At the Media Art Festival, Eduard Kac, a pioneer of telepresence art, will launch a challenge promoted by the United States Embassy in Italy: “Invent an idea to create an artwork in cosmic space”.

 

Teams formed by 100 students will work with Scratch, the free coding language developed by the Lifelong Kindergarten Group at the MIT Media Lab. With the help of coaches from the Phyrtual Innovation Gym, the students will develop works that bring together art, animation and games.

 

Media Art Festival 2018

MAXXI | 21st Century Arts Museum | Via Guido Reni 4/a

Sala Carlo Scarpa 12:00 – 5:30 pm

 

 

AGENDA

 

12.00 | WELCOME

• Mirta Michilli, Director General, Fondazione Mondo Digitale

 

12.05 | THE CHALLENGE

Invent an idea to create an artwork in cosmic space

• Giorgia Di Tommaso, Fondazione Mondo Digitale Coach
• Fabrizio Jimenez, Fondazione Mondo Digitale Coach
• Daniele Vigo, Fondazione Mondo Digitale Coach

Q&A with students

 

12.15   | DEVELOPMENT OF IDEAS

 

4.00 PM | COMMUNICATING THE IDEA

Teams begin to work on project presentations.

 

4.30 pm | TEAM PITCHES

Moderator: Giorgia Di Tommaso, Fondazione Mondo Digitale

 

5.20 pm | PRESENTATION OF AWARDS

Kelly Dagnan, Deputy Chief of Mission, United States Embassy in Rome

 

Jury

• Alfonso Molina, Scientific Director, Fondazione Mondo Digitale
• Tiziana D’Achille, Director, Accademia Belle Arti di Roma
• Luca Pandolfi, Corporate & PA Supervisor, Sales, Epson
• Tiziana Candiloro, Cultural Office, United States Embassy in Italy

 

5.30 pm | CONCLUSIONS

Alfonso Molina, Scientific Director, Fondazione Mondo Digitale