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CODAsummit Virtual

The Intersection of Art, Technology and Place

Oct 1 & 2, 2020

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CODAsummit Virtual is the only conference focused on the exciting ways creative professionals are incorporating technology to create artwork installations that are changing the ways we experience our environments.

Thank you to all who attended this year's virtual summit, we are looking forward to new and exciting ways to connect with you again in the near future. 

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Keynote Speakers

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Lonneke Gordijn

Dutch artists Lonneke Gordijn (1980) and Ralph Nauta (1978) founded studio DRIFT in 2007. With a multi-disciplinary team of 64, they work on experiential sculptures, installations and performances. DRIFT manifests the phenomena and hidden properties of nature with the use of technology in order to learn from the Earth’s underlying mechanisms and to re-establish our connection to it. DRIFT has realized numerous exhibitions and projects around the world. Their work has been exhibited at Victoria & Albert Museum (2009, 2015); Met Museum (2010); Stedelijk Museum (2018); UTA Artist Space (2019); Garage Museum (2019); Mint Museum (2019); Biennale di Venezia (2015); Pace Gallery (2017).

Amahl Hazelton

Amahl Hazelton joined Moment Factory in 2009, and now heads Strategy and Development for the multimedia studio’s ‘Cities’ division. His experience in Digital Placemaking ranges from experiential place promotion activations for Tourism bureaus to permanent visitor attractions and storytelling activations on flagship civic facades ranging from Vancouver’s iconic Canada Place Convention Centre to the National Arts Centre and federal Parliament in Ottawa. A graduate of McGill University’s School of Urban Planning with a specialization in Place Branding & Competitive Identity, Amahl has led the development of groundbreaking media architecture installations that celebrate local, regional and national identity from LAX and Changi airports to iconic civil infrastructure such as the Interactive Illumination of Montreal’s monumental Jacques Cartier Bridge--which earned the Smart Cities Grand Prize at SXSW 2018. 

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Candas Sisman + Deniz Kader

Nohlab is a studio, focused on producing interdisciplinary experiences around art, design and technology. It builds a bridge between the digital and the physical reality, while examining the relationship of technology with art and design. It produces tools, designs and stories in which the connection between the human and technology reflects in many different ways.

The works of the studio have been in numerous international festivals & events such as ISEA, Signal, OFFF, TedX, Vivid, Sonar Istanbul, World Government Summit, and received awards from Culturespaces, ARS Electronica and Japan Media Arts Festival. The studio also worked with many brands and organizations including Chanel, Pink Floyd, Target, Audi, Nike, Scriabin Museum, Atelier des Lumieres and EA Theater.

Christy MacLear

Christy MacLear is the CEO of Superblue, a new company connecting experiential media artists with a broader consumer market. PaceX represents a community of diverse contemporary artists who create transformative experiences with the potential to change how people see the world, how they relate to it, and the impact they can have on it. Throughout her career, MacLear has focused on building companies in pioneering territories, including art, legacy, placemaking, and real estate.  She was previously Vice Chairman at Art Agency Partners, a subsidiary of Sotheby’s, the first CEO of the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, and the founding Executive Director of the Phillip Johnson Glass House. MacLear serves on the Board of Trustees for Stanford University and as the Board Chair of the Municipal Art Society of New York City. Both of these roles underscore her love of long-range visions for arts, culture, city planning, and education. She holds a B.A. from Stanford University and an MBA from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School. 

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Ed Schlossberg

Edwin Schlossberg

An internationally recognized pioneer in experience design and audience engagement, Ed Schlossberg launched his career in 1977 with the design of one of the world’s first interactive museums, the Brooklyn Children’s Museum. Since then, he has been at the forefront of design and technological innovation, creating imaginative and unparalleled public experiences that bring audiences together to explore, learn, communicate and collaborate. Under Schlossberg’s leadership, ESI Design has created groundbreaking corporate and retail spaces, sales and innovation centers, museums, digital media installations and multi-player game environments for an array of companies, brands and cultural institutions. Recent clients include eBay, WarnerMedia, PNC Bank, Barclays, Beacon Capital Partners, Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, and the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the U.S. Senate.

Keynote Speakers

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Lonneke Gordijn

Co-Founder

Studio DRIFT

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Amahl Hazelton

Head of Strategy and Development

Moment Factory

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Candas Sisman + Denis Kader

Co-Founders

Nohlab

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Christy MacLear

CEO

Superblue

Ed Schlossberg

Edwin Schlossberg

ESI Design

Featured Speakers + Panelists

Guillaume Aniorté

Renowned entrepreneur and executive in the digital industry, Guillaume Aniorté has held numerous management and leadership positions in new media and entertainment companies. In 2004, he co-founded and leads Tribal Nova as co-CEO. Tribal Nova quickly became a major player in the field of publishing online channels for kids, virtual words, apps and educational games before being acquired by HMH in 2013. Guillaume is now acting as consultant and advisor for organizations such as le Quartier des Spectacles Partnership on international strategies and La Piscine. He also sits on the boards of prestigious organizations such as CBC/Radio-Canada, La Piscine-Rodier (creative companies accelerator) and the Printemps Numérique (Montreal Digital Spring Event) as President.As an industry expert, Guillaume Aniorté participates as a keynote speaker and moderator in national and international conferences and he is regularly consulted on key policy and institutional matters regarding new media and digital content.

