SPEAKER SERIES ON NETWORKED ART IN PUBLIC SPACES

Emerson College and New Radio and Performing Arts, Inc. (NRPA) announce
a new speaker series that will explore ways that artists use wireless
technologies to transform our interactions with one another and our
urban and natural environments. The series, entitled "Floating Points 2:
Networked Art in Public Spaces," is the second in a number of planned
collaborations between NRPA and its world-renowned web site,
Turbulence.org and Emerson College. "Floating Points 2" presents artists
who employ networking technologies to take their work out of the desktop
PC and into the streets.

The first presentation will be by Anne Galloway on Wednesday, January
26. All events will take place in Emerson College's Bill Bordy Theater,
216 Tremont St., at 7:00 p.m. and will be streamed online. All events
are free and open to the public.

Anne Galloway

Anne Galloway is completing her PhD in sociology and cultural studies of
technology at Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada. Researching mobile
technologies, public spaces and play, the working title of her
dissertation is "Urban Mobile, At Play in the Wireless City". In
addition to theoretical work on mobility and urbanism, her current
research includes five case studies of ubiquitous computing design for
urban environments. Anne has presented her findings at prominent
international conferences and workshops in technology, design, and
sociology. Her publications include articles for academic journals and
online magazines, and she regularly writes at www.purselipsquarejaw.org
and www.spaceandculture.org. Anne also teaches undergraduate courses in
urban cultures and the sociology of science and technology. Also see
http://www.receiver.vodafone.com/10/articles/index04.html

Other Speakers in the Series:

02.23.05–Andy Deck and Ricardo Miranda Zuniga
03.30.05–Jeff Knowlton, Naomi Spellman, and Pete Gomes
04.27.05–Moderated Panel Discussion: Elizabeth Goodman, Teri Rueb,
Julian Bleecker and Andrew Shoben/Greyworld

Floating Points is co-presented by Emerson College and New Radio and
Performing Arts, Inc. (NRPA), a New York-based organization that opened
an office in Boston in 2002. Turbulence.org, a project of NRPA, has
commissioned over 80 works by both emerging and established artists who
explore the creative potential of the Internet and wireless networks.
Emerson College, located in downtown Boston, is the only comprehensive
college or university in America dedicated exclusively to communication
and the arts in a liberal arts context. Founded in 1880, Emerson College
enrolls 3000. undergraduate and 1000 graduate students, and is committed
to bringing innovation to communication and the arts. "Floating Points
2: Networked Art in Public Spaces" is funded by Emerson College and the
LEF Foundation.

–
Jo-Anne Green, Co-Director
New Radio and Performing Arts, Inc.: http://new-radio.org
New York: 917.548.7780 . Boston: 617.522.3856
Turbulence: http://turbulence.org
New American Radio: http://somewhere.org
Networked_Performance Blog and Conference: http://turbulence.org/blog