CUNY Academic Commons | Helena Shaskevich | Group Activity https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/members/hshaske/activity/groups/ Public group activity feed of which Helena Shaskevich is a member. Sat, 01 Jan 2050 18:00:18 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en 30 hourly 2 d496ac8b8bddfdcc028b63780f7bfdf0 Ryan Seslow edited the blog post NET-ART OS: An Experiment in Archive Discovery in the group Net-Art https://netart.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2026/06/06/net-art-os-an-experiment-in-archive-discovery/ Sat, 06 Jun 2026 12:15:27 -0400 NET-ART OS: An Experiment in Archive Discovery NET-ART OS: An Experiment in Archive Discovery 6-5-2026 Since 2017, the NET-ART website here on the CUNY Academic Commons has grown into a […]

]]> 1ba29e7bc23ad7710460e2cdf2cbee8b Ryan Seslow edited the blog post NET-ART Required Readings - Full Update in the group Net-Art https://netart.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2026/06/05/net-art-required-readings-full-update/ Fri, 05 Jun 2026 12:25:41 -0400 NET-ART Required Readings – Full Update Required Reading and Resource Familiarity Updated June 5th 2026 – (the page itself is here) Welcome back to yet another major update to the […]

]]> 3a356207a7e5d25e4ce2ee8cee43f7df Ryan Seslow edited the blog post The Ultimate Free Creative Technology Stack (2026 Edition) in the group Net-Art https://netart.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2026/06/03/the-ultimate-free-creative-technology-stack-2026-edition/ Wed, 03 Jun 2026 16:47:45 -0400 The Ultimate Free Creative Technology Stack (2026 Edition) The Ultimate Free Creative Technology Stack (2026 Edition) Welcome back creators, artists, students, designers, educators, and digital […]

]]> 883db26c71c6a81fb46598b3751b79da Ryan Seslow wrote a new blog post RSMAD Reconstruction Series No. 1 in the group Net-Art https://netart.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2026/06/03/rsmad-reconstruction-series-no-1/ Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:23:47 -0400 RSMAD Reconstruction Series No. 1 RSMAD Reconstruction Series No. 1 – Reconstructed Spatial Archive: 2013–2026 Originally created in my studio environment in 2013, these l […]

]]> 72424931135a054d6b324bc9c5bc7fd0 Ryan Seslow edited the blog post Building a Semantic AI Archive System for a 20-Year WordPress Art Archive in the group Net-Art https://netart.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2026/05/26/building-a-semantic-ai-archive-system-for-a-20-year-wordpress-art-archive/ Tue, 26 May 2026 12:15:27 -0400 Building a Semantic AI Archive System for a 20-Year WordPress Art Archive AREMES HQ, Brooklyn, May 25th 2026 Today I spent nearly an entire day inside Terminal on my macOS building an experimental semantic archive […]

]]> a5b04da158fc8b926d54f05ec65750c2 Ryan Seslow wrote a new blog post NET-ART Suggested Syllabus 2026 Revision in the group Net-Art https://netart.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2026/05/15/net-art-suggested-syllabus-2026-revision/ Fri, 15 May 2026 13:14:47 -0400 NET-ART Suggested Syllabus 2026 Revision A syllabus written in 2017 cannot describe a practice in 2026. The web reads itself now. AI sits in the studio. Agents move through the network […]

]]> 6225e09163f21a9fda82adc18b4d2403 Jason Nielsen started the topic Tonight, May 13, 6:30 PM: Agentic AI Final Showcase in Room 9206 in the forum Futures Initiative https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/futures-initiative/forum/topic/tonight-may-13-630-pm-agentic-ai-final-showcase-in-room-9206-5/ Wed, 13 May 2026 15:45:55 -0400 Hi all,

Please come by TONIGHT, if you can, for the first of a few MA/MS Program events this week. This event is only in-person:

Agentic AI Final Showcase
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
6:30 pm — 8:30 pm, Room 9206
https://www.gc.cuny.edu/events/agentic-ai-final-showcase

