Rebecca Rutstein: Out of Thin Air: Microscopic Journeys through Cosmic
Sarah Moody Gallery of Art 103 Garland Hall, Tuscaloosa, AL, United StatesPlace-Based Artistic Research at the Biological Field Station
Maxwell Hall 420 Stadium Drive, Tuscaloosa, AL, United StatesJoin us for a presentation by Dr. Joey Orr on Place-Based Artistic Research at the Biological Field Station A panel discussion will follow Dr. Orr’s presentation. Panelists include: • Dr. Joey Orr, Andrew W. Mellon Curator for Research, Spencer Museum of Art (University of Kansas) and director of the Spencer's Integrated Arts Research Initiative (IARI) • Dr. Michael McKain, Assistant Professor in Biological Sciences and Curator of the University of Alabama Herbarium • Sarah [...]
(Un)Known Project With Hannah Drake & Josh Miller
North Lawn 221 Hackberry Ln, Tuscaloosa, AL, United StatesCome hear Hannah Drake – poet, activist, and Chief Creative Officer at Louisville's IDEAS xLab, speak about the (Un)Known Project: an artistic space on the banks of the Ohio River created to support racial justice and reconciliation.
Dancing With Myself
English Building 103 English Building (formerly Morgan Hall) The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, United StatesCan an AI model with no sense of embodiment learn choreographic instincts? Using motion capture of her own movements as training data, Mariel Pettee has worked with teams of collaborators to develop custom machine learning tools to generate new choreography that feels like her own. In this talk, she will discuss not only these models and their generative capabilities and pitfalls, but also the creative motivations and tensions that guided her while shaping this research trajectory. This is a story about engaging with AI [...]
CoffeeLab
Maxwell Hall 420 Stadium Drive, Tuscaloosa, AL, United StatesJoin CARI on November 14th at 3 pm in Maxwell Hall for CoffeeLab, a series of open house events for UA faculty and staff interested in interdisciplinary collaborative arts research. Drop in to learn more about the initiative, meet CARI Faculty Fellows, discuss your research ideas and learn what others are working on during these informal gatherings in Maxwell Hall.
CoffeeLab
Maxwell Hall 420 Stadium Drive, Tuscaloosa, AL, United StatesJoin CARI on February 17 at 10 am in Maxwell Hall for CoffeeLab, a series of open house events for UA faculty and staff interested in interdisciplinary collaborative arts research. Drop in to learn more about the initiative, meet CARI Faculty Fellows, discuss your research ideas and learn what others are working on during these informal gatherings in Maxwell Hall.
CARI Colloquium
Maxwell Hall 420 Stadium Drive, Tuscaloosa, AL, United StatesMark your calendars and join us for the CARI Colloquium on Friday, March 24th for sessions between 9am-2pm in Maxwell Hall. Events will include a CoffeeLab open-house style morning gathering, presentations by interdisciplinary UA researchers, a panel discussion on How to Make Collaboration count, and exhibitions of collaborative arts research. The UA community is invited to attend all or any part of the colloquium. 9:00am-10:00am, CoffeeLab10:00am-10:45am, Panel discussion - “How to Make Collaboration Count” moderated by Tricia McElroy, Associate Dean, Humanities and Fine Arts in [...]
CoffeeLab
Maxwell Hall 420 Stadium Drive, Tuscaloosa, AL, United StatesJoin CARI on August 26th at 10am in Maxwell Hall for CoffeeLab, a series of open house events for UA faculty and staff interested in interdisciplinary collaborative arts research. Drop in to learn more about the initiative, meet CARI Faculty Fellows, discuss your research ideas and learn what others are working on during these informal gatherings in Maxwell Hall. CoffeeLab participants are welcome to stay for the CARI Colloquium.
Beauty in the Cosmos: Astronomy Inspired Art
Beauty in the cosmos: Astronomy inspired art exhibition will be held in Maxwell Hall April 3-5 with an opening reception on April 3rd, 4:30-7:00pm. The exhibit will be open 2-5pm on April 4th and 5th. This event is open to the campus and community and is an exhibition of a collection of visual, musical, and written artistic pieces by UA undergraduate students about and inspired by astronomy and astrophysics.
Portable Collector and Wound Repair
Garland Hall Garland Hall, 700 Capstone Drive, Tuscaloosa, AL, United StatesDoug Baulos is a professor of Drawing and Foundations at The University of Alabama at Birmingham whose work explores the history of objects and is centered on ideas of spirituality, love, death, shelter, reclamation, and hope. Their drawings, installations, photographs, and books depict scientific illustrations, the human body, and images of the natural world. Doug's visit is part of a new initiative in the printmaking area called Druid City Prints, which is supported through the Collaborative Arts Research Initiative. They will [...]