This multimedia festival offers presentations and performances by local, national and international artists, musicians, authors and filmmakers who use computer technologies as the medium for their work. The name PONG is not an acronym, according to Robert Arellano, adjunct lecturer in English and modern culture and media at Brown, and one of the coordinators of the festival. Nearly two dozen students and faculty from Brown, RISD and other universities in the United States and abroad will present innovative art where technology is an integral part. The festival will include lectures, performances, concerts, exhibitions and a career opportunities forum for individuals interested in pursuing professional careers in multimedia art. An annotated schedule of events follows.
All sessions are free an open to the public.
This three-part installation is inspired by new telecommunications technologies. Each of the artists presents a vision of the confluence of telephones, computers and video screens as tools for human interaction. Buckhouse is a senior at Brown studying visual arts and computer graphics. Thalls is an industrial designer completing a master's degree thesis at RISD on the potential of telecommunications technologies for people with mobility and transportation problems. The exhibition will be open through Saturday, March 9.