Ann Druyan in Conversation with Dario Robleto
2018-03-29
Each year, at our Innovative Thinker lecture, SITE honors the achievements of a visionary educator who has innovated significantly in the field of museum and arts education. This Spring, SITE honors Ann Druyan, an American writer and producer specializing in the communication of science. She co-wrote the 1980 PBS documentary series Cosmos, hosted by Carl Sagan, whom she married in 1981. She is the creator, producer, and writer of the 2014 sequel, Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey and is currently working on Cosmos: Possible Worlds which will air in 2019 on Fox and National Geographic channels.
While it would seem that Ann Druyan’s work relates more to science education, her work with Neil deGrasse Tyson on the Cosmos documentary series is truly an achievement within the context of the arts. By presenting scientific concepts using aesthetics, the visual medium of video and the emotional insight that art allows, her work has allowed for inspired education in both the fields of art and science that reaches a broad and diverse audience.
Artist Dario Robleto interviewed Ann Druyan for this presentation and contextualized her work within the field of contemporary arts.