Beyond the ‘Global Renaissance’: Imperial Gardens and Early Modern Cosmopolitan Rule in Qing-Era Eurasia, a talk from the UCLA Department of Art History Center for 17th and 18th Century studies, is taking place on Thursday June 8 from 12:30–1:30 p.m. via Zoom. For more information, please click the link above or contact cynthiafang@g.ucla.edu to register for the Zoom Link.
Archive for June, 2023
Talk: Beyond the ‘Global Renaissance’: Imperial Gardens and Early Modern Cosmopolitan Rule in Qing-Era Eurasia
Wednesday, June 7th, 2023“Avian AI” A Talk With Maya Livio @ Caltech
Wednesday, June 7th, 2023| Avian AI Wednesday, June 14, 2023 4:00–5:00 PM Dabney Hall 110 (Treasure Room) MAYA LIVIO Spring 2023 Artist in Residence, Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences, Caltech; Assistant Professor of Climate, Environmental Justice, Media, and Communication, American University In this talk, Maya Livio will present her research and creative practice on the eco-technical interface—where ecosystems and technological systems come into contact. In particular, Livio’s work centers on the recent proliferation of digital technologies for conservation, from camera traps to bioacoustic monitoring to AI. Introducing her multimodal project in progress, Salvaging Birds, she will open up questions on the logics of avian computation. The work investigates bird datafication and queer ecology by weaving together critical and creative uses of machine learning, including custom-generated birdsong and animation, to produce imaginary birds. In doing so, it complicates technology-led approaches to conserving what and who is left of our shared world. Livio is the spring 2023 artist-in-residence in the Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences’ Caltech-Huntington Program in Visual Culture and an Assistant Professor of Climate, Environmental Justice, Media, and Communication at American University. Her interdisciplinary, justice-oriented research and practice probe at the interfaces of ecosystems and computational systems. Her work has been supported and presented by organizations such as the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Arts, Redline Contemporary Art Center, and Labocine by Imagine Science Films, and has been featured and published in venues such as The Washington Post, the Institute of Network Cultures, and NPR. Livio has commissioned and programmed new media as Curator of MediaLive, an annual international festival at Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art (BMoCA) and old media as Curator of the Media Archaeology Lab, a collecting institution for historical technologies. She holds a PhD from the University of Colorado, Boulder and MA from the University of Amsterdam. The Caltech-Huntington Program in Visual Culture, which is funded by a grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and based in the Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS), features new undergraduate course offerings, guest lecturers, and other programming to foster conversations between humanists and scientists. Its activities are organized by HSS and other Caltech faculty in collaboration with scholars at The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens. Questions? Please contact Mary Martin (mmartin@caltech.edu). https://bit.ly/CHVC2023 |
Making Space: A Workshop on Space, Sci-Art, & Society
Wednesday, June 7th, 2023Making Space: A Workshop on Space, Sci-Art, & Society
July 14-16 in Pasadena, CA
Making Space is an interdisciplinary workshop for artists, scientists, and educators about space and society, where we use art to explore scientific concepts and humanity’s relationship to the solar system. This workshop is about connecting with the cosmos, blending knowledge and art, and the role artists can play in space exploration, and features a combination of talks, discussion, and art-making. The theme of this event is Oceans & Ice: Exploring Icy Moons with NASA’s Europa Clipper Mission, featuring the mission’s Project Scientist (lead) Dr. Robert Pappalardo from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, celebrated LA artist and environmental activist Kim Abeles, and other guests. Come make art and explore space with us! https://makingspace.psi.edu/
SAN Arts Program
Wednesday, June 7th, 2023San Diego International Airport’s Arts Program is celebrating the joint designation of San Diego and Tijuana as the 2024 World Design Capital (WDC) through our upcoming temporary exhibition. The Arts Program invites artists, curators, and cultural, community, or educational organizations working in all media to submit proposals that showcase the culture of our binational region as they explore the border of art and design. This exhibition theme will investigate how artists use art and design both for function, and to reveal what is important to the creators and their audience. Selected artwork and collections representing the theme will be displayed throughout the airport for up to one year beginning in January 2024. Up to twenty participating artists and/or organizations will be chosen for the exhibition, each will receive a stipend of $1,000. Submissions of existing, in-process and/or new work are welcome.
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