Aims
The Computer Arts Society (CAS) promotes the creative uses of
computers in the arts and culture generally. It is a community
of interest for all involved in doing, managing, interpreting
and understanding information technology's cultural potential.
Events
Monthly meetings are held in London. See
Programme for details.
Membership & Fees
Membership is open to all who are interested in the aims and
activities of the group. For members in the UK there is an optional
annual membership fee of £10, for which a printed copy of each issue
of PAGE is sent.
British Computer Society (BCS)
The CAS is a Specialist Group of the BCS. Each member of the CAS who
is not already a member of the BCS automatically becomes an SG
Affiliate member of the BCS.
PAGE - ISSUE 63 available now
PAGE appears quarterly and can be downloaded here. Archiving computer arts
The original CAS was active from 1968 until the mid 1980s. There are
significant archives of material from this era, mainly stored in homes
and offices of people then active in the group. The CAS is working closely
with CACHe, a project in
the Department of History of Art, Film and Visual media at Birkbeck, University
of London, which is documenting UK computer arts in the years to 1980.
The collection, identification, collation and handing over of material
to the CACHe team will continue in 2004 & beyond.
This leads to a wider interest in the archiving, study and presentation
of computer arts from earlier years.
Present & future computer arts
With so many novel and exciting developments in the creative uses of
computers in the arts the society will continue its original aims of
bringing together those active in this area.
Collaboration
The society plans to hold joint events with other BCS Specialist Groups
and other professional groups and associations.
Education
The CAS plans to have an educational role in making students more aware
of early work in computer arts and in helping artists to use computers
creatively.
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