Overview

Overview

A season of exhibits, workshops and performances from the rapidly growing field of algorithmic art.

The season will be centred at the Royal Cornwall Museum, Truro, from October to December 2019, and will include activities other venues in Cornwall.

Algorithmic Art?

Algorithmic art is a broad umbrella for art where a key element is designed by a mathematical process - a series of logical steps, known as an algorithm. Mathematics contains within it many surprisingly beautiful, intricate and organic patterns.

More and more artists are responding to the increasingly digital and automated world in which we live - a world driven and shaped by software, algorithms and data, exploring code and algorithms both as a tool and as a method, and data as a medium.

The explosive rise of artificial intelligence and its huge impact on individuals and society can't be ignored, and artists are actively exploring machine learning methods, from playful exploration, to asking serious questions about the limits and ethics of pervasive AI.

Objectives

The Algorithmic Art Season has four key objectives:

• To represent practitioners, professional or amateur, in Cornwall and the South West involved in algorithmic art.

• To broaden understanding of, and access to, algorithmic art, taking into account Cornwall’s traditional arts heritage.

• To showcase a future art form, suggesting a new direction for Cornwall’s vibrant art ecosystem.

• To have a positive impact on the creative technology ecosystem in the south west, including inspiring young people to take up STEAM subjects and consider careers in creative technology.