{"665861":{"#nid":"665861","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Staff Member\u0027s Art Exhibition Recognized for \u0027Contributing to the Fabric of the State\u0027","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe award honors \u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/art.c21u.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EExtension of Self: What it Means to be Human in a Digital World\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E, an exhibit curated by Robert, who works as an events coordinator for the College. The award recognizes special projects that \u0026quot;demonstrate scholarship and originality contributing to the cultural fabric of the state,\u0026quot; according to the GAM \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gamuseums.com\/awards\u0022\u003Ewebsite\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe exhibit was on display in the Georgia Tech Library from August to October last year and\u0026nbsp;featured six interactive digital art installations, including one by Assistant Professor Ashutosh Dhekne of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/scs.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Computer Science\u003C\/a\u003E. Each installation considered ways in which technology has become integrated into our lives, with a special focus on accessibility. The exhibit had nearly 1,000 visitors, including eight classes of Georgia Tech students brought by their instructors.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I think art can be another avenue for making knowledge at a top-tier research university,\u0026rdquo; Robert said. \u0026ldquo;I know I learned a lot.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn the process of curating the exhibit and other related programming, Birney Robert worked with Robert \u0026ldquo;Trey\u0026rdquo; Quinn, president of the GT Able Alliance, which is a student group dedicated to improving disability inclusion on campus. She also consulted with the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cidi.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECenter for Inclusive Design and Innovation\u003C\/a\u003E. Full Radius Dance, a local dance troupe that includes and challenges people of all abilities, performed at the opening.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe College of Computing has won a 2023 Georgia Association of Museums (GAM) award thanks to the work of staff member Birney Robert.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The College of Computing has won a 2023 Georgia Association of Museums (GAM) award thanks to the work of staff member Birney Robert."}],"uid":"27706","created_gmt":"2023-02-16 15:50:55","changed_gmt":"2023-02-16 15:53:11","author":"Eric Sembrat","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2023-02-16T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2023-02-16T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"665862":{"id":"665862","type":"image","title":" Staff Member\u0027s Art Exhibition Recognized for \u0027Contributing to the Fabric of the State\u0027","body":null,"created":"1676562769","gmt_created":"2023-02-16 15:52:49","changed":"1676562769","gmt_changed":"2023-02-16 15:52:49","alt":"","file":{"fid":"251809","name":"Birney_Robert_Award_23.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Birney_Robert_Award_23.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Birney_Robert_Award_23.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":358135,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Birney_Robert_Award_23.jpg?itok=wjr59MpV"}}},"media_ids":["665862"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/news\/staff-members-art-exhibition-recognized-contributing-fabric-state","title":"Full Story"}],"groups":[{"id":"659557","name":"Extension of Self"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}