ASCUS Art and Science

ASCUS Art & Science is a non-profit organisation committed to bridging the gap between art, design and the sciences. We work with partners and practitioners to create innovative trans-disciplinary projects to engage new and wider audiences and facilitate innovative public engagement across these fields

ASCUS Art & Science is a non-profit organisation. Founded in 2008 and a registered non-profit company limited by guarantee since 2013, we are an organisation dedicated to building a community of artists, designers, scientists, and other individuals interested in how art, design and science can engage new and wider audiences for both fields.

ASCUS is neither an arts nor a scientific body, but an organisation dedicated to developing art-science intersections.

We aim to provide a joint platform for artists, designers and scientists to work together on a diverse array of projects, including science communication, science, art and design collaborative projects, and trans-disciplinary research.

ASCUS is based in Edinburgh, but serves as an established hub between like-minded organisations both nationally and internationally.

We believe the arts and sciences are innovative fields that benefit from exposure to a diversity of ideas. We want to foster unconventional thinking and build appreciation for, and participation in, the intersections between art, science, and related fields.

As a leading advocate for art and science collaboration, we connect artists and scientists and facilitate the exchange of ideas. Our platform creates new opportunities for involving arts professionals and scientists with the aim of reaching new and wider audiences.

We achieve this by partnering with organisations, institutions and individuals to create new points of access for people to engage with trans-disciplinary practice through its programme of residencies, workshops, public talks, field trips and exhibitions.