From Professor McSweeney:
Please join us tonight to explore the applications a…[Read more]

]]> 80a35130d86a336feee8008c2d8f1109 Ryan Seslow edited the blog post How Peekable Got Built in the group Net-Art https://netart.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2026/05/13/how-peekable-got-built/ Wed, 13 May 2026 11:03:25 -0400 How Peekable Got Built It started with a simple question: where are all my Adobe Dimension files? I have been making work digitally for over three decades, across a […]

]]> 15c6a31813496816e6c585cf50bf18dc Ryan Seslow wrote a new blog post Open Met Museum: Agent-Mediated Cultural Remixing in One Afternoon in the group Net-Art https://netart.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2026/05/12/open-met-museum-agent-mediated-cultural-remixing-in-one-afternoon/ Tue, 12 May 2026 20:13:06 -0400 Open Met Museum: Agent-Mediated Cultural Remixing in One Afternoon It started with a simple question. The Metropolitan Museum of Art has a public API on GitHub, and in February of 2026 the Met shared that they […]

]]> aa2d29947db9e54c6dc0c52b294c8ab0 Ryan Seslow edited the blog post VR Studio Transformation in the group Net-Art https://netart.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2026/05/12/vr-studio-transformation/ Tue, 12 May 2026 11:53:09 -0400 VR Studio Transformation Expanding Painting into Mixed Reality Environments Over the past several days I have been transforming my studio into a growing mixed reality […]

]]> 02cc6c4d2d027c9b46608ed6cdb90bb7 Jason Nielsen started the topic Tonight, May 7, 5 PM - 7 PM: Master's Thesis and Capstone Showcase in the forum Futures Initiative https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/futures-initiative/forum/topic/tonight-may-7-5-pm-7-pm-masters-thesis-and-capstone-showcase-3/ Thu, 07 May 2026 12:44:57 -0400 Hi All,

Happening tonight! See event description in the link below, and flyer attached.

Master’s Thesis and Capstone Showcase (Hybrid Event)
Thursday, May 7, 2026
5:00 pm — 7:00 pm
Elebash Recital Hall

Register here for in-person or webinar:
https://www.gc.cuny.edu/events/masters-thesis-and-capstone-showcase

Thanks,
Jason

 

]]> 2fb09426eec9e7c82f5fa96d856f86e9 Yathursha Ulakentheran (She/her) joined the group Feminist Studies Group https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1165173/ Wed, 29 Apr 2026 12:21:36 -0400 872c6ebdde36de60f58363ad1f11970f Ryan Seslow edited the blog post AREMES Living Canvas: When an AI Agent Becomes the Artist in the group Net-Art https://netart.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2026/04/07/aremes-living-canvas-when-an-ai-agent-becomes-the-artist/ Tue, 07 Apr 2026 13:41:50 -0400 AREMES Living Canvas: When an AI Agent Becomes the Artist Published: April 4, 2026 Category: AREMES / Art & Technology There is a page live right now at a […]

]]> 5d2d53967001e8f442570882735db727 gcdigitalfellows started the topic “Let’s Archive It!” 3 CUNY Archivists on What it Means to Steward Collections in the forum New Media Lab - Forum https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/new-media-lab/forum/topic/lets-archive-it-3-cuny-archivists-on-what-it-means-to-steward-collections-10/ Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:59:18 -0400 “Let’s Archive It!” Three CUNY Archivists on What it Means to Steward Collections

** RESCHEDULED FOR MONDAY, APRIL 13, 12-1:30PM**

Graduate Center, Room 9206 with hybrid option (RSVP for Zoom link here).

