Aiming for Art in Smart Cities with Dr. Brett Crawford and Jenée Iyer

Heinz Radio

English - January 28, 2019 15:32 - 33 minutes - 26.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 10 ratings
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In this week’s episode, we explore the world of art and technology.

Hosts Abhijit Nimbalkar and Kate Vander Wiede talk with Dr. Brett Crawford and Jenée Iyer about why art is so important to society and how it can and should play a role in cities. They discuss how artificial intelligence, chat bots, augmented reality and other emerging technologies have been changing the way that people engage with art across the world.

Dr. Brett Crawford is an assistant professor at Heinz College and the head of the Arts Management and Technology Lab at CMU. Jenée Iyer is pursuing Masters in Arts Management at Heinz and a JD at the University of Pittsburgh, and she is the Chief Editor of Research for the Arts Management and Technology Lab.

We hope you enjoy the episode!