings of planets, composing music
> incorporating sounds from space, and other ideas welcome. The
> application is due July 1 and the student artist is expected to meet
> weekly so I think the position is virtual. More details and the
> application are at this link.
> 
> https://stsci.slideroom.com/#/login/program/60688
> 
> And I think many of us older than high school would enjoy following
> the links to their work. Some very interesting listening.
> -- 
> Cheryl Fogle-Hatch, Ph.D.
> Archaeologist and Museum Professional
> (443) 939-8217
> c.k.fogle at gmail.com
> https://museumsenses.org
> https://www.linkedin.com/pub/cheryl-fogle-hatch
> 
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