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KATRINA PROJECT ARTISTS IN THE INDUSTRY AND THE ACADEMY

We believe there still is the 09 DECEMBER 2005
necessity for helping the victims of EDA, UCLA ART|SCI CENTER
these disasters both regionally and
nationally, and to figure out what has Edward A. Shanken is Professor of Art
been done in response to the Katrina History at the Savannah College of Art
crisis and what is happening now. With and Design. Shanken earned his Ph.D.
that objective in mind, a web portal in Art History from Duke (2001) and
is in development that reflects the his MBA from Yale (1990). His essay,
research and services developed and “Art in the Information Age: Technology
provided by UCLA, and will assist the and Conceptual Art” received honorable
distribution of those same services to mention in the Leonardo Award for
the public. The project will continue Excellence in 2004.
to work closely with the Media and
Medicine group at the UCLA School of His lecture Artist in the Industry
Medicine to consider the design and and the Academy surveyed contemporary
development of a media toolkit for artist-engineer-scientist collaborations
expanding mental health services, and in industry and the academy, and
have been in contact with regional considered a variety of theoretical and
non-profit organizations to discuss practical issues pertaining to them.
innovative distribution strategies.

Over the two-year grant period, it is
the intention of our research team,
community partners, and interested
participants to continue a dynamic
collaboration that leads to the
development of a media toolkit for
the distribution of public education
materials in response to disaster
situations. Our current effort to
populate a new website has been to
research UCLA and include contact and
program information on our website and
continue a dialogue with this network
about their work.

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