media arts

Featured Video: Gambling Mensch

Gambling Mensch by Jason Zavaleta is a startling discovery about a beloved grandfather that leads to an inquiry into addiction and redemption.

Exploring Tectonic Media Shifts, Later This Month - By Scott Kirsner

We're in the midst of a major tectonic shift in the way media is produced and consumed, and the conference will address a lot of the big questions that are being raised by this shift -- questions that I often blog about here.

Opening Night Reception at MIT Museum

CommonWealth opening night reception to be held at MIT Museum.

A Preview of NAMAC’s 2009 Conference

Over a year ago, when NAMAC chose Boston as the location for its 2009 biennial conference and chose “commonwealth” as its theme, nobody involved knew how important this convening would become.

From Celluloid to Cyberspace: The Media Arts and the Changing Arts World

Author: 
Kevin F. McCarthy, Elizabeth Heneghan Ondaatje

Current knowledge of the operation of the arts world and its underlying dynamics is limited, especially with regard to the media arts - art that is produced using or combining film, video, and computers. The authors examine the organizational features of the media arts, placing them in the context of the broader arts environment and identifying the major challenges they face. They take a structural point of view, discussing audiences, media artists as a group, arts organizations, and funding for the media arts.