Art + tech exhibit looking for student work

Students can win up to $1,500 for projects that combine art and technology in the inaugural Art + Tech exhibit hosted by The Milstein Program in Technology and Humanity.

The exhibit, set for Friday, Dec. 6 at the A.D. White House, is looking for work from undergraduate and graduate students in any college and any field. Submissions are due Oct. 31 and should combine art and technology in any way: video games, fashion, sculpture, graphic design, virtual reality, AI collaborations, performance, music, etc. Students can submit work here: Art + Tech Submission Portal.

“The Milstein Program is dedicated to intersectional learning and cross-disciplinary excellence — the goal of “Art + Tech” is to celebrate the innovative work students are doing all over campus and create a space to experience it,” Bunn said.

Multiple jury awards will be available up to $1,500. 

The exhibit draws on past “salons” created by Milstein students, which featured readings, artwork, music and performances. It was also sparked last year when Bunn hosted an event for students with visiting performance artist Laurie Anderson. During that workshop, which was based on creative collaborations with AI, “we unearthed a bunch of students doing wonderful experiments this way,” Bunn said.

After submissions are complete, a selection committee of faculty and students will review work and choose about 15 pieces for display on Dec. 6, Bunn said. The event will likely take place in various rooms at the A.D. White house, as Bunn anticipates needing space for VR screencasts, a gallery to display artwork and other spaces for live performances. 

Faculty members Paulina Velazquez Solis, visiting critic within the art department in the College of Art, Architecture and Planning (AAP); Marianthi Papalexandri-Alexandri, associate professor of music (A&S); and Mendi Lewis Obadike, professor of performing and media arts (A&S) will form the jury to award prizes during the event.

“I hope this exhibit not only opens eyes and minds, but reminds us that many students come to Cornell expressly for the ampersand in Arts & Sciences — to explore not just their majors and minors, but the exciting space between (and beyond) them. This is why we went with a + (plus) symbol for the logo – this show will definitely be ‘extra.’”

Students should submit their work here by the Oct. 31 deadline.