As the UW’s students and faculty scattered in December at the end of finals week, Pampin was taking a break from his administrative duties to consider new creative projects and to regroup following a year of prolific output.

<h2 style="text-align: center;"><span>AWMAT 2019 Conference</span></h2>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>February 7-9, 2019</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span>University of California, Santa Barbara, </span><span>Elings Hall Main Lobby</span></p>

<blockquote><p>DXARTS Alumnus Tivon Rice has received two major grants from Stimuleringsfonds, the Dutch Cultural Fund for Architecture, Design, and Digital Culture. Totaling €25,000, these awards will accelerate Rice's work with experimental image making and digital narratives. Through the fund's "Space for Talent" award, Rice will also spend 2019 collaborating with Delft University of Technology to research Machine Learning/A.I. systems for image, sound, and text.</p>