THE INTER-SOCIETY FOR THE ELECTRONIC ARTS

                             THE ISEA NEWSLETTER

                             # 27, MARCH 1994

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Editors: Dirk Boon, Wim van der Plas (Holland). Correspondents: Yoshiyuki
Abe (Japan), Ray Archee (Australia), Peter Beyls (Belgium), Leslie Bishko
(US/Canada), Paul Brown (US), Annick Bureaud (France), Jurgen Claus
(Germany), Roger Malina (US), Ivan Pope (UK), Rejane Spitz (Brazil).
Lay-out: Rene Pare (Grafico de Poost). Text editors: Ray Archee, Seth
Shostak. ISEA, POB 8656, 3009 AR Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Tel 31-10-2020850,  Fax 31-10-2668705 (c/o Heidi van der Plas).
Email: ISEA@MBR.FRG.EUR.NL (Board) or ISEA@SARA.NL (Newsletter)
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                                  CONTENTS
EDITORIAL .V2 ORGANISATION .MUSIC NEWS .CALLS FOR PARTICIPATION .CALENDAR
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EDITORIAL
Wim van der Plas

Since the ISEA headquarters are located in Holland, ISEA has been tried
to get monetary support from a local cultural fund, known as the Prince
Bernhard Fund. However, this organization has maintained that ISEA is
promoting technology  instead of art, so they have refused our request
for office equipment. 

We have written back, explaining how mistaken they were and questioning
why they reached this conclusion after supporting rather generously the
first two ISEA Symposia (both took place in the Netherlands). After a very
long wait, they finally responded. Their letter simply said: "We hold to
our standpoint".

Well, we hold to our standpoint, too.  Our society and our culture are
rapidly becoming more and more influenced by electronic technology.
The culture of the 21st century will be 'electronic culture'. We will
pursue our aim of promoting artistic use of this technology. We think
artists have a role in guiding culture. It would be disastrous, in our
view, if art was not part of the living culture.

We are glad the ISEA members support our work. But we need you to let
us know that you do. Sometimes it can be difficult to continue the fight.



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V2 ORGANISATION
Alex Adriaansens

Since 1981, the V2_Organisation has been organising activities in
's-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands. It started with the presentation of
multimedia art, and up from 1987 focussed on art and technology. In the
last 6 years, V2 has established a lively centre for art and technology in
's-Hertogenbosch with three main sections:

-    Presentation of electronic art. Every year a range of activities
     takes place with the annual festival `Manifestation for the Unstable
     Media' as focal point. Actual themes and topics in the field of art
     and technology are addressed as well. In 1993, the complete program
     was focussed on `the body in relation to our technological society'
     and dealt with the problematised body. For 1994, all programs are
     focussed on `the merging of nature with digital nature'.
-    Production of artworks. In our workshop, artists can develop more
     individual oriented hardware and software for their works. The
     creation of different interfaces will be a focus point for the
     coming years.
-    Distribution of information carriers (magazines, books, cd's,
     audiocassetes, etc.) that can be seen as background information for
     the activities above. Their catalogue contains about 600 items.

From the 1st of May, the V2_Organisation will be housed in Rotterdam.
In September 1994, V2 will open its doors at a truly beautiful location,
in the  Witte de Withstraat, in the heart of the city.

The V2_Organisation hopes to establish an interdisciplinary centre that
will work together with other institutions in Rotterdam such as ISEA, the
Dutch Architectural Institute, the Photo Institute and smaller or-
ganisations such as the NOX architects and individual artists.

The first real cooperation with ISEA will take place in November, 1994.
The V2_Organisation, ISEA, theatre Lantaren/Venster and the design group
for interactive media WDS decided to cooperate in the DEAF festival that
will take in place in November, 1994. The annual international festival of
the V2 Organisation, that would have taken place for the 6th year in 1994,
is fully implemented and will serve as a starting point for the DEAF

festival. The V2_Organisation and ISEA want to cooperate in future 
projects in the field of art and technology.

