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2022-2023 Digital Arts and Sciences Series Events

Made possible by the gracious support of an anonymous donor, the Stein Luminary’s Digital Media in Arts and Sciences Series (DMASS) for the 22-23 academic year explored the intersection of art, technology, and the environment.

  • Sean Dahlman and plants in a black

    Sean Dahlman

    “Desert Meets Water”

    November 3-4, 2022

    Music and video installation work from Sardinia, Italy by Sean Dahlman (composer, video artist, and botanical surveyor from Boise, Idaho)

    Also featured:

    Student pizza lunch and conversation with Sean Dahlman in the Center for Visual Arts.

    Emerging Artist Installation

    November 3-4, 2022

    Music and video installation work from Sardinia, Italy by Sean Dahlman (composer, video artist, and botanical surveyor from Boise, Idaho)

    Also featured:

    Student pizza lunch and conversation with Sean Dahlman in the Center for Visual Arts.

  • Erkki in Tsukuba Dec 2018

    Dr. Erkki Huhtamo

    “Screenology – Towards the Archaeology of the Screen”

    February 2-3, 2023

    Lecture and reception with Dr. Erkki Huhtamo (Professor, Departments of Design Media Arts, and Film, Television, and Digital Media, University of California Los Angeles).

    Also featured:

    Student coffee with Dr. Huhtamo, held in the Center for Visual Arts.

    Lecture in Media History

    February 2-3, 2023

    Lecture and reception with Dr. Erkki Huhtamo (Professor, Departments of Design Media Arts, and Film, Television, and Digital Media, University of California Los Angeles).

    Also featured:

    Student coffee with Dr. Huhtamo, held in the Center for Visual Arts.

  • Cyanotype of a leaf over a map

    Dr. Tom Minckley & Pat Kikut

    “A River Out of Time”

    February 22-23, 2023

    An evening screening of “River Out of Time,” which celebrates the sesquicentennial Colorado River exploring expedition, and a Q&A led by Dr. Tom Minckley (Professor, Biogeology and Paleoecology, University of Wyoming) and Pat Kikut (Artist, Sante Fe, New Mexico). 

    Also featured: 

    “River Out of Time”– an interactive Luminary exhibition of the expedition’s artwork 

    “Rivers in Our Times” – an interdisciplinary panel discussion featuring faculty from the School of the Arts and School of the Environment, graduate students, community members, and visiting artists.

    “Canyons” – pop-up exhibition of paintings by Pat Kikut in the School of the Arts, Center for Visual Arts

    Art & Science Collaboration Exhibition

    February 22-23, 2023

    An evening screening of “River Out of Time,” which celebrates the sesquicentennial Colorado River exploring expedition, and a Q&A led by Dr. Tom Minckley (Professor, Biogeology and Paleoecology, University of Wyoming) and Pat Kikut (Artist, Sante Fe, New Mexico). 

    Also featured: 

    “River Out of Time”– an interactive Luminary exhibition of the expedition’s artwork 

    “Rivers in Our Times” – an interdisciplinary panel discussion featuring faculty from the School of the Arts and School of the Environment, graduate students, community members, and visiting artists.

    “Canyons” – pop-up exhibition of paintings by Pat Kikut in the School of the Arts, Center for Visual Arts

  • watercolor by Dr. Lisa Parks

    Dr. Lisa Parks

    “The Other Side of the Smartphone”

    April 3, 2023

    The Luminary welcomed Dr. Lisa Parks (Professor, Film and Media Studies, University of California Santa Barbara; Director of Global Media Technologies and Cultures Lab) for a lecture and reception. 

    Also featured:

    Dr. Parks sat down for coffee with faculty, staff, and students.

    Distinguished Lecture in Media Culture

    April 3, 2023

    The Luminary welcomed Dr. Lisa Parks (Professor, Film and Media Studies, University of California Santa Barbara; Director of Global Media Technologies and Cultures Lab) for a lecture and reception. 

    Also featured:

    Dr. Parks sat down for coffee with faculty, staff, and students.