For immediate release
February 10, 2004
Banff Centre appoints
director of research
The Banff Centre is pleased to announce the appointment of Sara Diamond,
artistic director of Media & Visual Arts, to the newly created position of
director of research. As director of research, Diamond will be responsible for
developing and coordinating research initiatives across The Banff Centre, and
for leading collaborations with the Banff International Research Station for
Mathematical Innovation and Discovery (BIRS) at The Banff Centre, creating new
initiatives in mathematics and culture.
"I am confident Sara Diamond’s expertise and
experience will foster new developments in arts and science research across The
Banff Centre," says Joanne Morrow, vice president of
programming at The Banff Centre.
Diamond’s responsibilities include direct leadership of research programs and
projects for Media & Visual Arts, coordinating research initiatives across The
Banff Centre, creating research partnerships with universities, colleges,
business, and government, and leading specific research initiatives in new
media. In the role of artistic director, she will continue to provide overall
leadership to Media & Visual Arts at The Banff Centre.
Sara Diamond is an award winning artist, educator, and curator. She has led the
Centre’s Banff New Media Institute since its inception in 1995, including its
research in art and science. Under Diamond’s leadership, The Banff Centre
recently opened the A(rt) R(esearch) & T(echnology) Advanced Visualization Lab.
Diamond continues to create new media art and visualization software, with a
current interest in wearable computing. She contributes to theoretical
publications and dialogues in computer media and acts as an international new
media strategist and consultant. As well as her extensive history with The Banff
Centre, she is an Adjunct Professor with the University of California’s
prestigious Design/Media program and has taught at the Emily Carr Institute of
Art and Design and the California Institute for the Arts.
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Debra Hornsby
Director of Communications, The Banff Centre
403.762.6333
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