NOTE: New address as of May 1st: PO Box 19049, 3001 BA Rotterdam, The
Netherlands. Tel: 31-10-4046427, Fax: 31-10-4128563, Email: V2@antenna.nl



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                                 MUSIC NEWS
                        Source: Music-Research Digest
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NEW ADDRESS
The International Computer Music Association (ICMA) office is in a period
of transition, from University of North Texas to California State
University at San Jose, where Allan Strange, the new president teaches.
Email address for the ICMA:           ICMA@SJSUVM1.BITNET
Email address for Allan Strange:   STRANGE@SJSUVM1.BITNET
The new fax number is:                        1-408-3952538
The new office number is:               1-408-3952648



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JOB
The Experimentalstudio der Heinrich-Strobel-Stiftung / Freiburg -
Germany has a job-opening in the field of live-electronics.
The studio iis renowned for its pioneering efforts in the field of
live-electronics and is a leading institution in this area for 
composition, reasearch and performance. The studio is affiliated
with the South West German radiostation.

Prerequisites are a degree in music with emphasis on electronics
and audio technology, a high level of competence in software-
development and computer applications for music, experience as a
musician, (electronic) instrumentalist and "Klangregisseur"
(artistic competence combined with audio engineering knowledge)
in the domain of contemporary music ("avantgarde").

Responsibilities will include to cooperate with composers and
musicians in the realization of works with live-electronics, to
do the "Klangregie" for concerts, and to develop software geared
towards artistic applications in conjunction with new hardware-
developments of the studio.

Pay will be according to background and experience and is based on the
pay-scale of German radio stations (very good social benefits etc.)

Inquiries should be sent to the director of the Experimentalstudio:
Andre Richard, Experimentalstudio des SWF,
Kartaeuserstr. 45, 79102 Freiburg, Germany. Fax: 49-761-3808275



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SOUND WEB

The CERL Sound Group at the University of Illinois is pleased to
announce the CERL Sound Group World Wide Web server. This server
features information about the CERL Sound Group and other topics,
including:
* An archive of the ACM Special Interest Group on Sound and
Computation Eletronic Forum

* Bibliography of CERL Sound Group papers, books about computer
music, and books about MIDI
* Conference announcements
* Job announcements
* On-line versions of some papers about sound and computation
* Pointers to other sources of information about sound and music
The Server should be available at all times at:
http://datura.cerl.uiuc.edu
Please direct comments and suggestions to: WALKER@CS.UIUC.EDU
CERL Sound Group, 252 ERL, 103 S. Mathews, Urbana, IL 61801-2977,
USA, Tel: 1- 217-3330766
Thanks!
Bill Walker


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MEETING

University of Edinburgh
Faculty of Music & Dept of Artificial Intelligence
AI/Music Research Group
Date: Thursday, 31 March, 5pm
Venue: Room F13 - Dept. of Artificial Intelligence - 80, South Bridge
Subject: "Real-time visual display for professional voice development"
Speaker: David Rossiter, Dept. of Electronics - Music Technology Group,
University of York, United Kingdom

The main purpose of the meeings is to discuss the possibilities of AI and
technology applied to Music. The meetings are open for everyone 
interested. Talk proposals are welcome.
For any information, please contact:
Eduardo Reck Miranda, University of Edinburgh, AI/Music Group

12 Nicolson Square, Edinburgh EH8 9DF, UK. Email: MIRANDA@UK.AC.ED.AISB


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                           CALLS FOR PARTICIPATION
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NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL VIDEO FESTIVAL
May 27 - June 4, 1994

The very first New York International Video Festival will be taking
place this year in NYC. To be held at a prime location, this Festival
boasts to become, within a matter of years, the most recognisable &
prestigous Video Event in the World. The New York International Video
Festival intends on exhibiting the most cutting-edge works of todays
most enlightened visionaries juxtaposed with some of the most recognised
engineers of modern vision that have helped make Video what it is today.

The deadline for all tapes/disks is April 29, 1994. There is no entry fee.
Tapes can be any format, any standard (except for PAL/SECAM Hi-Band 3/4").
There are major prizes awarded for various categories. Works dating back
to 1991 may be submitted.

