ART DIFFUSION:
Prequel of TAP International
Conference 2024
Prequel of TAP International
Conference 2024
ART DIFFUSION serves as the prelude to the TAP (Tech to Art Platform) International Conference, offering a preview of the discussions that will be covered more extensively in the upcoming TAP International Conference. This event designed to drive discussions on how the innovative convergence of technology and art can evolve into sustainable industrial value. TAP is committed to reinterpret the Bauhaus' spirit of total art in the digital era, striving to build a platform where media art, technology, and industry converge. ART DIFFUSION marks the initial step toward realizing this ambitious vision. This event is strategically planned to lay the groundwork for expanding the practical value of art through widespread adaptation of media art while fostering collaboration with industry. As a crucial first step toward the successful hosting of the main conference, ART DIFFUSION aims to envision a future where media art, technology, and industry are tightly integrated.
Host
NMARA
(New Media Art Research Association)
NMARA(New Media Art Research Association) is a non-profit group established on December 15th, 2010, consisting of media artists who investigate the present of new media art and experts in integrating art and science. Encompassing not only visual and figurative art but also sound, public design, media, engineering, art theory and natural science, it seeks to mix different medium and merge academic disciplines in order to explore together the potential of new media art, its position in the art scene, defining its idea and aesthetical significance, and integration of art and science. By realizing various experiments in art and technology into different art forms, NMARA is now seeking to establish a unique ecology and system of media art.
Partners
Seoul National University Institutions for Culture and Arts
(ICA)
In July 2022, Seoul National University established the Institutions for Culture and Arts(ICA). While neoliberalism and artificial intelligence are the keywords of the moment, the power of culture and art has never been greater or stronger. the power of culture and art is bigger and stronger than ever. K-pop, K-culture, and other creative works we create are gaining global popularity like never before. These new cultures are being driven by markets and technology. Technology is making a huge difference in the creation, distribution, and consumption of culture. Younger generations are using their smartphones to access a wide range of cultural content anytime, anywhere, to enjoy various cultural contents and form their own tastes. Culture may be the only tool that makes us human and different. With this changing cultural era in mind, Seoul National University established the ICA to foster the next generation of cultural engines that will lead new cultures.
Seoul National University AI Art Research Center
The AI Art Research Center is a research organization where engineering teams, specializing in the development of core technologies, collaborate with artists who have been utilizing science and technology in various forms of artistic creation. Together, they explore the future of artificial intelligence and its intersection with art. The center adopts a cyclical research strategy, wherein AI technologies are developed and applied in the artistic creation process, with the feedback generated from this process being used to further advance AI research and development. This approach aims to foster innovation at the convergence of art and technology.
Sponsor & Partner
Sponsor & Partner Opportunities
We are seeking sponsors and partners to help build a collaborative ecosystem for media art and industry. If you are interested, please contact us at nmara.center@gmail.com.
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