Evaluation of the Trust's Sciart programme published
29 October 2009
In 1996, the Wellcome Trust launched the Sciart funding programme in response to a growing field of artists embarking on interdisciplinary practice in conjunction with scientists. The original aim of the scheme was to fund projects that involved an artist and a scientist in collaboration to research, develop and produce work that explored contemporary biological and medical science.
Over ten years, Sciart supported 124 projects funding £3 million worth of awards. However, much of the evidence of its long-term impact was previously anecdotal and undocumented.
Following the closure of the scheme in 2006 and the launch of a new Arts Awards scheme, the Trust commissioned the Engine Room at University of the Arts to independently document the legacy of the programme and consider the long-term impact of the scheme and its funded projects to help influence future strategy for the Trust's new arts programme. As part of the research, a number of case studies were compiled about projects funded through the Sciart scheme.
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