Digital meets Culture

20-21 March, Brussels

One year after the Brussels launch of the European Year of Cultural Heritage (EYCH), REACH Social Platform for participatory approaches and social innovation in culture was presented a two-day event in Brussels on the 20th and the 21st of March 2019.

On the first day a Symposium entitled “Horizons for Heritage Research – Towards a Cluster on Cultural Heritage” took place in Covent Garden Building A 1210 Sint-Joost-ten-Node; the aim was to agree on the content of a Manifesto that will provide the basis for the creation and the sustainability of a research stakeholder cluster on Cultural Heritage.

In the morning of the second day a high-level policy debate on Cultural Heritage and the Cultural and Creative Industries in Horizon Europe was organized. This debate brought together research stakeholders and top European policy-makers to reflect on the results achieved and perspectives for European funded research and innovation on cultural heritage and the cultural and creative industries.
The debate took place in the House of European History.

Read more here
Download symposium invitation card.
For further information and contacts: info@reach-culture.eu

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Braga (Portugal), 25-27 September 2019

ICAA 2019 – International Congress on Architectural Archives

International Congress on Architectural Archives ‘Professional Experiences in Cultural Diversity’ at Braga (Portugal), 25 to 27 September 2019.

The aim of the Congress is to examine issues relating to the production and management of the records of architecture and the built environment, their preservation, authentication and use in the service of humanity. The Congress will bring together archivists and other professionals concerned with architectural archival heritage from around the world, with diverse cultural backgrounds, experiences and work traditions.

CALL FOR PAPERS – extended deadline 30 April 2019:

The Congress Programme Committee invites you to submit proposals for papers, presentations or case-studies with the aim of encouraging discussion and debate throughout each session. Proposals should reflect theory and practice in archival activities as they relate to the acquisition, preservation, and management of architectural records.

Download the call (English, PDF 152 Kb)

Conference 20-21 June 2019, Turin (Italy)

Italy: design, politics and democracy in the 20th century.

The focus of the conference organized by Associazione Italiana Storici del Design is to investigate the complexity of historical relations between design and politics during the 20th century; the event will be held the 20th and 21st of June 2019 in Turin at Castello del Valentino.

Starting from the presuppose that the design territory is placed into a dialectic and dialogic dimension that involves designer, production and society, the purpose is to bring out the different subjective conditions of the referred Italian community in relation with the transformation of political and social conditions and to reconsider the design role, also in its ideological aspects, as a result of a political thought, indeed oriented to the design organization of the common good.

The call proposes two macro areas of intervention:

Critical Humanism: “democracy and design” or design vs democracy / disciplinary session: between history and critics
Operational Humanism: “political design” or design vs politics / problematic session: between history and contemporaneity

Visit the Call for Conference to participate with an abstract proposal

Important dates:

December 2018 call publication
January 31st 2019 abstracts deadline
February 28th 2019 abstracts acceptance

Further information:
Location: Castello del Valentino, Turin
Convenors: Luciana Gunetti (Politecnico di Milano), Dario Scodeller (Università Degli Studi di Ferrara)

Vienna, 14-15 February 2019 - SAVE THE DATE

ViMM consultation and event about the future of Digital Cultural Heritage

Virtual Multimodal Museum Coordination and Support Action project (www.vi-mm.eu), funded under Horizon 2020, has completed over two years’ work to provide strategic guidance for the European Commission and the wider cultural heritage community, on the future direction of Digital Cultural Heritage.

Our culminating event will be held in Vienna on 14 and 15 February at the Museum of Natural History.

At this meeting we will be seeking high level validation and support from sectoral representatives, with a special focus on a 5-year EU Roadmap and EU Action Plan for research, education an international cooperation, which has been developed through wide consultation.

Please register on our platform (https://www.vi-mm.eu/register/ ) and follow & like us on our Social media

image: Gryffindor [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)], from Wikimedia Commons

entries are open for ITSLIQUID International Art Exhibition 2019 in Venice

Call for artists: THE BODY LANGUAGE 2019

CALL FOR ARTISTS: THE BODY LANGUAGE

ITSLIQUID International Art Exhibition 2019

Venice, February 21 – March 22, 2019 at the art gallery THE ROOM Contemporary Art Space.

Deadline: January 31st, 2019

The exhibition will be presented during the period of Venice Carnival 2019 and we invite artists to be inspired by the magical power of Venetian costumes, exploring the connection between desires, needs, fears through rituals that brings human kind to change, to transform and to evolve their inner world. THE BODY LANGUAGE analyzes the hidden parts of our identities, through an immersive experience inside the fascinating universe of the complex labyrinths of our consciousness.

