Professor Drew Davidson, the Director of the Entertainment Technology Center at Carnegie Mellon University, is a passionate advocate for games, arts, and technology. Here, he shares experiences and insights with Arts Management and Technology lab.
What's on Your Phone, Brett Crawford?
Artists and Robots Collaborating
What is the potential for collaborations between robots and human artists? AMT Lab contributor Yasmin Foqahaa recently spoke with Yeliz Karadayi, a Carnegie Mellon University student working with a team of creators in the 2016 Robot Art Contest. Read on to see their discussion about the project and the future of robotics and art.
A Conversation with Estimote’s Mark Modzelewski
AMT Lab Contributor Kate Martin sits down with Estimote's Mark Modzelewski. As one of the premiere beacon manufacturers in the world, Estimote is on the cutting edge of providing contextually rich mobile experiences that connect the real world to your smart phone. As both an artist and technology professional, Modzelewski provides unique insight into beacon technology and its applications to the arts and culture industry.
What’s on Your Phone, Karina Mangu-Ward
Karina Mangu-Ward is the director of strategic initiatives of EmcArts. EmcArts tries to create an environment to test innovative strategies and help culture embrace change through workshops, trainings and collaborations with communities and organizations. AMT lab contributor Yasmin Foqahaa recently talked to her about what apps she uses and why.
What's On Your Phone, Sharon Vatsky?
Sharon Vatsky is Director of Education at the Guggenheim Museum, where she supervises School, Teacher, and Family Programs and oversees the development of curriculum materials for Guggenheim exhibitions in New York and Bilbao. AMT Lab Contributor Zaijun Wu recently talked to Sharon about her favorite apps.
What's on Your Phone, Chris Siefert?
Radically Open: A Conversation with ArtPrize's Christian Gaines
Christian Gaines, the Executive Director of ArtPrize, recently sat down with AMT Lab Chief Editor Patrick Zakem to talk about the necessity of open systems, the challenges of starting a large organization with a startup ethos, and Artprize’s innovative mobile application. Listen to their conversation here!
What's On Your Phone, Steve Hackman?
Conductor, composer, arranger, producer and songwriter Steve Hackman is the newly appointed creative director of FUSE at the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, where he conducts and produces an innovative new concert series aimed at interacting with a new young audience. Here, he talks with AMT Lab Contributor Sophia Hubeny about some of his favorite apps.
Social Artist Sol Aramendi: How We Started Apps for Power
Sol Aramendi is a New York based Argentinean artist working in new media, photography and video. She is the founder of the Project Luz photography program for New Immigrants. Her most recent project is called Apps for Power. AMT Lab Contributor Zaijun Wu recently talked to Sol about the project.