News
LEAF WELCOMES ANKER AND TALASEK AS CHAIR-ELECTS
The Leonardo Education and Art Forum (LEAF) has announced the election of Suzanne Anker as LEAF Chair-Elect, effective immediately, and JD Talasek as Chair Elect, effective February, 2014. Anker is a visual artist and theorist working at the intersection of art and the biological sciences. She works in a variety of mediums ranging from digital sculpture and installation to large-scale photography, to plants grown by LED lights. Talasek is the director of Cultural Programs of the National Academy of Sciences (CPNAS), Washington, D.C., which is focused on the exploration of the intersections between science, medicine, technology and visual culture. For the past three years, Talasek has organized and moderated D.C. Art Science Evening Rendezvous (DASER) events in Washington D.C. in collaboration with Leonardo/ISAST. We wish a warm welcome to Anker and Talasek as they join the LEAF leadership team. Find out more
Events
NEXT UCLA LASER: 9 JANUARY 2014
Join us for the next UCLA LASER event on 9 January, 7-9 p.m. at the
UCLA Art|Sci Center + Gallery, located in the California NanoSystems
Institute, 5th floor. This month's LASER presenters will include
Jessica Alfaro-Lynch of the Institute for Society and Genetics; artist
Marek Buchwald; artist Elizabeth Sonenberg; graduate student Curtis
Tamm; artist Hermione Spriggs; bio-artist Mick Lorusso; and
psychologist David Kronenberg. This LASER will be preceded by an
exhibition at the UCLA Art|Sci Gallery by Lauren Kronenberg, who will
also be presenting at the LASER event. For more information, contact
the Art|Sci Center at <artscicenter@gmail.com>.
NEXT USF LASER: 13 JANUARY 2014
Join us for the next Leonardo Art Science Evening Rendezvous (LASER) on Sunday, 13 January, 6:45 p.m. at the University of San Francisco. Presenters will include Associate Professor and Program Director of Art History/Arts Management in the Department of Art and Architecture of the University of San Francisco Paula Birnbaum on contemporary feminist art and globalization; artist and curator Danielle Siembieda-Gribben on the future of eco art/tech; founder of SynBioBeta John Cumbers on the synthetic biology startup ecosystem; and computer scientist, visual artist and curator Kiri Rong on the state of the arts in China. Find out more
NEXT NYC LASER: 19 JANUARY 2014
Join us for wine and discussion on Sunday, 19 January, 4–7 p.m. at LevyArts (40 E 19th St., #3-R, New York) at the next NYC LASER, hosted by former LEAF Chair Ellen Levy on behalf of the Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts and co-organized with former LEAF Chair Patricia Olynyk. The evening will consist of feature presentations by artist and interventionist Eve Moser discussing the HighWaterLine, a public work that visualizes climate change impacts via creative acts; University of Pittsburgh professor Mark Paterson summarizing the “Reconfiguring Sensation” art-science-theory initiative; installation and permanent public art artist Nina Yankowitz presenting 3D imaging and animation processes and an overview of her interactive installation piece Crossings; and a brief presentation by artist and educator Sherry Mayo. Find out more
LEAF AT CAA: BUSINESS MEETING
Leonardo Education and Art Forum (LEAF) will be holding a business meeting on Thursday, 13 February 2014, in conjunction with the 102nd Annual College Art Association (CAA) Conference in Chicago, Illinois. Meet with LEAF members and others to discuss topics related to LEAF and the art/science mission. Find out more
LEAF AT CAA: THE ART/SCIENCE CURRICULUM IN THE CLASSROOM AND IN THE CLOUD
In conjunction with the College Art Association’s 102nd Annual Conference (12-15 February 2014), the Leonardo Education and Art Forum (LEAF) will be presenting a panel titled “The Art/Science Curriculum in the Classroom and in the Cloud.” The panel, chaired by LEAF chair Adrienne Klein, will take place on 13 February, 12:30-2 p.m. and feature presentations from individuals who have developed or participated in instruction that has brought together art and science. The panel of presenters will include Paul Thomas (University of New South Wales), Kathryn Evans (University of Texas at Dallas), Jill Fantauzza (Texas State University), Ingrid Koenig (Emily Carr University of Art and Design) and Steven Zides (Wofford College). Find out more
LEAF AT CAA: TIME AND SPACE CONCEPTS IN POSTWAR ART
The Leonardo Education and Art Forum (LEAF) invites you to attend “Time and Space Concepts in Postwar Art.” The panel will take place on 15 February 2014, 9:30 a.m.-12 p.m. as part of the 102nd Annual College Art Association (CAA) Conference in Chicago, Illinois. Its focus will lie in experiments with space and time in postwar-era art. Presentations will range from Peiko Tomii (PoNJA-GenKon) on Matsuzawa Yutaka’s cosmic conceptualism to Martina Maria Tanga (Boston University) on Ugo La Pietra’s artistic investigations in 1970s Italy. The panel will be chaired by Larisa Dryansky of the Université Paris-Sorbonne and Melissa Warak of Sam Houston State University. Find out more
Publications
