Creative Commons’ Open Culture Remix Art Contest #CCSharesCulture is open until 30 April 2022. So there’s still plenty of time to remix existing art and turn it into something fresh and exciting under the theme “Love Culture? Share Culture!”

In the run up to the submission deadline, we are introducing our panel of experts, who will judge the entries based on their conformity with the theme, expression of the theme, originality, creativity, quality, artistic expression, personal expression, visual appeal, and overall impact. Get to know one of our six judges, Laliv Gal, in this Q&A blog post. 

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Who are you? 

I am a former board member of Wikimedia Israel, and a leader and active member of the Wiki-Woman local project. I have been volunteering for the VIPs Photography Project for Wikipedia for 6 years. I am social media savvy, love to read & write, and I now work as a social media manager in the second largest health system in the world.

What does “better sharing” of culture mean to you? 

I believe that caring is sharing…wherever I go, I take photos and upload them. When I run into someone, the first thing I will do is to check if they have a picture in his Wikipedia article…and if not, I immediately take care of it!

How can open access to cultural heritage stimulate creativity?

It can help people to better relate to their heritage and origins. Here in Israel, we have a lot of it.

What advice would you give to folks who are in two minds about entering CC’s Open Culture Remix Art Contest?

As someone said before: “Just do it!”….

What sparked your passion for “open” culture?

My knowledge is now accessible to others, and I am always happy to share!

What excites you about being a judge for CC’s Open Culture Remix Art Contest?

I’m excited to be a part of the team! To be a judge is a great honor. I did it before in a local form (here in Israel), but this is my first time in an international project. So happy to take part for the very first time!

Submit your artwork before 30 April here >>

By submitting an entry to the contest, you agree to the Creative Commons Open Culture Remix Art Contest Rules. 

Questions?

If you have any questions about the contest, please contact us at communications@creativecommons.org.

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Creative Commons’ Open Culture Remix Art Contest #CCSharesCulture is open until 30 April 2022. So there’s still plenty of time to remix existing art and turn it into something fresh and exciting under the theme “Love Culture? Share Culture!”

In the run up to the submission deadline, we are introducing our panel of experts, who will judge the entries based on their conformity with the theme, expression of the theme, originality, creativity, quality, artistic expression, personal expression, visual appeal, and overall impact. Get to know one of our six judges, Tyler Green, in this Q&A blog post. 

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Who are you? 

I am an author and historian whose work examines the ways in which artists and their work have engaged with and impacted national histories. My books include the California Book Award-winning “Carleton Watkins: Making the West American” (2018, University of California Press), and “Emerson’s ‘Nature’ and the Artists” (2021, Prestel). I am also the producer and host of The Modern Art Notes Podcast, the leading English-language audio program about art.

What does “better sharing” of culture mean to you?

Better sharing means using our shared cultural heritage to open up opportunities for new knowledge. In my case, that comes through research. The “better sharing” transforms, allows the locally held and narrowly seen to the global. I work on art; simply seeing art, even in JPEG form, is necessary for knowledge to be built from it.

How can open access to cultural heritage stimulate creativity?

I’m a creativity-skeptic — I believe less in magic light bulbs going off than I do in the results from research and study. But research and study is most possible when the most material is available most widely. 

What advice would you give to folks who are in two minds about entering CC’s Open Culture Remix Art Contest?

Use it as an opportunity to stretch your eyes. Use it as an opportunity to access and look at material that isn’t usually within your orbit. 

What sparked your passion for “open” culture?

I work on the space between art and national histories. The most common material for the consideration of such is books, and lots and lots and lots of books are available under open access guidelines. In the US especially, groups such as the Internet Archive, libraries and other repositories have done a good job making copyright-expired works available digitally to all. But in art and art history, the situation is much, much more hit-and-miss, especially outside the US. Many American leadership institutions have embraced open access, but many of our largest art museums are laggards. My work, especially my last book, has been enormously enabled by open content.

What excites you about being a judge for CC’s Open Culture Remix Art Contest?

Learning from those who participate!!

Submit your artwork before 30 April here >>

By submitting an entry to the contest, you agree to the Creative Commons Open Culture Remix Art Contest Rules. 

Questions?

If you have any questions about the contest, please contact us at communications@creativecommons.org.

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Creative Commons’ Open Culture Remix Art Contest #CCSharesCulture is open until 30 April 2022. So there’s still plenty of time to remix existing art and turn it into something fresh and exciting under the theme “Love Culture? Share Culture!”

In the run up to the submission deadline, we are introducing our panel of experts, who will judge the entries based on their conformity with the theme, expression of the theme, originality, creativity, quality, artistic expression, personal expression, visual appeal, and overall impact. Get to know one of our six judges, Karen Darricades, in this Q&A blog post. 

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Who are you?

