Art Machines 2: International Symposium on Machine Learning and Art 2021 Run Run Shaw Creative Media Centre, City University of Hong Kong Hong Kong, China, June 10-13, 2021

About Art Machines 2

Art Machines 2: International Symposium on Machine Learning and Art 2021 will take place between 10^th-13^th June 2021 at the School of Creative Media, City University of Hong Kong. "Art Machines 2" will bring together Academics, Artists, and Professionals in the field of Computational Media Art in a four-day symposium on the topic of Machine Learning and Art.

After the success of "Art Machines" in 2019, this much-anticipated follow-up symposium will provide the opportunity for in depth assessment of the impact of artificial intelligence on the making of computational art and media, and an exploration of the conditions of existence, range and futures of computationally based art and media. Media art does not exist in a vacuum and critical concern of the conference will be both to understand and practice ways in which media art can intervene, both critically and constructively, in the ongoing construction of social reality by machine learning algorithms. The conference will comprise academic key notes, plenary panel presentations and discussions, scholarly and art practice paper presentations, an art exhibition and student-led workshops.

Call for Submissions

The School of Creative Media invites Academics, Artists and Professionals in the field of Computational Media Art to submit papers and/or Art work for Art Machines 2: International Symposium on Machine Learning and Art 2021 which will be held from 10^th -13^th June 2021 at City University of Hong Kong.

List of Topics

Our title, Art Machines refers to the theme of our conference which is Machine Learning and Art. Machine Learning is poised to transform the creation and analysis of art and media and this conference provides the opportunity for an in-depth exploration of a rapidly evolving field. Among the topics we will address:

• The Role of Intentionality in Art that is governed by Machine-Learning
• The Aesthetic Sources and Precedents of Machine Learning Software and Creation
• Machine Learning and the Future of Media Production 
• Creative Coding vs Creative Use of Machine-Learning Tools
• The Value of Machine Learning for the Analysis of Art and Media
• The Value of Machine Learning for Archival Practice and Curating
• The Sources and History of Machine Learning in the Creation of Art
• Challenging Social Bias in Machine Learning Algorithms
• Machine Learning Art and Ecology
• The Future of Art in the Age of AI and Machine Learning
• The Role of Art in the Creation of Critical Perspectives on AI and Machine Learning
• The Philosophy of Art in the Age of AI and Machine Learning
• Machine Learning and BioArt
• Machine Learning and Robotics
• The Ethical Implications of AI and Machine Learning in Art

Conference Guidelines

Click here to download conference guidelines in PDF.

Organising Committee

Conference Director

• Richard Allen, Dean, School of Creative Media, CityU

Conference Co-Directors

• Machine Learning and Art Plenaries and Panels
  • Hector Rodriguez, Associate Professor, School of Creative Media, CityU
• Open Call Conference: Scholars Papers
  • Damien Charrieras, Associate Professor, School of Creative Media, CityU
• Open Call Conference: Artistic Project Papers
  • Tobias Klein, Associate Professor, School of Creative Media, CityU 
  • Harald Kraemer, Visiting Associate Professor, School of Creative Media, CityU
• Exhibition Curator
  • Tobias Klein, Associate Professor, School of Creative Media, CityU
• Conference Committee
  • Malina Siu, Fion Ng, Olli Tapio Leino

Venue

Art Machines main events will take place at City University of Hong Kong’s Run Run Shaw Creative Media Centre (CMC).

SCM webpage:http://www.scm.cityu.edu.hk/

Google Map:https://goo.gl/maps/xijEEBZyaDN2

Address:Run Run Shaw Creative Media Centre 18 Tat Hong Avenue Kowloon Tong Hong Kong

Route for going to Creative Media Centre (see route map https://www.cityu.edu.hk/wayfinder/en/Building/CMC/)

1. Find Shop LG1-10 of Festival Walk, take the escalator next to it, which bring you to a pedestrian subway leading to CityU.
2. Pass through the pedestrian subway and find the arched staircases on either side.
3. Go up the stairs onto Tat Chee Avenue and straight up the road for about 3 minutes to reach Cornwall Street.
4. Turn left onto Cornwall Street.
5. Straight up Cornwall Street for about 5 minutes, you will see the Creative Media Center on your right hand side, or
6. You may ask the driver to take you to Run Run Shaw Creative Media Centre at Tat Hong Avenue directly.

Contact

• General Enquiry: smiscma@cityu.edu.hk
• Questions on Call for Papers: smpapers@cityu.edu.hk