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WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Friday, November 22 from 1:30 p.m. to 6 p.m., the Clark Art Institute is hosting a day-long symposium on emerging connections between blockchain and the art system.
This free event takes place at the Michael Conforti Pavilion in Clark.
According to a press release:
Blockchain, defined as a shared, immutable ledger that facilitates the process of recording transactions and tracking assets in a network, is likely to offer solutions to long-standing inequalities in the arts and culture sector. This symposium explores the potential of blockchain to create greater equity within art systems by bringing together practitioners at the forefront of these developments to discuss their work, evaluate new possibilities for using blockchain on the art market and interact with community members interested in understanding. blockchain and its applications.
Participants include Frances Liddell (University of Edinburgh), Amy Whitaker (New York University), Destinee Filmore (Metropolitan Museum of Art), Rhea Myers (artist), Tina Rivers Ryan (Artforum), Yayoi Shionoiri (Powerhouse Arts), Kelani Nichole (TRANSFER), Cheryl Finley (Cornell University), Lauren van Haaften-Schick (Teachers College, Columbia University), and Christian Reeder (Mariane Ibrahim Gallery). After the presentations, Filmore and van Haaften-Schick moderated an open forum for community members to ask questions, offer comments, and discuss in more detail the projects and initiatives led by the convened participants.
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