Emerging Creatives of Science was founded in 2018 by Melissa Pappas, a marine scientist turned creative communicator on a mission to deliver fun and impactful science stories. With a knack for building networks of ambitious people, Melissa gathered artists, scientists and storytellers to form the collaborative community.

 

  Early ECOS projects were hosted at the University of             New South Wales and included coral reef SciArt murals      and a women in science photography exhibit.

     In 2020, ECOS pivoted to meet a different kind of need,        a sense of belonging and direction for those at the                intersection of art and science. The ECOS blog                       took off as a story sharing tool for creative science                communicators finding their own path and                                connecting with like-minded people. 

               A few years later, both the need for holistic                           communication initiatives and the talent in the ECOS community grew to a point where we needed to shift again.

 

In 2023, ECOS was established as a collaborative, international agency to improve overall scientific literacy and democratize knowledge.