{"107411":{"#nid":"107411","#data":{"type":"news","title":"New TechArts Initiative Spotlights Events, Innovation","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFrom a 3-D drawing experience that incorporates artificial intelligence to a competition that features cutting-edge musical instruments, and the premier of a new technology-inspired work for piano, there will be something for every arts lover on campus the week of Feb. 13.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETechArts, a campuswide initiative inspired by Georgia Techs strategic plan, highlights three events during the week. The initiative is co-chaired by Aaron Bobick, professor and chair of Interactive Computing, and Gil Wienberg, associate professor of Music and director of the Music Technology Center.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWith TechArts, our goal is to both push the boundaries of research and innovation in art and technology and to enhance and nurture the creativity of the entire community here at Tech,\u201d Bobick said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERead on to learn the details of each event:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDrawn Together, Feb. 13, 7 p.m., Stubbins Studio Gallery.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;This exhibit is the culmination of a collaboration among digital artists The Open Ended Group and students and faculty from the Center for Music Technology and the College of Architecture. Drawn Together will allow participants to interact with artificial intelligence agents to create unforeseen and original drawings and musical responses. The Open Ended Group\u2019s works for stage, screen, gallery, print and public space have been exhibited around the world. This exhibit is free to the public.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E2012 Guthman Musical Instrument Competition, Feb. 16 to 17, Klaus Advanced Computing Building Atrium.\u003C\/strong\u003E This annual competition will showcase the world\u2019s best new ideas in musicality, design and engineering. \u201cThe Guthman competition isn\u2019t only about technology \u2014 it is an extraordinary demonstration of engineering and computing,\u201d said College of Architecture Dean Alan Balfour, executive sponsor of the TechArts initiative. Both the  reliminary and final performances are free and open to the public. \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gtcmt.gatech.edu\/guthmanrsvp\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ERSVP here.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPianist Jade Simmons in Concert, Feb. 18, 8 p.m., Ferst Center.\u003C\/strong\u003E This concert will be the culmination of Simmons\u2019 year-long \u201cARTech\u201d residency, produced by Ferst Center director George Thompson. She will perform a solo with Collide, which includes saxophonist and electronic musician Jonathan Sanford and percussionist Craig Hauschildt. The program includes Simmons\u0027 version of the composition \u201cBafana,\u201d for four human musicians and Tech\u2019s improvising robotic musician, Shimon, as well as new work created during the residency that features sound collected by Tech students through the Urban Remix mobile app.\u0026nbsp;Tickets for faculty and staff are $14, while student tickets may be purchased for $10. Regularly priced tickets are $28.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe goal for next year is to offer a full-fledged TechArts-sponsored festival that will feature everything from community-based art to professionally commissioned installations that \u201cpush the limit of arts and technology,\u201d Weinberg said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cArt and technology are more entwined than ever before,\u201d said Rafael L. Bras, provost and executive vice president for Academic Affairs. \u201cIf Georgia Tech intends to define the technological research university of the 21st century, we have to find ways to incorporate the arts into everything we do, from research to our curricula. These events are the first major step that TechArts is taking to accomplish this.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETechArts aims to enrich the student experience, develop the campus and its neighborhood as a vibrant live-work-learn-play environment, and advance scientific research at the nexus of technology and the arts.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27213","created_gmt":"2012-02-07 16:16:55","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:11:40","author":"Teri Nagel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-02-07T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2012-02-07T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"106441":{"id":"106441","type":"image","title":"Guthman Competition","body":null,"created":"1449178174","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:29:34","changed":"1475894723","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:45:23","alt":"Guthman Competition","file":{"fid":"193981","name":"guthman.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/guthman_2.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/guthman_2.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":8340101,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/guthman_2.jpg?itok=f6AocuT4"}},"79681":{"id":"79681","type":"image","title":"Jade Simmons","body":null,"created":"1449178071","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:27:51","changed":"1475894693","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:44:53","alt":"Jade Simmons","file":{"fid":"193898","name":"jade-peeking_lg.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/jade-peeking_lg_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/jade-peeking_lg_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":349743,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/jade-peeking_lg_0.jpg?itok=BeHJ_V29"}},"77201":{"id":"77201","type":"image","title":"Drawn Together Project","body":null,"created":"1449178055","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:27:35","changed":"1475894671","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:44:31","alt":"Drawn Together Project","file":{"fid":"193843","name":"drawntogether_2.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/drawntogether_2_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/drawntogether_2_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":389244,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/drawntogether_2_0.jpg?itok=LrY58qGN"}}},"media_ids":["106441","79681","77201"],"groups":[{"id":"1221","name":"College of Design"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"926","name":"College of Architecture"},{"id":"261","name":"Ferst Center for the Arts"},{"id":"167177","name":"School of Architecture"},{"id":"12771","name":"techarts"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETeri Nagel, 404-385-2156\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}