STREET CORNERS IN ROXBURY AND BROOKLINE VIRTUALLY CONNECTED

Public Art Project Allows Residents of Coolidge Corner and Dudley Square
1 month of Real-Time, 24/7 Interaction. Real-Time, 24/7 Interaction. Virtual Street Corners is a digital media public art project by John Ewing, in collaboration with Carmen Montoya, Kevin Patton, Christopher Robbins and Minotte Romulus. We are happy to announce that Virtual Street Corners has been awarded a Knight News Challenge Grant! The Knight News Challenge Grant supports innovative projects that use technology to distribute news in local communities.

Beginning in June 2010, the storefronts in Coolidge Corner, and in Dudley Square, Roxbury will be transformed into large video screens, providing pedestrians of each neighborhood with a portal into one another's worlds. Running 24/7, life-size screen images and AV technology will enable real-time chat between residents of the two neighborhoods. Though only 2.4 miles apart and connected, [click to continue reading...]

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For more information or to schedule an interview, contact John Ewing 857-719-4877, www.virtualcorners.net or www.johnewing.org