Twelve artists are working with students in 12 schools in Naples, Rome and Milan to develop digital works that will be exhibited at the prestigious Media Art Festival. Hosting these labs in school means leading students towards a new understanding of art and technology, to develop strategic skills and create new professional profiles.
Programme (February 1-5)
Monday, February 1
- 10.00-12.00 am - IC Largo Cocconi in Rome, Fab Lab and Sound Art Lab with Leonardo Zaccone
- 10.15-12.15 am - IC Parco della Vittoria in Rome, lab with Giacomo Lion
- 2.30-4.30 pm - Liceo Virgilio in Rome, Video Art Lab with Walter Paradiso
- 2.30-3.30 pm, IIS Via S. Agnese 44 in Tivoli (Rome), Sound Art Lab with Roberto Fega
Tuesday, February 2
- Liceo Mamiani, Video Art Lab with Eva Tennina and Ryan
Friday, February 5
- 12.00 am-2.00 pm - IIS Marconi in Milan, lab with Marco Mendemi
- 12.00 am-2.00 pm - IIS Mazzini in Naples, Video Art Lab with Piero Chiariello
Following on the heels of the successful pilot edition, two new partners have joined the initiative developed by the Fondazione Mondo Digitale: BNL Gruppo BNP Paribas and the Rome Fondazione MAXXI.
The appointment with the Media Art Festival original event-project format, which will be held on April 13-17, 2016 at the Museo nazionale per le arti del XXI secolo, will feature lectures, installations and conferences with international experts, as well as didactic and educational tracks for students of all ages. The Media Art Festival is an absolute novelty for the Italian artistic panorama, a true, networked laboratory to entice the younger generation to the active, creative and innovative use of technology.