Guillaume Aniorté

International Development Advisor, Quartier des Spectacles

Steve Blanchette

Steve is the co-founder of Wireframe, a public Art agency based in Montreal, Canada. With years of experience both in and out of museums, this industrial designer with a passion for placemaking has since become an expert liaison when it comes to public space activations. Overseeing technical development, he merges different aspects of his past professional life, seamlessly blending engineering, art and technology in every project. His vision constantly pushes his limits and those of others, giving life to the most daring projects. Over the years, he has developed a unique expertise in the technical management and production of interactive Art installations. With a growing public interest for one-of-a-kind creations within our cities, he gladly contributes to the transformation of our urban landscape in extraordinary ways.

Steve Blanchette

Co-Founder  –   Wireframe

Gareth Brennan

Gareth is the CEO, President and Founder of Eventscape Inc., your partner for the custom fabrication of public art. Since 1993, leading artists, architects, designers and general contractors around the world have utilized Eventscape’s team for large scale complex features. With approximately 150,000 sq. ft. of facilities in Toronto, New York and Detroit and 150 employees they provide a full turnkey service, working with your design to engineer, fabricate and install anywhere in the world. Eventscape’s team operates at the forefront of digital fabrication, working in multiple materials with the latest equipment and technologies and supported by advanced CAD and parametric design software. They “build the extraordinary®”.

Gareth Brennan

CEO, President, and Founder  –   Eventscape Inc.

Ed Carpenter

Ed Carpenter is an artist specializing in large-scale public installations ranging from architectural sculpture to infrastructure design.  Since 1973 he has completed scores of projects for public, corporate, and ecclesiastical clients.  Working internationally from his studio in Portland, Oregon, USA, Carpenter collaborates with a variety of expert consultants, sub-contractors, and studio assistants.  He personally oversees every step of each commission, and installs them himself with a crew of long-time helpers, except in the case of the largest objects, such as bridges. While an interest in leveraging the power of each site has been fundamental in all of Carpenter's work, he also embraces commissions that require new approaches and skills.  This openness has led to increasing variety in his commissions and a wide range of sites and materials.  Recent projects include interior and exterior sculptures, bridges, towers, and gateways.  His use of glass in new configurations, programmed artificial lighting, and unusual tension structures have broken new ground in architectural art. He is known as an eager and open-minded collaborator as well as technical innovator. Information on his projects and a video about his methods can be found at: http://www.edcarpenter.net/home/home.html

Ed Carpenter

Artist

Clodagh

Irish-born, New York-based designer Clodagh has been ahead of the curve with eco-friendly designs since she began her career.   She is acclaimed for her life-enhancing minimalism and “wellness by design” tenets.  She embraces healing modalities, using both ancient and cutting-edge methods to energize and balance space. Clodagh was one of the earliest adopters of feng shui, incorporating chromatherapy, aromatherapy, biophilia and the science of light. Her focus is sustainability, well-being and comfort.

Clodagh

Director  –   Clodagh Design

Jeremy Crandell

Jeremy Crandell is a technology entrepreneur and product manager working in the nonprofit management of the arts and education sectors.  He describes himself as an art enabler, leaning on the considerable skills he gained as co-lead for the Art Department for Burning Man, where he managed large-scale and technical art installations.  Previously, Jeremy worked as a producer for AOL and was co-founder of an email protection platform.  He is an active supporter of the arts, environmental conservation and astronomy, and serves on the board of The Crucible, an industrial arts school in Oakland, CA.

Jeremy Crandell

Arts Enabler and former Project Manager  –   Burning Man Project

David Dahlquist

David is a nationally-recognized public artist and teacher. He is a Principal Emeritus and creative consultant for the Art Studio at RDG Planning & Design. He works as a public artist team collaborator with Matt Niebuhr, influencing the content, site selection, planning, and programming. He has contributed to places that have encouraged people to remember and to return. He is a storyteller who works in many different materials, orchestrated in a way so the public is welcomed into and moved by the experience. David's work has won awards and been featured in exhibitions nationwide, and he is a popular speaker, panelist, and workshop leader. In 2016, David was awarded the State of Iowa Excellence & Innovation in the Arts Governors’ Award for career achievement.

David Dahlquist

Artist - RDG Planning & Design

Katherine Dirga

Katherine Dirga is an artist and public art specialist with 18 years’ experience. After beginning her career in the arts at Laumeier Sculpture Park in St. Louis, MO, Katherine served as a manager of Atlanta Airport’s public art program, where she commissioned and implemented $3.5 million in large-scale artworks for the Maynard Jackson International Terminal, as well as curating various temporary exhibitions and a live music series. Katherine was brought to MARTA in 2017 to develop an Art in Transit program: “Artbound”, comprised of permanent and temporary visual artworks as well as live music, theater, and dance presented in a transit environment. Katherine received her Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts from Washington University in St. Louis, and her Master’s Degree in Fine Arts from Georgia State University. She is a member of Arts Leaders of Metro Atlanta (ALMA) and has served on the Board and Advisory Councils for various local non-profits including Living Walls, Dashboard, and Cabbagetown Initiative CDC.

Katherine Dirga

Program Manager  –   Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA)

Gavin Downey

Gavin Downey is responsible for large venue projector product management at Epson, the global market share leader in projection.    He works with a team of dedicated product experts and is particularly interested in the role public art plays in pushing technical and cultural boundaries while redefining what’s possible with visual display systems.    Prior to Epson, Gavin’s career included commercial sales in the structured cabling industry, leading product marketing for a nascent mobile computing category at Dell Computer, and leading product innovation and development for the world’s leading provider of mobile accessories at Belkin International.   Gavin is a graduate of The Ohio State University, lives in Los Angeles, California with his family, and enjoys going to galleries, mountain biking, photography, camping, and seeing live music. 

