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Connor Benedict
Open Culture CoordinatorConnor is a Kaospilot with a background in project management, organisational development, and process design. He has worked around the world on various projects within arts, culture, and community activism. At Creative Commons he supports the Open Culture Program with logistics, project management, production and design activities that help make Open Access a reality for cultural heritage organisations everywhere.
Posts by Connor Benedict
Hardiansyah — Open Culture VOICES, Season 2 Episode 23
by Brigitte Vézina, Connor Benedict Open Culture“Culture is something that should be shared among many people.” Hardi talks about the work he is doing with Wikipedia to make collections in Indonesia accessible to the wider world. He explains how the internet makes unique cultures more visible and promotes dialogue between cultures. Open Culture VOICES is a series of short videos that…
Rina Pantalony — Open Culture VOICES, Season 2 Episode 22
by Brigitte Vézina, Connor Benedict Open Culture“The key to enjoying the benefits of Open Culture is to use the tools available to us” says Rina Pantalony. In this episode we learn about the national and global networks that support open access in the GLAM sector and how education is crucial to leveraging the power of open licenses. Copyright is a tool…
Sumona Chakravarty — Open Culture VOICES, Season 2 Episode 21
by Brigitte Vézina, Connor Benedict Open Culture“Accessibility means putting art out there!” Sumona tells us in this episode about how Delhi’s Art Gallery (DAG) approaches open access from various perspectives. Sumona shares insight into creating exhibitions that inform the public and shed light on recent history in digital and physical spaces. Open Culture VOICES is a series of short videos that…
Back to Basics: Open Culture for Beginners
by Brigitte Vézina, Connor Benedict, Jocelyn Miyara Open CultureOn 27 July 2023 we hosted the first webinar in our new Open Culture Live series. In this session about the basics of Open Culture, we led a presentation that answers some of the key questions for beginners hoping to understand more about Creative Commons, and how we work closely with the cultural heritage sector…
A Special Episode of the Open Culture Voices Series, Part 2
by Brigitte Vézina, Connor Benedict Open CultureWatch A Special Episode of the Open Culture Voices Series, Part 1 In this Special Episode of the Open Culture Voices series, CC hosts a conversation among five open culture experts from around the world: Dr. Andrea Wallace, Professor, University of Exeter Law School, United Kingdom Dr. Nkem Osuigwe, Director, African Library and Information Associations…