Ruth West Elected Leonardo Education and Art Forum Chair

 

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Professor Ruth West is confirmed as the 2018-2019 Chair Elect of the Leonardo Education and Art Forum (LEAF), announced Aug. 3, 2016. LEAF is an educational art association aimed at championing art + science research and education internationally.

“I genuinely feel honored that the community selected me,” West said. “I’m looking forward to working with everyone and continuing on all the things the community has done.”

Dr. West will spend 2017 learning the LEAF Chair process from J.D. Talasek, Director of Cultural Programs at the National Academies of Science, before assuming her chair position.

Congratulations to Ruth West on her hard work, dedication and well deserved honor!

More about LEAF:

“As a program of Leonardo/ISAST, the Leonardo Education and Art Forum (LEAF) promotes the advancement of arts practice, academic scholarship, and practice-led research by providing practitioners, educators, and students a national and international forum for dialogue at the intersections of art, science and technology. The purpose of LEAF is to support Leonardo/ISAST in fostering arts practice, academic scholarship, art research, practice-led research and pedagogical work in art, science, and technology.”

Visit LEAF for more information.

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News@xREZ Aug. 11, 2016 by Lucero Cantu

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