The GRASP Lab at The School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and the Weitzman School of Design will collaborate on an art residency program that will bring together faculty and students to explore the use of robotic technologies in addressing contemporary social, cultural, and environmental challenges.
Three artists, designers, engineers or creatives from any discipline will spend four weeks at the GRASP Lab at PERCH, during which each will develop a creative project with resources offered by PERCH and the Department of Fine Arts and Design.
The residents will receive mentorship from Penn faculty, use the fabrication facilities at PERCH, and interact with students across the campus through lectures and workshops. The residency application is not open to students. However, Penn students will be able to work with the residents and get involved during the research, production and exhibition of their work.
The outcome of each residency will culminate in a group exhibition and a digital form of dissemination (i.e., website, and possible subsequent publication) which will allow them to share the results within the broader community.
Advisory Committee – Robotics Art Residency at GRASP at PERCH 2022
Simon Kim
Cynthia Sung
Angela McQuillan
Orkan Telhan
Diedra Krieger
This project was supported by the Sachs Program for Arts Innovation, 2020 Collaborative Provosts Interdisciplinary Grant, https://sachsarts.org/grant-awards/robotics-art-residency/. Additional support was provided by the GRASP Lab, Kod*lab and The Weitzman School of Design