CYPOP, January 2009
Inspired by the Make Fair, CYPOP is becoming one of Vancouver's annual techno-arts events that show cases the work of artists who bend the boundaries of science, technology, art and culture. Over 300 people attended our first event, invited artists Luke Blackstone, Steve DiPaola, Jim Bizzocchi and Jay Bundy Johnson to exhibit work and give short presentations about the genesis of there work. Read more about this event >
Vicki Moulder is an artist, designer, and researcher studying at School of Interactive Arts and Technology, SFU, Surrey, CA. The primary focus of her work explores creative collaborations at the intersection of technology and cultural production. She is interested in the design of semantic technologies from a cultural perspective.
INTERACTION ART.ORG is a site that presents her current research, collaborative design and public art projects and information about CYPOP an event dedicated to the work of artists, designers, technologists and social activist working together to build sustainable futures.
Learn About Social Design
- DESIGN 21 www.design21sdn.com/design21
Social Design Network's mission is to inspire social activism through design. We connect people who want to explore ways design can positively impact our many worlds, and who want to create change here, now. - Global Action Foundation (GAF) www.go-act.org
GAF is a United States 501c3 non-profit organization, funds initiatives that alleviate global poverty. A group of young professionals incorporated GAF in June 2006 to help eradicate extreme poverty and improve human development. - TED www.ted.com
TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design. It started out (in 1984) as a conference bringing together people from those three worlds. This site makes the best talks and performances from TED available to the public, for free.
Learn About Community Art
- The Art of Engagement http://islandsinstitute.ning.com
This network exists as an ongoing open space for international dialogue on the Art of Engagement. It is experimental, co-created and free. - Community Cultural Development (CCD) www.ccd.net
Community development principles are a useful starting point for understanding ccd, however, ccd is more than community development + art. It is a unique practice that works creatively with communities on their own ground, on their own issues, through cultural practice.
On Design
- The Interaction Design Association (IxDA) www.ixdg.org
IxDA is committed to serving the needs of the international interaction design community by providing rnoline resources. - InfoDesign: Understanding by Design www.informationdesign.org
This site is dedicated to the growth of the information and experience industries through the provision of a centralized online resource. - Creative Commons www.creativecommons.org
This site provides free tools that let authors, scientists, artists, and educators easily mark their creative work with the freedoms they want it to carry. You can use CC to change your copyright terms from "All Rights Reserved" to "Some Rights Reserved."