The Centre for Arts Research, Technology and Education (CARTE) is an interdisciplinary research centre at the University of Westminster. CARTE addresses contemporary cultural issues and in particular looks at areas where arts practice, and similar forms of creativity, intersect with other disciplines. In particular, research activity at CARTE explores visual culture from a pan-disciplinary perspective and addresses how creative collaborations between different disciplines take place.

Structure

CARTE was established in 2000 through the support of the Quintin Hogg Trust. CARTE is uniquely placed as a research centre and working in conjunction with a range of departments and research areas in the University and developing partnerships with other institutions. This approach is reflected in both the individual and centre's research projects and the planned public activities and it is also central to the business strategy of the centre. CARTE is currently comprised of seven staff: five research fellows, a senior lecturer and a centre manager.

Content

The diverse ranges of outputs from CARTE reflect a dynamic approach to contemporary visual and cultural practices, within which the relationship between theory and practice is constantly under review. CARTE is concerned with the production of visual material using diverse techniques and technologies and with the analysis and interpretation of visual culture from both professional and public perspectives. In particular, substantial research at CARTE addresses creative collaborations between the arts, sciences and technologies. The Centre also emphasises the role of practice-based research and several of the research team at CARTE are practising artists and curators; the outcomes to their work are presented within a cultural sphere as well as an academic context.

CARTE hosts an MA in Visual Culture .The MA encompasses an exploration of Visual Culture and the ways in which objects, artefacts and collections are perceived.