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Join us for a thought-provoking day of talks and discussions exploring the impact of emerging technologies on the art world.

From distributed communities to virtual marketplaces, new technologies are creating both possibilities and challenges for artists seeking to engage audiences and for institutions looking to stay relevant.

At this event, academics, artists, and institutions will come together to discuss the ways in which technology is transforming the art world.

Speakers will include:

Uzma Johal & Samantha Lindley – Threshold Studios is a creative and cultural agency that uses art and technology to create social change and solve problems. Their work includes commissioning new art projects, talent development, and placemaking consultancy, and they are best known for their biennial Frequency Festival in Lincoln and their Digital Democracies project exploring the intersection of technology, art, and public space.

Antonio Roberts is a Birmingham-based artist and curator whose work primarily deals with themes of network culture, exploring the intersection of technology and creativity. His work has been featured at major galleries and festivals, and he has curated exhibitions and projects including “No Copyright Infringement Intended” and is an active performer in the AlgoRave community.

Francesca Franco is a Venetian-born art historian based in the UK, with research focused on the history of art and technology. She has published extensively on early computer art and its pioneers and currently works as Senior Research Fellow at the University of Exeter, researching the history of media art and the Venice Biennale.

Joey Holder is a visual artist, producer and director of SPUR, an online platform that supports digital practice. Her work explores philosophical questions of our universe and things yet unknown, with exhibitions worldwide including Abyssal Seeker and Selachimorpha.

Heath Bunting is a British contemporary artist and co-founder of the website irational.org, who was an early pioneer of Net.art in the 1990s. Bunting’s works include Visitors Guide to London and BorderXing, a project commissioned by the Tate Gallery and the Fondation Musée d’Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean.

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Sean Carroll is a PHD candidate at De Montfort University. His study is investigating the potential use of Machine Learning to support the development of the newly founded Computer Arts Archive. Sean has a background in cultural business strategy, events management, curating exhibitions, festivals, theatre and education programmes that focus largely on emerging technologies.

Jenny Gleadell is a part-time M4C PhD candidate at the University of Birmingham, exploring The Museum and the Internet: Examining Institutional Approaches to Collecting and Exhibiting Web Art. Alongside her research, Jenny works as Exhibitions and Interpretation Officer at The Collection Museum and Usher Gallery. As well as working for a number of regional museums, Jenny has worked in production roles for both Liverpool Biennial and Frequency Festival.

Funded by Midland4Cities through AHRC, with support from Phoenix

A full agenda for the event will be announced shortly.

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