What A Long Strange Road It s Been. Paintings from Quarantine
Thursday, July 15, 2021 to Monday, September 6, 2021
Celebrating 45 years of painting Maine, this exhibition showcases the virtuosic hand of world-renowned artist Barbara Prey who paints powerful views of her surroundings. What a Long Strange Road It’s Been: Paintings from Quarantine features never before seen monumental paintings highlighting her distinct American vision. The New York Times writes, “Prey is going where icons like Rauschenberg and Warhol have gone before”. A key figure in American painting, her work is included in major public collections including The National Gallery of Art, The White House, The Brooklyn Museum, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, The Kennedy Space Center and United States Embassies worldwide. MASS MoCA commissioned Prey to paint the world’s largest known watercolor currently on longterm exhibit. She is appointed by the President of the United States to the National Council
When the government keeps track of your dreams
Consider, to begin with, some recent news reports.
Apple’s recently-updated mobile operating system claims to give you control over your data, even as the company stores details of Chinese customers on servers run by a state-owned firm. Amazon’s Ring, a “video doorbell”, has partnerships with US law enforcement agencies enabling them to ask for recorded content without a warrant. And many people the world over have flagged privacy concerns with Covid-19 vaccination apps.
Not a day seems to pass without a headline dealing with intrusions into privacy and the ways in which governments can use it for their own ends. In her magisterial The Age of Surveillance Capitalism, Sushanna Zoboff writes that “it is no longer enough to automate information flows about us; the goal now is to automate us.” In an interview, she pointed out the implications: this is “a direct intervention into free will, an assault on human autonomy.”
Local Enterprise Week 2021kicks off on Monday 1 March with an array of virtual events and workshops taking place throughout the week. This week’s events cover topics, which will help every business face the ongoing trials of the COVID-19 pandemic; and challenges far beyond.
On Wednesday 3 March, the Local Enterprise Office (LEO) for south Cork will host the annual AgriTech Revolution in Farming and Food event. This interactive conference is dedicated to innovation in the agriculture industry and open to viewers nationwide.
Running from 9.30am-2pm, the forum will examine the multiple ways in which agri tech has transformed farming over the years and how it continues to help our sector thrive.
February 25, 2021 11:46 am
As part of the line up of virtual events planned as part of Local Enterprise Week which runs from March 1 to 5, there is a specific event dedicated to innovation in the agriculture industry and the agri-tech (agricultural technology) revolution.
The half-day event, which is being organised by south Cork LEO, will take place next Wednesday, March 3.
‘AgriTech Revolution in Farming and Food’ will be a fast-paced interactive conference examining how agri-tech has transformed farming and continues to help the sector thrive.
The annual AgriTech conference will be exclusively online. Speakers will explore how using technology can put Ireland at the forefront of sustainable agriculture and where the export opportunities are.