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From: Image Science <[log in to unmask]> Date: Tuesday, 9 May 2017 at 08:55 To: Image Science <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Post-Graduate Exhibition Development – Call for Applications, Deadline Sept 4, 2017 Start Nov 4, 2017 - Certified Program “Exhibition Development”<http://mediacultures.net/exhibitionstrategies/> (low residency, parallel to employment, international faculty, in the UNESCO World Cultural Landscape Wachau in Austria) This modularized and low-residency certified program taught in English imparts the core skills of contemporary exhibition practice. In addition to individual study and project work at your home location, students gather twice for intense two-week seminars with internationally active practitioners in November 2017 and February 2018. International experts like Prof. Jorge WAGENSBERG (scientific director; Fundacio ‘la Caixa’ & Hermitage Barcelona), Frank den OUDSTEN (designer, teacher, writer, performer), Pat MUNRO (exhibition evaluator), Christiane PAUL (curator; Whitney Museum of Art), Stefan IGLHAUT + Gesa von GROTE (exhibition designers & museum planners), Brigitte FELDERER (freelance author and exhibition developer) Dr. Dieter BOGNER (museum planner), Christopher LINDINGER (Director of Research & Innovation; Ars Electronica), Becky GILBERT (board member; European Fundraising Association), Enrique GUITART (freelance curator and exhibit developer) and others are brought together through this singular program – a network that combines historic vision with the latest knowledge about current developments and trends. The exhibition medium is one of the most innovative areas of modern culture and economy. Globalization and digitization are revolutionizing forms and strategies of exhibition development, their interpretation, reception and international expansion. The definition of exhibition is expanding to virtual, public, private and hitherto philosophical spaces. ExDev covers competencies for the professional assessment of chances and risks in contemporary exhibition planning and shows how to apply these skills in concrete projects. At the end of the course, participants will be better equipped to undertake the project organization of designing and managing exhibitions and experiential worlds. After the certified program (30 ECTS), the students can continue with a Master of Arts in Image Science (120 ECTS). ==> STUDENTS - Staff in museums, collections and similar institutions, promoters and curators of science and art/culture, staff in tourist, fair or theme park establishments and anyone who need new skills for handling the realization of exhibition projects across Europe and beyond. ==> DANUBE UNIVERSITY - located 70 km from Vienna in the UNESCO world heritage Wachau region, Danube University is the only public university in Europe specializing in advanced continuing education by offering low-residency degree programs for working professionals and life-long learners. Portions of the modules are held at DanubeU’s Center for Image Science, housed in the Göttweig Monastery, a 14th century building remodeled to fit the needs of modern research in singular surroundings. ==> APPLICATION (digital) - application form, a letter of motivation, copies of previous degree(s), copy of passport and a Europass CV. Contact: Department for Image Science, Mag.a Stefanie Bierbaumer, [log in to unmask], +43 (0)2732 893-2569<tel://027328932569/> www.donau-uni.ac.at/exhibit<http://www.donau-uni.ac.at/exhibit> www.mediacultures.net/exhibitionstrategies<http://www.mediacultures.net/exhibitionstrategies> ==> Duration: 2 semesters ~~ 30 ECTS ~~ Language of Instruction: English 1st semester includes low-residency presence modules Nov 4-11, 2017 and Feb 3-11, 2018. 2nd semester includes research and project work from home. Application deadline: September 4, 2017 FORTHCOMING PUBLICATION: Museum and Archive on the Move: Changing Cultural Institutions in the Digital Era Edited by Oliver Grau together with Wendy Coones and Viola Rühse De Gruyter, Munich, September 2017<https://www.degruyter.com/view/product/480930?result=3&rskey=IX91UP> The digital revolution fundamentally changed how cultural heritage is created, documented, analyzed, and preserved. The book focuses on this transformation’s impact. How must museums and archives meet the challenges of digitally generated cultures and how does the digital revolution influence traditional object collection, research, and education? How do digital technologies and digital art and culture affect our interaction with images? Leading international experts from various disciplines (Lev Manovich, Okwui Enwezor, Christiane Paul, Dieter Bogner, Jeffrey Shaw, Sean Cubitt, Sarah Kenderdine, Oliver Grau, Lutz Engelke et al.) break new ground. Pioneering interdisciplinary research results collected in this book are relevant to education, curators and archivists in the arts and culture sector and in the digital humanities. ************************************************************************************ Distributed through Cyber-Society-Live [CSL]: CSL is a moderated discussion list made up of people who are interested in the interdisciplinary academic study of Cyber Society in all its manifestations.To join the list please visit: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/cyber-society-live.html ************************************************************************************* ************************************************************************************ Distributed through Cyber-Society-Live [CSL]: CSL is a moderated discussion list made up of people who are interested in the interdisciplinary academic study of Cyber Society in all its manifestations.To join the list please visit: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/cyber-society-live.html *************************************************************************************