BANFF CENTER ARTIST RESIDENCY
Almon recently received the award and opportunity to attend the Banff Center Artist Residency in the analogous fields art and science this coming May 2009 - June 2009. Below outlines information on the residency opportunity.
In the West there has been a convergence and divergence between the fields of arts and science since the Renaissance. More recently much has been said and written about the need for a sustained engagement between these fields of inquiry whose structures and origins, though quite similar, function differently culturally and aesthetically. Though there has been a great amount of borrowing between the two fields in recent years, this has been restricted to the area of technology. The arts and sciences’ respective relationship to qualitative and quantitative knowledge has traditionally created a distance between the two fields, inhibiting a sustained interaction. The intent of The Banff Centre’s Analogous Fields residency is to bring together scientists, researchers, and artists in order to explore, in theory and practice, the collaborative potential between the arts and sciences.
The thematic residency at Banff was created and supported by:
Faculty: Saul Ostrow, Charles Tucker
Guest Faculty: Suzanne Anker, Ellen K. Levy, Sam Bower
http://www.banffcentre.ca/
In the West there has been a convergence and divergence between the fields of arts and science since the Renaissance. More recently much has been said and written about the need for a sustained engagement between these fields of inquiry whose structures and origins, though quite similar, function differently culturally and aesthetically. Though there has been a great amount of borrowing between the two fields in recent years, this has been restricted to the area of technology. The arts and sciences’ respective relationship to qualitative and quantitative knowledge has traditionally created a distance between the two fields, inhibiting a sustained interaction. The intent of The Banff Centre’s Analogous Fields residency is to bring together scientists, researchers, and artists in order to explore, in theory and practice, the collaborative potential between the arts and sciences.
The thematic residency at Banff was created and supported by:
Faculty: Saul Ostrow, Charles Tucker
Guest Faculty: Suzanne Anker, Ellen K. Levy, Sam Bower
http://www.banffcentre.ca/
GAME DEVELOPERS CONFERENCE 2009
TECH NEWS: Almon attended the GDC Conference in San Francisco last week (March 23 - 27) and saw interesting and informative lectures concerning innovative strategies in Serious Gaming (or Educational Gaming,)
Topics included:Character Design / Avatar Design, Children's Educational Milestones in Interactive Media/Gaming, the GDC Award Winning Game: "Little Big Planet" art and production explained and many more...In the next week, look for pictures to be uploaded to Almon's blogspot at: http://amandasalmon.blogspot.c
http://www.gdconf.com/
Topics included:Character Design / Avatar Design, Children's Educational Milestones in Interactive Media/Gaming, the GDC Award Winning Game: "Little Big Planet" art and production explained and many more...In the next week, look for pictures to be uploaded to Almon's blogspot at: http://amandasalmon.blogspot.c
http://www.gdconf.com/
BIOART MEDIA.com
Welcome to the Artist site of Amanda S. Almon, M.F.A, C.M.I
The site is currently under construction and new content is being
added each day! Please check back frequently to view new portfolio
media, links, teaching information and other interesting information.
BioArt Media is an experimental platform for a "Medical Illustrator"
--> to Biomedical Artist. An artist which pushes the conventions,
boundaries and theories of what it means to be a professional medical
illustrator in the changing landscape of art + science + technology
(biotechnology and wired gadgets and gizmos which allow us to communicate,
collaborate and innovate!) Exploring new media in medicine and science
and how this media affects our culture of understanding.
The site is currently under construction and new content is being
added each day! Please check back frequently to view new portfolio
media, links, teaching information and other interesting information.
BioArt Media is an experimental platform for a "Medical Illustrator"
--> to Biomedical Artist. An artist which pushes the conventions,
boundaries and theories of what it means to be a professional medical
illustrator in the changing landscape of art + science + technology
(biotechnology and wired gadgets and gizmos which allow us to communicate,
collaborate and innovate!) Exploring new media in medicine and science
and how this media affects our culture of understanding.
