There currently exists a vibrant culture of creative colleagueship at Bates College where collaboration and innovative teaching prepare students for the future. Leading this charge is the Bates Arts Collaborative (BAC), a committee of artists, faculty, staff, and students whose purpose is to elevate the arts on campus and in our community while advocating for the importance of experiencing and bringing the arts into our daily lives. In collaboration with the greater college, and with funding from the Sherman Fairchild Foundation, BAC is thrilled to launch IMPACT 21st (Innovation, Media, Process, Arts, Collaboration and Technology for the 21st Century) to promote new approaches to teaching and learning in the arts, support Bates faculty, students, and staff in collaborative endeavors, and build on Bates’ commitment to the transformative integration of technology and the arts.
GOALS
Through IMPACT 21st we will:
- Create an Immersive Media Studio in Coram Hall that will serve as a center for creative arts and technology. A rotation of visiting artists will exhibit and/or perform their state-of-the-art works for the community while also engaging with students (now open!);
- Provide faculty, staff, and students opportunities to integrate technology into the arts curriculum through workshops/trainings and artist residency programs;
- Develop courses in the arts that incorporate the latest technologies and foster interdisciplinary collaboration;
- Build upon and partner with existing emerging technology structures and curriculum at Bates that supports energy efficiency; and
- Offer small innovation grants for students and faculty.
CONTACT
A team of practicing artists:
Tim Dugan
Associate Professor of Theater
Professional Actor & Director
AEA /SAG-AFTRA
Carolina González Valencia
Associate Professor of Art and Visual Culture
Filmmaker (Director and Producer)
Interdisciplinary Artist
Michael Reidy
Senior Lecturer Theater Technology
Managing Director, Theater and Dance
Scenic and Lighting Designer
Dale Rothenberg
Academic Technology Consultant-VR/AR and 3D Technologies
Multimedia Artist & Educator
Asha Tamirisa
Assistant Professor of Music
Experimental Musician
Sound & Multimedia Artist
Jamie Watkins
Senior Academic Technology Consultant – Manager of the Digital Media Studios
Filmmaker, Director, Media Educator