Gavin Downey

Sr Product Manager, Large Venue Projectors   –   Epson America, Inc.

Gail Folwell

Gail Folwell is an artist, designer, teacher and sculptor from Boulder, Colorado. Her public art and private installation clients include the Denver Art Museum, University of Notre Dame, Pro Football Hall of Fame, and Vail Resorts. Folwell Studios creates abstractly figurative works and champions the belief that artists and athletes; music, performance, sport and fine art have the power and responsibility to unify, inspire, teach and heal the planet. 

Gail Folwell

Artist

George Fifield

George Fifield is the founding director of Boston Cyberarts Inc., a nonprofit arts organization, which programs numerous art and technology projects, including Art on the Marquee on a large public LED screen in front of the South Boston Convention Center and running the Boston Cyberarts Gallery in Jamaica Plain. The Boston Cyberarts Festival (1999-2011) was an international biennial Festival of artists working in new technologies involves exhibitions of visual arts; music, dance, and theatrical performances; film and video presentations and symposia throughout Greater Boston. He is an independent curator of New Media with numerous projects here and abroad. For thirteen years until 2006, Fifield was Curator of New Media at the DeCordova Sculpture park and Museum in Lincoln, MA. He was executive co-producer for The Electronic Canvas, an hour-long documentary on the history of the media arts that aired on PBS in 2000. Fifield writes on a variety of media, technology and art topics for numerous publications.  In 2006, the International Association of Art Critics (AICA) Boston Chapter honored Fifield with the First Annual Special Award for Distinguished Contribution to the Arts Community. In 2007 the Boston Cyberarts Festival was the recipient of the Commonwealth Award in the category of Creative Economy.

George Fifield

Founding Director - Boston Cyberarts Inc.

Bill Fitzgibbons

Bill FitzGibbons, born in 1950, earned a BFA from University of Tennessee, Knoxville and an MFA from Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, with an emphasis on sculpture and multimedia.  He has dedicated his career to creating and developing art as a placemaking experience, engaging public spaces and human interaction.  His broad career includes international projects and performances in Iceland, Finland, Germany, Sweden, England, Hungary and throughout the United States.  Inspired by multimedia approach, Bill incorporates numerous different elements in his work, from neon lights on the stage set of a choreographed dance performance, to fireworks as a background to an ephemeral installation.  He has broadened his scope to include public venues that become placemaking experiences, and architectural interventions. He uses light in a unique way, expanding the public experience of sculpture from daylight into night.

Bill Fitzgibbons

Artist

Tim Fredregill

As Development Executive for Milender White, Tim Fredregill operates right at the intersection of community, real estate and life.  His work provides CO and CA municipalities with developments that are walkable, transit-oriented and inspired by mixed-use integration. These developments elevate the experience of living through art, community artifact and history, sustainability, and placemaking experiences.  Tim’s knowledge and experience in financial management and civil engineering/ construction inspire a team of real estate professionals to create places that maximize the benefits of transit-oriented development, public-private partnerships, and experiential retail.  Milender White’s team is delivering on the vision that real estate works best when living spaces allow for all facets of life – recreating, working, experiencing art and culture, building relationships and creating meaningful experiences. Tim can often be found living out his vision – eating good food, traveling, snowboarding, hiking with his dogs and sharing moments with his wife and children.

Tim Fredregill

Development Manager  –   Milender White

Sammetria Goodson

Sammetria is an Attorney who works with designers, artists, companies, consultants, curators, makers, arts organizations, cultural institutions, storytellers, and multidisciplinary creatives. She focuses her practice on copyright, trademark, business formation, non-profit formation, contracts/transactional work, licensing, entertainment-related contracts, outside general counsel services, Art Law, Fashion Law, New Media & Design Law, Entertainment, and Dispute Resolution/Litigation. She brings her experience in corporate marketing and sales, a robust judicial clerkship, heavy litigation practice, and transactional work with creatives to her practice at Goodson Law. Sammetria holds a BBA in Marketing from the McCombs School of Business and a BA in Art History from the College of Fine Arts - both from The University of Texas at Austin. She’s also a proud graduate of Temple University Beasley School of Law.

Sammetria Goodson

Art Law Attorney

Jennifer Gill

Jennifer Gill is the public art manager for the annual, free large-scale public art event Canal Convergence | Water + Art + Light, presented by Scottsdale Public Art in Scottsdale, Arizona. Gill has been working at Scottsdale Public Art since 2015 in a variety of capacities, including permanent public art project management, marketing, and public relations, as well as managing temporary public art installations for Canal Convergence events. In 2018, Gill took over as the lead public art manager and curator for Canal Convergence, stewarding the transition from a four-day event to a ten-consecutive-day event that offers large-scale, interactive public artworks; live performances; educational programming and workshops; a beer and wine garden; and more. Prior to working at Scottsdale Public Art, Gill earned a bachelor of fine arts degree from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and spent more than six years working in art gallery management.

Jennifer Gill

Public Art Manager  –   Scottsdale Arts

Suzanne Theis

As the Programming Director of Discovery Green, Susanne Demchak Theis oversees a dynamic calendar of 600 events annually as well as numerous site-specific art installations. Discovery Green is an acclaimed park in downtown Houston, created by an innovative publicprivate partnership. It has had a catalytic impact on downtown Houston and on green space in Houston. Ranging from art and entertainment to healthy living and family programming, the free activities at the park engage more than 1.5 million visitors each year. Susanne has been in the role since 2007, before the park opened to the public in April 2008. Prior to Discovery Green, Susanne served as executive director of the Orange Show for Visionary Art, curated exhibits for the American Visionary Art Museum and written for numerous publications.

