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Auckland Symposium – CFP
What roles are digital networks playing in our ability to reveal and understand the layers of a city and how does this affect contemporary practices in art, architecture, urban planning and related fields?
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Dunedin Symposium programme
The full programme for the 8th ADA Symposium in Dunedin = Space: Network : Memory. Three days of presentations, panels, discussions and activities with national and international artists and academics. This event happened 13-15th September 2013 in the Dunedin Warehouse district (Vogel Street) and at Otago Polytechnic
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Mesh Cities Artist Tour 2013
Mesh Cities Artist for 2013 is Dr Janine Randerson who will developing a collaborative network for a new work. ‘Neighbourhood Hope Index’ uses clouds and sound to map affective zones in post-earthquake Christchurch. The framework for this artwork stems from the emergent currency of data in the plan for a better city. A so-called silver lining for the embattled inhabitants is that a ‘smart’ city may emerge where the instrumental measurement of traffic flows, water quality, air quality and urban weather can be remedied.
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Roundtable/Launch Event – Physics Room 30/3/13
The research project Mesh Cities Christchurch begins in the post-quake city and looks outward to the possibilities and implications of this transitional state for urban, public, and social space in Aotearoa New Zealand.
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Why Mesh?
A roundtable discussion event was held at The Physics Room Gallery on the 30th of March. This was to begin the research project with a thorough grounding with the projects and artist communities operating already in the this space. A group of fifteen discussed their work and the alignment with proposed themes as part of the launching of this project.
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CFP 2014 ADA Artist/s workshop tour
Expressions of interest are invited for an artist or an arts collective to tour the nation giving masterclasses and/or workshops as part of the ADA Mesh Cities project. With at least two workshops and/or masterclasses in both the north (Te Ika a Maui) and south (Te Wai Pounamu) islands, these will include practical instruction where audiences and practitioners may learn new skills as well as participating in discussions about various aspects of media art practice, exploring issues such as inhabited spaces, social engagement, memory and speculative futures.