ITSLIQUID Group, in collaboration with VENICE EVENTS, is selecting all interesting photos, paintings, video art works, installations/sculptures and performance art works to include in the event.

To take part in the selection, send your works’ submissions with a CV/biography, some still images (for video-art), links of videos/films/performances and pictures of artworks by e-mail to lucacurci@lucacurci.com

Deadline for applications is January 31st, 2019 (11.59 PM of your local time)

More information: https://www.itsliquid.com/call-for-artists-the-body-language-itsliquid-international-art-exhibition-2019.html

publication of REACH, by Prof. Silvana Colella

«Not a mere tangential outbreak»: gender, feminism and cultural heritage

The journal CAPITALE CULTURALE Studies on the Value of Cultural Heritage of the Department of Education, Cultural Heritage and Tourism of the University of Macerata, has published the article «Not a mere tangential outbreak»: gender, feminism and cultural heritage by Silvana Colella, Professor of English at the University of Macerata (Italy) and Senior Research Fellow at Coventry University.

Research for this article was carried out under the auspices of Reach project.

This essay focuses mainly on the ongoing academic debate about gender in heritage studies and offers an overview of the critical literature on gender and cultural Heritage focusing in particular on suggestions and recommendations about how to expand and further advance the gender agenda in the heritage field of research.

The article highlights the richness of a debate which, although it occupies a marginal position in the wider fields of heritage and museology, is in no way irrelevant to the challenges faced by heritage institutions.

The work is organized in 2 section:

the first, “Gender and Heritage”, discusses articlesfall into the category of “scholarship on the scholarship”, providing across-the-board assessments of a variety of contributions, and thus can be considered authoritative evaluations of current trends in research.
These articles evaluate the level of knowledge and development achieved in the heritage field, exposing shortcomings and impediments.
the second section, “Feminism and Museum” takes a closer look at the dialogue between feminist theories and museum studies. Feminist scholars and activists, starting from the the 1970s, denounced the patriarchal bias of art history, canonical literature and curatorial practices in museums; these feminist interventions have led the museum studies, since the ’80s, to a self-reflexive process of critical rethinking.

The final part offers a synthesis of gender-aware proposals and methodological models elaborated, and in some cases tested, in the literature under review.

Download the essay here.

Las Vegas, Nevada (US), 1 February - 31 March 2019

New Illuminated Portals in Las Vegas: Backlit Lenticulars by James Stanford

Contemporary artist James Stanford was exhibiting illuminated Las Vegas-inspired montages in a pop-up exhibition in the heart of the Las Vegas Arts District (Soho Lofts, 900 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89101, USA), from February 1 to March 31, 2019

‘Digital painter’ James Stanford is known for his complex photomontages of Las Vegas landmarks and neon signs. Combining traditional photography with innovative digital technology, he layers original photographs to reimagine them as rich digital mosaics. Inspired by the Bauhaus movement, Stanford’s abstract style features bold colours and mesmerising visual networks. Often printed as backlit lenticulars, his illuminated works move with the viewer’s gaze and take on a shimmering life of their own.

Stanford’s works reflect a strong connection to his native Las Vegas, featuring resonating symbols like the Old Tropicana hotel or iconic neon signage. His works often combine image and word in highly symmetrical and amplified patterns, wherein a single piece may contain 30 or more layers.

Stanford is concerned with transformative possibilities and artistic expressions of spirituality. For Stanford, his artistic process is akin to meditation. Drawing on the ancient traditions of Buddhism, he conceives of his montages as “modern mandalas” – maps towards inner zen. As such, Stanford can be said to explore physical environments, such as the enchanting Mojave Desert, in order to unlock psychological landscapes. By transforming reality into imagined realms, his works enact forms of interconnectedness.

Stanford’s exhibition is the second exhibition in a series of popups curated by Laura Henkel of ArtCulture PR at the Soho Lofts in Las Vegas. Stanford was rotating backlit lenticulars that were visible from the street at all hours of the day, but that were particularly impressive in the darker hours of the evening. Works included So Fabrish Old Tropicana (54×54 inches) and Recombo Old Tropicana (54×54 inches).

The exhibition follows on from the success of Stanford’s recent exhibitions, most notably his solo show in Las Vegas and his recent showing at the Sculpture Objects Functional Art and Design Fair, the premier gallery art fair dedicated to three-dimensional art and design in Chicago, via Melissa Morgan Fine Art of Coachella Valley in Southern California.

About James Stanford

An international exhibiting artist, James Stanford studied painting at the University of Washington (MFA) and the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) (BFA) and also practices photography, digital illustration and drawing. Dedicated to creativity and the fine arts, he has taught at UNLV and UW, established the Smallworks Gallery/Lost Vegas, and curated exhibitions at various venues, including the Las Vegas Contemporary Arts Center. Stanford also served as the Arts Commission Chairman of the City of Las Vegas and later President of the Las Vegas Contemporary Arts Center. Stanford’s recent exhibition at Asia Art in London and the release of his book, Shimmering Zen, at The London Library, and in Las Vegas, have pushed him to create new and innovative art. Due to the success of Shimmering Zen, he has further broadened the scope Smallworks Press, a small publishing company specializing in books on arts and culture. He currently lives and works in Las Vegas.

Press: please contact Damson Communications: Anna Beketov on +44 (0) 207 812 0645 or anna.beketov @ damsonpr.com.

The Hague, 25th January 2019 h. 9 am

Getting started with JHOVE – digital preservation tool

This half-day workshop will provide participants with an understanding of what JHOVE program does, how to install and configure the software and how to interpret the results.

JHOVE is an open source file format identification, validation and characterisation tool for digital preservation, and part of the OPF reference toolset. It can be used by itself or as part of a digital preservation workflow. It is also embedded in several off-the-shelf digital preservation products.

Goals/learning objectives:

Gain an understanding of the levels of file format validation and why this is important in digital preservation.
Learn how to install and use JHOVE and how to interpret the results. Understand what its capabilities and limitations are.
Find out how to report bugs, request features and contribute to improving JHOVE, benefitting the whole community.

Registration and tickets: http://openpreservation.org/event/getting-started-with-jhove/

25th January 9-13
National Library of the Netherlands
Prins Willem-Alexanderhof 5
2595 The Hague, Netherlands

Early Bird Deadline is Monday 4th February

Edinburgh Short Film Festival 2019 Now Open For Entry!

Edinburgh Short Film Festival 2019 Now Open For Entry!
Featuring the best short films of 2019 at international film festivals, screening 8 nights of short film at cinemas across Edinburgh in 2019

And

Presenting awards and trophies for the best films selected by our jury for Best Film, & Best Animation & Best Scottish Short!

This year, we’re also excited to be programming films and film partnerships with our 2019 partners:

The Adriatic Film Festival
Fastnet Film Festival
Firenze FilmCorti (Florence)
Puppet Animation Scotland
DC Independent Film Festival (Washington)

https://www.edinburghshortfilmfestival.com/call-for-entries-2019/

research field: Enrichment of 3D volumetric objects with Metadata and Semantics in Cultural Heritage

Position open for a researcher at Cyprus University of Technology

Applications are invited from candidates who possess the necessary qualifications in order to fill one (1) full time Marie S. Curie Early Stage Researcher (ESR) Fellow Position in the newly established UNESCO Chair on Digital Cultural Heritage / Digital Heritage Research Lab of the Cyprus University of Technology (CUT – https://www.digitalheritagelab.eu/) in the research field of Enrichment of 3D volumetric objects with Metadata and Semantics in Cultural Heritage: The selected Marie S. Curie ESR will work for thirty six (36) months within the H2020 Initial Training Network CHANGE Marie S. Curie ITN Project (http://change-itn.eu/), an EU-funded programme bringing together eight (8) leading European Institutions as full beneficiaries and ten (10) other as partners in a transnational network, aiming at implementing a multidisciplinary and intersectorial research and training programme between academic, research and the industrial partners.

Description:

Cultural Heritage (CH) is an integral element of Europe, vital for the creation of a common European identity and one of the greatest assets for steering Europe’s social, economic development and job creation. However, the current research training activities in CH are fragmented and mostly designed as single-discipline, failing to cover the whole lifecycle of Digital Cultural Heritage (DCH) research, which is by nature a multi-disciplinary and intersectorial agenda. The CHANGE project will train a new generation of early stage researchers towards a common goal, namely the assessment of changes in tangible cultural heritage objects and their monitoring in the atmosphere and/or during their conservation treatment, using multimodal imaging techniques to complement more traditional analytical techniques. Their research will consist in optimising capture of data and their analysis, visualisation and management, to ensure a better documentation and long-term preservation of our common European cultural heritage. This work will be carried out within an interdisciplinary environment involving five (5) CH and four (4) ICT beneficiary institutions as well as nine (9) CH, ICT and industrial partners from eight (8) EU countries.

More information and how to apply: PDF, 247 Kb