Suzanne Theis

Programming Director  –   Discovery Green Conservancy

Lauren Lockhart

Lauren Lockhart is an arts administrator with more than fifteen years of experience collaborating closely with artists. As Arts Program Manager for San Diego International Airport, Lockhart leads the airport’s efforts to realize ambitious public artworks which are seamlessly integrated into the airport environment. She recently contributed to the development of a comprehensive Arts Master Plan for the airport that will guide the program through its largest capital project to date. Lockhart works to advance and diversify the field of public art by creating opportunities to support emerging artists making the transition from a studio to public practice. Prior to joining the airport Lockhart held positions at The New Children’s Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, and the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. Lockhart served on the Port of San Diego’s Public Art Committee 2012 to 2019, and is currently Co-Chair of the Public Art Coalition of Southern California. She received her BA in Art History/Criticism from the University of California, San Diego, and MA in the History of Art from the University of California, Riverside.

Lauren Lockhart

Art Program Manager  –   San Diego International Airport

Alice Loy, PhD.

Co-founder & CEO of Creative Startups, Dr. Loy has over 20 years experience working with entrepreneurs in the creative industries. Dr. Loy built the Creative Startups Accelerator with a vision for catalyzing high growth company formation in the under-served creative economy; today Creative Startups operates a suite of acceleration programs on four continents serving 150+ creative companies each year. With over 100 global mentors, an international network of investors, and 260+ alumni companies, Creative Startups has become the leading creative industries accelerator. Having pioneered the field of creative entrepreneurship, Alice launched the venture capital firm, DaVinci Ventures, as a complement to Creative Startups’  accelerator programs. 

In 2018 Alice co-authored the ground-breaking book, Creative Economy Entrepreneurs: From Startup to Success which makes the case for impact investment in creative economy entrepreneurs and provides economic catalysts and leaders practical advice on building creative economies through entrepreneurship.

Alice Loy

Co-Founder  –   Creative Startups

Barry Mandel

Barry N. Mandel is the President and Park Director of Discovery Green, a 12-acre park that serves as a public gathering space and welcomed over 14 million visitors in its first 12 years.  Discovery Green was envisioned by several committed Houston philanthropists, who saw the space as a once in a lifetime opportunity to create an urban park in the heart of downtown. In less than four years, the site that became Discovery Green was transformed from an undeveloped, concrete eyesore into a beautiful and vibrant destination adjacent to the George R. Brown Convention Center. Discovery Green exemplifies a successful public-private partnership between the City of Houston and Discovery Green Conservancy, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, which operates the park and produces hundreds of free events each year. As a fourth-generation Houstonian, Mr. Mandel has exhibited his passion and commitment to Downtown Houston throughout his career.

Barry Mandel

President and Park Director  –   Discovery Green Conservancy

Dale Morgan

Dale Morgan is the Founder and CEO of ASTOUND, a fabricator that specializes in developing, building and installing complex art and architectural projects. With state-of-the-art fabrication facilities across North America, Dale and the team at ASTOUND have collaborated to deliver projects with world-renown artists and architects around the world. Under his leadership, ASTOUND has been repeatedly recognized as a top 50 Best Managed Company by Deloitte, and is among the 500 fastest growing companies ranked annually by Profit Magazine.

Dale Morgan

Founder and CEO  —   ASTOUND

Matt Niebuhr

Matt Niebuhr is an artist and designer with a deep background in architecture. As Senior Partner, Matt is the creative lead for public art projects in the Art Studio at RDG Planning & Design. Matt and David work as an artist team collaborating on concept development and public engagement, bringing distinct backgrounds and experience to bear on more than 80 combined completed projects across the country. Matt utilizes several design tools (visualization, prototyping, and hands on making with studio artists) to form sensitive and insightful site-specific installations guided by three principles: Story | Structure | Site. 

Matt Niebuhr

Artist - RDG Planning & Design

Christiane Paul

Christiane Paul is Chief Curator / Director of the Sheila C. Johnson Design Center and Professor in the School of Media Studies at The New School, and Adjunct Curator of Digital Art at the Whitney Museum of American Art. She is the recipient of the Thoma Foundation's 2016 Arts Writing Award in Digital Art, and her recent books are A Companion to Digital Art (Blackwell-Wiley, May 2016); DigitalArt (Thames and Hudson, 3rd revised edition, 2015); Context Providers – Conditions of Meaning in Media Arts(Intellect, 2011; Chinese edition, 2012); and New Media in the White Cube and Beyond (UC Press, 2008). At the Whitney Museum she curated exhibitions including Programmed: Rules, Codes, and Choreographies in Art 1965 - 2018 (2018), Cory Arcangel: Pro Tools (2011) and Profiling (2007), and is responsible for artport, the museum’s portal to Internet art. Other curatorial work includes The Question of Intelligence (Kellen Gallery, The New School, NYC, 2020); (Little Sister (is watching you, too) (Pratt Manhattan Gallery, NYC, 2015); and What Lies Beneath (Borusan Contemporary, Istanbul, 2015).

