The TxHATS Experts Network fall meeting was held in Bryan, TX Nov. 19 and hosted by SEAD Network members at AdventGX. Joan and Jose Quintana pioneer new cultural initiatives at the intersection of art and science that have helped Bryan become a vibrant community.

While in Bryan, the TxHATS toured the Innovation underground small business incubator, the Distributed Urban Farm Initiative (DUFI), SEAD Gallery, and other community spaces. The workshop focused on ways TxHATS can strengthen regional initiatives and continued to develop actions suggested from the spring Austin, TX workshop. 

TxHATS were also invited to attend a lecture and discussion with Dutch kinetic artist Theo Jansen whose surreal creations combine art, science, mechanical engineering, and landscape.

 For more information about TxHATS, visit TexasHATS.org

TxHATS Experts at the Fall 2015 event:

Ermir Bejo, xREZ Art + Science Lab, UNT College of Music

Penelope Boyer, Art-Sci Projects Director at Land Heritage Institute

John Firth, International Ocean Discovery Program, Texas A&M

Carol LaFayette, TAMU Institute for Applied Creativity, SEAD Network

Roger Malina, Director, UTD Dallas ArtSciLab, publisher MIT Leonardo journal

Jeff Morris, Music, Texas A&M

Fred Parke, Visualization, Texas A&M

Joan & Jose Quintana, AdventGX Innovation Underground

Lees Ruoff, Artist, Houston

Jinsil Hwaryoung Seo, Texas A&M Department of Visualization

Lifan Wang, Physics & Astronomy, Texas A&M

Sally Weber, Holograph Artist, Austin, Texas

Ruth West, Director, xREZ A rt + Science Lab, University of North Texas