I am a multidisciplinary artist, media educator, and the arts and culture lead at Creative Commons Canada. I co-host live events featuring artists using CC-licensed works and open software called Watch Me Work: a look behind the screen with digital artists and creators. Watch Me Work will be live again in May with new episodes. Mostly, I live to support young creatives access the materials they need to create works of collage, photography and new media of all kinds. When not running workshops, I’m making digital things jump off screens and into the world using augmented reality.

What does “better sharing” of culture mean to you? 

Better sharing to me means building a culture where creatives are free to borrow and build on meaning, while having a clear understanding of where those works came from and how those who created them want to be recognized for their contributions. A culture of sharing at its best recognizes the labor that went into the initial artistic process, but is free to create something new with it.

How can open access to cultural heritage stimulate creativity?

All art is art criticism, a reflection of and addition to the ideas and representations that came before, and implies an understanding that once we create something, it takes on a life of its own. That’s how cultural heritage remains relevant, vibrant and iterative parts of the human experience.

What advice would you give to folks who are in two minds about entering CC’s Open Culture Remix Art Contest?

Please, don’t hesitate! Remixing is often messy, undecided and unfinished, please share your musings with us.

What sparked your passion for “open” culture?

The need to make something from something due to an inability to make something from nothing. I look at a blank page and see nothing. When I look at something, be it a famous work of art, flier stapled on a lamppost or a design element out of context, that’s when I get curious and motivated to make. I have always cut and pasted things of all kinds into new Frankenstein-like hybrids, and am so thankful to live in a time when more materials are at my fingertips than ever before, from peers to pros and historical works, all available to use or rework, it’s fantastic!

What excites you about being a judge for CC’s Open Culture Remix Art Contest?

Everything! So excited to see the things folks will submit and their interpretations of the call. I work with young people using collage concepts and remixing content in my workshops, and frankly, it never gets tiring.

Submit your artwork before 30 April here >>

By submitting an entry to the contest, you agree to the Creative Commons Open Culture Remix Art Contest Rules. 

Questions?

If you have any questions about the contest, please contact us at communications@creativecommons.org.

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Welcome to episode 22 of Open Culture VOICES! VOICES is a vlog series of short interviews with open GLAM (galleries, libraries, archives, and museums) experts from around the world. The Open Culture Program at Creative Commons aims to promote better sharing of cultural heritage in GLAMs collections. With Open Culture VOICES, we’re thrilled to bring you various perspectives from dozens of experts speaking in many different languages on what it’s like to open up heritage content online. In this episode, we hear from Antje Schmidt, Head of Digital Strategy at the Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg (MK&G), and has worked with digital cultural heritage for 15 years. Her work focuses on making museum collections more accessible, reusable, and relevant to different audiences and machines. In 2015, with the launch of the first collection online, she established an open access policy at the Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg – the first one in a German art museum and the core of the ever evolving digital strategy of the museum.

Antje responds to the following questions: 

1. What are the main benefits of open GLAM?
2. What are the barriers?
3. Could you share something someone else told you that opened up your eyes and mind about open GLAM?
4. Do you have a personal message to those hesitating to open up collections?

Closed captions are available for this video, you can turn them on by clicking the CC icon at the bottom of the video. A red line will appear under the icon when closed captions have been enabled. Closed captions may be affected by Internet connectivity — if you experience a lag, we recommend watching the videos directly on YouTube.

Episodes will be released twice a week until June 2022. Missed episode 21 of our Open Culture VOICES series? Catch up here >>

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Welcome to episode 21 of Open Culture VOICES! VOICES is a vlog series of short interviews with open GLAM (galleries, libraries, archives, and museums) experts from around the world. The Open Culture Program at Creative Commons aims to promote better sharing of cultural heritage in GLAMs collections. With Open Culture VOICES, we’re thrilled to bring you various perspectives from dozens of experts speaking in many different languages on what it’s like to open up heritage content online. In this episode, we hear from Céline Chanas, Head Conservator at the Musée de Bretagne in Rennes. During her professional career, she has acquired expertise in social museums, the management of heritage establishments, cultural mediation and exhibitions. She also serves as President of the Federation of Ecomuseums and Society Museums, an association committed to recognizing the social role of museums, at the heart of regional projects.

Céline responds to the following questions: 

1. What are the main benefits of open GLAM?
2. What are the barriers?
3. Could you share something someone else told you that opened up your eyes and mind about open GLAM?
4. Do you have a personal message to those hesitating to open up collections?

Closed captions are available for this video, you can turn them on by clicking the CC icon at the bottom of the video. A red line will appear under the icon when closed captions have been enabled. Closed captions may be affected by Internet connectivity — if you experience a lag, we recommend watching the videos directly on YouTube.

Episodes will be released twice a week until June 2022. Missed episode 20 of our Open Culture VOICES series? Catch up here >>

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