<nettime-ann> [ann] Art-Place-Technology, Liverpool: International Symposium on

["Chris Byrne" <chris@crowriver.net>]

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Art-Place-Technology
International Symposium on Curating New Media Art
Liverpool School of Art & Design and FACT Centre
30 March - 1 April 2006

http://www.art-place-technology.org

New media art is a global phenomenon: a rapidly changing and dynamic=20
field of creative practice which crosses conventional categories and=20
disciplinary boundaries, challenging our assumptions about art.

- How do curators engage with new media art?
- What makes a good curator of new media art?
- What can we learn from the pioneers of this field?
- What does the future hold for curating new media art?
- What common ground exists with other disciplines?

These and other issues will be explored at Art-Place-Technology.=20
Speakers include figures who are shaping the practice and theory of=20
curating new media art, including:

Inke Arns, Artistic Director, Hartware MedienKunstVerein, Dortmund.
Sarah Cook, Curator and Co-editor, CRUMB, University of Sunderland
Paul Domela, Deputy Chief Executive, Liverpool Biennial
Lina Dzuverovic, Director, Electra, London
Charlie Gere, Reader in New Media Research, Lancaster University
Beryl Graham, Curator and Co-editor, CRUMB, University of Sunderland
Ceri Hand, Director of Exhibitions, FACT, Liverpool
Drew Hemment, Director, Futuresonic, Manchester
Kathy Rae Huffman, Director of Visual Arts, Cornerhouse, Manchester
Stephen Kovats, International Programs Developer, V2, Rotterdam
Amanda McDonald Crowley, Director, Eyebeam Art & Technology Center,
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York
Francis McKee, Head of Digital Arts & New Media, CCA, Glasgow
Alfred Rotert, Co-director, European Media Art Festival, Osnabr=FCck
Trebor Scholz, Institute for Distributed Creativity, New York
Dimitrina Sevova & Alain Kessi, codeflow, Zurich
Paul Sullivan, Director, Static Gallery, Liverpool
Simon Worthington, Mute, London

Art-Place-Technology will look at historical and current projects by=20
some of the world's leading curators of new media art, and discuss
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curating new media art creates interfaces with the art world, museum=20
culture, media, publishing and academia.

Further programme details and registration:
http://www.art-place-technology.org
Tel +44 (0)151 2315190
E-mail APT@ljmu.ac.uk

Art-Place-Technology is hosted by the Liverpool School of Art &
Design,=20=

Liverpool John Moores University in collaboration with FACT and Art=20
Research Communication.

Supported by Arts Council England North West, Media Arts Network.

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