LEA VOL. 19, NO. 4 NOW AVAILABLE ON AMAZON
What is the relationship between contemporary digital media and contemporary society? Is it possible to affirm that digital media are without sin and exist purely in a complex socio-political and economic context within which the users bring with them their ethical and cultural complexities? Through a range of scholarly writings, Without Sin (Leonardo Electronic Almanac Vol. 19, No. 4, 2013) analyzes the problems of ethics and sin within contemporary digital media frameworks. Find out more
UT DALLAS ATEC LEONARDO INITIATIVES ANNOUNCES LEONARDO E-BOOKS
The Leonardo Initiatives in the Arts and Technology Program at UT Dallas (ATEC), Leonardo/ISAST in San Francisco and Leonardo/OLATS in Paris are pleased to bring your attention to the Leonardo e-book series! Three Leonardo e-books are currently available for Kindle: Arts, Humanities, and Complex Networks, edited by Maximilian Schich, Isabel Meirelles and Leonardo Executive Editor Roger Malina; Art and Atoms, edited by Tami Spector and Roger Malina; and Essays on the Sublime in Art and Science, Leonardo Reviews Quarterly 2.01, edited by Roger Malina, Michael Punt and Claudy Op den Kamp. We are also excited to announce two upcoming e-books, which will be available in 2014: Water Is in the Air: Art, Water and Climate Change, edited by Annick Bureaud, and Meta-Life: Biotechnologies, Synthetic Biology, ALife and the Arts, edited by Annick Bureaud, Roger Malina and Louise Whiteley. Find out more
Members
Leonardo/ISAST salutes the work of the Master of Fine Arts in Sound program at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago http://www.saic.edu, a key participant in the Leonardo Affiliate Member Program. Sound is more than music at SAIC: SAIC students explore sound through sculpture, performance, writing, film and technology, all in the context of a premier fine arts institution. SAIC is accepting applications now for the Master's program: See saic.edu/gradapp or saic.edu/sound for more information. SAIC is a Senior Leonardo Affiliate Member and enjoys the many benefits of connecting with peers in this exclusive international network of innovative institutions and research centers that are leading the advancement of Art|Science. Find out more
Opportunities and Community Announcements
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, LABORAL
LABoral Centro de Arte y Creación Industrial (Gijón, Spain) is an open platform for researching, producing, disseminating and interpreting cultural forms that emerge from the creative use of new technologies. LABoral is seeking an industry professional with broad experience in the field of contemporary art, technology and industrial creation to fill the post of Artistic Director. Prospective candidates must be ready to continue developing a project that is unique and pioneering by definition, in accordance with the strategic plan of the Centro de Arte. Deadline to submit applications: 7 January 2014. Find out more
CFP: AISB SYMPOSIUM ON COMPUTATIONAL CREATIVITY
In recent years the field of computational creativity has received growing attention from a widening range of researchers, motivated by a sense that work in the area has broad interdisciplinary implications. The contributions of philosophers, cognitive psychologists, computer scientists and artists are increasingly pointing to an open question: What would it take to convince a critical observer that a computational agent is behaving creatively? This symposium, sponsored by the Artificial Intelligence and Simulation of Behavior (AISB) and Goldsmiths, University of London aims to bring together researchers and practitioners to discuss recent technical and philosophical developments in the field in order to asses the future of our relationship with computers and the way we perceive them. Topics of interest for this symposium include, but are not limited to: the evaluation of computational creative systems, processes and artifacts, theories of computational aesthetics; and representational issues in creativity. AISB 2014 will take place 1–4 April 2014 at Goldsmiths, University of London and commemorates 50 years since the founding of the AISB. Deadline to submit: 13 January 2014. Find out more
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: CLOUD AND MOLECULAR AESTHETICS
The Transdisciplinary Imaging Conference seeks papers that explore this year’s theme: the cloud and molecular aesthetics. The third international conference, to be held 26–28 June 2014 in Istanbul, Turkey, will bring together artists, theorists, scholars, scientists, historians and curators, and will focus on a critical investigation into the new objectification of the imaged world around us; the aesthetic, artistic, theoretical and practical implications of a new topography of data; our contemporary understanding of clouding, assembly and camouflage in a post-material age; and more. Deadline to submit: 24 January 2014. Find out more
CALL FOR PROPOSALS: SUBTLE TECHNOLOGIES
