Agenda
CODAsummit 2024 is being held at Memorial Hall, 1225 Elm St, Cincinnati, OH. Other locations are marked in YELLOW on the agenda.
Wednesday, October 16
1:00 - 5:00 pm
Registration
3:00 - 5:00 pm
Public Art Tours
5:30-7:00 pm
Opening Night Reception
Sponsored by SNA Displays
Memorial Hall, 1225 Elm St.
Thursday, October 17
9:00 - 9:15 am
Welcome Remarks
- • Toni Sikes – CEO, CODAworx
- • Justin Brookhart – Executive Director, BLINK!
9:15 - 10:00 am
Barbara Tober Opening Keynote Address: Expansive Experience: a Step Beyond Immersion
• Brendan McGetrick, Creative Director, Museum of the Future
Sponsored by The Acronym Fund
10:00 - 11:00 am
Panel: The Impact of Art in Unexpected Places
- • Moderator: Aaron Myers, Executive Director, DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities
- • Sandra Bloodworth, Director, MTA Arts & Design
- • Yvonne Monestier, Public Art Program Manager, Waterfront Toronto
- • Stanis Smith, Principal, AIA FRAIC
- • Zolty, Founder, BREAKFAST
11:15 - 11:45 am
Creative Revolutionaries Keynote Address
Maria Finkelmeier, Artist, MF Dynamics
11:45 am - 1:15 pm
CODAawards Celebration Luncheon!
At the Historic Cincinnati Music Hall (next door to Memorial Hall), featuring:
• Master of Ceremonies: Jeremy Crandell, Principal at Arts Enabler
- • Introduction of CODAaward Winners
- • Multisensory experience provided by Blockhouse Studios
1:15 - 1:45 pm
Bringing Cities to Life: Urban Revitalization and Public Art
- • Roger Ferris, Former Creative Director, AT&T Discovery District
- • Hyesun Jeong, Co-Director, Simpson Center for the Urban Futures, University of Cincinnati
1:45 - 2:45 pm
Creative Industry Presentations
Electrosonic
RBHU
Tieton Mosaic
Ignition Arts
Art Uprising
Bollinger Atelier
1:45 - 2:45 pm
Roundtable: Future Frames: Conceptual Shifts in Public Art
- • Jose dos Santos, Head of Design Americas, Signify
- • Matthew Geller, Artist
- • Marjorie Guyon, I Was Here
3:00 - 4:00 pm
Creative Industry Presentations
Demiurge
Engineered Artworks
Cinnabar
Tecture Inc
900 North
Johnson Digital Atelier
3:00 - 4:00 pm
Roundtable: Alternative Sources for Public Art Funding
- • Phil Dunlap, Director, Broward County Cultural Division
- • Anton R.T. Morton, Principal, KASUM MANIFOLD
- • Jennifer Seay, Founder & CEO, Art+Artisans
- • Alejandra Pelinka, Creative Placemaking Director, City of Bloomington
4:00 - 4:45 pm
Panel: The Reimagined Museum
- • Moderator: Gavin Downey, Vice President, EPSON
- • Darrin Alfred, Curator, Denver Art Museum
- • Amelia Falco, Creative Director, Local Projects
- • Tiffany Thompson, Founding Director, Petrichor Projects
5:30 - 7:00 pm
Networking Reception
Sponsored by EPSON
Featuring the announcement of Emerging Artist Awards
The Transept! 1205 Elm St, Cincinnati
Friday, October 18
9:00 - 9:45 am
Keynote Address: Infrastructure for the Human Spirit
- Melissa Mongiat, Daily Tous les Jours
9:45 - 10:45 am
Artist Showcases
11:00 - 11:45 am
How We Did It: Let’s Glow SF, A Festival of Lights
- • Brian Duffy, Strategic Account Manager, Panasonic Connect
- • Sean Mason, Chief Creative Officer, A3 Visual
11:00 - 11:45 am
How We Did It: The Art of Multimedia in Psychedelic Therapy
• Robb Pope, Principal, Digital Ambience
11:00 - 11:45 am
How We Did It: Color Process
• Josh Desousa, Hou de Sousa
11:45 am - 1:00 pm
Lunch
1:00 - 2:00 pm
Spotlight: Monuments as Collective Memories
• Felicia Filer, Director, Los Angeles Public Art Division
- • Gordon Huether, Principal, Gordon Huether Studio
- • Rebeca Mendez, Artist
- • RE:site | Shane Allbritton and Norman Lee
2:00 - 2:45 pm
Closing Keynote Address
• Davy & Kristin McGuire, Studio McGuire
A talk about how Davy and Kristin McGuire aim to use digital art and immersive storytelling to transcend mere spectacle. Through a selection of their works they will explain how their site-specific works have ignited profound emotional connections, prompting introspection and empathy, inviting audiences to journey beyond the surface and into the depths of human experience.
3:00 - 3:30 pm
Meet the BLINK! Artists
• George Berlin, Artist
- • Alan Hayes and Harriet Lumby, This is loop
- • Gee Horton, Artist
- • Meredith Winner, Building 180
3:30 - 3:45 pm
Closing Remarks
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Cincinnati, OH | October 16 - 18, 2024
CODAsummit is presented by CODAworx, the global online community that celebrates design projects featuring commissioned artworks.