Georgie Friedman creates gorgeous contemplations of weather and other natural phenomena using video and site-specific projections on architecture and sculptural forms. Each video concentrates on the natural light and movement of the particular element, while the installation aspects alter the visual properties, form, or context of the element. She creates experiential spaces for viewers that […]
Participate in the founding of a new computer museum in the Boston area. The goal of this museum is to document and preserve this area’s unique contributions to the development of many areas of computing over the last fifty years. This panel will discuss what is possible and worthwhile for the museum in the digital […]
Join Anne Spalter as she talks about her exciting work involving art and technology. Her video pieces are based on original footage shot in remote locations, from moving vehicles. Be prepared to see adventure, the unexpected, and serendipitous moments that you would’t expect. Anne will show material from and discuss the backstories of several works, […]
Join Jeffu Warmouth in a conversation about his retrospective at the Fitchburg Art Museum. Don’t let the exhibition title fool you… things are about to get funny at FAM this winter, seriously funny! Jeffu Warmouth: NO MORE FUNNY STUFF is a mid-career retrospective featuring the puns, parody, and absurdist humor of a beloved New England […]
The COLLISION20 exhibition will be at the Boston Cyberarts Gallery from Jan. 17 through Feb. 23, 2014. Formed by artists and technologists, the COLLISIONcollective is premised on the sometimes abrupt intersection between art and technology. This salon will feature COLLISIONcollective artists from this exhibition. They will discuss their works as well as interplay between the […]
The promise of computerized audio synthesis is to generate any sound imaginable. This occurs on computer hardware with limitations using software designed with preconceived notions. This salon will explore the history of audio synthesis and sound generation, the trends of proliferation on personal devices, and future directions of the discipline. When: Wednesday, Nov 20th, 7:30pm […]
Video is on the rise again: both at auction and in gallery and museum exhibits. New flat screen and projection technologies have given video-based art a second lease on life. Artists use many techniques including live feeds, recorded playback, and real-time generated graphics. This panel of artists and curators will explore the issues particular to […]
Art and technology have coexisted, with varying degrees of comfort, for a long time. As computer based technology proliferates and previously unimaginable tools become democratized, how do artists find a way to incorporate such advances into their work? And how does the artist create using modern technology without abandoning the basic transformative ideas of art? […]
The frame around a painting serves to indicate where the art begins and ends, and modernist painters were among the first to experiment with the mutability of that boundary. Traditional sculpture uses a pedestal for the same purpose, but what about video art, installation, and other forms of New Media? Michael Mittelman, founder of ASPECT: […]
ATNE hosted a Growth Resource Meeting for small businesses on the morning of April 17th. Three firms in early stages of growth presented their business plans to a panel of advisors. This event is sponsored by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development CreativeNext series run by Helena Fruscio, the Creative Economy Industry Director. […]
When: Wednesday, March 27th, 7:30pm Where: Boston Cyberarts Gallery, 141 Green St., Jamaica Plain, MA Presenter: George Fifield, Director of Boston Cyberarts Free event RSVP to info@atne.org. Space is limited. In the early 1980s a new form of interactive installation art came into being, specifically designed for the white box of the gallery or museum. These gallery-based […]
When: Wednesday, February 27th, 7:30pm Where: Boston Cyberarts Gallery, 141 Green St., Jamaica Plain, MA Presenter: Mark J. Stock, artist Free event RSVP to info@atne.org. Space is limited. Generative art is created with the use of an autonomous system, usually a computational process fashioned by the artist. Many methods used by generative artists such as Golan Levin, Casey […]
When: Jan 23rd 2013, 7:30PM Where: Boston Cyberarts Gallery Ben Houge is an artist working at the nexus of video games, sound installation, performance, music composition, and digital art. This salon will explore points of convergence between these disparate trajectories. Ben will discuss the properties of real-time, event driven audio through the lens of […]
When: Wednesday, November 28th 2012, 7:30pm Where: Boston Cyberarts Gallery, 141 Green St., Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 Free event RSVP to info@atne.org An evening to celebrate the publication by MIT Press of 10 PRINT CHR$(205.5+RND(1)); : GOTO 10. This book takes a single line of code—the extremely concise BASIC program for the Commodore 64 inscribed in the title–and […]
ATNE’s Dan Hermes, artist and writer, presents from his forthcoming book called Moving Paintings. Video and time-based art will illustrate topics, theory, and history of motion in fine art. The floor will then open to general discussion.
When: Sunday, November 4th 2012, 1:00PM – 5:00PM Where: Bocoup Loft 355 Congress St., Boston, MA http://loft.bocoup.com/ Free Event Are you a programmer, artist, game developer, musician, maker, animator, hacker, curator, scholar, or part of a community arts or technology program? At this event, Boston-area technology and arts organizations including community and industry groups, makerspaces, […]