Christiane Paul

Adjunct Curator of Digital Art  –   Whitney Museum

Joe Riche

After leaving his birthplace of New Orleans in 1997, and earning a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Denver in 1999, Joe Riché created Demiurge LLC. Operating since 2000, Demiurge designs, engineers, fabricates, freights and installs monumental scale sculpture and complex architectural projects for artists and designers all over North America and beyond, from the company’s production shop based in Denver, Colorado. Riché’s own work has been exhibited in several solo, museum and public art venues throughout his career. In addition, he was a member of the City of Denver’s Department of Cultural Affairs Public Art Committee from 2001 to 2014. Joe’s passion for sculpture and fabrication permeates his personal and professional life. He’s an enthusiastic leader of the Demiurge team, and a founding member of the MOTOMAN PROJECT. Riché is always offering his skills, knowledge and experience to create interesting and memorable experiences.

Joe Riche

Firm Principal   –   Demiurge LLC

David Ross

David A. Ross has a forty-year career as an art museum professional and educator.  He is currently the chair of the MFA in Art Practice at the School of Visual Art in New York City. Ross has held curatorial and senior leadership positions at the Everson Museum of Art, the Long Beach Museum of Art, and the University Art Museum at UC-Berkeley; and directorships at Boston’s Institute of Contemporary Art, the Whitney Museum, and at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. He was also the co-founder and president of the Artists’ Pension Trust, has lectured at universities across the country, and has served as juror and commissioner at a broad range of international shows and exhibitions. Known for his proven ability to work within museums undergoing periods of transition, Ross has successfully rebuilt staff, public programs, collections, and exhibition schedules, while enhancing the reputation and community support for the institutions he has served.

David Ross

Chair of MFA  –   School of Visual Arts, New York

Gerard Shallo

 In his role as Sr. Director of Marketing, Gerard gets to work with the team to tell the SNA Displays story to our customers and partners. Previously having helped build the brand and Marketing team at a large public company, Gerard has enjoyed the escape from bureaucracy that SNA has given him. Gerard is a big believer in working with the many creatively talented people in this industry to see their dreams live digitally. Outside the office, Gerard loves traveling overseas, running in view of the NYC skyline, and watching how SNA Displays has changed that iconic skyline over the past decade.

Gerard Shallo

Sr. Director of Marketing   —   SNA Displays

Vicki Scuri

Vicki Scuri passionately promotes community identity and livable public places through Art. Her stellar track record spans over thirty-two years, focusing on Interdisciplinary Art and Design. Her work thrives at the intersections of Art with Urban Design, Environment and Infrastructure, bridging gaps between disciplines to create a more meaningful and engaging public realm. Her projects feature symbolic pattern work, the play of sunlight and shadow over sculptural form, and contextual response as iconic forms and inspired public spaces. She excels in design team collaborations with professionals and communities of different backgrounds, promoting thoughtful, expansive dialogue and discovery, and creative solutions to challenging projects. Her public art master plans fuel economic development through the Arts. She participated on panels for the Public Art Network and the Women in Transportation Society, and presented in the 2019 CODASummit Artist Showcases. Currently, she serves on the board of the International Sculpture Center.

Vicki Scuri

Public Artist  –   SiteWorks

Ilene Shaw

Shaw has devoted her career to the advocacy of good design. A design marketing consultant who conceived of the International Contemporary Furniture Fair, Shaw worked closely with GLM Shows in the development of the ICFF and Accent on Design, and leads the New York NOW initiative Sustainability: Design for a Better World through exhibitions and a seminar series. Shaw serves on the board of trustees for DIFFA: The Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS and co-founded and is president of Operation Design, a not-for-profit that creates mentorships and creative programs between architects, interior designers, artists, and New York City public school students.

Ilene Shaw

President  –   Shaw & Co! Productions

Martha Weidman

When you’re born and raised in Mobile, Alabama, genteel grace and charm are just a natural byproduct of your upbringing. But Martha’s deep understanding of the art business and tenacious drive for business success are something all her own. As CEO and Co-Founder of NINE dot ARTS, Martha oversees business planning, company finances, marketing and sales, and team development. Martha left Alabama at 18 to expand her horizons and graduated from Colorado State University with a dual major – Communications and Fine Arts – to launch her journey. She started her career with Walker Fine Art gallery in Denver, then moved on to the most prestigious art consulting firm (at the time) in the region, McGrath and Braun, from which NINE dot ARTS was born. Martha loves the business of art and finds tremendous satisfaction in helping new and emerging artists discover that you can actually get paid for your talent.

Martha Weidman

CEO  –   NINE dot ARTS

Agenda Recap

9:00 – 9:15 am

Welcome Remarks

  • Toni Sikes   |   CEO, CODAworx

9:15 – 10:00 am

Keynote: DRIFT About Coherence

Dutch artist Lonneke Gordijn, who creates experiential sculptures, installations and performances, investigates how we can enhance humankind in the future by using technology to create a deeper connectivity with the earth and with ourselves.

  • Lonneke Gordijn    |    Co-Founder, studio DRIFT
  • Introduction by Barbara Tober    |    President, Acronym, Inc.

10:00 – 10:15 am

Open Networking

Use this time to meet one-on-one with other attendees using the conference platform’s networking features.

10:15 – 11:15 am

Commissioning at the Intersection of Art + Technology

Leading commissioners in diverse market segments discuss innovation in commissioning at the forefront of new technology

  • Christiane Paul (Moderator)   –   Adjunct Curator of Digital Art, Whitney Museum
  • Clodagh   –   CEO, Clodagh Design International
  • Katherine Dirga   –   Program Manager, Atlanta’s Art in Transit
  • Tim Fredregill   –   Development Executive, Milender White
  • Martha Weidman   –  CEO, NINE dot ARTS

10:15 – 11:15 am

Case Study: Art and the Experience Economy

  • Canal Convergence, presented by Jennifer Gill   |  Public Art Manager, Scottsdale Public Art
  • Introduction by Matt Peterson

11:15 – 11:30 am

Open Networking

Use this time to meet one-on-one with other attendees using the conference platform’s networking features.

