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Young invited researchers from around the world to experience With What?, a socially engaged digital archiving project presented within an extended reality installation at the Parnassos Cultural Center in Utrecht. The installation was presented by MOCO ’24 and Young’s article on the work published within the conference proceedings in the ACM Digital Journal. 6/2024 Utrecht,…

On the occasion of the 2024 Movement and Computing Conference, Megan Young presented research on how critical pedagogies may increase access and belonging within digital art curricula. This makes part of an ongoing research focus developed with co-contributors Clay Scofield, Elsie Edwards, and Lyndsey Gillespie considering how teaching approaches may better support diverse creative production.…

The Ohio Arts Council’s Riffe Gallery is hosting a free public event to celebrate the opening of In Touch, a group exhibition of Ohio artists curated by Megan Young. Featured Artist Include: Hala Abubaker, Kate Budd, April D. Felipe, Amber N. Ford, Kate Hampel, Elaine Hullihen, Yusuf Dubois Abdul Lateef, Rebecca Nava Soto, Pipo Nguyen-duy,…

Join us for a preview collaboration of original sound, projection, and astrological exploration. Ji Yeon Kim‘s Performance & Media Course composed an original soundscore around themes inspired by the upcoming solar eclipse. Megan Young, in collaboration with students from the Interactive Multimedia Course, composed interactive projections inspired by solar events, and Songhu Wang, Assistant Professor of Astronomy…

Young is coordinating a workshop on interdisciplinary collaboration developed with Clay Scofield and the multimedia performance collective known as Call Your Mom. Undergraduate and graduate digital art and performance students explore how directed writing, games, and interactive surveys can help build and deepen trust among collaborators. The 2-hour workshop culminated in a collection of media…

Young is in North Carolina for the week, presenting an artist talk for UNCW art majors, hosting a closing gathering at Fried Fruit Gallery, and attending the Cucalorus Film Festival. The visit provides an opportunity to connect with a range of academic, visual arts, and media artists and enthusiasts on topics including experimental animation, radical…

On the occasion of the Inaugural BRIDGE Film & Video Festival, Megan Young hosted a gathering of media artist educators in Chicago at the Site/LESS screening location. The group discussed ways to foster and champion student work within emerging frameworks. Young will continue to support a partnership between BRIDGE and Indiana University, while expanding the…

University of North Carolina Wilmington graphic design students each created a poster for the upcoming exhibition at Fried Fruit gallery. They drew inspiration from previous iterations of the With What We Could Carry project, from screenshots of the virtual reality experience in development, and from the project themes. Of the fifteen AMAZING creations they developed,…

Eleven undergraduate and graduate students video art works were selected for inclusion in the inaugural BRIDGE Film & Video Festival. Their works will be screened within a collaborative showcase developed with Indiana University and BRIDGE. Multiple Bodies delves into the shifting and overlapping conceptions of the body within contexts of technological and social change. It…

On Friday, May 5th from 10am to 2pm, Megan Young is providing demonstrations and training on using app-based 3D scanning tools for creative archiving at the Monroe County Public Library in Bloomington, Indiana. Those attending are encouraged, but not required, to bring an object of familial significance to be scanned. Those who wish may contribute…