Doing archival research? Teaching with archives? Creating digital archives? Come hear from three CUNY archivists about the exciting archi…[Read more]

]]> 48be0f400d7b12f7fd0334afccf317c9 Ryan Seslow commented on the post, My AI Agent Bought My Own Digital Product - Here's What That Actually Means, on the groupblog NET-ART https://netart.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2026/03/25/my-ai-agent-bought-my-own-digital-product-heres-what-that-actually-means/#comment-40007 Wed, 25 Mar 2026 23:56:49 -0400 Chris! Good to hear from you. Factoring taste into discovery is exactly the bullseye for this project. And a challenge! In short, I dont know yet, but by structuring the archive with JSON LD and that catalog […]

]]> e65905498ae9016c89aba5ee4f0b3d60 Christopher Stein commented on the post, My AI Agent Bought My Own Digital Product - Here's What That Actually Means, on the groupblog NET-ART https://netart.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2026/03/25/my-ai-agent-bought-my-own-digital-product-heres-what-that-actually-means/#comment-40005 Wed, 25 Mar 2026 22:32:13 -0400 Fascinating stuff Ryan! As you’re creating this machine-readable layer, what are your thoughts on factoring taste (as in what kind of art is interesting or not) into the discovery process? Do you expect people to […]

]]> 11496e34816449459be242ee0d76930a Ryan Seslow edited the blog post My AI Agent Bought My Own Digital Product - Here's What That Actually Means in the group Net-Art https://netart.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2026/03/25/my-ai-agent-bought-my-own-digital-product-heres-what-that-actually-means/ Wed, 25 Mar 2026 17:06:14 -0400 My AI Agent Bought My Own Digital Product – Here's What That Actually Means On March 25, 2026, something quietly historic happened on my website ryanseslow.com I wanted to share with my CUNY / Commons community. I am […]

]]> 45c31367750b9175f3388f1531850771 Ryan Seslow wrote a new blog post From Archive to Agent: Making Creative Work Machine-Readable and AI-Accessible in the group Net-Art https://netart.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2026/03/24/from-archive-to-agent-making-creative-work-machine-readable-and-ai-accessible/ Tue, 24 Mar 2026 12:32:28 -0400 From Archive to Agent: Making Creative Work Machine-Readable and AI-Accessible From Archive to Agent: Making Creative Work Machine-Readable and AI-Accessible Over the past several days, I have been working on transforming […]

]]> af90f03be43826d3d2d8b4269272cd89 Cen Liu started the topic Call for Submissions: JITP Themed Issue 29 in the forum New Media Lab - Forum https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/new-media-lab/forum/topic/call-for-submissions-jitp-themed-issue-29-4/ Thu, 19 Mar 2026 17:14:35 -0400 JITP Themed Issue 29 

Rethinking Making in the Digital Humanities: Critiques and Pedagogies That Transform

Issue Editors:

Nikki Fragala Barnes, University of Central Florida

Asma Neblett, CUNY Graduate Center

Kush Patel, Manipal Academy of Higher Education

 

The Journal of Interactive Technology and Pedagogy (JITP) call for Themed Issue 29…[Read more]

]]> 112941daef7a92fe69fe9fadcd9c8255 Juliana (She/Her) joined the group Center for Place, Culture and Politics https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1154889/ Mon, 16 Mar 2026 19:44:25 -0400 29a941bb94f54708cb67b98a33752d29 Juliana (She/Her) joined the group New Media Lab https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1154885/ Mon, 16 Mar 2026 19:42:10 -0400 a96b6f4b167c601821b98ccc543a7ee3 Rohan Ramnarain started the topic Join me at my presentation at Open Data Week - School of Data! in the forum New Media Lab - Forum https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/new-media-lab/forum/topic/join-me-at-my-presentation-at-open-data-week-school-of-data-2/ Fri, 06 Mar 2026 19:25:49 -0500 Join me as I present:

The Future of the Unhoused: Equity Aware Forecasts & Interactive Maps of NYC Homelessness (2026-2029)

at the 10th annual NYC Open Data Week on March 28th at 12pm at CUNY Law School in Long Island City! 

