The Department of Expressive Arts presents the POP UP New Media Festival on February 18 and 19. The two-day event will feature an artist talk, interactive presentation and new media performances.
The event begins with a keynote lecture by Cannon Hersey in Parotti Hall on Thursday, February 18 at 6:30 p.m. Hersey is a photographer and fine artist who has organized large scale cultural efforts in non-traditional spaces across the world. His acclaimed Shadow People Project collects shadows and images from around the world and brings light to historic events such as the atomic bombings in 1945.
A technology workshop titled “Everything Wearable” will take place Friday, February 19 at 4:00 p.m. in McCray Building room 118. Cost for the workshop is $50 and participants will leave with something lighted and wearable.
“This event is a dynamic and unique way to expose our students and community members to New Media and Cross disciplinary forms of art,” said Peter Bill, assistant professor of new media. “The presenting artists will inspire attendees to explore new technologies and how they are influencing arts practices today.”
The festival ends with a new media performance at 8:00 p.m. in Parotti Hall. The work of local and national artists will be featured including Barry Moon(ASU), Dawn Chambers(Music, WNMU), Doug Nottingham, Jessica Rajko(ASU), Kate Brown, Vance Galloway, Zoe Wolf, Peter Bill and several WNMU students.
For more information, contact Peter Bill at Peter.Bill@wnmu.edu.