National Institute for Experimental Arts
Events

Events

If you would like to receive invitations to upcoming events at NIEA, please send an email with your contact details to niea@unsw.edu.au

Holoshop: Drawing and Perceiving in Depth

Paula Dawson, Hyperobject: My Homeland (detail). 2012. Hologram, laboratory laser, acrylic enclosure.

WHAT: Holoshop: Drawing and Perceiving in Depth Forum
WHEN: 12-2pm, 10th June 2013

WHERE: EGO2, The College of Fine Art, Greens Road, Paddington
COST: Free for ISEA 2013 Delegates

Holoshop combines  innovative technologies and processes for creating realtime 3D digital content for holograms and other 3D display systems, with virtual tools enabling the direct hand-drawing of subjects, mark by mark.

 

RUNNING THE CITY

MAP Office (Gutierrez + Portefaix) – still from Runscape, 2010 (HD video transferred to Blu-ray, colour with sound, 25 minutes)

WHAT: Running the City
WHEN: 7th-20th June 2013

WHERE: Exhibited as part of ISEA2013 at The College of Fine Art, Greens Road, Paddington

 

 

Capillary Callout

#capillary is a digital public art project that gathers visual data (images and video) highlighting public experience of mobility in the City of Sydney area.

WHAT: Digital Public Art Callout for #Capillary
WHEN: By 1st June 2013
WHERE:
Exhibited at ISEA2013 from June 7 – 16 at The College of Fine Art, Greens Road, Paddington

 

Same but Different: Experimentation and Innovation in Desert Arts II


WHAT: Same but Different II Artists Forum
WHO: Keynote Speaker:  Wanta Steve Patrick Jampijinpa, Artistic Director, Milpirri Festival.

WHEN: Monday 25 March 2013, 9:00am-5:00pm
WHERE: Desert Knowledge Precinct, South Stuart Highway, Alice Springs.
FULL PROGRAM & SPEAKER LIST BELOW

WHAT: Desert Animations Screening and Discussion
WHO: Key Speakers: Warwick Thornton and Beck Cole with Desert Aboriginal animation-makers.

 

Hangout with Sir Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web at UNSW


WHAT:  Sir Tim Berners-Lee in conversation with Professor Ross Harley
                (Private event exclusively available to COFA staff and students only)

WHEN: Friday 1 February 2013, 4-5.30pm
WHERE: Ritchie Theatre, Scientia Building, University of New South Wales
                High St, Kensington

 

Special NIEA Seminar: What is Contemporary Art in Museums of Contemporary Art?


WHAT: A special NIEA work-in-progress seminar
WHO: Speaker: Associate Professor Claire Bishop, CUNY;
            Presenter and interlocutor: Professor Terry Smith, Distinguished Visiting
            Professor, NIEA at COFA, UNSW
WHEN: Wednesday 12 December 2012, 2-4pm
WHERE: Note change of location-

 

Animation: Drawing & Design-A Half Day Symposium

Family scene from Pixar's Brave Movie, 2012

WHAT: Animation: Drawing and Design, a half day symposium presented by Pixar and other animators
WHO: Paul Topolos and Meng Yu from Pixar, Susan Danta from the School of Media 
            Arts, and Charles Santoso from Animal Logic
WHEN: Saturday 3 November 9am-1pm
WHERE: EGO2, E Block, COFA, Corner of Greens Road and Oxford Street, Paddington, Sydney
COST: $66 Full Registration, $44 Student Concession including GST

 

Beyond the Last Sky: Contemporary Palestinian Photography and Video

Larissa Sansour, 'A Space Exodus' (still), 2009, video, Image courtesy of the artist

WHAT: A NIEA Exhibition in partnership with the Australian Centre for Photography
WHEN: Saturday 1 September – Sunday 18 November 2012
WHERE: The Australian Centre for Photography
             257 Oxford Street Paddington NSW 2021 Australia

 

Beyond the Last Sky: A NIEA Symposium

Larissa Sansour, 'A Space Exodus' (still), 2009, video, Image courtesy of the artist

BEYOND THE LAST SKY
WHAT: A NIEA Symposium
WHEN: Saturday 8 September 2012
               Symposium 10am – 5:30pm
               Film Screening 6pm – 7:30pm*
WHERE: Io Myers Studio, UNSW, Kensington, Sydney
                  Straight ahead as you enter Gate 2, High Street Kensington (parking

 

Sense of Planet: The Arts and Ecology at Earth Magnitude-A NIEA Symposium

Image: Oyvind Fahlstrom's World Maps, Aurel Scheibler; symposium logo design: Beatrice Chew

SENSE OF PLANET: THE ARTS AND ECOLOGY AT EARTH MAGNITUDE

WHAT: A NIEA Symposium convened by Douglas Kahn and Jill Bennett

WHEN: Saturday 25 August 2012, 9.30am-6.30pm
 

PLEASE NOTE:
VENUE CHANGE For SENSE of PLANET Symposium tomorrow - (due to last minute notification from building management - electrical problem)