Bringing life to public spaces with Light Art – Speakers announced!
The speaker line up for the Keynote and LAiPS Talks sessions of the “Bringing Life to public spaces with Light Art” international conference taking place in Turin on 2-3 November 2023 has been announced!
Keynote: Dr. Cara Courage, Culture and Place Consultant-Director
Floodlight to spotlight – the big and the small of placemaking
To open the conference, participants will hear from the globally renowned placemaking leader, cultural and creative sector consultant-director and published author Cara Courage. She will offer a definition of placemaking with art & artists as a golden thread. She will illuminate placemaking practices and inspire participants to action.
LAiPS Talks
Inspired by TEDx, the LAiPS Talks are short and inspiring series of 18-minute presentations. A unique line up of international speakers will reflect on their experiences and insights on light art and how it connects to their field of work.
- Éric Lefebvre, Executive Director of Partenariat du Quartier des spectacles, Montréal
- Titia Ex, Artist
- Andrea Bocco, Professor at Interuniversity Department of Regional and Urban Studies and Planning, Politecnico di Torino
- Anna Pellegrino, Associate Professor at Department of Energy, Politecnico di Torino
Moderators
Dr. Marco Bevolo, Adjunct Professor, World University of Design, a LUCI Team member will co-moderate with Dr. Bevolo
More speakers from the cities of Lyon, Oulu and Turin will be announced soon – stay tuned!
Consult the details of the programme here.
(Re)Watch the partners’ short intro to the 3-year project, LAiPS (Light & Art in Public Spaces) that is culminating with the conference in Turin and take a sneak peek of the Light & Art Map!
The LAiPS project is co-funded in the category of: Creative Europe – Culture Action COOP1 – Smaller European Cooperation Projects
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