The vocabulary has been completed in 12 languages and consists of over 500 concepts in three facets –photographic technique, photographic practice and keywords – that are structured in a multifaceted, hierarchical way. Discussions are on-going with other projects, in particular Linked Heritage, for improvement and further development of the EuropeanaPhotography Vocabulary, that can be a starting point for other valuable multilingual tools to enrich digitization activities (both for photography and for other cultural heritage). Continue reading
As digital technology evolves, 3D data is increasingly preferred as a method of preserving cultural heritage artifacts. It provides an easy way to get in touch with them and significantly reduces the need for physical storage space, offering to museums a portable and accessible platform to exchange information and to researchers the possibility to easily browse and review the materials. Continue reading
Tag: contemporary art
Art.sy provides one of the largest collections of contemporary art available online. Thousands of works from diverse cultures and time periods are accessible for study and enjoyment, and possibly for purchase, with the support of the Art.sy team of experts. By making all the world’s art freely accessible, Art.sy hopes to foster new generations of art lovers, museum goers, collectors, and patrons. Continue reading
DOTS is an English-language iPad magazine, an international guide through the world of contemporary art and creativity. In addition to the main articles connected by a common theme, DOTS provides you with lots of tips, trends and must-sees in its regular features Dotspot and World of Art. Continue reading
The Digicult Agency wants to promote original work by selected contemporary artists, encouraging their activities via this online platforms, art festivals participations, cultural events invitations, art fairs and selected exhibitions. Digicult Agency aims to make a significant contribution to the development of new ways of making, presenting and experiencing contemporary and digital art. Continue reading
The Digitising Contemporary Art (DCA) project is pleased to announce that it has successfully reached its midterm with the results exceeding all expectations. The project is approaching its aggregation phase now and the digitised content and metadata will soon be integrated into Europeana, the single access point to Europe’s digital cultural heritage. Continue reading
88 MOCCA shows a selection of more than 100 artworks of over 50 Chinese contemporary artists. On the webmuseum the visitor can get a deeper insight into Chinese contemporary art. Videos, interviews, event calendar, ressources, news and e-cards complete the experience. Continue reading
The exhibition is the second half of a curatorial project born as an art exchange between the Art Academy of Hamburg (HFBK) and A plus A Slovenian Exhibition Centre in Venice. Outside Chapter wants to investigate the use of technology in the process of making an interactive art work. the theme to be explored is the concept of “serendipity”, that special feeling, a happy accident or pleasant surprise of finding something good or useful while not specifically searching for it. Continue reading
Focus on Talents 2012 is a project jointly organized by Today Art Museum and Martell Art Fund, aiming to continuously promote the development of Chinese contemporary art and outstanding young art talents. An article from www.culture360.org tells us more, featuring interviews to the key people of the organizations. Continue reading
This exhibition focuses on the theme of Time and its different dimensions (present, past and future), from an art perspective and the perception of contemporary society. Whether visual, musical or installation, different expressions of Time are interacting with human psychological and physical factors through the medium of art. The result is a contemporary art overview revealing the complexity of the temporal dimension, approached from several (creative) angles. Continue reading
Digitising Contemporary Art’ (DCA) is a 30-month digitisation project for contemporary art, which will enrich Europeana with a kind of cultural heritage still largely missing from the european digital library. The project comprises 25 partners from 10 EU member states and 2 associated countries, Croatia and Iceland. Continue reading
Dots is a new interactive iPad magazine featuring international contemporary art and creativity. Second issue just released is themed Art & Technology and puts innovative artists like Daan Roosegaarde, Bart Hess, Tarik Barri and Aaron Koblin in the spotlight. Continue reading
