Art Center College of Design, in association with NMC Partners, will host a gathering of leaders and innovators in imaging, technology, media and education at the first-ever Imaging DNA conference, it was announced today by Dennis Keeley, chair of Art Center’s Photography and Imaging Department, who will also moderate the two-day event.
In an environment of knowledge and practice, Imaging DNA is designed to immerse attendees in the ideas, discussion and debate around making, displaying, licensing or otherwise using an image. Imaging DNA will explore the history of photography and use it as a platform to discuss the future in order to empower photographers with critical knowledge about the changing nature of what it means to be an image-maker in the 21st century.
Topics covered include :
The State of Capture : where is it now and where is it going?
Education Challenge: how do educators keep their promise to their students
Maintaining Tradition: what role do photography traditions play today
Defining Innovation: what defines innovation?
New Screens for Photography: digital convergence and the image
Creative Challenge: Multimedia Video: why video at a photography conference?
The Image in Social Media: Social media, networks and how it’s driven
Panel: Photography in Age of Transient Media
The Final Great Debate: Traditional vs. Digital vs. Hybrid – do we have to decide?
There's a free networking party at Lomography Gallery Store over on Santa Monica Blvd with a silent auction benefitting No Strings Foundation, Fifity Crows Foundation and Art Center, Photography Imaging Dept on July 10th. RSVP required though it is free. RSVP here
The conference is $349 though if you get in before June 30th, there is an Early Bird special of $249.00. Students are only $49. To purchase, go here.
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