{"id":239,"date":"2021-06-14T21:07:03","date_gmt":"2021-06-14T20:07:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/toshareproject.it\/artmakerblog\/?p=239"},"modified":"2021-06-14T21:07:03","modified_gmt":"2021-06-14T20:07:03","slug":"cosa-the-clinic-for-open-source-arts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toshareproject.it\/artmakerblog\/cosa-the-clinic-for-open-source-arts\/","title":{"rendered":"COSA, the Clinic for Open Source Arts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@chris.d.coleman\/introducing-cosa-the-clinic-for-open-source-arts-af4c38fda0d3\">https:\/\/medium.com\/@chris.d.coleman\/introducing-cosa-the-clinic-for-open-source-arts-af4c38fda0d3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p id=\"647e\" class=\"im in gi io b ip iq ir is it iu iv iw ix iy iz ja jb jc jd je jf jg jh ji jj cw es\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\"><strong>We launched the Clinic for Open-Source Arts (<a class=\"dc jk\" href=\"https:\/\/www.du.edu\/ahss\/opensourcearts\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">COSA<\/a>) to open up the conversation around the intersecti<span id=\"rmm\">o<\/span>n of open source software and the arts. When you consider \u2018open source software\u2019 in isolation, you explore how tools are made and sustained, and when you discuss \u2018the arts\u2019 you\u2019re probably going to look at aesthetics, creativity, and collaboration \u2014 we believe these conversations are not mutually exclusive. Thanks to generous funding and support from the <a class=\"dc jk\" href=\"https:\/\/www.knightfoundation.org\/press\/releases\/new-arts-technology-projects-will-foster-a-strong-future-for-digital-art-making-with-funding-from-knight-foundation\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Knight Foundation<\/a>, the Mellon Foundation, the <a class=\"dc jk\" href=\"https:\/\/www.du.edu\/ahss\/edp\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Emergent Digital Practices<\/a> program,and the <a class=\"dc jk\" href=\"https:\/\/liberalarts.du.edu\/about\/strategic-plan\/madden-center\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Madden Center for Innovation in the Liberal and Creative Arts<\/a> at the University of Denver, we\u2019re spending the next several years exploring why <em class=\"jl\">some <\/em>open source creative tools flourish, others struggle, and many wither away. \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"im in gi io b ip iq ir is it iu iv iw ix iy iz ja jb jc jd je jf jg jh ji jj cw es\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\"><strong>By tapping into the knowledge of creators and stakeholders associated with \u2018success stories\u2019 we hope to identify what these communities have done to promote inclusivity and resilience, so we can share that knowledge with communities creating other tools. In a world dominated by big corporate players like Adobe and Apple, we want to ensure that free, noncommercial tools are robust and accessible \u2014 so creatives all over the world can continue to learn and express themselves.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"3786\" class=\"im in gi io b ip iq ir is it iu iv iw ix iy iz ja jb jc jd je jf jg jh ji jj cw es\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\"><strong>So what is a \u2018flourishing\u2019 open source tool? The graphical library and integrated development environment <a class=\"dc jk\" href=\"https:\/\/processing.org\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Processing<\/a> is an enduring example. Thanks to a concerted effort by its team, tens of thousands of students, artists, and hobbyists worldwide use it to learn to code, first as novices and then later in a professional capacity. What steps were taken to get Processing into so many classrooms since its development began two decades ago? How have the strategies for documentation and community outreach evolved? How was diversity amongst contributors encouraged? These are social questions, not technical questions.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"c0d7\" class=\"im in gi io b ip iq ir is it iu iv iw ix iy iz ja jb jc jd je jf jg jh ji jj cw es\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\"><strong>The \u2018C\u2019 in COSA stands for clinic, a reference to treatment, maintenance, and care. For every Processing, dozens of open source tools end up as abandonware. Some software never acquires the user base required to justify ongoing development; while other tools becomes wildly popular, putting the needs of a community of thousands on a few developers; other projects become chronically neglected or just die overnight when the developer\u2019s circumstances change dramatically (e.g. they have a child, take on a demanding job, or have health problems). The key point here is that open source software development around niche creative tools is <em class=\"jl\">very<\/em>fragile. So COSA is a clinic \u2014 we want to diagnose what teams can do better <em class=\"jl\">and <\/em>provide treatment by helping them plan how they\u2019ll move forward.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"8bb4\" class=\"im in gi io b ip iq ir is it iu iv iw ix iy iz ja jb jc jd je jf jg jh ji jj cw es\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\"><strong>COSA is examining open source tools in the arts across four domains: innovation, access, community, and sustainability&#8230;.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>https:\/\/medium.com\/@chris.d.coleman\/introducing-cosa-the-clinic-for-open-source-arts-af4c38fda0d3 &nbsp; We launched the Clinic for Open-Source Arts (COSA) to open up the conversation around the intersection of open source software and the arts. When you consider \u2018open source software\u2019 in isolation, you explore how tools are made and sustained, and when you discuss \u2018the arts\u2019 you\u2019re probably going to look at aesthetics, creativity, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-239","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorised"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>COSA, the Clinic for Open Source Arts | Artmaker Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"COSA, the Clinic for Open Source Arts | Artmaker Blog\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/toshareproject.it\/artmakerblog\/cosa-the-clinic-for-open-source-arts\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"COSA, the Clinic for Open Source Arts | Artmaker Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"COSA, the Clinic for Open Source Arts | Artmaker Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/toshareproject.it\/artmakerblog\/cosa-the-clinic-for-open-source-arts\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Artmaker Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-06-14T20:07:03+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Bruce Sterling\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/toshareproject.it\/artmakerblog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/toshareproject.it\/artmakerblog\/\",\"name\":\"Artmaker Blog\",\"description\":\"on Toshareproject.it - 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