Our host, Hilary Knight speaks with Freya Salway, Head of the Lab at Google Arts and Culture Lab which engages artists, institutions and audiences through experimentation with new digital technology. They discuss the lab’s mission, collaborations, and approach to R&D and partnerships.

External references

• Google Arts and Culture
• The Lab
• Experiments with Google
• Google Arts & Culture and British choreographer, Wayne McGregor developed an AI capable of predicting dance moves in his particular style
• Jonathan Yeo’s large-scale bronze sculptural self-portrait entitled Homage to Paolozzi (Self Portrait)
• Future Relics, A collaboration between Google Arts & Culture, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya in Mumbai and the British Museum in London
• Dr. Elizabeth Harmon on mining the Smithsonian Institution collections for stories of women in science
• One Minute Guides, with Cleveland Museum of Art
• Talking tours
• NotebookLM
• Es Devlin’s Please Feed The Lions interactive sculpture in Trafalgar Square

Guest bio

Freya Salway is head of the lab at Google Arts & Culture, collaborating with artists, technologists, curators, scientists and cultural institutions globally to explore the application of advanced technologies for arts and culture.

Since 2018, she has supported artistic experimentation with A.I. through residency programs and bespoke collaborations, partnering with renowned artists, innovators and cultural organizations. She has also worked as an independent consultant, enabling artists, brands and broadcasters to deliver creative projects, and previously led arts partnerships for Sky Arts, the U.K.'s only TV channel dedicated to the arts.