{"687174":{"#nid":"687174","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Conversations@TechSquare: What becomes possible when research is allowed to experiment in cultural spaces?","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EWe\u2019re interested in cultural spaces not just as places to present work, but as environments where ideas can be tested, challenged, and developed through experimentation. What becomes possible when research is allowed to experiment in cultural spaces?\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThis conversation is an open invitation to Georgia Tech researchers, faculty, students, and staff who are curious about new contexts for research and collaboration. We\u2019re interested in learning where existing research practices feel constrained, what kinds of experimentation do not fit easily within labs or classrooms, and how cultural spaces like Goat Farm and LOOP might support early-stage testing, interdisciplinary exchange, and public-facing inquiry. Our goal is to listen, exchange ideas, and begin identifying shared interests and potential pathways for future collaboration.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EBios:\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMark DiNatale, Programming \u0026amp; Operations Director\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EMark DiNatale is an Atlanta-based creative producer and developer who leads venue development, operations, and cultural programming across the Goat Farm ecosystem. His work bridges art, architecture, and infrastructure, focusing on adaptive reuse of industrial spaces into flexible, large-scale venues for performances, exhibitions, and events. He specializes in building durable systems\u2014financial, technical, and operational\u2014that allow ambitious creative projects to function sustainably and at scale.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAllie Bashuk, Aesthetic \u0026amp; Creative Director\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EAllie Bashuk is Aesthetic \u0026amp; Creative Director at Goat Farm, where she oversees visual identity, design direction, marketing, and curatorial presentation across the campus. Her work spans art direction, branding, and event production, shaping cohesive cultural experiences that support artists and contribute to Atlanta\u2019s arts ecosystem.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGoat Farm:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EGoat Farm is a multi-disciplinary Cultural Center in West Midtown Atlanta. One of Atlanta\u2019s largest centers for contemporary and experimental thought, practice, art and performance, its mission is to explore a more responsible approach to development and how property can be used to support art and culture via a self-sustaining built environment. Primarily exploring and supporting inventive and innovative works, Goat Farm is a laboratory where creative risk is nurtured and celebrated. Goat Farm executes this mission through an unconventional social enterprise for-profit arts model. A portion of every dollar collected in rent goes into the Goat Farm Arts Fund (GFAF) which is used to produce and present arts programming.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELOOP:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EPowered by Goat Farm, LOOP is a contemporary arts initiative serving as a place to test new ideas and foster experimentation. Anchored by a performance venue and artist studios, it will operate as a dynamic hub for contemporary art, performance, music, and design, fostering work that pushes boundaries and invites cross-disciplinary collaboration.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp\u003E----------------\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EConversations@TechSquare \u003C\/strong\u003Eis a dynamic space for new ideas, not an environment for established concepts. We gather creators and innovators from across Georgia Tech, the broader Tech Square community, and beyond, to engage in open dialogue around some of today\u2019s biggest challenges and opportunities. These gatherings are organized and hosted by the \u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Tech Institute for People and Technology\u003C\/strong\u003E (IPaT) and will occur several times during a semester at the Tech Square Clubhouse. The Clubhouse address is 848 Spring Street NW, Atlanta, Georgia, 30308 (street level, behind the Centergy One Bldg.).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETech Square Clubhouse\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAll conversation gatherings are held in the Tech Square Clubhouse.\u003Cbr\u003EThe Clubhouse address is 848 Spring Street NW\ufeff, Atlanta, Georgia, 30308 \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/g.page\/techsquareatl?share\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026lt; map \u0026gt;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.techsquareatl.com\/the-clubhouse#directions\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETech Square Clubhouse\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E is on the bottom level (street level, behind the Centergy One Bldg.), close to LA Fitness and only a few blocks away from the Midtown and North Ave. MARTA stations. Look closely and you\u0027ll see there is an outdoor staircase to the left of the Centergy One Building leading down to the street where you\u0027ll find the Tech Square Clubhouse.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPARKING:\u003Cbr\u003EParking is available at the Centergy One parking deck, located right next door. You can also find additional street parking via Park Mobile on Spring and 5th Street. \u003Cem\u003ECentergy One parking deck daily rates: Half Hour: $3.00 | One Hour: $6.00 | Two Hours: $12.00 | Daily Max: $20.00\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGT CAMPUS BUS: Take the Gold route bus which stops at Tech Square.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EHow cultural spaces like Goat Farm and LOOP might support early-stage testing, interdisciplinary exchange, and public-facing inquiry?\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"How cultural spaces like Goat Farm and LOOP might support early-stage testing, interdisciplinary exchange, and public-facing inquiry?"}],"uid":"27513","created_gmt":"2026-01-11 20:42:25","changed_gmt":"2026-01-11 20:43:58","author":"Walter Rich","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2026-01-27T15:30:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2026-01-27T17:00:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2026-01-27T17:00:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2026-01-27 20:30:00","gmt_time_end":"2026-01-27 22:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2026-01-27 22:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"location":"The Clubhouse at TechSquare","extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"69599","name":"IPaT"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"188084","name":"go-ipat"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1795","name":"Seminar\/Lecture\/Colloquium"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"177814","name":"Postdoc"},{"id":"174045","name":"Graduate students"},{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}