About Us

The mission of The Advanced Computing Center for the Arts and Design (ACCAD) is to educate, inform, and inspire innovative thinking and experimentation in the area of arts and technology through collaborative academic and research experiences for graduate students and faculty.

ACCAD is an important resource within the Division of the Arts and Humanities, the College of Arts and Sciences and to the broader University, contributing to the development of new knowledge and the training of future artists and scientists in new media.

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News

ACCAD Open House this Friday, May 18th

Join us for an interesting walk through tour of our Center. This event is free and open to the public. Our doors will be open from 4:00-7:00 PM.

BalletMet and ACCAD Collaborate

BalletMet of Columbus performed "DanceTech" from April 20-28 at the Capital Theatre. Alan Price and a team of artists introduced interactive environment elements into the performance - affected by the choreography and the audience.

Interdisciplinary Course Leads to COSI Installation

An interdisciplinary course offering last autumn 2011 resulted in a "responsive environment" installation. This exhibit was launched as part of the Columbus 2012 Bicentennial Celebration opening ceremonies and is permanently housed at the Columbus Historical Society offices, located just inside the main entrance of COSI Columbus.

"Young Mother Nature" Selected for Film Festivals

Stephen Conroy's animation, "Young Mother Nature" has been selected for two April 2012 Film Festivals.

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