COLLABORATING INSTITUTIONS
This year we invited prominent international institutions
working in the field of artscience practice to help produce the event
as a future model for self-sustainability. We are grateful for their involvement
and support: Arts
Council of England [Collaborative Arts Unit] The Arts Council of England is responsible for developing,
sustaining and promoting the arts in England. The work of the Arts Council’s
Collaborative Arts Unit covers a range of interdisciplinary arts practice,
including new forms emerging from the interactions of art and technology,
and art and science. We work collaboratively with partners inside and
outside the funding system, investing in research and exploring new development
opportunities through major initiatives as well as in collaboration with
smaller organisations and individual artists. We build up and distribute
models of good practice in methodologies and structures that support the
development of collaborative arts both nationally and internationally. Arts
Department, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY The iEAR Studios is a state-of-the-art facility supporting
the unique programs offered by the Arts Department, which currently include
a BS in Electronic Arts, a BS in Electronic, Media, Arts and Communication
(EMAC) jointly with the Department of Language, Literature and Communication,
and an MFA degree program in Integrated Electronic Arts. Located in Troy,
NY, the facilities of the iEAR Studios support classes and creative work
in the electronic arts. The Arts Department also supports traditional
art and music facilities and offers courses in drawing, painting and sculpture,
in theater, and in music history, theory and performance. Australian
Network for Art & Technology [ANAT] ANAT is Australia's peak network and advocacy body for
artists working with technology. The role of ANAT is to advocate, support
and promote the arts and artists in the interaction between art, technology
and science, nationally and internationally. ANAT organises programs with
a focus on research and development as well as establishing collaborative
partnerships - creating opportunities for artists and supporting the continuing
evolution of Australian new media practice. ANAT membership is open to the
national and international media arts community, and provides information
on the sector through our website, email digest and quarterly newsletter.
ANAT members are also entitled to apply for Conference and Workshop funding
and have access to our library and database resources. Banff
New Media Institute (BNMI), Banff Centre, Alberta, Canada Founded in 1995, the Banff New Media Institute acts as
an international catalyst for convergence, innovation and collaborative research
in new media. Fundamental to BNMI is the belief that all forms of technology
are designed, and that the creative sector, art and cultural industries, in
collaboration with science, social science and humanists have a critical role
in developing technologies that work for human good. Hence, we explore human
centered interface design, bringing together advanced visualization research,
the development of collaborative tools and environments and true cross-disciplinary
investigation. We feel it is imperative, at this junction in the evolution
of networks, interfaces and their use, to focus on the human experience of
technology. These applications are far-reaching, with effects in art, entertainment,
learning and health. Leonardo/ISAST (International Society for Art, Science, & Technology) Published by the MIT Press, LEONARDO is today's leading
journal for anyone interested in the application of contemporary science
and technology to the arts. Published bi-monthly, LEONARDO features peer-reviewed,
illustrated articles by artists as well as editorials, historical and
theoretical perspectives, technical articles, galleries, reviews and more.
Topics range from multimedia to music/sound art, kinetic art, performance
art, language, environmental and conceptual art, computers and artificial
intelligence, and legal, economic and political aspects of art. By focusing
on the writings of artists themselves, the journal continually seeks to
ensure that the artist's voice will be integral in the development of
new technologies. For subscription information please contact: MIT Press
Journals, Circulation Department, Five Cambridge Center Cambridge, MA
02142-1493, Tel: (617) 253-2889, Fax: (617) 577-1545 The SMARTlab Centre, The London Institute & The Radical Project
The SMARTlab is a research incubator and production centre which develops projects in live and media arts using innovative digital technologies. The tools and productions created by the SMARTlab aim to develop a digital seedbed to support live international interaction and lifelong learning support, to bring a wider cross-section of communities into the 'knowledge economy'. It has developed the SMARTshell technology platform which, by using a set of customised linked software packages, provides: a dual platform (Mac and PC), multi-scaleable (for old and new equipment, low and broad-bandwidth) web-supported toolkit for interactive learning, arts and performance, and community outreach in arts and cultural creativity. The SMARTshell moves beyond the traditional one-to-one video conferencing model, encouraging group discussion and collaboration online The fact that the system is customised and moderated makes it particularly suited to projects for children, women, or social groups that need privacy.
