Interview

Christie's Art + Tech Recap with Jessica Bowser Acrie

Christie's Art + Tech Recap with Jessica Bowser Acrie

In the first episode of the 2024-2025 season of Tech in the Arts, hear from Jessica Bowser Acrie, the director of the Arts Management and Public Management programs at Carnegie Mellon University’s Heinz College. Having recently attended the Christie’s Art + Tech Summit, Bowser Acrie shares her key takeaways for arts managers.

Documentary Filmmaking & Community Storytelling with Roopa Gogineni

Documentary Filmmaking  & Community Storytelling with Roopa Gogineni

Roopa Gogineni is a photographer, an award-winning filmmaker, and a photojournalist from West Virginia now based in both Paris and Atlanta. In this episode, Roopa Gogineni talks with AMTLab Podcast Producer, Jabrenee Hussie, about  photojournalism and filmmaking. With a background in Diplomatic History and African Studies, Roopa shares her experiences as a freelance filmmaker and photographer working in East Africa. She highlights the importance of mindfulness and responsible storytelling as one documents significant events in lands that aren’t their own. Roopa also discusses one of her notable works, SuddenlyTV that documents a portion of the Sundanese Revolution that earned the SXSW Special Jury Award and experiences from the creation of that piece.

COP28 Takeaways for Cultural Institutions — A Conversation with Jennifer Torrance

COP28 Takeaways for Cultural Institutions — A Conversation with Jennifer Torrance

In the second episode of AMT Lab’s Art + Climate podcast series, the conversation continues with Jennifer Torrance, Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens’ Youth Climate Advocacy Committee (YCAC) Coordinator. 

In this episode, she talks about her experience attending the recent United Nations Climate Conference, or COP28, with YCAC leader and University of Pittsburgh senior, Anna Bagwell. Though attending a COP conference may be “like trying to drink from a firehose,” Torrance unpacks what a day might look like - from meeting with your observer constituency group and sitting in on negotiations, to networking and other sessions.

Revisiting Real-Time Video Mixing with VJ David Lublin

Revisiting Real-Time Video Mixing with VJ David Lublin

As a wrap-up to our series, we are revisiting the episode that began the kickoff of the Art&&Code conference! In this re-release, AMT Lab’s Lead Researcher, Hannah Brainard, talks with David Lublin, a video artist, programmer, and performer about the field of video instrumentalism, or ‘VJing,’ and how Lublin’s unique background as a mathematician and artist helped carve a path for his career. This podcast was made in partnership with the Frank Ratchye Studio for Creative Inquiry.

Software for Real-Time Video Mixing with David Lublin

Software for Real-Time Video Mixing with David Lublin

AMT Lab’s Lead Researcher, Hannah Brainard, talks with David Lublin, a video artist, programmer, and performer about the field of video instrumentalism, or ‘VJing,’ and how Lublin’s unique background as a mathematician and artist helped carve a path for his career. This podcast was made in partnership with the Frank Ratchye Studio for Creative Inquiry.

Your Favorite Podcasts in 2022

Your Favorite Podcasts in 2022

Here are our top podcasts for 2022 — what did you hear? What did you miss?

Ghostbots & Griefbots: The Morality of Digital Permanence

Ghostbots & Griefbots: The Morality of Digital Permanence

In this episode, Liz and Summer Social Media Manager Maraika Lumholdt speak with Jacob Gursky, privacy engineering student at Carnegie Mellon University, about Ghostbots, Griefbots, and their role in the Arts. The conversation covers the complexity of these digital creations, how they are used in different settings, and their morality.

Broadway Marketing and Audience Engagement with Quincy Brown

Broadway Marketing and Audience Engagement with Quincy Brown

Victoria is joined by Quincy Brown, a Social Media Associate at RPM, a full-service advertising agency for several Broadway musicals, to discuss marketing for theater and arts organizations. Conversations touched on how to usher the audience back to the arts post-covid, the viability of live streaming for the arts, the best social media platforms to grow engagement, and how to foster a sense of community through digital marketing.

Let's Talk: Sustainability in the Entertainment Industry

Let's Talk: Sustainability in the Entertainment Industry

Victoria is joined by AMT Lab contributor Georgia Calawerts, to discuss the environmental footprint of the film industry and the steps entertainment companies can take to decrease their carbon footprint. Conversations touch on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), carbon offsetting versus net-zero emissions, the environmental impact of a single episode of television, what some companies are doing to counteract their effect on the environment, and what others can learn from these efforts.