DR JESSICA PRIEBE
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About
Dr Jessica Priebe is a published author, an experienced academic, an innovative thought leader and a recognised AI and emerging technology advocate in the arts and education sectors. Jessica has twenty years of experience developing and implementing curricula and education programs within universities, art colleges, cultural institutions, schools (K-12), and the wider community. This includes the past eight years as a lecturer in art history and professional practice, specialising in GenAI, ML art, blockchain, and metaverse curation at The National Art School (est. 1843). At NAS, she teaches with an AI and blockchain-enabled curriculum, a first for an Australian art institution.
Jessica also leads a school and professional development program that delivers curriculum-aligned, cross-disciplinary education and training in GenAI and decentralised technologies. Operating in Australia and Singapore since 2021, these programs cater to diverse learners of all ages and include traditional and non-traditional education offerings. Jessica is an adjunct advisor in emerging technologies at the Museum of Contemporary Art and a researcher with RMIT University's Blockchain Innovation Hub. She currently works with national and state-based education authorities and organisations to develop innovative AI learning approaches in primary and secondary education. Jessica was previously an advisor in State and Federal Governments, including the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister of Australia.
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Dr Jessica Priebe designs and implements GenAI, blockchain and metaverse programs for the education and arts sectors. She helps artists, educators and museum professionals navigate GenAI and deepen their engagement with decentralised technologies and immersive experiences. Jessica curates metaverse exhibitions and speaks on art, AI, blockchain, Web3 and the metaverse.
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AI and Metaverse for Museums
Case Study: Communicating the Arts, National Gallery Singapore 2023
In this interactive Metaverse immersion, participants curated a special CTA virtual exhibition using AI artworks they created during the session. Their works were inspired by the ideas and themes of the conference and serve as a visual record of these conversations and key learnings. Together we explored different techniques for generating and remixing AI art and developed strategies for securing the digital provenance of our collection using blockchain technology. We considered a variety of approaches to curating exhibitions on decentralized platforms and preserving cultural memory on-chain. The workshop concluded with participants taking a virtual walk through the exhibition using their guest avatars. Attendees received a digital souvenir of the workshop in the form of a Proof of Attendance Protocol (POAP).
AI and Metaverse for Schools
Overview:
In this interactive program, students create AI-generated artwork for a virtual exhibition in a custom-built metaverse gallery. Using their guest avatars, students visit the exhibition and interact with artworks made during the workshop. This experience aims to promote a deeper understanding of AI’s potential as a tool for artistic expression and showcase new and innovative ways to display art in the virtual realm. Through engaging discussions and hands-on exploration, students critically examine the creative affordances, challenges and ethical considerations of these technologies.
What is a School Metaverse?
A school metaverse is a virtual 3D environment designed specifically for educational purposes, where students, teachers, and the wider school community can interact, learn, collaborate and showcase student work and school archival material in a digital space. The immersive nature of an education metaverse can make learning more interactive and engaging for students. Students can explore virtual environments, participate in simulations and engage with digital content (including their own) in ways that expand their learning beyond a traditional classroom setting.
Case study 2024
Sydney Grammar School Edgecliff
AI Art and Metaverse Exhibition
Curated by Dr Jessica Priebe
Over 2.5 weeks, Dr Priebe worked with the Grammar K-6 student cohort to create a school metaverse exhibition inspired by their term 1 unit on Surrealism.
After exploring the fundamentals of generative AI and the metaverse, the students experimented with text-to-image AI generators. They were asked to create 3 works for the exhibition, each exploring a different aspect of human-machine creativity and collaboration:
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A work on paper inspired by the themes and techniques of the Surrealists.
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An AI remix of their original artwork using the AI platform.
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A 100% AI-generated work using Surrealist-themed text prompts and filters.
The AI artworks are displayed alongside photographs of their works on paper. A preview of the exhibition (below) shows video footage of the students as avatars exploring their class gallery. During their walkthrough, they teleported to other galleries in the exhibition, along with the house Dr Priebe’s avatar lives in and her teaching gallery at the National Art School. The video concludes with a selection of artwork by students in K-6.
