The symposium will bring together scholars, researchers, and artists as we explore how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the art world
FREDERICK, Md., Feb. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Art and technology have always crossed paths and kept pace with one another. The Delaplaine Arts Center is hosting Techne: Art and the Emergence of AI, a day-long program exploring current concerns and benefits of the emergence of artificial intelligence and its intersection with the art world. The Delaplaine is located at 40 South Carroll Street in historic downtown Frederick, MD.
Scholars on the front lines of the engagement of art and technology will present a wide range of topics.
Clement Akpang, Assistant Professor of Art History at the Corcoran School of the Arts & Design at George Washington University, DC, will examine how computational intelligence can foster anti-colonial museology, broaden the accessibility of material culture, and address the demand for decolonization by rethinking the future of non-Western art in so-called Universal Museums.
Alexa Alice Joubin, Professor of English, Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Theatre, International Affairs, and East Asian Languages and Cultures and Co-director of the Digital Humanities Institute at George Washington University will interactive presentation will explore new ways to use technology and art to make the world a more inclusive place. Her presentation explores the symbiotic relationship between technology and art.
James Morgan is an artist, educator, and researcher, as well as a Lecturer at the CADRE (Computers in Art, Design, Research, and Education) Laboratory for New Media at San José State University, CA. He will discuss his recent work with a new model of interaction between human beings and AI algorithms that is modeled after a classic fortune telling scheme.
Matthew Westerby, Digital Research Officer at the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts at The National Gallery of Art, DC, will focus on art history to discuss utilizing computer vision to reveal gaps in our understanding of artists working methods through the affordances of scale and speed of analysis.
Symposium registration is $75 and $50 for Delaplaine members. Continental breakfast and lunch are included with the registration fee. Read more information about the program and register now at delaplaine.org.
The Delaplaine Arts Center is a nonprofit organization providing the Frederick region with educational opportunities and experiences in the visual arts through classes, exhibitions, and programs.
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Jackie Clark, The Delaplaine Arts Center, 301-698-0656, [email protected], delaplaine.org
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