Thoughtworks Arts

Director Ellen Pearlman Attends President Biden’s Historic Speech in Poland

Posted by the Thoughtworks Arts Team
Tuesday, 21 February 2023

As part of her Fulbright Scholar appointment at the University of Warsaw, Thoughtworks Arts Director Ellen Pearlman has been invited to be present in the VIP section of President Biden’s historic speech on February 21st.

President Biden speaking at a podium in front of an American flag with the words “President Biden’s visit to Poland”

The Fulbright Scholar Grant Award is made possible through funds allocated annually by the U.S. Congress and by contributions from partner countries. President Biden’s address to the world will take place at Arkady Kubickiego (gardens of the Royal Castle) in Warsaw.

Smithsonian Presents World Premiere of Catie Cuan’s ‘In Her Prime’

Posted by the Thoughtworks Arts Team
Wednesday, 25 January 2023

The first human-robot performance in the history of the Smithsonian was created as part of Catie Cuan’s Futurist-in-Residence at the Smithsonian Arts and Industries Building.

Full-length, world premiere performance of ‘In Her Prime’

‘In Her Prime’ had it’s world premiere inside the Smithsonian Arts and Industries Building on July 6th, 2022. The full-length video of the work recently became available.

Joaquín Fargas and Eden Community Awarded Mars Residencies

Posted by the Thoughtworks Arts Team
Thursday, 1 December 2022

Parallel residencies have been awarded for projects to take place at Mars College in Bombay Beach, California. The residencies will run simultaneously during January through March 2023.

A headshot of a light-skinned man wearing dark-rimmed glasses, cut next to an aerial view of camper vans set against a dry desert backdrop with mountains in the distance

Residents will be on-site participating alongside other Mars College community members, associating virtually with Thoughtworks employees globally to support their project ambitions.

World Premiere of h0t club's Freeicecream.network: May 7th

Posted by the Thoughtworks Arts Team
Tuesday, 26 April 2022

Join us on Saturday, May 7th 2022 as art collective h0t club present their World Premiere of Freeicecream.network at CounterPulse’s annual Gala art party and auction event in San Fransisco.

A flyer montage with grinning faces, ice creams and a cartoon tongue licking an ice cream, overlaid with a computer mouse icon and on-screen windows, with the word SALE in all capital letters

h0t club, featuring Miller Puckette (author of PureData), Kate Bergstrom, and Martim S. Galvão, will debut their experimental multimedia performance Freeicecream.network which explores how our desire for connection and delicious treats entangles us with networks of information technologies.

Director Ellen Pearlman Receives Fulbright Scholar Award

Posted by the Thoughtworks Arts Team
Tuesday, 12 April 2022

Thoughtworks Arts Director Ellen Pearlman has received the prestigious Fulbright Scholar Award as a Researcher/Professor at the Department of Mathematics at the University of Warsaw, Poland for 2023. As a Fulbrighter, she joins the ranks of many distinguished program participants.

Ellen Pearlman

Fulbright scholars represent a wide range of professional and academic disciplines and are competitively selected for the Fulbright program, based on their knowledge, skill sets, and ability to make important contributions to projects overseas.