Leonardo Calendar of Upcoming Events

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1 February 2012

Leonardo Art Science Evening Rendezvous (LASER)
Stanford University
Pigott Hall, Room 113
Palo Alto, CA

LASER is a monthly series of lectures and presentations organized by Piero Scaruffi on behalf of Leonardo/ISAST. LASER is sponsored by School of Visual Arts MFA Computer Art Department, Arizona State University Art Museum, Srishti School of Art, Design and Technology, and School of the Art Institute of Chicago Sound Department.

Schedule:

6:45pm-7pm: Socializing/networking.

7pm - 7:25pm: Daniel Small and Luca Antonucci on "First Light"

The Hubble Ultra Deep Field imaging system unveiled the deepest portrait of the visible universe ever achieved by humankind that reveals the first light from 13.5 billion years ago.

7:25-7:50pm: Anne Fougeron (Architect) on "City of the Future"

As of 2008 over 80% of the land of the world that is suitable for raising crops is in use. Where will we find the farm land we need? By 2040, 80% of the world's population will reside in urban centers, pushing urban edges further out into neighboring agricultural land. How will we feed ourselves?

7:50-8:05: BREAK

Before or after the break, anyone in the audience currently working within the intersections of art and science will have 30 seconds to share their work. Please present your work as a teaser so that those who are interested can seek you out during social time following the event.

8:05-8:30pm: Zann Gill (former NASA scientist) on "Collaborative Intelligence"

How evolution and natural systems can inform social problem-solving

8:30pm-8:55pm: Phil Ross (artist) on "Mycotecture"

Fungi can be used to transform agricultural waste into durable and low impact materials at room temperature. The future is moldy. In this presentation Phil Ross will describe his research on growing a building out of living fungus.

Find out more about the LASER series

22-25 February 2012

Leonardo Education and Art Forum (LEAF) at the College Art Association Conference
Los Angeles Convention Center
Los Angeles, CA

Join the Leonardo Education and Art Forum at the 100th annual College Art Association conference in Los Angeles.

Wednesday, February 22, 2012
9:30 AM–12:00 PM
Headlines! Environmental News, Artist Presenters, Audience Respondents
West Hall Meeting Room 502AB
Chair: Linda Weintraub, Artnow Publications
Chip Lord, University of California, Santa Cruz
Natalie Jeremijenko, New York University
Bright Ugochukwo Eke, independent artist
Fernando Garcia-Lory, independent artist

Thursday, February 23, 2012
5:30 - 7:00 PM
Business meeting: Leonardo/International Society for the Arts, Sciences, and Technology
Concourse Meeting Room 404A

Thursday, February 23, 2012
12:30 - 2:00 PM
LEAF Education Roundtable: Education at the Intersections of Art, Science, and Technology
West Hall Meeting Room 512, Level 2
Chair: Eddie Shanken, University of Amsterdam

Saturday, February 25, 2012
12:30-2 PM
Sustainable Futures: New Cultural Movements in Art + Ecology
Concourse Meeting Room 403A
 Chair: Patricia Olynyk, Chair of LEAF
Victoria Vesna, University of California, Los Angeles
Natalie Jeremijenko, New York University
Andrea Polli, University of New Mexico
Sara Diamond, OCAD University
Newton and Helen Mayer Harrison

Learn more about the Leonardo Education and Art Forum

29 February 2012
5PM

Panel Discussion: "Then and Now: Circa 1980-2012+"
with Roger Malina, Meredith Tromble, Ken Goldberg and Gail Wight
In association with the exhibition: "SmARTspace at the Intersection of Art and Technology"
San Francisco State University
1600 Holloway Ave.
Fine Arts Building, Room 193
San Francisco, CA

Using computer programs and software similar to a painter’s brush, four of the West Coast’s most distinguished new-media artists are featured in a new exhibition at San Francisco State University’s Fine Arts Gallery. Works by Jim Campbell, Maggie Orth, Alan Rath and Gail Wight are highlighted Feb. 21 – March 15 in "SmARTspace at the Intersection of Art and Technology," a show conceived by the late SF State Professor and Leonardo Board Member Stephen Wilson, a prolific artist in the field and among the first to chronicle those who successfully bridged art, science and technology.

Admission is free to the exhibit and all related events. As part of the opening, Pamela Z will perform solo works for voice, electronics and video Feb. 21 at 5 p.m. in Knuth Hall. A robotic hand by SF State Lecturer Kal Spelletich will greet visitors to the opening reception. Related exhibitions will take place at The Lab and Root Division galleries (both in San Francisco).

A panel discussion, "Then and Now: Circa 1980-2012+," on Feb. 29 at 5:30pm will feature Leonardo Executive Editor Roger Malina and long-time Leonardo Board Member Meredith Tromble, Ken Goldberg and Gail Wight in Room 193, San Francisco State University Fine Arts Building.

Wilson conceived “SmARTspace” and proposed the exhibition to the Fine Arts Gallery several years ago, based on artists featured in his books “Information Arts: Intersections of Art, Science and Technology” (Leonardo Book Series, The MIT Press, 2003) and “Art and Science Now” (Thames and Hudson, 2010). A governing board member of Leonardo/The International Society for the Arts, Sciences and Technology for decades, he was widely respected for his innovative drive and intellectual curiosity. Wilson’s books will be available for exhibit visitors to browse in a special reading room inside the gallery.

See http://creativearts.sfsu.edu/node/3345 for dates/times/locations of related events

19 June 2012

Leonardo Day at NetSci 2012
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL

We are pleased to announce the third Leonardo satellite symposium at NetSci2012 on Arts, Humanities, and Complex Networks. The aim of the symposium is to foster cross-disciplinary research on complex systems within or with the help of arts and humanities.

The symposium will highlight arts and humanities as an interesting source of data, where the combined experience of arts, humanities research, and natural science makes a huge difference in overcoming the limitations of artificially segregated communities of practice. Furthermore, the symposium will focus on striking examples, where artists and humanities researchers make an impact within the natural sciences. By bringing together network scientists and specialists from the arts and humanities we strive for a better understanding of networks and their visualizations in general.

The overall mission is to bring together pioneer work, leveraging previously unused potential by developing the right questions, methods, and tools, as well as dealing with problems of information accuracy and incompleteness. Running parallel to the NetSci2012 conference, the symposium will also provide a unique opportunity to mingle with leading researchers and practitioners of complex network science, potentially sparking fruitful collaborations.

Find out more: http://artshumanities.netsci2012.net

Updated 1 February 2012