<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><u>REMINDER</u></div><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><br><div style="margin: 0cm -2.6pt 0cm 0cm; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">The Computer Arts Society’s series of events continues with a reception to launch our Quantel Paintbox exhibition:<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm -2.6pt 0cm 0cm; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm -2.6pt 0cm 0cm; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Quantel Paintbox Exhibition Launch<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div style="margin: 0cm -2.6pt 0cm 0cm; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Speakers: Adrian Wilson, Kim Mannes-Abbott and Cesare Massarenti<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm -2.6pt 0cm 0cm; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm -2.6pt 0cm 0cm; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">18:00 GMT, Wednesday, 13 December 2023 in-person and via Zoom <o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm -2.6pt 0cm 0cm; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Other time zones here: <a href="https://www.timeanddate.com/" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);">https://www.timeanddate.com</a> <o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm -2.6pt 0cm 0cm; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Please note this takes place one-hour earlier than our usual start time!<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm -2.6pt 0cm 0cm; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm -2.6pt 0cm 0cm; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT<br>Ground Floor<br>25 Copthall Avenue<br>London, EC2R 7BP, UK<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm -2.6pt 0cm 0cm; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Directions here: <a href="https://www.bcs.org/about-us/our-london-office-and-event-venue/" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);">https://www.bcs.org/about-us/our-london-office-and-event-venue/</a><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm -2.6pt 0cm 0cm; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm -2.6pt 0cm 0cm; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Join us for the launch of the Computer Arts Society Quantel Paintbox exhibition, featuring the first digital art by David Hockney, Jennifer Bartlett and recently discovered Paintbox Art by Keith Haring. The evening starts at 6pm with a short introduction to the Quantel Paintbox exhibition by curator and 1985 Paintbox Artist, Adrian Wilson. This will be followed by a presentation of her Digital Art career by the exhibition's designer, Amsterdam-based former Paintbox demonstrator for Quantel, Kim Mannes-Abbott.<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm -2.6pt 0cm 0cm; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm -2.6pt 0cm 0cm; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">The main event will be Cesare Massarenti, a person who not only saw the Paintbox prototype being made but also bought the first Paintbox in France for the company in Paris that was described as the <i>Digital House of Medici</i> - Computer Video Film. He will describe the ground-breaking work CVF created and introduce the international premiere of a recently discovered and restored Paintbox video, '6 Artists Using a Computer' which was commissioned from CVF by the French Ministry of Culture in 1985. The event will end at 8pm after a Q&A and socializing period.<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm -2.6pt 0cm 0cm; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm -2.6pt 0cm 0cm; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">For more information and the exhibition catalogue and print: <a href="https://www.computer-arts-society.com/exhibitions/quantel-paintbox.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);">https://www.computer-arts-society.com/exhibitions/quantel-paintbox.html</a><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm -2.6pt 0cm 0cm; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm -2.6pt 0cm 0cm; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">The event will be recorded and uploaded to the CAS YouTube Channel.<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm -2.6pt 0cm 0cm; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> <o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm -2.6pt 0cm 0cm; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="background: yellow;">This event is open to the public and is free but please book your place for both in-person and Zoom here</span>: <a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/quantel-paintbox-exhibition-launch-computer-arts-society-registration-756128068407" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);">https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/quantel-paintbox-exhibition-launch-computer-arts-society-registration-756128068407</a><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm -2.6pt 0cm 0cm; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm -2.6pt 0cm 0cm; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">__________________________<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm -2.6pt 0cm 0cm; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm -2.6pt 0cm 0cm; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Our next event will be the inaugural <b>Computer Arts Society Jasia Reichardt Annual Lecture</b> where Jasia herself will talk about her work at the ICA during which she curated the memorable Cybernetic Serendipity exhibition. 17 January 2024. Details to follow.<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm -2.6pt 0cm 0cm; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><br>You can see our future programme here: <a href="https://computer-arts-society.com/events/index.html" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);">https://computer-arts-society.com/events/index.html</a><span class="MsoHyperlink" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm -2.6pt 0cm 0cm; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div></div></div><br>
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