Undercurrents

Description

The Digital Arts and New Media (DANM) MFA graduate program at UCSC is proud to present its 2014 exhibition, UNDERCURRENTS.

Eleven emerging artists push back against prevailing ideas and definitions of digital art. Undercurrents of information and meaning run through the exhibition, connecting themes of conservation, activism, and representation.

Lisa Banks, Gene A Felice II, Holly Findlater, Harris David Harris, Matthew Jamieson, Phil Ly, Stacey Mason, John Mawhorter, Jonathan Menendez, David W. Moody, Danielle Williamson

In the Digital Arts and New Media MFA Program (DANM) at UC Santa Cruz two years of intensive study culminate in the development of individual projects, which premiere in an annual MFA exhibition. This year's works range from interactive ecological installations to site specific projections and critical interventions.

Curated by Shelby Graham, UNDERCURRENTS challenges and explores notions of narrative, community, play and ecology. The artists confront contemporary issues through interdisciplinary research and seek solutions through critical engagement with technology. Graham notes, "These socially concerned students express their concern about the environment through digital interactive histories, watershed studies, and community activism."

FREE
Digital Arts Research Center (DARC)
University of California, Santa Cruz
Parking in Performing Arts lot
parking $4
Directions: http://danm.ucsc.edu/sites/default/files/DARC.pdf
For information contact: Felicia Rice [email protected]

EVENTS
April 26-27 (Sat-Sun)
12:00-5:00pm Ongoing artists' tours and informal dialogues in conjunction with UCSC Alumni Weekend 2014

May 1 (Thu) Opening Reception
6:00-9:00pm Opening reception at DARC and screening
6:00-7:00pm Watershed workshops, games in the forest

May 2 (Fri)
12:00-5:00pm Ongoing artists' tours in DARC
6:00-7:00pm First Friday storefront popup gallery in the Rittenhouse Bldg., Santa Cruz

May 3-4 (Sat-Sun)
12:00-5:00pm Ongoing artists' tours in DARC

More Info

Link

http://danm.ucsc.edu/mfa14

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(831) 459-1554

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