School
of Art & Design, University of Michigan The University of Michigan School of Art & Design
programs address the Science
and the Arts Program, CUNY Graduate Center This unique series presented
year-round at the CUNY Graduate Center in New York City, bridges the two
worlds of science and art. Expert speakers and performers will present
clear, entertaining and informative examples of the interplay of science
and the arts in dance, art and theater. The Series curator is physicist
Brian Schwartz: (212) 817-7521, bschwartz@gc.cuny.edu Series Details: http://web.gc.cuny.edu/ashp/nml/artsci
The Science and the Arts series is presented by the Science Center and
is part of the Continuing Education and Public Programs at The Graduate
Center. Address: The Graduate
Center, 365 Fifth Ave (at 34th Street) Phone: (212) 817-8215;
e-mail: continuinged@gc.cuny.edu web address: http://web.gc.cuny.edu/cepp
SINAPSE,
Department of Design | Media Arts, UCLA Social Interfaces and Networks
| Advanced programmable Simulations and Environments The successful research University of the future recognizes
that the future requires creating an environment of digital adventure and
fostering an emerging culture that encourages exploration and fosters relationships
beyond traditional disciplines. SINAPSE is designed to enhance collaboration
and communication by serving as a juncture with other UCLA Centers and Institutes
as well as national and international institutions. Streaming media is used
to connect SINAPSE electronically with other centers doing research related
to digital media and willing to partner with SINAPSE. At UCLA, these nodes
include the Center for Digital Innovation, the Brain Research Institute, the
California NanoSystems Institute, the Center for the Study of Evaluation,
and the Center for Computational Social Science. Directed by Katherine Hayles
(Humanities), Jim Gimzewski (Sciences) and Victoria Vesna (Arts) ArtSci2002 is also supported in part by an award from the
National Endowment for
the Arts / USA.
http://www.artscouncil.org.uk
http://www.arts.rpi.edu
http://www.anat.org.au
http://www.banffcentre.ca/bnmi
http://mitpress2.mit.edu/e-journals/Leonardo/metapage.html
The companion journal LEONARDO MUSIC JOURNAL, including audio CD, is published
annually. LMJ, featuring peer-reviewed writings by composers, sound artists,
researchers and theorists, is committed to providing a forum for the international
community of independent artists and scholars whose work extends the boundaries
of musical and artistic disciplines in new and provocative ways.
The SMARTshell is already in use in a range of test projects in the developed and developing world, offering a series of online SAFE-SMARTspaces and Global Classrooms. The SMARTlab and SMARTshell could be useful to you if you:
- are developing on-line learning or performance/cultural exchange environments;
- need training or creative direction in community building, language leaning, entrepreneurial or creative arts and industry innovation,, or empowerment techniques and communication skills;
- want to explore how live events can be translated to and shared with the on-line world;
- seek to engage with technology tools and projects with people at the centre, and with content created and shared globally.
The RADICAL Project of the European Commission's Information Society Technologies Programme.www.get-radical.net
Director: Dr Lizbeth Goodman of the SmartLab & Radical Project.
tel. m - 07900 691604
unity of the cultures and methods of art and design. Taking advantage
of its location within a major research university, the School seeks to
develop graduates capable of achieving cultural leadership and being
productive in a variety of public and private roles within a global context
of rapid change. Our aims are to connect the poetic and the practical;
integrate the personal and the social; balance the creative with the
intellectual; promote awareness of context from atom to universe, from
self to all of life; and foster both established and experimental approaches.
http://sinapse.arts.ucla.edu
