ATHENS, Ohio -- Richard Loveless, founder of the Institute for Studies in the Arts, an art and technology research program, will talk about "Human Modes and Digital Codes: New Challenges for Creative Collaboration in Academic Training and Research," at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28, in 401 Seigfred Hall. This event, sponsored by the College of Fine Arts' Creativity Initiative, is free and open to the public.

Loveless has fostered numerous art and technology initiatives for organizations worldwide, including the National Endowment for the Arts, National Endowment for the Humanities, Rockefeller Foundation, Ford Foundation, J. Paul Getty Foundation, London College of Art and Design and Europe's R.A.D.I.C.A.L., a consortium of art and technology institutes throughout the European Union.