This is New York: Give it your best shot! Communicate with the festival
offices at the address below. Entry forms available both from that address
and from ISEA (hard copy only).
Alexander Karinsky (director)
PO Box 20203, New York, NY 10001, USA
Tel: 1-212-7809087, Fax: 7809088, Email: 72632.2375@COMPUSERVE.COM


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INTERFACE 3

The changes in perception, thinking, expression and social relationship 
in electronic communication.
"Every work created today is ascribable to a creativity which is by far
more concerned with the structures and designs of communication than its
actual contents." (Fred Forest, 1985)

The first international INTERFACE Symposium  took place in Hamburg in
1990. Artists and scientists -  Ascott, Flusser, Guenther, de Kerckhove,
Kittler, Kriesche, Loeffler, Peitgen, Piene, Weibel and Weizenbaum among
others - discussed and talked about the topic of "Electronic Media and
Artistic Creativity" (compare the documentation INTERFACE. ELECTRONIC
MEDIA AND ARTISTIC CREATIVITY. Editor Klaus Peter Dencker on behalf of
the Kulturbehoerde Hamburg. Hans-Bredow-Institut, Hamburg 1992).

After INTERFACE 2 "World Images, Image Worlds. Computer-Aided Visions" 
in 1993, with Emrich, v. Foerster, Illich, Nadin, Nees, Roetzer, Shaw 
and Zielinski among others (the documentation will be published in the
fall of 1994), we intend to hold the third INTERFACE in Hamburg from
November 1 to 3, 1995.

Once again, artists and scientists are called upon to present ideas,
theories, and projects which deal with the possible changes in perception,
thinking, expression, and social relationships that are caused by
electronic communication systems, and this time with respect to the topic
of "NetWorld".

Does networked digital thinking take the place of linear thinking?
Does the digital universe replace the "Gutenberg-Galaxy" - the book?
Will new internationally valid code systems put an end to the confusion 
of tongues?
Do we now need new definitions of communication and dialogicity which
are based upon the changed interpretations of time and place and the
new man-machine-man relationships?
Which consequences for artistic work could result from new communication
models?

SELECTION OF TOPICS

NETWORKS
Open, closed, integrated, intelligent, interactive, simulative systems
of communication, information, documentation, and publication; multimedia,
navigation, participation; neural networks.

MODELS
Terms, performance, and functions of traditional communication models;
outlines, drafting conditions, current approaches, and visions of possible
future models.

ETHICS AND AESTHETICS

Techno-aesthetics of communication, network culture, network mentality;
historical "Salon" conversation theories, publicity vs. "officiosity" and
"dialogicity"; social and technological rhetorics.

INTERFACES
Voice-controlled, tactile, sensory network interfaces;
man-machine and man-machine-man relationships via networks.

DANGERS
Deprivation, isolation, and other communication problems caused by 
networks; new dependencies and the dictatorship of security concepts;
"Viruses", "Trojan Horses", and "Logical Bombs" as works of art.


Institutes, initiatives, and project groups, artists and scientists
interested in actively participating in INTERFACE 3 are invited to submit
a written outline of their ideas and projects to the
KULTURBEHOERDE HAMBURG, re: INTERFACE, c/o Prof. Dr. Klaus Peter Dencker,
Hamburger Strasse 45, 22033 Hamburg, Germany.

The deadline is April 30, 1994.


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INTERNATIONAL COLLOQUIUM ON NEW MUSIC RESEARCH
Composition, Perception and Performance, Ghent, 20-22 october, 1994

Introduction.
The International Colloquium, celebrating the 30th anniversary of IPEM, 
(Institute for Psychoacoustics and Electronic Music) aims to give a state 
of the art in new music and new research about music. This includes
aspects of instrumental and electronic music, computer interactive and
multi-media systems, music related digital signal processing, perception, 
cognition, and history. Advanced tutorials will be presented by the
following invited speakers (also members of the scientific committee):

A. Camurri (Univeiversity of Genova, Genova, Italy),
P. Berg (Royal Conservatory, The Hague, The Netherlands)
R. Dannenberg (Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburg, USA)
R. Rowe (New York University, New York, USA)
T. Ungvary (Institute for Electronic and Experimental Music, Vienna,
Austria)

Events.
IPEM has played a central role in the development of contemporary music in
Flanders and Belgium.  During the colloquium, a Festival of New Music is
taking place, reflecting the artistic activity in and around IPEM over a
period of 30 years.

