From the program MAST Hybrid Interfacing Academy, September 22 -24
The Hybrid Interfacing Academy brings together participants from a variety of disciplines, jointly exploring and identifying the vectors of possible policy impacts and priorities for the future of Europe as well as create alliances for forward-thinking future actions. Different stakeholders will be brought together to ideate primarily with(in) the artistic realm by adopting the methods and formats of a “challenge lab” — which is also the core of the recently accredited master study module of MAST! The event itself presents the pinnacle of the MAST module project, supported by Creative Europe, dedicated to developing an applied study module at the intersections of Art, Science and Technology, combining methodologies and practices that intertwine the academic sphere closely with the Culture and Creative Sectors.
This panel brought together policy makers, artists and academics, to debate about the interdisciplinary challenges of open innovation in the interface of the Arts, Sciences and Technologies. Artists and designers shape another relationship between science, technology, and human beings, this dialogue stimulates innovation centered on transversal competencies and unconventional thinking. The combination of artistic research and participatory design strategies is key to find divergent approaches to sustainable development of science and technology, and to transform their social and economic impact. It is necessary to create a context of possibility for the development of skills, knowledge and tools from experimental and collaborative environments, as well as research methods in art, social sciences, sciences and technology, and cultural studies.
The discussion focused on critical, ethical and sustainable ways of cross-collaboration between art-science-technology and the available and needed policy instruments to develop collaboration between artists, academia and industry. Participating speakers:
Viviane Hoffman – Deputy Director-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture, European Commission
Barbara Stacher – European Commission, DG EAC, Cultural Policy Unit
Michela Magas – Innovation catalyst who bridges the worlds of science and art, design and technology, more
Marko Peljhan – Media artist, professor and entrepreneur – new media arts and technology, more
Peter Purg – Assoc. Prof. PhD, University of Nova Gorica School of Arts, MAST project leader
Moderated by: Tere Badia, Culture Action Europe
Watch the Exploring innovation challenges through Arts, Science and Technologies | MAST SYMPOSIUM 2020 here:
