Arts Management and Technology Laboratory
This monthly podcast explores the intersection of technology and arts management through interviews, product reviews, humorous dialogue, and more! The Technology in the Arts podcast is produced by the Arts Management and Technology Lab, a research center of the Master of Arts Management program in Heinz College at Carnegie Mellon University. The AMT Lab staff currently includes Dr. Brett Crawford (Executive Director), Lutie Rodriguez (Chief Editor of Research), Angela Johnson (Podcast Producer), B Crittenden (Technology and Interactive Content Manager), and Devyn Hinkle (Social Media and Marketing Manager).
- Update frequency
- every 15 days
- Average duration
- 26 minutes
- Episodes
- 165
- Years Active
- 2007 - 2025
Let's Talk: Arts Education & GIS: Art Transforming Communities
In the latest installment of our Let’s Talk podcast series, AMT Lab contributors Ellena Sakai and Blake Aber are interviewed by host Maraika Lumholdt discuss their research into arts education and it…
Let’s Talk: Digitization And UX Design In Museums
In this installment of the Let’s Talk podcast series, AMT Lab staff Rachel Broughton and Samantha Sonnet discuss innovative user experience (UX) design in museums, as well as digital engagement with …
Let's Talk: 2022's Biggest Topics in Tech and 2023 Predictions
In this month’s installment of the Let’s Talk podcast series, staff members Natalie Larsen and Maraika Lumholdt discuss some of the biggest and most influential tech scandals we saw occur in 2022, an…
Do Big Tech Flops Impact the Future of the Arts?
Covering industry news from November 2022, AMT Lab staff members Natalie Larsen and Maraika Lumholdt discuss recent failures in big tech, crypto, and the ticketing industry, as well as how AI continu…
Let's Talk: The Dawn of AI Policy and the Decline of Meta
In this month’s installment of our Let’s Talk podcast series, AMT Lab staff Maraika Lumholdt and Natalie Larsen continue discussing the ever-evolving world of technology and privacy policy, especiall…
Ultraviolet Light and Creative Engineering for Photography with Mikael Owunna
In this podcast interview, AMT Lab staff members Rachel Broughton and Maraika Lumholdt talk with Mikael Owunna, a Nigerian American multi-media artist, filmmaker, and engineer from Pittsburgh, Pennsy…
Let's Talk: AI, Art, NFTs, And Policy
In the latest installment of our Let’s Talk podcast series, AMTlab staff members Maraika Lumholdt and Natalie Larsen discuss recent news in NFTs and policies, and their implications for the future. T…
Let's Talk: Digital Art, NFT Scandals, & Data Privacy
In this installment of Let’s Talk, Chief Editor of Research Liz Forrey and Summer Social Media and Marketing Manager Maraika Lumholdt talk about what has been happening at the intersection of art and…
Ghostbots & Griefbots: The Morality of Digital Permanence
In this episode, Liz and Summer Social Media Manager Maraika Lumholdt speak with Jacob Gursky, privacy engineering student at Carnegie Mellon University, about Ghostbots, Griefbots, and their role in…
The Socio-Political Reckoning Facing Museums With Andrew Plumley - Part 2
This is the second in a two-part conversation series with Andrew Plumley, the current Head of Equity and Impact for Arabella Advisors, and former Senior Director of Equity and Culture at the American…
The Socio-Political Reckoning Facing Museums with Andrew Plumley - Part 1
This is the first in a two-part conversation series with Andrew Plumley, the current Head of Equity and Impact for Arabella Advisors, and former Senior Director of Equity and Culture at the American …
Fundraising And Community Impact with Rachel Hite And Liz McFarlin-Marciak
In this episode, Victoria Sprowls interviews Rachel Hite, the Advancement Officer at the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh and Liz McFarlin-Marciak, the Director of Major and Planned Giving at the Gre…
What Turns Audience Members Into Season Subscribers? With David Nutt
In this episode, Victoria Sprowls interviews David Nutt, who has worked at the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Chicago Symphony Orchestra before landing in his current position as the Director of Sales …
How Can Independent Movie Theaters Survive? with Theo George
In this episode, Victoria Sprowls interviews Theo George, a Masters of Arts Management alumni here at Carnegie Mellon, and the current Director of Marketing and Communications at SNF Parkway Theater,…
Let's Talk: Benefits of Virtual Music Education Post-Pandemic
In this episode, Victoria Sprowls interviews two Carnegie Mellon, Masters of Arts Management candidates: Olivia Browdy, currently the Social Media Manager at Symphony Tacoma, and Veronica Lopez, the …
NFTs & Fashion: Innovating in Exclusive Spaces with Darren Mok
In this episode, Victoria Sprowls interviews Darren Mok, a senior computer science major at Carnegie Mellon University and entrepreneur/co-founder of Pyx_Labs. Darren and Victoria discuss the potenti…
NFTs: Commemorative Toy or Fundraising Tool? with Tom Kalnas and Eric Neal
In this episode, Victoria Sprowls and Andrew Wolverton interview Tom Kalnas, an AMT Lab contributor, and Eric Neal, a Third Act founder, about NFTs and their use cases in both film and theater. Tom K…
Collaboration in Hybrid Workspaces
In this guest-produced episode, Sara Bogomolny and Shun-Sho Carmack dive deep into collaboration. They discuss how UNESCO is attempting to save our intangible cultural heritages through collaboration…
Let's Talk: AI's Future in Music Composition and Super Bowl Viewership
In today’s Let’s Talk, Victoria discusses some possible causes for the declining viewership of the Super Bowl, despite Sunday Night Football viewership remaining steady, before being joined by Shambh…
VR Concerts & VR Art: Will the Metaverse Change Our Cultural Experiences?
In this guest-produced episode, Kopal Srivastava and Morgan Hogenmiller dive deep into virtual reality applications. They discuss the social and cultural applications for VR with Tom Corbett, a CMU f…