🥳 RSVP at 👉 https://sched.co/2I0pL. Be sure to check out the dozens of events taking place through March 29 at opendatawee…[Read more]

]]> 8f30e8667549bd741c2f6a31d36223e4 Tuka Al-Sahlani joined the group Women's Studies Project FIG at BMCC https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1144219/ Wed, 11 Feb 2026 01:06:49 -0500 242d63d370d0d69b3913e912711a0fb2 Tuka Al-Sahlani joined the group Feminist Studies Group https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1144209/ Wed, 11 Feb 2026 01:00:29 -0500 04e70df23bb6aa3acd7139dd4e4aa5e1 Maggie Schreiner started the topic 2/23 Event "Let's Archive It!" in the forum New Media Lab - Forum https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/new-media-lab/forum/topic/2-23-event-lets-archive-it-4/ Mon, 09 Feb 2026 14:41:36 -0500 Hello all,

Graduate Center Digital Initiatives and the Mina Rees Library are excited to invite you to an upcoming event:

“Let’s Archive It!” Three CUNY Archivists on What it Means to Steward Collections

Monday, February 23rd 2026, Noon to 1:30pm

Graduate Center, Room 9206

In-person event with hybrid option (RSVP for Zoom link here<…[Read more]

]]> 1836171cf4dd3035c6b1059b670af13b Jill Cirasella started the topic Upcoming Workshops: Copyright, Creative Commons, and AI + scholarly publishing in the forum New Media Lab - Forum https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/new-media-lab/forum/topic/upcoming-workshops-copyright-creative-commons-and-ai-scholarly-publishing-6/ Thu, 05 Feb 2026 15:33:09 -0500 This spring, the Graduate Center’s Mina Rees Library is offering three online workshops related to scholarly publishing. (Each workshop will occur twice: once on a Wednesday evening and once on a Friday afternoon.) All members of the CUNY community are welcome, regardless of campus. The workshops are especially well suited to faculty, graduate s…[Read more]

]]> bd0442724493ba2728271eb50a61bc73 Laurie Hurson started the topic This Friday - Feb 6 - Commons Community meeting in the forum New Media Lab - Forum https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/new-media-lab/forum/topic/this-friday-feb-6-commons-community-meeting/ Wed, 04 Feb 2026 15:25:43 -0500 As members of the New Media Lab group on the Commons, you’re invited to join our next Open Community meeting to learn more about how faculty and staff are using the CUNY Academic Commons to support their research and teaching. We’re especially interested in hearing how you’re using the Commons to support projects you are working on, as well as an…[Read more]

]]> 607cf4be54f74f96da234020ba3ff90e Laurie Hurson (she/her) joined the group New Media Lab https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1141851/ Wed, 04 Feb 2026 15:19:07 -0500 7cd325bd40668f8a55029340a85f7092 Lisa Marie Rhody started the topic Digital Project Design Workshop in the forum New Media Lab - Forum https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/new-media-lab/forum/topic/digital-project-design-workshop-7/ Tue, 03 Feb 2026 19:34:04 -0500 Hi all! I’ll be leading a workshop on Thursday on Digital Project Design in advance of the Provost’s Digital Innovation Grant deadline. You will be able to get something out of our work regardless of whether you are developing your project for a PDIG proposal or something else. I can’t wait to share with you a new activity for helping to refine…[Read more]

]]> d20f80df4bd713876b9b981f14d49f3f Sambhavi Varadarajan (they/them/theirs) joined the group Center for Place, Culture and Politics https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1139863/ Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:23:07 -0500 0440a56669a9ef6afe0ec219ff0743ab Luke Waltzer started the topic Guidance for January 26th Remote Instruction in the forum CUNY GC ITP Program - Forum https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/cuny-gc-itp-program/forum/topic/guidance-for-january-26th-remote-instruction-2/ Sun, 25 Jan 2026 16:23:21 -0500 CUNY has switched to remote work and instruction for Monday, January 26th. The central office has sent out this guidance for instructors.

