[spectre] (fwd) Diffraction international conference, FACT Liverpool 4, 5 April

[Andreas Broeckmann]

From: Nicolette.Nel at artscouncil.org.uk
Subject: Diffraction international conference, FACT Liverpool 4,5 April
Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2006 10:40:52 -0000


Dear Colleague

Please find attached information on DIFFRACTION the international 
conference at FACT, Liverpool, 4 & 5 April, connecting art, industry 
and innovation

DIFFRACTION brings together representatives from the arts and 
industry sectors, leaders in the field of cross-disciplinary 
innovation from the UK and abroad, to present case studies of 
previous projects, debate challenges and identify opportunities for 
collaborations in the future.

Speakers will include Barbara Steveni of the Artists Placement Group 
and Organisation & Imagination; William Latham,
computer art pioneer; Gordon Knox of the Montalvo Foundation in 
California; Roger Malina, astrophysicist and executive
editor of the Leonardo Publications at MIT Press; Clive Gillman, 
founder of ITEM and director at Dundee Contemporary
Arts; Arantxa Mendiharat, project coordinator of Divergentes 2005 and 
Disonancias 2006 - Art & Innovation; Liliane
early pioneer in crossing art and industry boundaries, semiconductor 
who just returned from their Art and Space Science fellowship at UC 
Berkeley, USA; Jen Southern artist involved in ITEM, exploring the 
use of GPS as communal drawing tool, Paul Gerhardt, project director 
of the BBC's Creative Archive, and many more.

The website 
<http://www.diffraction.org.uk/>http://www.diffraction.org.uk/ will 
be the platform for debate and discussion about this emerging area of 
practice.     

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DIFFRACTION is supported by Arts Council England
ITEM is supported by NESTA (National Endowment for Science, 
Technology and Art) and Arts Council England.


Nicolette Nel
Administrator
Interdisciplinary Arts
Arts Council England,  - NAT
Direct line +44 (0)207 973 6573
<Mailto:Nicolette.Nel at artscouncil.org.uk>Mailto:Nicolette.Nel at artscouncil.org.uk




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