Developing the creative relationship between art and science

For too long, art, science, engineering, drama, poetry, even politics have been considered isolated disciplines, or at least found it difficult to exist in support of each other.

Creative networks: Stimulating creativity

The creative value network aims to stimulate creativity and cooperation by supporting and developing the relationship between art and science, engineering and all aspects of creative development and ingenuity.

Communication and interaction between art and science, poetry and engineering...

By creating a dialogue between the arts, sciences and all professional fields of creativity, the creative value network hopes to realise the potential for interdisciplinary development and progress.

The first stage is of course, communication. By supporting projects for cross disciplinary projects and relationships, the network hopes to see science and art (or art and science!) grow with each other, with benefits that will be realised throughout the creative and scientific communities.

This sounds like a huge undertaking, but the core idea is simple. From the seeds which the creative value network sow, the true creativity of the network's participants can be allowed to reach new levels of development through shared interests and common goals, as well of course, as differences. It is CVN's belief that these differences are not only healthy, but when treated as a space in which to pour creativity, the key to a new and more powerful and exiting relationship between art and science, poetry and engineering, drama and mathematics. You get the idea!

The idea and broad mission of the CVN was first set out in the Oxford Times (June 2001) by its founder and CEO Ralph Windle.

Its Chairman is distinguished engineer and scientist Dr Robert Hawley CBE (former Chairman of Taylor Woodrow plc and strategic adviser to HSBC Investment Bank) whose lead role in the recent restructuring of the UK engineering profession is told in "The Rebirth of UK Engineering" which was launched by Lord Sainsbury in February 2003.

CVN's mission is to give a new and different impetus to the creative processes of innovation and ideas generation by stimulating more inclusive and sustainable interactions and dialogue between the professional arts, science, technology and education communities.

The extensive network of activists and supporters from theatre, media, the performing and visual arts is being co-ordinated by Alec Reid, long-term BBC producer and writer/director for theatre, radio and TV. Their science, engineering and technology peer-groups are coming together through a variety of individual, professional, corporate and university networks.
Initial cross-disciplinary 'ginger groups' are being formed related to :-

Engineering and the Creative Arts
(so-called 'Janus Project')
Media, Arts and Digital Technologies
Creative Industries and the Bio-Sciences

Major presentations by Dr Hawley (The Mountbatten and Royal Institution lectures 2002, the Royal Society of Edinburgh 2004) and the widening cross-disciplinary dialogue have put CVN at the centre of pressures for change.
Lord David Puttnam (former Chairman, National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts) has confirmed CVN's significance. 'CVN has succeeded in convincing us that there is a massive challenge and equally massive opportunity in this field.'
Watch this space for news on CVN's developing programmes and symposia and register your interest through 'Contact'. CVN plans to become a prime focus of ideas exchange and positive action across these old divides.

Art, Science, engineering... The Creative Value Network

Developing the creative relationship between art and science

Creative networks: Stimulating creativity

Communication and interaction between art and science, poetry and engineering...

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Ralph Windle: UK Poet, Performance poet uk, Writer, Lecturer, Performer, Educator, Poet, Creator of Bertie Ramsbottom

In the Financial Times, Harvard Business Review, BBC Radio...