Category Archives: Space Arts

Video: CineSpace 2016 – short film competition

I’ve posted a couple of times (see here and here) about the CineSpace short film competition, which is sponsored by NASA and the Houston Cinema Arts Society (HCAS). What makes this competition unique is the requirement that the creators use NASA imagery to some degree in the films.

Below is a new video encouraging filmmakers to enter the competition. Submissions can be made between June 1, 2016 12:00 a.m. EST – July 31, 2016 11:59 p.m. EST. “Winners will be announced and screened along with all finalists at Houston Cinema Arts Festival, November 10-17, 2016.”

Kickstarter: “MOON – the most accurate lunar globe”

Here’s a cool Kickstarter project that has reached nearly three times its goal with 3 weeks left: MOON – the most accurate lunar globe by Oscar Lhermitte and Kudu — Kickstarter

The MOON globe aims for accuracy:

MOON is unlike traditional lunar globes that uses 2D photographs or illustrations of the Moon. 

1. it is a truly accurate 1/20 million replica of the Moon featuring all the craters, elevation and ridges in accurate 3D.

2. it has a ring of LED lights that revolves around the globe, constantly illuminating the correct face of the moon and recreating the lunar phases as seen from Earth.

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Rik Allen creates sci-fi glass sculptures

Glass artist Rik Allen specializes in sci-fi space inspired sculptures: Area glass artist making art of rocket science – Connecticut Post.

Allen made his first glass spaceship in 1998 as a gift for his nephew.

Since then, he has built spaceships, pieces of space travel equipment and astronaut-like figures of various sizes. He’s built them out of glass and some metals.

Check out his portfolio here

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Video: “Why Send Art Into Space?” – the Planet Labs satellite art

Planet Labs is a Silicon Valley based company that has launched over 80 smallsats into low earth orbit, many by shooting them from the Int. Space Station. Here is a video from the National Geographic Short Film Showcase about the artworks etched onto the sides of the satellites:

Planet Labs, an Earth-imaging company, paired with the Autodesk Pier 9 Workshop for an out-of-this-world art installation. Artists were selected to create a collection of work, which was then laser-etched on Planet Labs’s satellite panels. Images from these satellites provide important data on environmental changes and other issues. The “Art in Space” exhibition is either in orbit or awaiting launch from the International Space Station. “We want to inspire people to investigate science, to investigate creativity, to go do beautiful art pieces in an uncomfortable and unique manner,” says Forest Stearns, art director for Planet Labs. Hear more about the project in filmmaker Charlie Nordstrom‘s intriguing piece. 

See also Art at Planet Labs