Science World

Reimagining exhibition experiences through an equity-first creative lens

We helped Science World tell a powerful story about skin and inclusion.

ID: Full indoor image of the “Skin” exhibition. The foreground features a large wall section filled with numerous digital portraits of diverse people, each person’s face showcased within a framed image, displayed on a light-emitting surface for a modern and interactive presentation. The portraits themselves are bright, and each one displays a different person with varying skin tones, hair colours, and expressions. The backgrounds behind the portraits are mostly dark or muted, focusing the viewer’s attention on the portrait faces. A group of 4 visitors are seen looking at the portraits in the wall-mounted displays.

The Project

Equity-focused project where we contributed our equity and marketing focused lens to support a world-renowned exhibition that educated visitors on race and inclusion. Additionally, we provided their marketing and creative team with in-depth training on inclusive and accessible visuals and creative, which influenced the promotion of the exhibition.

Our unique approach

Science World, a world-renowned tourist destination in BC, is a charitable non-profit and science centre that engages learners across the province in STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art & design and math).

We consulted on their launch of the groundbreaking “Skin: Living Armor, Evolving Identity” exhibition that started in the USA and speaks to the social construct of race. We also developed custom ‘addendums’ that resulted in installation and design of accompanying panels that provided context, accuracy, and further accessibility.

Overall, the exhibition lasted 4 months and was extremely successful and well received.

Deliverables

Consultation
Content Development
In-Depth Training

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“AndHumanity was tremendously helpful to us here at Science World when we hosted the “Skin: Living Armor, Evolving Identity” exhibition. Our goal was to enhance the content to provide information that was more relevant to our local audience. AndHumanity assisted us by reviewing the existing content panels to highlight areas that might unintentionally be causing harm and to provide suggestions on added phrasing to make the content more relevant and inclusive to a wider audience. Additionally, our Marketing & Brand team at Science World received the Inclusive Visuals training, and it was thoughtful, insightful, and valuable for our team. AndHumanity showed up with openness and expertise, and the interactive workshop opened the door for more meaningful, nuanced discussions afterward. Would recommend working with them on any DEI-related work!”

— Brian Anderson, Director of Performance and Fun Times & Jennifer Cook, Creative Director