Conference 2008: Schedule

Friday November 7th, 2008

  • 3:00 - 7:00pm- Registration is located in Baker Hall.
  • 4:30pm - Lecture: Hearsay: On the Universal Languages of Nature with Rosamond Purcell and Michael Witmore, Sponsored by Silver Eye and Carnegie Mellon University, located in Baker Hall.
  • 5:30-7:00pm-Your Town, Inc: Big Box Reuse with Julia Christensen, Reception at Miller Gallery and- Rewind, Remix, Fast Forward: Exploring Our Cultural Ecosystem Through Video, Video Screenings Curated by Colette Copeland and Andres Tapia-Urzua.
  • 7:30pm – Keynote Speaker- Douglas Fogle will be at Carnegie Library Auditorium.

Saturday November 8th, 2008

  • 8:00am-4:00pm—Vendor Trade Show is located in Baker Hall.
  • 8:00am-Noon—Registration
  • 9:00-3:30pm—Video program and student exhibition.
  • 9:00am-3:00pm—Portfolio Reviews: Baker Hall. Portfolio Review Guidelines, Reviewer Bios.
  • 9:00am-10:15am—Educator’s Forum: ASMP Digital Standards & Shaun Foster/ Joanna Heatwole curriculum for new media.
  • 10:30am-12:00pm—Imagemaker Forum: Robert Straw/ Michael Sherwin/ Lori Hepner and Calla Thompson.
  • 12:00-1:00pm—Lunch
  • 1:00-3:30pm—Panel Discussion with Amanda Crowley, Eyebeam, Chris Borkowski Perpetual Art Machine and Mark Cooley, Interdisciplinary artist moderated by Thomas Sokolowski, Director of the Warhol Museum.
  • 3:45-4:45pm—Presentation of Scholarship Awards. Honored Educator, Martin Prekop will be at Miller Gallery.
  • 5:00-8:00pm—Bus Loop: sponsored by the Art Institute of Pittsburgh. Galleries in Pittsburgh include The Art Institute, Robert Morris, Wood Street Gallery, Silver Eye, Pittsburgh Filmmakers, performance by Ritsu Katsumata

Sunday November 9th, 2008