fate2013 posthaus presentation -- outdoor vision fest, innovating collaboration
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Outdoor Vision Fest: A New Approach to Innovating Interdisciplinary Collaborations
Terry BorstProfessor of Screenwriting, Film@SFUAD
Santa Fe University ofArt and Design
Outdoor Vision Fest (OVF)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVTYQroQ5zk
The Academic Interdisciplinary Trap● Collaboration in academia:
○ often defined as being "interdisciplinary"○ often a "top-down" initiative
● "Interdisciplinary" becomes a "name only" pursuit: descending into turf battles, fuzzy mandates and poorly defined, shifting objectives
● Nevertheless, the boundaries between "disciplines," especially in art schools, are crumbling around us
Beginnings
Initial Vision
OVF 2011
OVF 1st Year Departments
● The Film School● Graphic Design● Studio Art● Photography
OVF 2012
https://vimeo.com/channels/sfuadoutdoorvisionfest/37994714
OVF 2013
● The Film School● Graphic Design● Studio Art● Photography● Digital Arts● Contemporary Music● Creative Writing
Faculty-Driven
● No mandates or abstract goals
● Focused on delivery of product
● How can we wow?
Mentor-Apprentice
● Faculty truly serve as mentors
● Department boundaries dissolve
● Interdepartmental communications enhanced
An "Innovation Lab"
● New ideas, new approaches
● Bonus: specific projects drive equipment buys
Global Collaboration ILegoretta Alive
Global Collaboration II
wearethefrontier.com
Enhanced Civic Engagement
Summary
Collaborations as projects, not mandates
Summary
21st century art is about convergence and collaboration
Summary
Faculty collaboration creates its own "wake" in the academic seas
To Keep Up With OVF
facebook.com/outdoorvisionfest