Should on-campus access be suspended due to the storm, all faculty scheduled to teach an in-person class on Monday would be required to shift their classes to an online modality. This would be necessary to…[Read more]

]]> e686c24c7a871c6ec390d83eea22cbe2 annabelle heckler (she/ella) joined the group New Media Lab https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1136113/ Mon, 19 Jan 2026 02:07:34 -0500 c5cb835f7acf3853547c553b38a95de2 Cen Liu started the topic Join the JITP Editorial Collective! (deadline: January 30, 2026) in the forum New Media Lab - Forum https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/new-media-lab/forum/topic/join-the-jitp-editorial-collective-deadline-january-30-2026-4/ Thu, 08 Jan 2026 20:56:38 -0500 Join the JITP Editorial Collective

Call for Participation

The Journal of Interactive Technology and Pedagogy seeks new members to join our Editorial Collective. We invite applications from graduate students, scholars, and practitioners in all fields who critically and creatively engage with digital technology in their teaching, learning, and…[Read more]

]]> a476fbee2cda28b5d0344c16cd648aa5 Luke Waltzer started the topic TLC's 2026 Mid-Winter Institute, Jan 20-23 in the forum New Media Lab - Forum https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/new-media-lab/forum/topic/tlcs-2026-mid-winter-institute-jan-20-23-4/ Tue, 06 Jan 2026 15:48:28 -0500 Dear All,

The week of January 19th the Teaching and Learning Center will be hosting its annual Mid-Winter Institute.

This year’s institute will include three connected programs.

1. Individual Consultations. January 20-22, on Zoom.

Graduate Center students can sign up for a 30-minute conversation to prepare for spring teaching with a TLC F…[Read more]

]]> 1398f08a136fb2a6040a39f36bb64802 Hyojin (She/Her) joined the group Center for Place, Culture and Politics https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1130551/ Tue, 16 Dec 2025 16:44:22 -0500 5631bd038927e998f8bfa6624818dd26 Cen Liu started the topic Last Call for Papers: Journal of Interactive Technology and Pedagogy, Issue 28 in the forum New Media Lab - Forum https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/new-media-lab/forum/topic/last-call-for-papers-journal-of-interactive-technology-and-pedagogy-issue-28-5/ Sat, 13 Dec 2025 02:19:31 -0500 The Journal of Interactive Technology and Pedagogy

Issue 28: General Issue

Issue Editors:

Shawna Brandle, Kingsborough Community College & The Graduate Center, CUNY

Inés Vañó García, Framingham State University

Laurie Hurson, The Graduate Center, CUNY

 

The Journal of Interactive Technology and Pedagogy (JITP) seeks scholarly work at the…[Read more]

]]> 7ba1fef946c1b216729bea455038b0db Stephen Scott Jones (He/Him/His) joined the group New Media Lab https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1126981/ Tue, 09 Dec 2025 20:27:01 -0500 b54c4bf4293fc4a1f644c8f311db7215 Luke Waltzer started the topic American at 250 Conference: Graduate Student Opportunity in the forum New Media Lab - Forum https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/new-media-lab/forum/topic/american-at-250-conference-graduate-student-opportunity-5/ Mon, 08 Dec 2025 17:27:21 -0500 Faculty from Hostos Community College — Greg Marks, Amina Tajbhai, and Tram Nguyen — are planning a conference called “The Arc of the Nation: America at 250,” to take place on Feb. 27, 2026. Roosevelt Montas (Bard College), Bryan Garsten (Yale), and Amy Wood (Illinois State) will participate in a plenary on the future of civic education, the…[Read more]

]]> 11789a161525a86452c96e2244986085 Luke Waltzer started the topic CFP: CALI Faculty Fellows, 2026 in the forum New Media Lab - Forum https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/new-media-lab/forum/topic/cfp-cali-faculty-fellows-2026-8/ Fri, 05 Dec 2025 14:44:46 -0500 The CFP is now live for the second cohort of faculty fellows at the Teaching and Learning Center’s Critical AI Literacy Institute, which will run from Spring 2026-Spring 2027.