In May 2014, Subtle Technologies will be holding its 17th annual festival in Toronto, Canada. The symposium, performances, workshops, screenings, exhibitions and networking sessions will provide a forum to explore ideas and pose questions at the intersection of art, science and technology. Subtle Technologies is known internationally for presenting artists and scientists whose work is at the cutting edge of their respective disciplines and creating a space for dialogue that leads to future discussions and collaborations. The theme for 2014 is “Open Culture.” The festival will celebrate the ways artists and scientists are creating and making use of tools and techniques to harness the collective power, knowledge and creativity of the citizen. Subtle Technologies is currently accepting proposals by artists, curators and scientists for exhibitions, performances, symposium presentations, posters, screenings and workshops that address the theme of Open Culture. Deadline to submit: 20 January 2014. Find out more
CALL FOR PROPOSALS: 2014 MESH CITIES ARTIST TOUR
Aotearoa Digital Arts Network (ADA) is seeking proposals from artists working in digital media, audio, video, intermedia and related fields to tour New Zealand giving masterclasses and/or workshops as part of the ADA Mesh Cities project. Proposals for workshops should include practical instruction where audiences and practitioners may learn new skills as well as participate in discussions about various aspects of media art practice, exploring issues such as inhabited spaces, social engagement, memory and speculative futures. The artist/s will receive a fee and funding for travel and accommodation supported by ADA Mesh Cities. Deadline to submit: 20 January 2014. Find out more
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: HANGAR ART CENTER SPRING SESSIONS
Hangar is a centre for arts production and research in Barcelona, Spain, set up by the Association of Visual Arts of Catalonia (AAVC) in 1997. It provides support facilities for artists and designers and offers services adapted to production needs associated with the arts world. Hangar has issued an open call for their second edition of Spring Sessions, a series of intensive and interdisciplinary meetings between artists and other professionals to develop larger research projects. The call is addressed to collaborative projects that carry out theoretical and/or practice research while contributing to the transfer of knowledge between different disciplines. This year’s edition will take place over the course of one week between February and April and four weeks during the month of June, and seeks to support projects that address the issue of transferability in the field of art, science and technology. Deadline to submit: 31 January 2014. Find out more
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: SOUND, SIGHT, SPACE AND PLAY 2014
Sound, Sight, Space and Play (SSSP) 2014 is a conference for postgraduate students working in the creative sonic arts. Organized by postgraduate students of the Music Technology and Innovation Research Centre (MTIRC) at De Montfort University, the conference aims to stimulate cooperation and inspiration between postgraduate students across institutional boundaries and disciplines, leading to new perspectives on current works and research. SSSP encourages submission of papers and creative work, both completed and in-progress, individual or in groups, to be presented over the course of the event, which will take place 18–20 June 2014 in Leicester, U.K. Deadline to submit: 3 February 2014. Find out more
CALL FOR PROPOSALS: ARTSIT 2014
Now in its fourth edition, ArtsIT has become a leading scientific forum for the dissemination of cutting-edge research in the area of arts, design and technology. The conference (6–8 November 2014, Istanbul, Turkey) aims to bring together leading researchers and practitioners from academia, the arts and industry to present their innovative work and discuss all aspects and challenges in a stimulating environment. The main focus of this edition of ArtsIT is to present participants with tools, systems, models, artworks, performances, shows and empirical studies that may enrich the possibilities for artists and creative people of working with new media technologies. The call for papers is aimed at people across a wide spectrum of interests and disciplines including computer science, design, arts, sociology, anthropology and psychology. Deadline to submit: 28 February 2014. Find out more
CURIORSITY3 PRESENTS: DANCE IN ART AND SCIENCE
Ever imagine converting your movements into a fantastical light show, or dancing alongside dolphins? Now is your chance to learn about the work of leading artists and scientists, as they uncover new and innovative ways to express human movement through dance. Join Columbia University's School of the Arts, Digital Science Center and Office of Government and Community Affairs on Wednesday, 15 January, 7 p.m. for talks and an audience-led panel discussion at Barnard College, New York. Speakers will include Royal Society research fellow David Glowacki, Co-chair and Associate Professor of Dance at Barnard College Paul Scolieri and founder of the Dolphin Dance Project Chisa Hidaka. Find out more
