PARTNER EVENT: Open Web Art and the Civic Realm - A BostonAPP/Lab session

Code for Boston is partnering with BostonAPP/Lab (Art in Public Spaces) for this joint session to explore how civic technologists can collaborate with the arts community for greater impact!

Note this will not be at our usual venue, and there's an alternate link/protocol for RSVP below.

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The open web offers opportunities for enriching experiences at the intersection of art, public, and place.

For civic technologists, art in public places is an untapped avenue for impactful citizen engagement. What collaborative possibilities can be unlocked by bringing together the arts and civic web communities to weave a richer social fabric?

Join BostonAPP/Lab on Tuesday, September 30, 6:30PM, at BSA SPACE in a conversation/workshop focused on incubating some of these new collaborative possibilities. Chief “incubators” will include: Kawandeep Virdee, open web artist at New American Public Art, and Lyre Calliope, Community Lead, Code for Boston. From Kawandeep we will hear about his approach of using the open web to build interactive public art and encourage citizen expression, playfulness, and collaboration. Lyre Calliope will talk about the creative space Code for Boston creates to enable civic "hackers" to have positive impact. Participants will move into breakout sessions to brainstorm collaborations that demonstrate the value and opportunities that result from bringing these communities together.

Meetings are free and open to all, but RSVPs are required. Click HERE to attend (http://j.mp/1oWSBvd) (requires login), or email rsvp@architects.org, with “APP/Lab 9/30” in the subject line.

For more information on getting to BSA Space, including accessibility and parking, visit http://bsaspace.org/about .