Issues.
Contributors can apply for one of the following subject categories:
(1) perception and cognition of new music
(2) new technology for composition and performance
(3) multi-media: the integration of music with other art forms
(4) new music at IPEM
(5) problems of music representation

Contributions.
Contributions, in the form of abstract or short papers (max 10 pages), 
will be evaluated by the scientific committee. Accepted papers will be
printed in the pre-proceedings and a full paper can be demanded after the
conference.

Deadines.
15 May 1994: submission of abstracts and short papers
15 June 1994: letter of acceptance to the contributors

Registration fee.
The registration fee is 2500 BEF. This includes one copy of the pre-
proceedings as well as free entrance to all concerts and social events.

Organization committee.
Marc Leman (University of Ghent), Henry Pousseur (University of Liege), 
Herman Sabbe (University of Ghent), supported by the University of Ghent,
the Belgian National Science Foundation, the Philharmonic Society of
Brussels, the Arthur Grumiaux Foundation, the Ministry of the Flemish
Community.

Contact address.
Marc Leman, University of Ghent, Institute for Psychoacoustics and 
Electronic  Music,  Blandijnberg 2, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium.
Tel: 32-9-2644125, Fax: 32-9-2644196, Email: Marc.Leman@rug.ac.be.
Hotel reservations.
Hotel reservations should be made as soon as possible. In Hotel Astoria 
(Nederkouter  24-26,  B-9000  GHENT, Belgium, Tel: +32 9 2250707) the
(university) price for a single is 2565 BEF,  for  a double 2790 BEF.



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TeleEyes BRAZIL

We are a group of artists and researchers interested in the use of the
network and multimidia/hypermedia technologies as support for new forms
of artistic expressions. We are setting up a project, called Teleeyes,
to  explore these technologies, looking at them as one might do with a
camera, a sheet of paper, or a projector when seen as a medium through
which one can make art.

Our proposal is: During the first month, we invite people to send us a
short message (two paragraphs maximum), in their language of preference,
with a description of what they see through a "window" of their choice.
Each person is free to decide what his/her "window" is - it could be a
room window, an office window, a car window, a tv screen, a washing
machine glass, a microwave oven viewer, etc...

Each person may send more than one message, and each message may
describe a different "window" than a previous one sent by that person.
After this first phase, depending on the material we receive, there are
several possible developments that we intend to pursue:

 - Build an installation, a big panel with windows, much like a building
facade. In each window, descriptions will scroll slowly over time,
similar to the changes in scenery that occur throughout the day in
"real" windows. The relative locations of windows, and their contents,
will be determined by the contents of the material we receive;

 - Establish navigable connections between descriptions - there are many
possible different effects during navigation;

 - Create a network of "live" windows - In the panel described above,
allow text to change as people send in new descriptions;

 - Allow interaction between the spectator and the sender of the text;
 - Create images "evoked" by the descriptions received, to be integrated
into the panel;

As you can see, the possibilities are endless...
If you are interested in participating,

SEND YOUR E-MAIL MESSAGE to netart@inf.puc-rio.br.

You will receive an acknowledgement, and will be kept informed (if you
wish) of the developments.

This initiative is led by

Sandra Kogut - videoartist, works with video,
film and installations since 1984. Currently working in Brazil, France
and Japan. She has won several prizes in Festivals in Europe, USA and
Brazil. Her last work (PARABOLIC PEOPLE) was made out of the
installation of videocabins in 6 different cities where people were
invited to have up to 30 seconds alone with a camera.

Daniel Schwabe - PhD, UCLA, 1981,
Associate Professor at the Department of Informatics of the Catholic
University in Rio de Janeiro, has been investigating authoring
methodologies for hypermedia systems, and the effective use of
multimedia in information systems.

