CENTER OF INTEREST: IT 2019
symposium / lecture
Saturday 9.30 - 15.00
Creative Europe office in cooperation with Prototype festival organizes Center of Interest: IT & #8211; space for meetings, mutual inspiration and development of cooperation between scientific, artistic and technical fields as well as for presentation of projects arising from or arising from this cooperation. This time with a focus on artificial intelligence in cultural and creative fields.
Moderated by: Saša Michailidis
Program
9.30 - 10.00 / Registration, arrival
10.00 - 10.10 / Introduction
10.10 - 10. 30 / Artificial Intelligence and Creativity
Daniel Sýkora (Department of Computer Graphics and Interaction CTU FEE)
Artificial intelligence has already penetrated all areas of our lives. One of the last is the area of creativity and artistic creation. How does a computer create a work of art? What problems do they face when trying to imitate a human being? Can we generate works of art that are hard to distinguish from canvases by famous painters?
10.30 - 12.00 / Shared space
Panel discussion of representatives of interdisciplinary projects in the fields of art, culture, science and technology working with artificial intelligence. Possibilities and pitfalls of interconnection of various fields and presentation of successful projects. What is missing for greater development of interdisciplinary cooperation?
Guests: Petr Adámek (National Institute of Mental Health), Martin Hejl (Loom on the Moon) Lubor Přikryl (Audifield, BUT, JAMU)
12.00 - 12.30 / Break
12.30 - 13.00 / Architecture as a part of technological system
Jan Tuma, Jindrich Raftl (Studio R / FRM)
One year before the official opening of the Expo 2020 in Dubai, Studio R / FRM will present the design of the Czech National Pavilion Czech Spring. The design refers to the system SAWER, which is the heart and technological core of the pavilion. Its essence, manifested on many levels, is transformation. It turns air into water, a dry desert into a flowering garden.
13.00 - 13.45 / European projects for interdisciplinary cooperation
S + T + ARTS (Science, Technology & Arts)
Pascal Keiser, Veronika Liebl (Ars Electronica)
Initiative of the European Commission to promote cooperation between artists, scientists and engineers to develop creative and sustainable technologies and innovations. STARTS activities include funding of long-term residencies of artists in technology institutions, annual awards for projects linking new technologies and art, support for pilot projects of industrial companies involving artists in their activities.
Creative Europe
Daniela Staníková (Creative Europe Office)
Cooperation between scientific, artistic and technical fields is also one of the priorities of the Creative Europe program. Presentation of support for projects linking audiovisual, culture and digital technologies and the Digital Innovation Labs pilot project. Outlook for the next programming period.
13.45 - 15.00 / Project Presentation & #8211; Pecha Kucha
Presentation of inspirational completed and prepared projects of interdisciplinary cooperation - technology, VR, games, art, AI, AR.
Creative Europe
EU program to support cinematography and cultural and creative industries, planned over the years
2014–2020. The aim of the Creative Europe program is to create a single framework for funding projects in the fields of performing arts, fine arts, publishing and literature, film, television, music, interdisciplinary art, cultural heritage and video games, maximizing synergies between different sectors to increase support effectiveness.
