Event One Explained

Event One was an early digital art exhibition held at the Royal College of Art (RCA), London, England, in 1969.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Event One was organised over two days during 29–30 March 1969 in the Gulbenkian Hall at the RCA by the Computer Arts Society (CAS), that had been established the year before in 1968.^[4] An associated catalogue was produced.^[5] The exhibition was reviewed in Page, the Bulletin of the Computer Arts Society.^[6] Since Event One, CAS has donated its collection to the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.^[7]

Event Two

Event Two was organised at the RCA during 12–17 July 2019 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Event One, including some digitally-produced artworks by artists, who also exhibited at Event One.^{[8] [9] [10]} Event Three is planned for 2069.^[11]

See also

• Cybernetic Serendipity exhibition, Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, 1968

Notes and References

1. Book: Mason, Catherine . Catherine Mason

   . Catherine Mason . The Fortieth Anniversary of Event One at the Royal College of Art . EVA London 2009: Electronic Visualisation and the Arts . . London . 6–8 July 2009 . Alan . Seal . Suzanne . Keene . Jonathan P. . Bowen . Jonathan Bowen . 978-1-906124-17-5 .

2. Book: Mason, Catherine . A Computer in the Art Room: The Origins of British Computer Arts 1950–80 . 2008 . JJG Publishing . 978-1-899163-89-2 . 114–15, 117, 125, 212, 214 .
3. Book: . 2009 . . Paul . Brown . Charlie . Gere . Nicholas . Lambert . Catherine . Mason . 978-0262026536 . 76, 166–168, 173, 180–182, 186, 193, 198, 220, 351 .
4. Web site: Event One . . CAS Online Archive . 1969 . 5 August 2019 .
5. Web site: Event One . . 1969 . 5 August 2019 .
6. Web site: Page . Bulletin of the Computer Arts Society . 1 . . April 1969 . 5 August 2019 .
7. Web site: The V&A's Computer Art Collections . . 5 August 2019 .
8. Web site: Event Two . . News & Events . 12–17 July 2019 . 5 August 2019 .
9. News: BCS Computer Arts Society celebrates 50 years . . . September 2019 . 30–31 . 20 September 2019 .
10. Web site: Event Two . . 2019 . 20 September 2019 .
11. Web site: Ultify . 28 November 2020 .