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CHArt Nineteenth Annual Conference

CONVERGENT PRACTICES
New Approaches to Art and Visual Culture

Birkbeck, University of London, 43 Gordon Square, London, WC1H 0PD
Thursday 6 - Friday 7 November 2003

- PROGRAMME -

The focus of the CHArt 2003 Annual Conference is on the effects of
emerging technologies and hybrid media on art and visual culture,
particularly where these developments have fostered and encouraged new
practice.  The conference will discuss the ways in which new media has
helped to redefine museum or gallery identity, led artists to develop
new forms of practice and challenged educators.

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KEYNOTE ADDRESS - Sandy Nairne, Director, National Portrait Gallery

THURSDAY 6 NOVEMBER

SESSION ONE:  NEW MEDIA/HISTORIES

PERFORMING HISTORIES: VISITORS AS CHARACTERS IN INTERACTIVE EXHIBITION
MEDIA
Malcolm Ferris, University of Hertfordshire, UK

FROM SCULPTURAL CONSCIOUSNESS TO THE DIGITAL SUBLIME: UNDERSTANDING THE
SYSTEM AESTHETIC
James Coupe, Thames Valley University, UK
Celina Jeffery, Savannah College of Art and Design, USA.

FROM WORK TO TEXT: THE DISSEMINATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF HYBRID AND
PROCESS-BASED PRACTICE
Helen Sloan, Southern Collaborative Arts Network, UK
Paul Smith, boredomresearch, UK

CYBERNETICS, CYBERNATION AND CYBORGIFICATION IN JOHN MCHALE'S TELEMATHS
OF THE 1950S
Jennifer Way, University of North Texas, USA

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LUNCH - WITH DEMONSTRATIONS

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SESSION TWO: HERITAGE/MUSEUMS

SCIENCE AND CULTURE: AN INTERACTIVE COMMUNITY
Ann Borda, Alpay Beler, Science Museum, UK

CAREERING ALONG THE HERITAGE HIGHWAY
Veronica Davis Perkins, Middlesex University, UK

USING THE INTERNET TO FIND LOOTED ART: SUCCESS OR FAILURE?
Shauna Isaac, London, UK

DISPLAYING CHALLENGING WORKS OF ART USING DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY
Tessa Meijer, Tate Britain, London, UK

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FRIDAY 7 NOVEMBER

SESSION THREE:  REPRESENTATIONS

NEWS FROM NOW WHERE?: THE DIGITAL SPACES OF TELEVISION
Stephen Boyd Davis, Middlesex University, UK

DIMENSIONS OF INFORMATION: LOCATION-SPECIFIC INFORMATION AND PUBLIC
PUBLIC AUTHORING IN THE MUSEUM
Giles Lane, London School of Economics, London, UK./Proboscis, UK
Rachel Murphy, Rudegirl Designs, UK

VIRTUAL WEEGEE: ARCHITECTURAL AND LOCAL HISTORY THROUGH AN INTERACTIVE
3D
MODEL
Marja-Leena Ikkala, Certes, Computer Arts Centre at Espoo, Finland

ARCHITECTURAL-MULTIDIMENSIONAL SPACES: DIGITAL EXPLORATION OF THE
UNBUILT
Daniela Sirbu, University of Lethbridge, Canada

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LUNCH - WITH DEMONSTRATIONS - CHART ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

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SESSION FOUR: EDUCATION

THE IMPACT OF COMPUTER APPLICATIONS ON ART AND CULTURE IN GHANA: CASE
STUDY AT THE COLLEGE OF ART, KUMASI
McBoafo Foli Annku Western University College Tarkwa, Ghana West Africa

NEW MEDIA: ITS AESTHETIC AND REPRESENTATION
Irina  Costache, California State University Channel Islands, Camarillo,
USA

VISUALISING ART HISTORY
Katja Kwastek,  Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany

VIRTUAL REALITY IN HERITAGE AND EDUCATION: ISSUES AND CHALLENGES
Maria Roussou, Greece

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DEMONSTRATIONS

The Virtual Pilgrimage: Canterbury and Saint-Denis -an interdisciplinary
online approach to two churches at the intersection of medieval culture.
by Miranda Howard Haddock, Western Michigan University, USA

INFONOISE: Interactive installation and its representation.
by Gordana Novakovic, London, UK

Digitising John Ruskin's teaching collection at the Ashmolean Museum
by Rupert Shepherd, The Ruskin Project, UK

fineart.ac.uk: Celebrating the history and achievement of UK fine art
education.
by Polly Christie, The Visual Arts Data Service, UK

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BOOKING

The booking form is available online on www.chart.ac.uk.   Bookings made
before 15 October 2003 will be entitled to a discount.  Conference Fees
(pounds sterling) - include coffee/tea breaks and lunch.

TWO DAYS                                        ONE DAY

CHArt Member:   £90   (£70 before 15 Oct 2003)  £50 (£40 before 15 Oct
                                                2003)

Non-member:     £120 (£100 before 15 Oct 2003)  £70 (£60 before 15 Oct
2003)

CHArt Student   £60   (£40 before 15 Oct 2003)  £30 (£20 before 15
Member                                          Oct 2003)

Student:        £70  (£50 before 15 Oct 2003)   £35 (£25 before 15
Non-member                                      Oct 2003)

Send bookings to: CHArt, School of History of Art, Film and Visual
Media,  Birkbeck College, 43 Gordon Square, London WC1H 0PD.
[log in to unmask], Fax +44 0207 631 6107.

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Marlene E. Gordon
Visual Resources and Music Collections
CHArt Committee
University of Michigan-Dearborn
313-593-5463
313-593-1902 (fax)
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