Creative Impact Lab Ōtepoti / Dunedin 2023-24
Posted: Tuesday Oct 31, 2023
Open Call for Participants
Submissions will be accepted until November 6, 2023
Leonardo and Tūhura Otago Museum are pleased to announce the open call for participants in Creative Impact Lab Dunedin 2023-24.
Creative Impact Lab Dunedin is a creative exchange that utilizes community-driven digital and new media art projects to address climate change.
In this hybrid in-person and virtual exchange, U.S./Kānaka Maoli lead artist Tiare Ribeaux will facilitate a workshop series introducing creative practices in emerging media that give access to new forms of expression. Participants will learn rapid prototyping techniques for human-centered interactive media design as they explore climate change in Aotearoa New Zealand using an indigenous framework and methodologies.
They will apply ethical design and technology principles to the practice of storytelling through digital and physical media. The Lab is an amalgamation of collective research, experiential learning, and co-design with a focus on local communities to create impactful pieces of media & interactive art. This collaborative project is open to participants of all skill levels who are excited to learn together and create a technology based art installation.
The lab consists of five activity phases:
- Artist Talk: a presentation by the U.S. lead artist introducing the participants and the public to their creative practice.
- Workshops: a workshop series led by the U.S. artist which leverages their specific area of expertise. In parallel, the topic of climate change is explored by applying frameworks from the arts, science, design, social entrepreneurship, and community engagement.
- Project Development: Participants prototype artworks that apply workshop skills to address climate change.
- Panel Review and Virtual Exhibition: the lab culminates in a public panel review wherein local and U.S. experts provide feedback on participant project prototypes. Projects are revealed to a wider public audience at a virtual exhibition opening.
- Sustainability Meeting: the U.S. artist and participants discuss how their artworks might develop beyond the Lab.
The first two activity phases (Artist Talk and Workshops) will be conducted with the U.S. lead artist and participants at Tūhura Otago Museum in Dunedin. The subsequent three activity phases will be conducted with the U.S. lead artist facilitating participants remotely from the U.S.
Project Dates:
- Artist talk: December 9, 2023
- Workshops: December 9 – 17, 2023
- Project Development: December 18 – February 3, 2024 (including holiday break)
- HOLIDAY BREAK: December 18, 2023 – January 15, 2024
- Panel Review and Virtual Exhibition: February 9, 2024
- Sustainability Meetings: February 12 – 13, 2024
Creative Impact Lab Dunedin will be led by Tiare Ribeaux, a Kanaka 'Ōiwi filmmaker, artist and creative producer based in Honolulu, Hawai‘i. Their work involves a magical realist exploration of spirituality, labor, and the natural environment, drawing upon the structure of dreamworlds and Hawaiian cosmology to critique both social and ecological imbalances. Their films use visual narrative storytelling and components of speculative fiction and fantasy to reimagine both our present realities and future trajectories of lineage, queerness, place and belonging. Their work often combines with installation elements to create immersive and expanded media experiences. As a curator and producer, they founded B4BEL4B Gallery in 2014 as a platform and community space to prioritize underrepresented + queer artists in media arts, where they were the artistic director for 8 years. They co-founded REFRESH Art, Science, and Technology in 2017, curated the Soundwave Biennial in San Francisco in 2016, and was artistic director for the CODAME Festival in 2015.
We are looking for New Zealand/Aotearoa residents (age 18+) with:
- An interest in technology, new media, and/or digital art; experience in the arts is a plus
- An interest in exploring climate change
- A desire to learn from new perspectives and new tools
- A willingness to work and create in a collaborative environment
- An ability to work independently in a self-directed manner
- Youth (age 18-35), indigenous, Pasifika, women, genderqueer, and people with disabilities are prioritised and encouraged to apply
- Māori and Pasifika applicants are given priority
Participation in the Lab is free of charge
Questions? Please contact Craig Scott, craig.scott@otagomuseum.nz