Exploring Blockchain in the Cultural Sector
| Keynote Speaker (1:15 pm – 2:15 pm): Marcus O’Dair, University of Arts, London |
Welcome (9:00 am – 9:15 am): Chris Taylor, Digital Futures, University of Manchester
Session 1: Governance & Economies (09:15 am- 10:45 am) Chair: Frances Liddell
| Distributed Decision-Making Systems Prototyped by Artists | Aude Launay, Orleans School of Art & Design | |
| Abundant Story Economies: Using distributed ledger technologies to re-imagine community-based heritage work | Denise Thwaites, University of Canberra, Baden Pailthorpe, ANU School of Art & Design, Canberra | |
| Trickle Down, A New Vertical Sovereignty | Helen Knowles, Artist |
Session 2: Tokens (11:00 am – 12:30 pm) Chair: Gareth Fletcher
| Tokenisation and Blockchain Tech: A case for independent film finance? | Patrice Poujol, Founder & CEO of Lumiere Project | |
| Tokens of Connection: Exploring how cryptocollectibles can be made meaningful | Frances Liddell, University of Manchester | |
| Aura & Transvestment | Pablo Somonte Ruano, University of the Arts, Bremen |
Session 3: Provenance (2:30 pm- 4:00 pm) Chairs: Bernhard Nissla & Richard Haderer
| Provenance on the blockchain: Might the art market be placing too much trust in decentralized information systems? | Gareth Fletcher, Sotheby’s Institute of Art |
| ARCHANGEL: Trusted archives of digital public records | Mark Bell, The National Archives, UK |
| Creating Cultural Value through Provenance: The weaver’s perspective of a blockchain experiment | Simone Wesner, Birkbeck, University of London |
Session 4: Creative Industries (4:15 pm – 5:45 pm) Chair: Alysha Shivji
| Cryptokitties and the New Ludic Economy: How blockchain introduces ownership in digital gaming | Alesja Serada, University of Vaasa, Tanja Sihvonen, University of Vaasa, Tuomas Harviainen, Tampere University |
| Collaborative Approaches for Creative and Media Industries | Manuel Badel, Badel Media |
| Digital Media Art on the Blockchain | Rouslan Ovtcharoff, Blockchain Global Entertainment Alliance |
After-party hosted by Cryptowiener in Cryptovoxels. Access here: https://www.cryptovoxels.com/play?coords=E@326E,131N
Researching Digital Cultural Heritage 