Exhibition

Encore Exhibition in Gallery r!

Opening: Saturday, August 1st
Closing: Friday, September 12th

Closing Reception: Friday, September 12th, 7:30pm

The Rochester Artech 2008 exhibition ran from April 11 through May 4 in the Dyers Arts Center.
A reception was held on May 3, in conjunction with the ImagineRIT Innovation and Creativity Festival.

Schedule for the reception:

12:30pm - Live Designer Smackdown by LiveBackhandLove (imagine battle of the bands, only with Photoshop instead of instruments....)
2:30pm - virtual interactive presentation by University of Alaska Professor Jason Ohler about the necessity for art to be come the fourth literacy taught in school, alongside reading, writing, and arithmetic
3:30pm - refreshments served; music provided by Al Biles and GenJam
4:00pm - Artech awards ceremony; winners of the Artech digital art competition recognized

Dr. Jason Ohler is a speaker, writer, teacher, researcher, and lifelong digital humanist who is well known for the passion, insight, and humor he brings to his presentations, projects and writings. He works throughout the U.S. and internationally helping educators, students and the public develop digital stories and new media narrative for personal, academic and organizational purposes. He is author of numerous articles, books, and teacher resources, all of which are devoted to digital humanism – the quest to live humanly in a digitally deluged world. He is well known for his "art the 4th R," crusade, which promotes art as a literacy that is just as important as the traditional 3Rs. His new book, Digital Storytelling in the Classroom reminds us that he is first and foremost a storyteller, telling tales of the future that are grounded in the past.

"The goal is the effective, creative, and wise use of technology...to bring together technology, community, and learning in ways that work. And while we are at it, to have fun."