Once the doors to Cuba opened, a couple of local college professors charged on through.
Ralph Vituccio, an assistant teaching professor at the Entertainment Technology Center (ETC) and an award-winning filmmaker and documentarian, talks about co-hosting and co-presenting an interactive video art installation at the 2015 Havana International Biennalethis summer. Joining Vituccio as the only American exhibitor was his colleague Andreas Tapia-Urzua, chair of the Digital Media Department at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh. They join us to talk about their trip to Cuba and the reaction their work received.
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Also in the program, information on the new background check requirements and we look at the possibility of Pittsburgh businesses building connections with Cuba.
