Creative Digital Media Research Practice: Production Through Exhibition

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Culture Lab Newcastle University, and CRUMB University of Sunderland present the first 2 day symposium in a 2 year series, in an AHRC funded Collaborative Research Training project on research training, digital media art and curating. This event is quite short notice, but maybe posting it here nevertheless raises interest in future events of this kind.

CREATIVE DIGITAL MEDIA RESEARCH PRACTICE: PRODUCTION THROUGH EXHIBITION

AHRC Collaborative Research Training project symposium.

The event runs 10:30am 23rd to 4:30pm on 24th, including a social event
on Monday evening. Full schedule will be sent after booking.
Venue: Space 4/5, Culture Lab

Time/Date: 23rd March 2009 - 24th March 2009, 10:30 - 16:30

We present the first 2 day symposium in a 2 year series, in an AHRC
funded Collaborative Research Training project on research training,
digital media art and curating. This training initiative is a
collaboration between Culture Lab Newcastle University, and CRUMB
University of Sunderland.

The aim of the series is to bring together post-graduate students of
digital media art practice and curating with specialists in the field
in order to share research methodologies and enhance the level of cross
disciplinary understanding. We seek to integrate the specialist
methodologies of digital media into the wider fields of arts and
design.

We bring to the table the complete lifecycle of digital media art, from
education to production to dissemination, exhibition and
interpretation. This holistic approach is of fundamental importance now
that digital media art is increasingly accepted in a broader range of
traditional cultural, institutional, and gallery contexts.

The programme will include presentations by both professional
specialists and post-graduate students. Outreach will focus on bringing
students, practitioners, and curators into dialogue to share
methodologies, knowledge, and experience.

Speakers include:

• Gina Czarnecki, UK: Process and principle in image transformation

• Pamela Jennings, Canada/USA: Research or Development Methods?

• Axel Lapp, Germany: Curatorial practice and research

• Donna Leishman, UK: Narrative and Interaction

• Lizzie Muller, Australia via VIDEO LINK: Curating interactive art –
audiences and archives.

• Paul O'Neill, UK: Curatorial practice and research

There will also be contributions from Newcastle and Sunderland
Universities staff: Jamie Allen, Sarah Cook, Areti Galani, Verina
Gfader, Beryl Graham, and Atau Tanaka.

PhD-researcher-led Sessions: Will form important parts of the event,
including mapping methodologies, and planning the next event. PhD
researchers from Goldsmiths, Queens University Belfast, University of
Tokyo, University of Newcastle and University of Sunderland have been
particularly invited to facilitate these workshops, but all
postdoctoral researchers and those considering research are welcome to
get involved.

This event is free of charge, but must be fully booked online. For full
details on the speakers and
TO REGISTER http://dm.ncl.ac.uk/events/ahrc-crt/