In the first episode of the 2024-2025 season of Tech in the Arts, hear from Jessica Bowser Acrie, the director of the Arts Management and Public Management programs at Carnegie Mellon University’s Heinz College. Having recently attended the Christie’s Art + Tech Summit, Bowser Acrie shares her key takeaways for arts managers.
Roopa Gogineni is a photographer, an award-winning filmmaker, and a photojournalist from West Virginia now based in both Paris and Atlanta. In this episode, Roopa Gogineni talks with AMTLab Podcast Producer, Jabrenee Hussie, about photojournalism and filmmaking. With a background in Diplomatic History and African Studies, Roopa shares her experiences as a freelance filmmaker and photographer working in East Africa. She highlights the importance of mindfulness and responsible storytelling as one documents significant events in lands that aren’t their own. Roopa also discusses one of her notable works, SuddenlyTV that documents a portion of the Sundanese Revolution that earned the SXSW Special Jury Award and experiences from the creation of that piece.
In this podcast, artist and land conservationist Haley Mellin talks with the Arts Management and Technology Lab at about actions artists and arts organizations of all sizes can take to measure their climate impact, reduce emissions, and support biodiversity protection.
In this episode of the Art + Climate series, Contemporary Craft Executive Director Rachel Rearick talks with AMT Lab Lead Researcher Hannah Brainard about their recent exhibition, Climate Awakening: Crafting a Sustainable Future, which explored the human impacts on climate change. They discuss how art can be used as a catalyst for conversation, opening the door for intentional community engagement.
Contemporary Craft is a visual arts organization in Pittsburgh, which fosters the use of traditional craft materials such as ceramic, fiber, glass, metal and wood to make art. Through their exhibitions, studio and store, they honor the history and heritage of craft, while showcasing modern, exploratory work.
In this episode of the Art + Climate series on the Tech in the Arts podcast, join AMT Lab's Lead Researcher Hannah Brainard and Social Media and Marketing Manager Ashley Offman in conversation with Molly Braverman, Director of the Broadway Green Alliance. Molly has worked as a Stage Manager on Broadway, national tours, and regionally, having spent three years on the road with the National Tour of Wicked and continuing to serve as a substitute Stage Manager on Wicked and Hamilton. Molly shares how her work at the Broadway Green Alliance has allowed each member of cast and creative team to be an agent of change in a way that fits their show's needs, how sustainability branches out beyond the environment, and the first step that every organization should take in their sustainability journey.
In this month’s Let’s Talk episode, Angela Johnson and B Crittenden discuss the BIPOC-led filmmaker collective, Beyond Inclusion, and their letter to PBS concerning its overreliance on Ken Burns to the detriment of filmmakers of color. They also cover the Small Business Association’s Shuttered Venue Operators Grant application process and the pros and cons of using social media as a communication pathway for critical information.
In the final part of her interview Digital Producer Sarah Ellis of the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) expands upon the technical aspects of ‘Midsummers Night’s Dreaming’ and the complexities surrounding artist rights in the social media realm. Together with Google, the RSC expanded the theatre experience into social media, prompting narration, content creation, and collaboration among audience members and the story’s characters.
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In the final part of her interview Digital Producer Sarah Ellis of the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) expands upon the technical aspects of ‘Midsummers Night’s Dreaming’ and the complexities surrounding artist rights in the social media realm. Together with Google, the RSC expanded the theatre experience into social media, prompting narration, content creation, and collaboration among audience members and the story’s characters.
In the second part of her interview, Sarah Ellis, the Digital Producer of the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), expands upon the intricacies of introducing both audiences and actors into the world of a digital play. ‘Midsummer’s Nights Dreaming’ was an innovative digital experiment which explored storytelling and audience engagement online using social media.
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In the second part of her interview, Sarah Ellis, the Digital Producer of the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), expands upon the intricacies of introducing both audiences and actors into the world of a digital play. ‘Midsummer’s Nights Dreaming’ was an innovative digital experiment which explored storytelling and audience engagement online using social media.
In the first part of her interview, Sarah Ellis, the Digital Producer of the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), discusses the inspiration, preparation, and implementation of Midsummer Night’s Dreaming, a rendition of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream hosted largely online, in real-time over the course of 3 days. Ms. Ellis sits down with AMT Lab's Kristen Sorek West to discuss how, together with Google’s Creative Lab, the RSC brought to life over 50 characters using numerous social media profiles, characterized content, and real-time conversations with audiences.
An interview with Beth Kanter, author of Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media and co-author of both the Networked Nonprofit and Measuring the Networked Nonprofit.
Reena S. Goodwin, the Cleveland Museum of Arts’ Digital Communications Manager shares approaches social media as a natural extension of the museum, uniquely reinforcing the museum’s physical experience, sense of community, and creative voice. AMT Lab’s Kristen Sorek West spoke to Ms. Goodwin to learn more about the museum’s approach to social media both online and in the museum.
