Basic Research Art of Science Showcase – 2025

2025 BASIC RESEARCH ART OF SCIENCE SHOWCASE

“PARTNERING FOR SCIENCE”

“Art provides an opportunity for kaleidoscopic thinking. Each time we shift the lens of our perceptions, we gain new perspectives — and new opportunities for innovation.”
– Linda Naiman

Submission Opens: Tuesday, October 29, 2024

Submission Closes: Friday, January 6, 2025

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74 YEARS OF BASIC RESEARCH INNOVATION

2025 marks seventy-four years of basic research innovation supported by the Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL) Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR). Beginning on October 29, 1951 and throughout the decades, AFRL/AFOSR has been at the forefront of incredible basic research contributions in science and technology for the Department of the Air Force and the Nation, to include stealth technology, GPS, the computer mouse, superplastics, infrared sensors, Nobel Award winning lithium batteries, and much more.

AFRL/AFOSR has contributed greatly to AFRL’s mission to lead the discovery, development and integration of affordable technologies for our air, space and cyberspace forces while successfully supporting AFRL/AFOSR’s basic research mission to discover, shape, and champion basic research that profoundly impacts the future Air Force and Space Force.

To honor AFRL/AFOSR’s 74 years of research innovation and to educate people around the world about the importance of basic research, we invite you to be part of the third annual Art of Science Showcase by submitting your basic research inspired art. Our goal is that your art will reveal the beauty behind many of the basic research inspired innovations past, present and future that continue to support the United States Air Force and Space Force.

SUBMIT YOUR ART

SUBMIT your basic research inspired art today. Submission opens Oct. 29, 2024, and closes Jan. 6, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. EST.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

By participating, applicants grant AFRL/AFOSR and DoD permission to display and use their artwork for future informational and educational purposes. For more information, CLICK HERE to view the Basic Research Art of Science submission guidelines.

ELIGIBILITY

All are invited to submit entries, but it may be of special interest to artists, AFRL/AFOSR and AFRL grantees, educators, students, and members of the art and STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) communities.

NOTE: If you are under 18, your work must be submitted by a parent or legal guardian.

PARTNERSHIP TOOLKIT

We’ve created a PARTNERSHIP TOOLKIT to help you spread the word with communities within your organization via social media, email and online. Leverage all or some of the text in the sample email, newsletter blurb and social posts to update your organization.

ABOUT AFRL/AFOSR

As a vital component of the Air Force Research Laboratory, AFRL/AFOSR’s mission is to discover, shape, champion, and transition high risk basic research to profoundly impact the future United States Air and Space Force.

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ART OF SCIENCE INSPIRATION

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR INSPIRATION

• 2022 Basic Research Art of Science Showcase
• Partner with Us