11:30 – 12:30 pm

Straight Talk

An artist, an airport commissioner, and a fabricator pose difficult questions and demand straight answers from one another – all in the spirit of transparency

  • Joe Riche (Moderator)   –   Firm Principal, Demiurge
  • Lauren Lockhart   –   Art Program Manager, San Diego International Airport
  • Vicki Scuri   –   Public Artist, SiteWorks
  • Steve Blanchette   –   Executive Producer and Technical Director, Wireframe

11:30 – 12:30 pm

Art & the Built Environment: Top Five Legal Issues for Art Commissioners

Experienced art lawyer discusses issues around commissioning artwork, including federal protection for artwork and key contract terms regarding digital and computer-enabled artwork.  The session will highlight the legal issues with augmented (and other) technologies.

  • Sammetria Goodson    |    Managing Attorney, Goodson Law PLLC
  • Introducion by Nicole Carroll    |    Vice President, Business Development, CODAworx

11:30 – 12:30 pm

Case Study: Art and the Experience Economy

  • Quartier des Spectacles, presented by Guillaume Aniorte   |   Executive Advisor

12:30 – 1:30 pm

Virtual Lunch: Table Talks

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  • El NiNo Alicea: Social Causes through Art
  • Nicole Carroll: What’s Truly Important To Commissioners
  • Alice Loy: Capital Investments for Creatives
  • Olivia Davis & Cheryl Maeder: The Impact of Art in Healthcare
  • Daniel Muccino: The impact of COVID 19 and the future of art in an uncertain time

Virtual Lunch Sponsored by:

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1:30 – 2:00 pm

How to Maneuver On Top of a Fast-Moving Train

Learn how to avoid creative and entrepreneurial pitfalls that destroy creativity and erode your confidence.  With the benefit of 20+ years collaborating with world-class artists, Gareth Brennan shares techniques to avoid these habits, change your mindset and grow your business.

  • Gareth Brennan    |    President & Founder, EVENTSCAPE
  • Introducion by Nicole Carroll    |    Vice President, Business Development, CODAworx

1:30 – 2:00 pm

Starting and Growing a Creative Business   |   Dreams Live Digitally

Thinking of starting a business?  This seasoned entrepreneur, who has mentored hundreds of creative startups, provides lessons and insights for developing a successful business. SNA Displays, sponsor of the Dreams Live Digitally Scholarships, introduces the 2020 scholarship winners.

  • Alice Loy   |   Co-Founder, Creative Startups
  • Scholarship Winners introduced by Gerard Shallo   |   Sr. Director of Marketing at SNA Displays
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1:30 – 2:00 pm

Case Study: Art and the Experience Economy

  • LightRails:  Light Sculpture as Placemaking, presented by Bill FitzGibbons
  • Introduction by Matt Peterson

2:00 – 4:00 pm

Industry Presentations

  • Twelve 20-minute Industry Presentations
  • Two simultaneous presentations + Q&A, presentations are pre-recorded and accessible throughout conference

9:00 – 9:45 am

Keynote: Moving Forward: Artful and Innovative Multimedia Transformations

Moment Factory from Montreal creates destinations that offer new experiences to the world; their work aims to inspire a collective sense of wonder and connection

  • Amahl Hazelton    |    Head of Strategy and Development, Moment Factory

9:45 – 10:00 am

Networking

Use this time to meet one-on-one with other attendees using the conference platform’s networking features.

10:00 – 10:45 am

How We Did It

Risk:  The Necessary Ingredient for Artistic Growth

  • Jeremy Crandell     |    Arts enabler and former Project Manager, Burning Man Project
  • Gail Folwell     |     Folwell Studios

10:00 – 10:45 am

How We Did It

Creating Winning Public Art Proposals

  • David Dahlquist    |    Principal, RDG Planning and Design
  • Matt Niebuhr    |    Senior Partner, RDG Planning and Design

10:00 – 10:45 am

How We Did It

New Venues for Digital Artists:  Video Walls and Urban Screens

  • George Fifield    |    Director, Boston Cyberarts

10:00 – 10:45 am

How We Did It

Dealing with the Complexities of Acquiring, Managing, and Installing Large Artworks Overseas: A Discussion with an Artist who has Experienced Both Successes and Disappointments in Far Away Places 

  • Ed Carpenter  |  Artist

10:45 – 11:00 am

Networking

Use this time to meet one-on-one with other attendees using the conference platform’s networking features.

11:00 am – noon

Case Study: Art and the Experience Economy

  • Discovery Green Conservancy, presented by Barry Mandel, President and Park Director and Susanne Theis   |    Programming Director, Discovery Green Conservancy

11:00 – 11:30 am

Creative Revolutionaries: Building Bridges

Nohlab from Istanbul is on a constant search to remove the borders and build bridges between the human, place and time

  • Candas Sisman   |     Co-Founder, Nohlab
  • Deniz Kader    |     Co-Founder, Nohlab
  • Introduced by Gavin Downey   |   Group Product Manager at Epson America Inc.

11:30 am – noon

Public Art Reconsidered

What constitutes a great work of art, and how has that changed given the moment we are in — a raging pandemic, cries for racial justice, political upheaval?  What role can public art play and how might newer digital technologies change and expand the world of public art?  These and other questions will be explored when the former technology reporter from NPR interviews a pioneer who brought art + technology to two top U.S. museums - the Whitney and SFMOMA.

