Dominick M Rivers

Dominick M Rivers serves as Assistant Professor of Digital Art in the Department of Art & Design at Indiana State University's College of Arts & Sciences. His academic role centers on bridging historical media techniques with contemporary digital practices through teaching and creative research.

His educational background includes a Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) from Indiana University (2023) with a major in Fine Arts, establishing foundational expertise in experimental media creation.

Rivers' research investigates the materiality of obsolete technologies through lenses of sustainability and cultural preservation. His work explores analog-digital hybridity in moving image art, sound design, and alternative photographic processes, with particular emphasis on Czech New Wave Cinema influences and public access television legacies. Current projects examine how obsolete media formats inform contemporary digital art practices within globalized cultural contexts.

Recent scholarly output reveals consistent exploration of signal manipulation and sustainability, demonstrated through optical sound experimentation, festival curation, and conference presentations addressing alternative processes in moving image creation. His work connects technical innovation with ecological consciousness across multiple media platforms.

• Bloomington Arts Projects Grant, Bloomington Arts Commission (2025)

Rivers actively secures external funding for creative projects, currently serving as Principal Investigator for two Bloomington Arts Commission grants: a $3,000 Arts Project Grant (2025-present) and a $2,000 Artist Advancement Grant (2025-2027). These funds support his experimental work in obsolete technology repurposing and community-based digital art initiatives.