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Below are the notes from our last meeting. All of you, whether you attended the meeting or not, are asked to fill in the blanks (come up with snappier titles, suggest case studies, and suggest facilitators). thanks to Bob for taking notes. michelle

Monday, March 16, 2009 ELIA Steering Committee Meeting NOTES

ATTENDEES: Eliza Nichols, Co-chair Michelle Citron, Co-chair Jeff Abell Annette Barbier Robert Blandford Carmelo Esterrich Chap Freeman Myra Greene Margaret Sullivan

ABSENT: Dawoud Bey Peter Carpenter Debra Parr

NEXT MEETING: Monday, April 13, 2009 3:30 p.m.

IMMEDIATE ACTION FOR NEXT MEETING: 1. Post meeting notes on Wiki (BOB) 2. Post on Wiki (ALL COMMITTEE MEMBERS): - 2-3 sentence descriptions for at least 2 workshops - ‘sexy’ title suggestions for the 15 workshops - suggestions for provocateurs / facilitators for individual workshops - suggestions of possible case studies for individual workshops

DISCUSSION NOTES: (Please note, agenda item is in bold, discussion notes in standard type)

Goal of the meeting - Michelle 1. Flesh out workshop content so it can be posted on the ELIA website. 2. Discuss who we might invite as provocateurs / facilitators for individual workshops. 3. What pre-work do we want them to prepare?

Workshop topics: - Three sections of each workshop - Workshop formats should vary with topic and subtopic

Note format for workshop info: Potential titles in italics - (Notes regarding potential content) Possible Case Studies: Possible provocateurs / facilitators:

a. Art in the Economy

1. Beg, Borrow or Steal - Copyright / fair use/ appropriation / legal issues - US / European differences

Possible Case Studies: - ???

Possible provocateurs / facilitators: - ???

2. Relationship with the Man Follow the Money Where’s the Money? Don’t Give up Your Day Job - Where do artists get money in today’s economy/who pays for art in a tough economy? - Making a living in today’s economy. - U.S. and European models, examples, lessons

Possible Case Studies: ???

Possible provocateurs / facilitators: ???

3. How do the economic times affect art and the forms of art? Art in Good Time / Art in Bad Times - Forms analysis - Themes

Possible Case Studies: - Project Row House, Houston, Rick Lowe

Possible provocateurs / facilitators: - ???

b. Art, Science, and Technology

1. Receive and Respond It’s Not an Object – It’s a Relationship - Interactivity in the arts - Implications of interactivity

Possible Case Studies: - ???

Possible provocateurs / facilitators: - ???

2. Is it Art or Science? Parallels between artistic and scientific creativity - Gaze tracking / motion capture

Possible Case Studies: - ???

Possible provocateurs / facilitators: - ???

3. How science enlarges the artist’s vocabulary - Data visualization

Possible Case Studies: - ???

Possible provocateurs / facilitators: - Richard Saul Wurman - Edward Tufte

c. Art and the Environment

1. Art in the Natural and Built Environment - Showcase new Media building and architect Jeanne Gang / film influences / green aspects -

Possible Case Studies: - Media Production Center

Possible provocateurs / facilitators: - Jeanne Gang

2. Is it Art or Is It Branding - Millennium Park - Graffiti

What are the relationships between the cultural production of art and the business strategies of branding? Are there social and aesthetics connections between state-sponsored public art, art done in public spaces without the 'proper' permission--like graffitti and stencil art--, private and public advertising (billboards and banners), and traditional forms of branding? What are the ethical implications of branding through the arts? What are the implications of blending or erasing the divide between the arts and the purposes of branding private and public spaces? (Carmelo)

Possible Case Studies: - ???

Possible provocateurs / facilitators: - ???

3. Can Art Change the Natural Environment? - Contemporary Earth Art

Possible Case Studies: e.g., art that “cleans” the environment of polutants - ???

Possible provocateurs / facilitators: - ???

d. Integrity of Art Making: The Arts as both Primary and Utilitarian Research

1. Creativity v. Problem solving play v. work unknown outcomes v. goal focused/solutions in mind

Possible Case Studies: - ???

Possible provocateurs / facilitators: - ???

2. Remix and appropriation - Mash up

- Issues of appropriation and technology

With phenomena like mash-ups reconfigurating our notions of original and copy, authenticity and originality, the need for revisiting these foundational concepts of the arts is paramount in our world today? Can a mash-up ever be original? Does this matter? What should be the vocabulary for talking about what matters in appropriation and intertextuality? What should do with our obsession with the art object and its importance in a market driven society? (Carmelo)

Possible Case Studies: - ???

Possible provocateurs / facilitators: -

3. Improvisation as a practical and conceptual trope

Possible Case Studies: - ???

Possible provocateurs / facilitators: - ???

e. Art, Culture, and Social Change

1. Art and Civic Engagement

Possible Case Studies: - ???

Possible provocateurs / facilitators: - Krzysztof Wodiczko

2. Games for Change - IAM active workshop

Possible Case Studies: - ???

Possible provocateurs / facilitators: - Krzysztof Wodiczko

3. Curriculum for Social Change

Possible Case Studies: - ???

Possible provocateurs / facilitators: - Krzysztof Wodiczko