An event for people working in the arts sector - including but not limited to curators, producers and gallerists - with an interest in commissioning and presenting art that engages with AI.
The event will feature presentations and provocations from key members of the cultural sector working with AI, focusing on best practice, potentials and concerns around responsible AI and the cultural sector.
It will include curatorial case studies, practicalities and resources, exploring the stories we tell within “what we see, show and tell, about whom, with what, and why” (Zylinska, 2020: 153) in relation to AI.
Speakers include:
Christl Baur, Head of Ars Electronica
Luba Elliott, Independent Curator
Donna Holdford-Lovell, Director, NEoN Digital Arts
The New Real (Edinburgh Futures Institute)
Irini Papadimitriou, Creative Director, FutureEverything
Hannah Redler-Hawes, Director, Data as Culture, Open Data Institute
Jennifer Wong, Head of Programme, Science Gallery London
Joanna Zylinska, Professor of Media Philosophy + Critical Digital Practice at King's College London
SCHEDULE
12:30: Registration
13:00: Welcome and introduction: Beverley Hood
13:15: Arts sector engagement with AI: Luba Elliott (independent curator), Joanna Zylinska (King's College London), Hannah Redler-Hawes (Open Data Institute), Imogen Hare (Gazelli Art House), Kay Watson (Serpentine), plus Q&A
14:00: Curatorial positions and narratives: Irini Papadimitriou (FutureEverything), Sarah Cook (University of Glasgow), Jennifer Wong (Science Gallery London), Natalie Kane and Katherine Mitchell (V&A), plus Q&A
15:00: Coffee break
15:15: Practicalities, resources and audiences: Christl Baur (Ars Electronica), Donna Holford-Lovell (NEoN Digital Arts), Helena Geilinger (Somerset House Studios), Drew Hemment and Matjaz Vidmar (The New Real at the University of Edinburgh and the Alan Turing Institute), plus Q&A
16:30: Co-creating a consensus statement on responsible AI art practice
16:50: Closing provocation: Luba Elliott
17:00: Drinks reception
This event is brought to you by BRAID (Bridging Responsible AI Divides) a 3-year national research programme funded by the UKRI Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), led by the University of Edinburgh in partnership with the Ada Lovelace Institute and the BBC. BRAID includes a series of creative community engagement events, intended to build upon existing networks and strengthen the AI and Arts ecosystem in the UK.
BRAID is committed to equality of opportunity and seeks to locate and amplify under-represented voices and perspectives on responsible AI. We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, and both the AHRC and the University of Edinburgh have a longstanding commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion and to promoting a positive culture, which celebrates difference, challenges prejudice and ensures fairness. We particularly welcome people from marginalised and under-represented groups, and those at earlier stages in their career to attend.
A limited number of travel bursaries are available to support those who would otherwise be unable to attend. Please email braid@ed.ac.uk to discuss your needs.