Net Art Project, Dept. de Informatica, PUC-Rio (netart@inf.puc-rio.br)


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EUROPEAN MEDIA ART FESTIVAL
September 7 - 11  1994, Osnabruck, Germany
Call for submissions: Film, Video, Installations and Expanded Media.
Deadline May 15. Contact:
European Media Art Festival, Postfach 1861, D-49008 Osnabruck, Germany
Tel: 49-541-21658, Fax: 28327


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1st BRAZILIAN SYMPOSIUM ON COMPUTER MUSIC
August 3-4, 1994
Caxambu, Minas Gerais, Brazil

The 1st Brazilian Symposium on Computer Music, promoted by NUCOM 
(Brazilian Computer Music Society), will take place during the 1994
Meeting of the SBC (Brazilian Computer Science Society) organized by the
Computer Science Department of the Federal University of Minas Gerais
(UFMG).

The objective of the symposium is to discuss technical aspects of the
specification, designing, implementation, and evaluation of computer
systems for music, as well as to present ongoing research works in the
field. The symposium is aimed primarily at stimulating the exchange of
ideas among computer scientists and musicians, but we also welcome
interested researchers from other areas such as electronics, linguistics,
psychology, physics, and education.

Main areas of interest:
- Systems and languages for composition
- Systems and languages for sound synthesis
- Signal processing and sound transformation
- Automated music analysis
- Artificial intelligence and music
- User interface and instrument design
- Notation systems
- Psychoacoustics and cognitive models

Other topics, not covered above, will be considered by the program comit-
tee.

Deadlines and important dates:
April 25, 1994 - Submission of abstracts
May 25, 1994   - Notification of acceptance
June 15, 1994  - Submission of the final paper

Contact address and submissions:
Mauricio Alvares Loureiro, Departamento de Ciencia da Computacao
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - UFMG, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
E-mail: mauricio@dcc.ufmg.br


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SOUTH BANK PHOTO SHOW 1994
London, UK
Photographers are invited to fantasise on the theme of MAKE BELIEVE for
the South Bank Photo Show 1994, interpreting the theme as widely as
possible.
MAKE BELIEVE means much more than fairy tales and legends and can be used
to explore unreality, pretence and the imaginary.
In order to emphasise the strange and fantastic, a new category has been
created this year for Manipulated Images, highlighting the possibilities
for photography opened up by new technologies. The photograph used to be
regarded as an accurate visual record, which the viewer could believe.
Recent developments in technology allow images to be radically altered, so
that photographs can now challenge the idea of visual truth, becoming a
new form of MAKE BELIEVE. Contact South Bank Centre, Royal Festival Hall,
London SE1, UK. 071 921 0600



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DIGITAL VILLAGE
Invitation to Artists to Submit Proposals

     The Art Gallery at the University of Maryland at College Park, in
collaboration with the UMCP Computer Science Department, and the  Corcoran
Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, invites artists to make proposals for a
major exhibition during the fall of 1995.  The theme of the exhibition is
"connectivity and media/interface," and will feature work that employs
electronic networks with multiple contributors and sites, and work that
incorporates interactivity and other innovative connections among artist,
artwork, and audience.

     The call for proposals is being distributed internationally.  A
curatorial committee, which will include staff from the Corcoran as well
as the Art Gallery will select work which demonstrates maturity of aes-
thetic intent, a critical understanding of electronic technology and its
impact on culture, and an imaginative exploration of computer applications
in the arts. While the impetus for the exhibition comes from the historic
domain of the visual arts--art that can be experienced visually--we
welcome proposals that incorporate a range of media and modalities
including sound, text, and performance as well as image.  Artworks which
present themselves in traditional "object" form for the wall or floor of
the gallery space will be included as well as the progressively ephemeral
works for video monitor, crt screen, and on-line transmission.  In all
cases, however, the focus will be "connectivity and interface/media."

     Special attention will be given to proposals which include the
capacity to reach off-site audiences via networks.  Projects focussing on
interaction and exchange with schools and/or community groups in the
Maryland and Washington, DC region as well as more distant communities are
encouraged.