  • David Ross    |    Chair of MFA Practice at the NY School of Visual Arts, former Director of the Whitney Museum and SFMOMA
  • Laura Sydell    |    Arts Desk Correspondent, NPR

Noon – 1:00 pm

Virtual Lunch: Table Talks

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  • Amy Critchett: Expect Art: Building an Appetitie for Engagement
  • Kate Parker: Easing Developers Outside of Their Comfort Zone
  • Anne Patterson: Spirituality in Art
  • Annette Ridenour: The Role of Art Incorporating Technology in Healthcare
  • Ryan Sarfati: Faith and Action

Virtual Lunch Sponsored by:

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1:00 – 1:30 pm

Conversation: Design Art Architecture

A pioneer in the experiential art world talks about realizing ideas, and turning the audience into actors

  • Edwin Schlossberg     |    Partner, ESI Design
  • Ilene Shaw    |    President, Shaw & Co! Productions

1:30 – 2:30 pm

Artist Showcases

Presentations by artists who work in augmented reality, video projections, digital mapping, data visualization, sound…and much more

  • Twelve 10-minute Artist Presentations
  • Two simultaneous presentations + Q&A, presentations are pre-recorded and accessible throughout conference

3:00 – 3:45 pm

Closing Keynote: A Perspective on the Future

A leader in the visual art gallery world comments on the fact that major galleries and architectural firms are embracing the digital experience – and how that affects the commissioned art industry

  • Christy MacLear    |    CEO, Superblue
  • Introduction by Dale Morgan   |   Founder and CEO, ASTOUND

3:45 – 4:00 pm

Closing Remarks

  • Toni Sikes   |   CEO, CODAworx
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Art for a Better World 

Presented by Margaret Johnson & Emily Johnson, Senior Associates of Art + Design, UAP

Drawing from years of working within the public realm, UAP’s Emily Johnson and Margaret Johnson will share their experience of collaborating with trailblazing artists who are shaping the new landscape of public art. From large-scale bronze sculptures, to smaller textile installations, this discussion will explore how art-makers are reflecting and responding to the voices of our communities.

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Case Study: Military Order of the Purple Heart

Presented by Uriah Bueller, Sculptor and CEO, Parasoleil

Parasoleil discusses the design intent, development process, engineering, and community impact of the installation for the Military Order of the Purple Heart at the memorial plaza in Henderson, Nevada.

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The Art of Collaboration

Presented by Matt Niebuhr, and David Dahlquist, Artists at RDG Planning & Design, and Shawn Garton, President of Johnson Machine Works

Exploring the critical relationship between artist, engineering, and fabrication, one that is built on trust, communication, and experience.

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Computational Techniques to Preserve Artistic Visions

Presenter: Alfonso Oliva, Director, LERA+

In this presentation, Alfonso Oliva, Director of the R&D branch at LERA will introduce the audience to a brief history of engineering design and through that, show the importance of implementing advanced computational techniques in contemporary design processes. Oliva will talk about the various ways his group incorporates different computational methods into sculptural projects, and the benefits of adopting these techniques - saving time, money and most importantly, preserving Artistic visions.

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Gizmo Art Production

Presenters: Mark Sabatino, President; Tristan Beech, Sales Manager

Gizmo Art Production has specialized expertise in electronic, kinetic, and monumental sculptures fabricated in their San Francisco- based studio. They assist artists and institutions elevate their work to its highest potential.

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Building with Light: 21st Century Art and Technology

Presenter: Josh VanBlankenship, Senior Vice President at StandardVision, Media Platforms; Mark Escribano, Executive Producer at StandardVision

From designing custom LED technology and developing player system solutions to producing and curating original art content, StandardVision’s experienced team of innovators speak on bringing new life to the built environment on a global scale, establishing inspiring forms of monumental public art, and defining new experiential destinations around the world.

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Lyrical Journeys at Nashville International Airport

Presented by Shane Allbritton and Norman Lee, Co-Founders, RE:site

Shane Allbritton and Norman Lee will discuss their project Lyrical Journeys, an interactive work of art located at Nashville International Airport’s new Concourse D. They explore notions of community, identity, and memory in the context of public space.

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The Computational Arc

Presented by Brian McCutcheon, Owner and Creative Director, Ignition Arts LLC

Brian McCutcheon will discuss the pervasiveness of technology in the public art-making process through the lens of recent and ongoing projects, including Matthew Mazzotta's Home, the fabrication process of Volkan Alkanoglu's public art pedestrian bridge Drift, the fabrication and installation of Rob Ley's monumental wall sculpture Pangaea, and the development and fabrication of Jackie Head's dimensional tile parking garage façade.

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Integrating Technology in Art & Architecture

Presented by Dale Morgan, CEO and Frank Newton, VP of Operations at ASTOUND

ASTOUND is a custom fabricator that specializes in developing, building and installing complex art and architectural projects around the world. With years of working in the architectural fabrication space, ASTOUND’s Dale Morgan and Frank Newton will discuss technology’s critical role in bringing art and architectural projects to life and feature some of the successful final outcomes.

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What did we get ourselves into... The Branson Aquarium Octopus Icon (a work in progress)

Presented by Joe Riche, Owner; Abby Bennett, Operations Director at Demiurge

The unfinished story of designing, engineering, producing and installing a 52-foot tall octopus icon sculpture for the new “Aquarium at the Boardwalk” in Branson, Missouri.

