Organization:
Ana Ventura Miranda
Partners:
Cultivamos Cultura
Ectopia
Head Curator:
Marta de Menezes
International Curators:
Suzanne Anker (US – New York)
Stephanie Rothenberg (US – Buffalo)
Paul Vanouse (US – Buffalo)
Kathy High (US – Troy)
Roberta Buiani (CA)
María Antonia González Valerio (MX)
Dalila Honorato (PT/GR)
Nina Czegledy (CA)
Lena Lee (MX)
Minerva Hernández Trejo (MX)
Production:
Diana Aires (Archive, Education & Mediation Projects)
Anna Isaak-Ross (Archive, Education & Mediation Projects)
Rita de Almeida Leite (Artistic Projects & Communication)
Claudia Figueiredo (producer)
Gabriel Lora (Webmaster)
Filipa Santana Carlos (Design)
Support:
Cultivamos Cultura has the support of:
Direcção Geral das Artes,
Câmara de Odemira,
Ectopia has the support of:
Direcção Geral das Artes,
Câmara de Lisboa
FACTT 22/24 PT
Arte Institute
Founded on April 11, 2011 the Arte Institute is a non-profit organization that promotes culture and showcases art from Portugal. It is a space that offers a creative environment for Portuguese artists in the field of art, literature, music, dance and film. The Arte Institute provides a space for inter -cultural inspiration and is a catalyst for an innovative artistic dialogue between the many communities in New York and the Portuguese artists. This environment fosters a unique exchange between traditional and non-traditional views of how art can bridge audiences with different cultural backgrounds.
Cultivamos Cultura
Cultivamos Cultura is a platform for experimentation and development of shared knowledge in the theory and practice of science, technology and contemporary art. In other words, Cultivamos Cultura provides conditions to foster your creativity. Cultivamos Cultura organizes activities in the areas of production, dissemination, research, education and exhibition. It is also part of our mission to contribute a strong sense of cultural identity by fostering the generation of bonds with the local community and environment. We are located in an old farm house at the village of São Luís, within the Southwest Alentejo Natural Park, on the Atlantic coast of Portugal, approximately 200 Km south of Lisbon.
Ectopia
Ectopia is an Experimental Art Laboratory: we are a space hosting artists from different backgrounds interested in exploring the intersection of art and science. We foster the development of collaborative projects involving artists and researchers from different fields. Ectopia provides resident artists access to the research being conducted at different research institutes in Portugal. During the residency, the artists are exposed to the research through seminars and informal discussions with the scientists, being encouraged to develop collaborative projects. In addition, the researchers are also exposed to the artists and invited to take advantage of those collaborations in their scientific projects.
FACTT 22/24 CA
ArtSci Salon
Started in 2010 as a spin-off of the Subtle Technologies Festival, ArtSciSalon responds to the recent expansion in the GTA of a community of scientists and artists increasingly seeking collaborations across disciplines to successfully accomplish their research projects and inquiries. Based on the demographic, the requisites, and the interests of our members, the goal of ArtSci Salon is: to provide outreach opportunities for local and international innovative research projects in the Sciences and in the Arts; to foster critical dialogue on topics and concerns shared by the sciences and the arts; to facilitate new forms of collaboration across fields. Our guests deliver short presentations, demonstrations or performances on a series of shared topics of interest to artists and scientists.
FACTT 22/24 GR
InArts Lab@Ionian University
The Ionian University, founded in 1984, comprises five faculties and twelve departments. Its seat is in the island of Corfu, with university units in the islands of Lefkada, Kefalonia and Zakynthos. The Interactive Arts Lab is located at the Department of Audio & Visual Arts of the Ionian University. Its actions and directions started in 2015 and are based on research activity in both laboratory and developmental level. Mainly dedicated to the field of audiovisual research, InArts also hosts the active Art & Science Research Group. https://inarts.eu/
FACTT 22/24 MX
Arte+Ciencia@UNAM
The group is part of the UNAM and was founded in 2011 under the direction of María Antonia González Valerio. It has its main headquarters in the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters. Their main interest is to open and consolidate within the University, the line of research and creation within the intercrossing of arts, sciences, and humanities. As such, humanists, artists and scientists work together exploring inter and transdisciplinary methods. They work mainly in theoretical research, artistic creation, academic formation and networking. The group organizes academic events to exhibit the results of the research and artworks.
Bioscenica
A transdisciplinary company that creates, develops and produces proposals that merges the arts, sciences and technology, applied to live art and to diverse audiences across the country. It’s directed by Minerva Hernandéz Trejo, Myriam Beutelspacher, Alejandro Ortiz González and Ezequiel Steinman. The experience of Bioscénica, cuerpo digital y transdiciplina remotes to the artistic production of multimedia shows since the late 90s. It’s members are specialists in the performative arts and technology. Together they create a transdisciplinary methodology that articulates creative, scientific and multimedia processes following a laboratorial scheme with performative outcomes. Their goals are to generate innovative proposals in Mexico with a strong technologic and scientific outcome and to promote academic activities to generate and share artistic knowledge. Bioscénica is composed of creators, scenics, scientists, musicians, engineers, multimedia artists, visual artis, interpreters of all around the world.
FACTT 22/24 US
Bio Art Lab@SVA NYC
With a faculty of distinguished working professionals, dynamic curriculum and an emphasis on critical thinking, SVA is a catalyst for innovation and social responsibility. The Bio Art Lab was founded in 2011 as part of the SVA’s BFA Fine Arts new facility consisting of 54,000 square feet in the heart of Chelsea, NYC. The Lab was founded and is directed by Suzanne Anker, Chair of the BFA Fine Arts Department. Conceived as a place where scientific tools and techniques become tools and techniques in art practice, the Lab is the result of many people’s expertise, research and sustained effort. Such deftness and collaborative efforts continue to remain crucial in developing this facility to its full potential.
The Department of Art at the University at Buffalo
The Department of Art at the University at Buffalo is dedicated to developing the technical and conceptual attributes of students, preparing them for a life-long career in the professional world of art and design.
Each customized course of study provides the foundation for a creative practice that connects students to the City of Buffalo and to the global art community.
Our Faculty do not just teach the key principles of art and design needed to build creative careers, they model creative thinking, interdisciplinary research, and collaborative problem solving.
Coalesce: Center for Biological Art Buffalo NYC
Coalesce comprises a studio laboratory, a teaching laboratory, and a conference room dedicated to interdisciplinary engagements and collaborations between the arts, humanities and the sciences, between scholarly and local communities, and between the university and the world at large. As such, Coalesce brings together pedagogy and public engagement by providing support for interdisciplinary coursework, workshops, exhibitions, and residency opportunities. It also provides explorations of the multidimensional interface between emerging practices in technology and the arts, and the ethical, legal and social implications of these technologies.
https://www.buffalo.edu/genomeenvironmentmicrobiome/coalesce.html
