The first phase
contains ideas that can be implemented almost immediately with very little
investment. The second phase requires a modest increase in resources and calls for
investigation and planning over the next year. Finally, we present some brief thoughts about our
ultimate goal. We can provide documents containing more details about our phase III plans for
staffing structure, facility and equipment needs, and other Center activities.
PHASE I - Ready
to begin in 2003-04 using existing structures and few additional
resources.
· Establish
faculty committee with co-chairs
· Maximize
existing laboratory and production spaces
· Emergent
Arts Graduate Program started (combining parts of RISD's Digital Media Program
with Brown's Computer Music and Multimedia Program)
· Coordinate
efforts between undergraduate Film Studies Programs (collaboration between
MCM and Film/Video)
· Offer International
exhibition, concert series and symposium
· Sponsor
joint research in physical computing, scientific visualization and interface design
· Graduate
Proctorship to assist with web site and other administrative work
PHASE II - Items
requiring study for 2004-05, will require a modest increase in
resources
· Establish
mechanisms for joint MFA program in Emergent Arts
· Proposal
for PhD program in New Media at Studies Brown (There are already three students
working towards a Special Studies PhD in this area at Brown. Current MFA students may
apply competitively to the program for further study)
· Investigate
the possibilities of joint BA/BFA and MA/MFA programs, beginning with Film
Studies and Emergent Arts
· Develop
fundraising strategy with the help of both offices of development
· Develop
research initiatives with help from the VP of Research
· Proposals
for Visiting Center Fellows developed
· Request
for additional research, meeting, and office space
· Request
for equipment
· Hire basic
administrative and technical support
PHASE III –
Ideal vision and ultimate goal, will require significant additional funding
· Center Director,
a prominent person in the field
· Technical
Director
· Technical
Assistant
· Project
Manager/Grant Writer
· Secretary
· Proctors
· Visiting
Center Fellows
· New building
proposal
The longer-term
ambition of the Center is to enhance interaction between students, faculty,
visitors and create a sense of community in a specially designed facility. The building would
contain research labs, a gallery for exhibitions, a theatre for experimental performance,
classrooms, a lecture hall, offices and a coffee shop or informal meeting space. Such a space
would ideally offer facilities not currently available at Brown or RISD and could become a
major cultural attraction for the city. A downtown location would be ideal.
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