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Cultural partners are invited to collaborate.

NeuroNarratives is an initiative designed to facilitate collaboration between the arts and sciences. Artists and neuroscientists will work together in pairs over a period of one year. Alongside creating original artworks based on socially urgent research topics, residents will be invited to actively reflect on their collaborative process and share best practices that could inform future art-science collaborations.

NeuroNarratives has as a core goal to make transformative neuroscience research more accessible and relatable to society. By translating complex scientific findings into engaging and creative formats, NeuroNarratives aims to empower individuals and communities to think critically, challenge preconceived ideas, and contribute to the development of a more informed and reflective society.

Output from the collaborations between pairs of neuroscientists and artists will be presented through a week-long, open-air art-science exhibition in Amsterdam. This public exhibition, accessible to all, will also include live discussions, where scientists and artists will interact directly with the public, answering questions and stimulating further dialogue.

While there are no restrictions on the choice of art medium, residents must be open to providing 2D documentation of the work produced to facilitate its display in a public space. In addition to the primary open-air public exhibition, all works will be showcased on the NeuroNarratives website and in additional exhibition opportunities.

Participants will also have the chance to present their process and findings at dedicated symposia. The entire collaborative process will additionally be documented and integrated into a documentary capturing the overall collaborative journey, including the residents’ insights and the developed artworks.