WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Friday, Nov. 22 from 1:30 to 6:00 pm, the Clark Art Institute hosts a one-day symposium on the new connections between blockchain and the arts system. 

 

This free event takes place in the Clark's Michael Conforti Pavilion.

 

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—stands to offer solutions to long-standing inequities in the arts and culture sector. This symposium explores the potential of blockchain to create greater equity within arts' systems by bringing together practitioners at the forefront of these developments to discuss their work, assess new possibilities for blockchain's use throughout the art market, and to engage 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). Following the presentations, Filmore and van Haaften-Schick moderate an open forum for community members to pose questions, offer comments, and to further discuss projects and initiatives led by the convening participants. 

 

Free. Visit clarkart.edu/Research-Academic for the full program schedule. Accessible seats available; for information, call 413 458 0524. This event will not be recorded or livestreamed.