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Staying Ahead of the Curve

Presented by Ethan Bach, CEO, Alt Ethos

How to stay engaged with your audience and increase your influence by utilizing the latest innovation (physical/ virtual/ hybrid) in a post-COVID world.

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Steve Blanchette, Executive Producer, Wireframe

Steve Blanchette is the co-founder of Wireframe, a public Art agency based in Montreal, Canada. As their international operations have been temporarily put on hold, his team is now joining a strategic alliance that will help public space managers, creatives and their communities face the upcoming challenges in the public space.

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Ricardo Rivera, Founder & Creative Director, Klip Collective

A visual artist, filmmaker and true pioneer of projection mapping, Rivera uses a unique synthesis of projection mapping, lighting, and sound design to create captivating, immersive sensory explorations of perception and imagination. By interpreting and transforming architecture, landscape and objects into active canvases framed by the dark of night, Rivera aims to re-shape the reality of a space.

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Nataly Gattegno, Partner, FUTUREFORMS

Nataly Gattegno (born 1977, Greece) is an artist and founding managing partner of FUTUREFORMS. Nataly and her partner Jason Kelly Johnson have collaborated on a range of projects exploring the intersections of art and design with public space, performance, advanced fabrication technologies, robotics, and responsive systems.

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Mirek Struzik, Owner/Artist, STRUZIK ART

Mirek Struzik graduated from Fine Arts Academy of Wroclaw in Poland as a Master of Fine Arts. He creates mainly sculptures in public areas. He is mostly inspired by botanical microstructures that he transposes to macro scale using acid-resistant steel as his favorite material. His sculptures undergo a spectacular metamorphosis thanks to a programmable illumination system and their unique form.

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Melissa Mongiat, Co-Founder, Daily tous les jours

Melissa Mongiat is the co-founder of Daily tous les jours, a Montreal-based art and design studio that invites humans to actively engage with each other and with their environment. Their permanent, temporary and touring collective experiences combine digital art, performance, storytelling and placemaking to reinvent living together in the contemporary city.

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Jason Bruges, Founder, Jason Bruges Studio

Jason Bruges is a multi-disciplinary artist & designer based in London. His work blends architecture with interaction design & uses a high-tech, mixed media palette to explore spectacle, time-based interventions & dynamic spatial experiences.

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Simon Mckeown, Independent Artist

Simon Mckeown is an award-winning internationally exhibiting artist. As a veteran of the computer games industry his work is often digital. Immersed in collaborative practice he develops work in tandem with marginalised groups, including disabled artists, to create digital projection mapped works such as http://www.corkignite.com to the closed the centre of Cork, Ireland in the form of a one massive outdoor spectactle to an audience of around 7000-10,000. He exhibits internationally and his works, including Motion Disabled, has been shown as far afield as the Smithsonian International Gallery in the USA, The DOX Centre for Contemporary Art in Prague, Czech Republic, GAK in Kosovo along with galleries in Australia, Norway, America, South America, the UK, along with the Deutsches Hygiene-Museum in Dresden, Germany. 

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Heather Schatz, Director of Fine Art, Quarra Stone Company

Please join me as I interview artist Eto Otitigbe and Alex Marshall, Quarra Stone’s Senior Director. We will discuss Quarra’s unique role in taking down yesterday’s monuments and putting up todays.  Alex will share the back story behind the removal of Confederate Statues and Eto will join to discuss the fabrication process and installation of the "The Memorial to Enslaved Laborers" at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia.

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Stefan Reiss, Independent Artist

The sculptor and visual artist Stefan Reiss works at the intersection between art and technology, artistic research and innovation, immersion and haptic experience. His works build artistic bridges between modern, digital techniques and the tangible reality and can be received with the whole body and all senses.

Lyn Godley

Lyn Godley, Associate Professor of Industrial Design, Lyn Godley Design Studio

Lyn Godley has been working with light as a medium for over twenty-five years, where she uses light and art to create immersive experiences. She also teaches lighting and design at Thomas Jefferson University.

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BC Biermann, Creative Director, HEAVY

BC Biermann is the creative director for HEAVY, an award-winning art studio practicing at the leading edge of mixed reality technology arts.  We like to say that reality is our canvas and digital is our brush, as we weave interactive narratives and explorations of philosophy across the real world public spaces hosting our sculptures or murals.  BC teaches intermedia arts at CAVAD and holds a PhD from Universitat van Amsterdam.

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Cynthia Thompson, Artist, Transformit

My art tells stories. Viewers become participants, drawn into Alice-in-Wonderland-like worlds created with color and light and fabric and sound. My lifelong passion has been to provoke public engagement with art.

CODAsummit was an extraordinary experience for me. I have been raving about the programming and the high level of creativity that permeated the entire conference. It may be the best conference that I have ever attended, and I attended four conferences this year!

Vicki Scuri, SiteWorks

A heartfelt THANK YOU for creating the space for me in El Paso. I was moved on more than one occasion and came home with a head full of ideas, a wallet full of contacts and a very full heart.

Clive Pohl, PRP Architects

Thank you so very much for such an enriching, thought-provoking and inspiring conference experience. We are overwhelmed at the brilliant artistry and generosity of everyone we met. What a brilliant concept, bringing all those involved in art & technology together in one place. A catalyst for incredible collaborations.

Lauren Millar, Fusion CI Studios

I am used to the many many architecture symposiums, yet this is the first one directly pertinent to the field. And by field I mean it dramatically opened my perception of what is now possible…

Marc Fornes, THEVERYMANY

Thank you to our outstanding sponsors and partners for supporting CODAsummit and the entire commissioned art industry!

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