■ Central Valley California Arts Project (CVCAP) is committed to supporting educators as they assist all students in meeting their full potential academically, personally, and professionally. Central Valley California Arts Project does this through its professional learning and leadership development programs.
Located in the Kremen School of Education and Human Development on the campus of California State University, Fresno, the Central Valley California Arts Project offers research-based professional learning aligned with the California Arts Standards, the California Arts Education Framework, as well as California’s standards in Career & Technical Education, Career & Technical Education, English Language Development and Common Core Content Literacy for Technical Subjects.
CVCAP provides professional learning programs for educators in the following counties.
- Fresno
- Kings
- Madera
- Mariposa
- Merced
- Tulare
Director
Dr. Ahran Koo, akoo@csufresno.edu
P: (559) 278-1270
California State University, Fresno
Kremen School of Education and Human Development
5005 N. Maple, Rm 220F
M/S ED 1
Fresno, CA 93740
CSMP Region: 7
CVCAP Regional Programs
CVCAP’s From Nervous Agents to Cultural Outsiders
Arts Education Webinars Series
In this lecture, Patrick Tresset will give an overview of his practice of using embodied agents as actors to tell stories about us. He will trace the evolution of his work, from early robotic systems that drew as a raw, nervous reaction to reality to his most recent installations influenced by human culture, where the agents are now outsiders. Drawing from years of working alongside autonomous machines, he will also share his thoughts on AI, art and technology.
- Date: Tuesday, October 20, 2026
- Registration Deadline: October 16, 2026
- Time: 4:30–6:00 PM (PT)
- Location: Zoom (Link will be sent to you after the registration)
- Cost: Free
FEATURED ARTIST
Patrick Tresset
French Artist Based in Brussels, Belgium
Patrick Tresset is a French artist based in Brussels. Best known for his performative installations, he explores human presence, the necessity to pass time, the mundane, and memory using computational systems, robotics, and traditional media. Tresset studied at Goldsmiths, University of London, where he earned a Master’s and an MPhil in Arts and Technology.
Since 2011, he has presented nineteen solo exhibitions, and his work has been shown internationally in major institutions, including the Centre Pompidou and Grand Palais in Paris, Fondazione Prada in Milan, the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) in London, MMCA in Seoul, BOZAR in Brussels, Today Art Museum in Beijing, Ming Contemporary Art Museum (McaM) in Shanghai, and the Mori Art Museum in Tokyo.
His work is held in private and public collections worldwide and has received numerous international distinctions, including from the Prix Ars Electronica, the Lumen Prize, the Japan Media Arts Festival, and the NTAA (Fondation Liedts-Meesen).
Questions? Please contact CVCAP Director, Ahran Koo, akoo@csufresno.edu.
Sponsors
The California Arts Project
Fresno State | Kremen School of Education and Human Development
Fresno State | ASI
Central Valley’s Arts Education Network
The Central Valley Arts Education Network convenes online once per quarter supporting PK–12 through post-secondary dance, media arts, music, theatre, visual arts, and CTE AME educators to further equitable, standards-based arts education that promotes students’ artistic literacy. In these unprecedented times the Networks forge new opportunities for teachers and administrators in the arts to connect, collaborate, exchange ideas, share experiences, and stay informed of regional and statewide arts education issues and topics. Network session time will be 3:30 – 5:00 PM.
Please contact Regional Director Ahran Koo, akoo@csufresno.edu.