R.MALINA/A.BUREAUD UNESCO LINZ MASTERCLASSE WORKSHOP : Developing Partnerships for UNESCO Master Classes : Building a network around the Mediterranean Rim Roger F Malina and Annick Bureaud YASIMIN Project Leonardo/Observatoire Leonardo des Arts et Technosciences (Olats) Paris and Marseille, France

R.MALINA/A.BUREAUD UNESCO LINZ MASTERCLASSE WORKSHOP Introduction: Leonardo Network An international network of artists, scientists and engineers, created in 1967 in Paris, France. Supported by two non profit organisations: –Association Leonardo, France –Leonardo/ISAST: San Francisco, USA. Two purposes: –To document and make visible the work of artists involved with contemporary science and new technologies –To stimulate collaborations between artists, scientists and engineers

R.MALINA/A.BUREAUD UNESCO LINZ MASTERCLASSE WORKSHOP Leonardo Projects and Services Long Term Projects: –Art and Biology, Art and Space Exploration History of art, science, technology interaction –Pacific Rim New Media Summit at ISEA 2006, California –Fondements Culturels de la Mondialisation: YASIMIN: network around Mediterranean Rim Publications (with MIT Press): –Leonardo Journal, Leonardo Music Journal –Leonardo Book Series –Leonardo Electronic Almanac e-journal Prizes and Awards Workshops: –2004: European Space Agency Space and the Arts Workshop – Melilla Workshop; Vigoni Art History Workshop

R.MALINA/A.BUREAUD UNESCO LINZ MASTERCLASSE WORKSHOP Leonardo involvement in UNESCO Digiarts Participated in DIGIARTS founding meeting at UNESCO, Advisory Committee, virtual library inputs, participated in Beirut workshop, participated on Jury of UNESCO 2006 Digiarts Prize Currently under contract to DIGIARTS: –Deliverables include workshop reports, analysis, recommendations –Identification of potential partners around Mediterranean Rim –Bibliographic Resources for Master Classes

R.MALINA/A.BUREAUD UNESCO LINZ MASTERCLASSE WORKSHOP Leonardo YASIMIN project YASIMIN network: “Mediterranean Rim” –To be initiated after this workshop –Initial seed funding from the Internet Society –Bottom Up “discussion list” of interested individuals –Broad: artists/scientists/engineers, educators, art spaces, R and D labs in companies Identify and stimulate collaboration opportunities, exchanges Initial Collaboration being formalised with Artnodes, Open University of Catalonia, Barcelona re multi-lingual publication A resource of contacts available to connect with UNESCO DIGIARTS needs and projects Leonardo International Faculty list ( N Keshvani, Singapore )

R.MALINA/A.BUREAUD UNESCO LINZ MASTERCLASSE WORKSHOP Regional Frameworks for partnerships “Beyond Productivity” report ( W Mitchell, MIT) US National Research Council Report. Identifies “ Information Technology and Creative Practices “ (ITCP) as a source of economic development within “knowledge society” Insists on importance of “regional clusters” defined by connectivity: –Mixture of local, geographically defined, and strong collaborations with distant nodes facilitated by information technology Need to design in the mix of “on line” and “face to face” interaction.

R.MALINA/A.BUREAUD UNESCO LINZ MASTERCLASSE WORKSHOP Context of Master Class Development Bottom up definition, build on actual needs; Long term view ( more than 10 years). UNESCO Digiarts now has several proposals from within the arab world to host masterclasses; Start somewhere Segment the customers: educators, creators, researchers, Problem of Sustainability: Institutional Frameworks, art/technology poses specific problems of mismatch of institutional structures and rapidly developing inter-disciplinary practice –Master Class topics should opportunistically respond to identified real needs. Not duplication existing on line instruction. Need to work in “ on line” collaboration; Technology needs may drive selection of host organisations. There exist a number of strong possible partners within the region. –Possible need for an e-learning working group

R.MALINA/A.BUREAUD UNESCO LINZ MASTERCLASSE WORKSHOP Other Models Planetary Collegium: –Ph D Level –Host university ( Plymouth Univ, UK) grants for PhD students resident elsewhere Eg Node in Zurich Combination of on line sessions and physical sessions hosted by different institutions internationally. UOC Barcelona: Pau Alsina Gonzalez; Open University Athens: Dimitris Charitos and others presented here Global Threads Faculty: University of Maine, D Foresta. Team teaching. Existing University on line programs coupled to physical masterclasses

R.MALINA/A.BUREAUD UNESCO LINZ MASTERCLASSE WORKSHOP Contact info Leonardo/Olats: Leonardo/ISAST: