AI for higher
art education
What we Do
For students & tutors
At the Willem de Kooning Academy (WdKA), our engagement with artificial intelligence (AI) spans several years, encompassing work, exploration, and research. The Education Station acts as a hub for educational support at WdKA. Our continuous conversations with students and tutors have uncovered varied levels of awareness and understanding about AI. This website is designed to offer an introductory overview of AI, emphasizing its practical uses and potential in higher art education for students and tutors. It’s important to acknowledge that our current information is not yet comprehensive. For example, we have not yet covered the ethical aspects of AI. We intend to share more results, insights, and experiments from our endeavors through our AI blogs. Although our AI project is still in the early stages, we invite and appreciate feedback.
Art Analysis
AI can analyze and categorize art, helping us understand styles, techniques, and the cultural contexts of various periods.
Art Restoration
AI can be employed in the restoration and preservation of art, conserving cultural heritage.
Augmented Learning
AI can provide interactive, immersive experiences that enrich traditional art education methods.
Democratization
AI-driven platforms make art education accessible to a global audience, breaking down geographical and socioeconomic barriers.
Generative Art
AI can autonomously create art, allowing us to appreciate the beauty of computer-generated artworks.
Virtual Reality
AI-powered VR can immerse students in historical periods, allowing them to experience the era and its art firsthand. For example, walking through Renaissance Florence or attending a 19th-century art salon.
Interactive Learning Tools
AI-powered apps and software can provide real-time feedback on a student’s art, helping them understand and improve their work.
Art History and Analysis
AI can assist in the study of art history by analyzing vast datasets of artworks and providing insights into various styles, artists, and historical contexts..
R&D
Open Source AI tools
Most people are familiar with AI tools developed by corporations and offered as proprietary black boxes, such as ChatGPT, Dall-E, Midjourney, or Google Translate. Fewer people know that there are powerful, community-developed open source alternatives that give artists and designers more freedom because they run locally on your own computer, often allow more customisation, are less mainstreamed, and often come directly from current experimental AI research.
Florian Cramer
AI Blogs
Microsoft’s VALL-E 2: significant milestone in the evolution of text-to-speech technology
Microsoft continues to break new ground in artificial intelligence with the introduction of VALL-E 2, the latest iteration of their cutting-edge text-to-speech (TTS) technology. This advanced system represents a significant leap...
Dutch Software Firm Shifts to Four-Day Weeks for Five Days’ Pay Thanks to AI
Leusden-based software company Afas has become the first major Dutch firm to switch to a four-day workweek while continuing to pay staff for five days, crediting artificial intelligence for making this move possible. Afas, which serves clients including construction...
NVIDIA Showcases Groundbreaking Visual AI Innovations at CVPR 2024
NVIDIA is showcasing its latest advancements in visual AI at the Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR) conference in Seattle. These advancements cover a range of areas, including custom image creation, 3D scene editing, understanding visual language, and...
The Netherlands starts realisation GPT-NL, its own open AI-language model
The Netherlands will develop its own open language model: GPT-NL. This develops, strengthens and perpetuates digital sovereignty. Non-profit parties TNO, NFI and SURF are responsible for the realisation in order to take an important step towards a transparent, fair...
June 2024: Join the Month of AI in Education
June 2024 is all about exploring, changing and connecting the Netherlands around AI in education. We invite teachers, school leaders, foundation directors, policy advisers, entrepreneurs, scientists and all those other education professionals to share their knowledge...
From fashion photographer to AI creator
The blog DIY Photography has a long interview with former fashion and commercial photographer Ella Uzan, who changed careers to become an AI image creator: "I regard fashion as a truly magnificent domain, offering a profound intersection between spirit and matter,...
student collaboration
We collaborate with our students
WdKA students are encouraged to drop by for discussions about AI, share their insights, or seek assistance with related topics. You can also contact us via email at wdka.educationstation@hr.nl
Contact us
“Empowering Educators, Advancing Digital Education and, fostering a Sense of Belonging in Art & Design Education at the Willem de Kooning Academy (WdKA)”
– Danai Fuengshunut
Contact
wdka.educationstation@hr.nl
WH.01.305