               Digital Village Related Programming

     The Digital Village exhibition is part of a larger project (in
collaboration with the Corcoran Gallery of Art) which will include a
number of interdisciplinary events investigating the role of technology in
today's society.  A scholarly symposium, guest lectures, multi-media
performances, seminars, and workshops will provide contexts for students,
artists, scholars, educators, and the general community to engage with the
exciting and often perplexing issues which digital technologies have laid
at our doorstep.

                The Art Gallery Exhibition Space

     The Art Gallery was established at the University of Maryland at
College Park in 1966 and has had an active schedule of exhibitions,
catalogue publication, student involvement and public events throughout
the 28 years of its existence.  The Gallery also houses a permanent
collection consisting primarily of 20th century prints and drawings from
the U.S., Europe, and Japan, traditional African sculpture, and a small
number of paintings and photographs.

     The current 4000 square foot exhibition space was constructed in 1975
specifically as an exhibition space with museum quality environmental and
security controls, lighting, and access.  The Gallery is run by a staff of
four full-time professionals and a number of part-time and student assis-
tants.


     Guidelines for Submitting Proposals to DIGITAL VILLAGE

Each proposal should contain:
1.   Concept statement of 1 or 2 pages.
2.   Description of space requirements; approximate ground plan if an
     installation.
3.   Technical description and requirements including hardware and
     software; indicate what you would provide as part of the artwork.
4.   List of any consumable supplies required by users/viewers during the
     course of the exhibition, approximately 2 months duration.
5.   Description of maintenance and technical supervision required during
     the course of the exhibition.
6.   Visual documentation of proposed work (or similar work which you have
     previously presented):  35mm slides, photographs, VHS video, sample
     output.
7.   Brief (2-3 pages) resume(s) of artist(s).  Both individual artists
     and collaborative proposals are welcome.  Include address, telephone
     number and e-mail address for each participant.
8.   If one or more specific sites are part of a proposal involving
     networked distribution and exchange, give the name and address of
     each site, a paragraph description of the institution or group, and
     the name of the contact person with whom you've discussed your 
     proposal.  (If you are making a network-oriented proposal, but do not
     have specific sites in mind, please simply describe the type of sites
     and audience exchange you imagine. The Art Gallery has already begun
     exploring regional connections and welcomes your ideas to be 
     implemented in this context.)

Proposal deadline is May 1, 1994.

Proposals should be sent to:Digital Village
                    The Art Gallery
                    Art-Sociology Building
                    University of Maryland
                    College Park, MD 20742

Review of proposals and curatorial decisions are expected to be completed
by September 1, 1994.

If you have technical or procedural questions about the exhibition or the
proposal guidelines, please contact Rob Blitz at The Art Gallery at
301-405-2763 or email rb27@umail.umd.edu.


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DIGITAL ANALOG
March 4 - 20  1994, Puchheim, Austria
'Machinenbilder und Handzeichnungen'.
Galerie Schloss Puchheim, Gmundner Str. 1, 4800 Attnang-Puchheim, Austria


HENKVANDERVET
March 6 - April 24  1994, Eefde, Holland
HenkVanderVet is one of the pioneers of Dutch computer aided art. 
This exhibition also shows works by Karel Appel and Christian Dotremont,
made in cooperation with VanderVet.
De Voorst, Binnenweg 10, Eefde, Holland. Tel: 31-5750-13520, Fax: 13505


JOZEF ROBAKOWSKI
March 7 - 20  1994, Warshaw, Poland
'Space of Kinetic Energy'. Photographs, films, tapes, objects, paintings,
installations.
Laboratory Room, Centre for Contemporary Art, Ujazdowski Castle,
Al. Ujazdowskie 6, 00-461 Warshaw, Poland. Tel: 628-1271, fax 9550


INFO-CURVING
March 14 - 31  1994, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Drawings by WERNER KUBELKA.
CELTEC/ Space for Creation and Electronic Art, Rua Epitacio Pessoa 874 -
Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro, RJ - BRAZIL


