Event overview
What is generative art - and how do you teach it? This unique development day for art teachers introduces generative art into the classroom.
This one-day training will build your confidence in teaching the topic of generative art through examples and practical work. This one-day training will build your confidence in teaching the topic of generative art through examples and practical work. It will be delivered in state-of-the-art facilities at Goldsmiths by lecturers from our Digital Arts Computing degree. Participants will be given a teacher’s pack with online resources.
EVENT DETAILS
- When: 1pm-5pm Wednesday 26 October 2016
- Where: Goldsmiths Computing Labs, Goldsmiths, University of London
- Cost: £20 including teacher’s pack, lunch and refreshments.
- Register now at http://genart.eventbrite.co.uk
SCHEDULE
- 1.00 - 2.30pm - Introduction to Generative Art
This 90-minute session will familiarise you with the history and theory of generative art through a range of engaging examples. You will learn how generative art sits within art history, contemporary culture and the A-level syllabus, and discover approaches to teaching the topic.
- 2.45 - 4.15pm - Introduction to Creating Generative Art
This session will give art teachers hands-on practice using a simple coding platform. You’ll learn how to quickly create impressive digital visualisations, and gain the skills and resources to share with your own students.
- 4.30 - 5.00pm - Digital Arts Computing at Goldsmiths
At the end of the day you’ll get a chance to hear about our own teaching practices, and opportunities for your students to study at Goldsmiths.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
By the end of this one-day training course, participants will:
- understand what defines Computational Art and its place within the wider context of art history
- understand and be able to use a number of basic generative drawing techniques
- have developed ideas and techniques for delivering this theoretical and practical content in the classroom
- have gained a knowledge of HE pathways for Computational Arts and further career opportunities.
WHAT IS GENERATIVE ART?
Generative art refers to any art practice where the artist creates a process (eg, a computer program or a set of rules) which is set into motion resulting in a completed work of art. Artists rarely change the process once it has started, so they spend time searching for processes that will achieve the most surprising and expressive results. Contemporary artists include Memo Atken, Paul Prudenece, Sakia Freeke and Angie Fang.
ABOUT THE TUTORS
Dr Simon Katan is course leader of Goldsmiths’ BSc Creative Computing, and a researcher at Goldsmiths’ Embodied Audio Visual Interactions group. Dr Theodoros Papatheodorou is the course leader of the MA/MFA in Computational Arts. He is the founder of visualcortex, a creative technology studio developing installations and interactive projections for live performances.
Dates & times
| Date | Time | Add to calendar |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Oct 2016 | 1:00pm - 5:00pm |
Accessibility
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