In this episode, Liz and Summer Social Media Manager Maraika Lumholdt speak with Jacob Gursky, privacy engineering student at Carnegie Mellon University, about Ghostbots, Griefbots, and their role in the Arts. The conversation covers the complexity of these digital creations, how they are used in different settings, and their morality.
Let's Talk: Streaming Wars, Big Tech, & Data Collection
Victoria is joined by AMT Lab contributors, Ethan Jones and Elizabeth Forrey, to discuss best practices around data collection. Topics touch on streaming services data transparency (or lack thereof), how big tech companies use your data, how arts organizations can use data collection to their advantage, and whether or not it's actually prudent to do so.
Changing the Narrative: Interview with Aubrey Bergauer
In this episode, Grace Puckett and Michaela White interview Aubrey Bergauer, the former Executive Director of the California Symphony, a consultant for arts organizations, and the Vice President of Strategic Communications & Executive Director of the Center for Innovative Leadership at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. They discuss some of Aubrey’s strategies for organizational growth, turnaround, data collection, and audience retention within orchestra management.
Let’s Talk: GDPR, CCPA, and Data Privacy Laws In The News
In episode IV of Let’s Talk, Alyssa and Grace interview Larry Silverman, an attorney in Pittsburgh who specializes in topics like contracts, digital marketing, entertainment law, and nonprofit law. They discuss the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the E.U. as well as more local data privacy policies, and the effects of these new laws.
Managing Collection Provenance With Art Tracks
Art exhibition and provenance records are some of the most vital tools museum managers have for understanding and interpreting their collections. Yet for many institutions these records are the last record to be digitized. In this video, David Newbury of the Carnegie Museum of Art speaks with AMT Lab contributor Jenee Iyer about Art Tracks.