index

From 23rd to 27th October, Braga will hold index, an event dedicated to the relationship between art and technology, which is part of a wider program of the city of Braga as a UNESCO Creative City for Media Arts..

Divided into three programming axes – Conferences, Performance and Exhibition – index welcomes some of the most relevant names in the cross between art and technology. A total of 28 guests, artists and thinkers from five continents are together in Braga for five days to present to a diverse audience the different artistic manifestations where technology has a structuring role.

PROGRAMME

talk · 23 oct · 2:30 pm · blackbox · free
arte, tecnologia e contemporaneidade with barbara london, olof van winden, adam basanta e liliana coutinho (moderator)
A conversation about Art vs. Technology dichotomy which aims to discuss new ways to avoid the polarization of the two concepts.

talk · 23 oct · 4:30 pm · blackbox · free
arte no contexto das cidades criativas da unesco para as media arts with tom higham, kristina maurer, patrick tobin, luís fernandes e joaquim moreno (moderator)
Braga, York, Linz and Toronto, the cities here represented, discuss how they deal with their communities perception of Media Arts.

talk · 24 oct · 2:30 pm · blackbox · free
academia, arte e tecnologia with lars montelius, carlos guedes, christa sommerer, sue gollifer daniel brandão e rui penha (moderator)
The different domains and possibilities of intersection between the artistic domain of Media Arts, scientific research and the academic context will be the focus for this conversation. 

talk · 24 oct · 4:30 pm · blackbox · free
sociedade, arte e tecnologia with paulo pires do vale, patrick bartos, chris bailey, michal hládky e joana meneses fernandes (moderator)
The relationship between Media Arts and society and their impact on forming local cultural, economic and educational policies.

Check out the entire programme here: www.indexmediaarts.com