THE DTC ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCY PROGRAM
Washington State University Vancouver's Digital Technology and Culture Program is hosting its first "DTC Artists-in-Residency Program" or "ARS".
ARS is comprised of three two-week to month-long residencies. Three different artists have been invited; each will take one of the residencies. During their stay at Washington State University Vancouver the artists will teach a segment of DTC 477 "Advanced Multimedia Authoring," a course that provides students high level technology skills needed for careers in digital media, and DTC 300, the one-hour lab course associated with it; mentor students interested in pursuing a career in digital media; network with faculty at Washington State University Vancouver; and offer learning opportunities to the Vancouver community through such activities as workshops, exhibits, or performances.
The first artists arriving for the program are animation artist, Peter Burr and Christopher Doulgeris. Burr, a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University, has held numerous artist residencies, such as the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts and the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. He had been awarded several fellowships, such as the Vera Heinz Endowment Fellowship. His work has been exhibited at Animatron 2007 in Vancouver, Canada, Simultan2 in Romania, and Version 06 in Chicago, IL. Doulgeris has performed narrative musical video adventures extensively across North America in venues including On the Boards in Seattle, TBA festival in Portland, and the Mattress Factory in Pittsburgh. He has written several musical scores, one of which premiered for Director's Fortnight at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. Both artists are featured at the Portland Institute for Contemporary Arts' "Time Based Media Festival 2007."
The second artist is Steve Gibson, a Canadian multimedia artist, composer, curator, and theorist. He completed his Ph.D. at SUNY Buffalo, where he studied music composition, and completed postdoctoral research in media and technology with Arthur Kroker at Concordia University in Montréal. He was formerly Senior Lecturer and Director of the Multimedia Program at Karlstad University in Sweden, and now serves as Associate Professor of Digital Media at University of Victoria, Canada. For the course Gibson will teach multimedia performance and installation with an emphasis on digital music.
The third artist, Samantha Blackmon, is an Associate Professor of English at Purdue University. She received her PhD from Wayne State University in 2001 and has been working in the area of computer-mediated environments and game development. During the semester she will teach storyboarding and writing for video games.
Below is the schedule of events for each of the DTC Artists in Residence:
Peter Burr & Christopher Doulgeris
Animation
August 19-September 5, 2007
At WSUV
DTC 477 Advanced Multimedia Authoring, MW 1:25-2:40
Workshops , Fridays, 9-12 noon
ENGL 300, Mondays, 4:15-5:30
In the Community
Artist Talk at Northbank Artists Gallery
1005 Main, Vancouver, WA 98664
Thursday, August 23, 7-8 pm
693-1840
Steve Gibson
Multimedia Performance and Installations
September 22-November 1, 2007
At WSUV
DTC 477 Advanced Multimedia Authoring, MW 1:25-2:40
ENGL 300, Mondays, 4:15-5:30
In the Community
Interactive Performance at Clark College
With Dene Grigar, Justin Love, and Jeannette Altman
Archer Gallery
1933 Fort Vancouver Way, Vancouver, WA 98663
1-2 pm, Student Performance
7-8 pm, General Public
Talk at Clark College
10 am
Samantha Blackmon
Video Game Design and Development
November 4-November 11, 2007
At WSUV
DTC 477 Advanced Multimedia Authoring, MW 1:25-2:40
Workshops , Fridays, 9-12 noon
ENGL 300, Mondays, 4:15-5:30
In the Community
Talk at Clark College
10 am
Artist Talk at Northbank Artists Gallery
1005 Main, Vancouver, WA 98664
Thursday, November 8, 7-8 pm
693-1840
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