Arts-Based Science Communication. SciArt Platform Discussion facilitators Fran Wright UCV and Rachel Jag.  A maturing body of work indicates that the arts can deeply engage people by focusing on the affective domain of learning (i.e., engagement, attitude, or emotion) rather than on the cognitive domain (i.e., understanding, comprehension, or application), which is often emphasized in science education. Some contend that, by utilizing both domains, arts-based science communication catalyzes creativity and discovery by encouraging intuitive thinking NASA Art Program – NASA, Communicating Science – NASA, International Society of Education through ART UNESCO, International Association of Astronomical Artists (IAAA)