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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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Atlanta, GA | Posted: February 7, 2012
Teri Nagel, 404-385-2156
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TechArts aims to enrich the student experience, develop the campus and its neighborhood as a vibrant live-work-learn-play environment, and advance scientific research at the nexus of technology and the arts.
Guthman Competition
Jade Simmons
Drawn Together ProjectFrom a 3-D drawing experience that incorporates artificial intelligence to a competition that features cutting-edge musical instruments, and the premier of a new technology-inspired work for piano, there will be something for every arts lover on campus the week of Feb. 13.
TechArts, a campuswide initiative inspired by Georgia Techs strategic plan, highlights three events during the week. The initiative is co-chaired by Aaron Bobick, professor and chair of Interactive Computing, and Gil Wienberg, associate professor of Music and director of the Music Technology Center.
“With TechArts, our goal is to both push the boundaries of research and innovation in art and technology and to enhance and nurture the creativity of the entire community here at Tech,” Bobick said.
Read on to learn the details of each event:
The goal for next year is to offer a full-fledged TechArts-sponsored festival that will feature everything from community-based art to professionally commissioned installations that “push the limit of arts and technology,” Weinberg said.
“Art and technology are more entwined than ever before,” said Rafael L. Bras, provost and executive vice president for Academic Affairs. “If Georgia Tech intends to define the technological research university of the 21st century, we have to find ways to incorporate the arts into everything we do, from research to our curricula. These events are the first major step that TechArts is taking to accomplish this.”