Faculty can apply to one of three tracks:

1. Critical Foundations of AI. We will recruit faculty from multiple disciplines to work together to develop modules for a course…[Read more]

]]> e5e0ed3f856c56f73298cee6b084e6a8 gcdigitalfellows started the topic Apply to the January 2026 Digital Research Initiative in the forum New Media Lab - Forum https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/new-media-lab/forum/topic/apply-to-the-january-2026-digital-research-initiative-10/ Thu, 20 Nov 2025 20:50:05 -0500 The GC Digital Research Institute (GCDRI) returns for its 10th year! Hosted by the GC Digital Fellows as part of GC Digital Initiatives, the DRI offers an immersive introduction to interdisciplinary research computing designed for beginning learners. Participants will gain foundational vocabularies and hands-on skills that empower them to become…[Read more]

]]> 23dd55d6e8cf4742f136d3516c7ac290 Savyata Ghimire (She/her) joined the group New Media Lab https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1118629/ Mon, 17 Nov 2025 05:56:44 -0500 d4a4ce1fcb7a98a8da162a6c1f8cbaf3 Silvia Rivera Alfaro joined the group New Media Lab https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1116961/ Tue, 11 Nov 2025 16:42:49 -0500 d2f0e581f10e96523a8ddc26c2f58842 Zach Muhlbauer started the topic CFA: GC TLC Focused-Inquiry Group on AI & Open WebUI in the forum New Media Lab - Forum https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/new-media-lab/forum/topic/cfa-gc-tlc-focused-inquiry-group-on-ai-open-webui-5/ Fri, 10 Oct 2025 19:12:03 -0400 Calling all CUNY Graduate Center students in this group!

I’m excited to invite you to apply for the focused inquiry group I’ll be running in Spring 2026 through the GC’s Teaching and Learning Center. Participants will receive a $500 stipend to collaborate on developing critical AI methods and teaching practices to scale sustainably at the GC and…[Read more]

]]> 8f09cc269e71f9dd7c474794d2e9f831 Maggie Schreiner started the topic CUNY Digital Humanities Initiative Lightning Talks, Oct 28th 6:30pm in the forum New Media Lab - Forum https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/new-media-lab/forum/topic/cuny-digital-humanities-initiative-lightning-talks-oct-28th-630pm-5/ Thu, 09 Oct 2025 21:04:54 -0400 Hello all,

I am pleased to announce that the 2025 CUNY Digital Humanities Initiative Lightning Talks is coming up on Tuesday, October 28th from 6:30-8pm (in person at the GC and remote on Zoom). Please see below for more information on presenting a 3 minute / 3 slide presentation about your digital humanities project at the event. You can also…[Read more]

]]> 702ef44953225924bc52fd402dd8d9d0 Maggie Schreiner (she/they) joined the group Digital Dissertations https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1107975/ Thu, 09 Oct 2025 15:31:18 -0400 6d14032fd4ff94594c4004e467e0f28a M Binetti joined the group Center for Place, Culture and Politics https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1106715/ Mon, 06 Oct 2025 18:57:32 -0400 a0b1f2d786ad0bec9c379e460a90480c Gloria Caminha (She/Her) joined the group Center for Place, Culture and Politics https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1106253/ Sat, 04 Oct 2025 13:19:45 -0400 bd11a1fe97e235c861cdfaef9e412e78 Chandni joined the group New Media Lab https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1105969/ Thu, 02 Oct 2025 17:11:49 -0400 2c15a3faed938379c6be429038a95600 Chandni joined the group Center for Place, Culture and Politics https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1105951/ Thu, 02 Oct 2025 17:09:27 -0400 4627ed8c651655aece5bb3aece511754 Meha Gupta (she/her) joined the group Digital Dissertations https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1104183/ Thu, 25 Sep 2025 19:03:53 -0400