MONITOR 94
March 25 - April 18  1994, Frolunda, Sweden
6th International Video & Audio Festival. Arranged by Frolunda Kulturhus,
Gothenburg Art Museum, Valand Art Academy & Unga Atalante.
Monitor 94, Box 63, S-421 21 V Frolunda, Sweden. Tel: 31851-665, fax 667


CICOMGRAF'94/ EXPOCAD/CAM
April 5 - 7  1994, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
SOBRACON will be organizing CICOMGRAF (International Computer Graphics
Conference), to be held at Palacio das Convencoes do Anhembi, in the
city of Sao Paulo, Brazil, in April 5-7. The program includes paper and
panel sessions, plus an exhibition of equipments, products and services
for Computer Graphics (57 exhibitors, within an area of over 3,000 m2).
Artistic related issues will be debated on the Panel "Computer Graphics
& artistic expression in the 21st century" (Rejane Spitz (chair,
PUC-Rio/Brazil), Paul Rutkovsky (Florida State University/USA), Marcelo
Dantas (Magneto/Brazil) and Ricardo Nauenberg (independent artist/Brazil).
For additional information, contact:
Silvia Pereira, Alameda Irae 620 - 8. andar - cjto. 88
Sao Paulo - SP 04075.000 - BRAZIL. Tel/fax: 55-11-530-2639


12th WORLD WIDE VIDEO FESTIVAL
April 11 - 17, 1994, The Hague, Holland
Video tapes, installations, video market, lectures, etc. Includes tapes by
Francisco Ruiz de Infante, Gerard Cairaschi, Sadie Benning, Ken Kobland,
Sei Kazuma, Hatsune Otsu, Kistrine Diekman, Jean-Luc Godard and many
others. Installations by Nives Widauer, Stefaan Decostere, Todd Coberly,
Jaap de Jonge and others. Performances by Claudia Wissmann, Kurt
Hentschlager and Ulf Langheinrich.
Info: World Wide Video Centre, Spui 189, 2511 BN The Hague, Holland.
Tel: 31-70-3644805, Fax: 3614448



LE CORPS VIRTUEL
March 2 - May 2  1994, Paris, France
Number 9 in this series. Work of the Institut fur Mathematik und 
Datenverarbeitung in der Medizin of the University of Hamburg, Germany.
Conference with Karl Heinz Hohne, Jeffrey Deitch and David Le Breton:
April 7, 18.00 hours in the Petite Salle.
Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France


GOLDEN PLOTTER 94
April 30 - June 1  1994, Gladbeck, Germany
International Computer Art Competition VI. Participants (among others):
Yoshiyuki Abe, Beck & Jung, Leslie Bishko, Paul Czerny, Hans Dehlinger,
H.W. Franke, Kammerer-Luka & Kempf, K.H. Mauermann, Georg Muhleck, Georg
Nees, Gerd Struwe, Roman Verostko, Mark Wilson.
Stadtische Galerie in the Rathauspark and Wandering Show.


IMAGINATION 94
May 19 - 21  1994, Jaarbeurs, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Trade show, Art Show and Seminar Program.
Electronic media and Studios. Art Show submissions can be send to ISEA.
Video (VHS or Umatic), slides, prints, descriptions of installations etc.
The Call for Participation is available from ISEA.


4CYBERCONF & ART AND VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS
May 20 - 24  1994, Banff, Alberta, Canada.
4th International Conference on Cyberspace (May 20 - 22) and Tha Art and
Virtual Environments Symposium. Media Arts, The Banff Centre for the Arts,
Box 1020-8, Banff, Alberta, T0L 0C0, Canada. Tel: 1-403-7626652, Fax: 1-
403-7626665, Email: 4cyber@acs.ucalgary.ca
 

COMPUTER ANIMATION 94
May 25 - 27  1994, Geneva, Switzerland.
6th International Confrence on Computer Animation.
Contact: Prof. Nadia Magnenat Thalman, MIRALab CUI, 
24 Rue du General-Dufour, Geneva, Switzerland.


ARS ELECTRONICA 94
June 21 - 25  1994, Linz, Australia.
Info: ORF Landesstudio Oberosterreich, Europaplatz 3a, Linz, Australia.
Tel: 43-732-6900-238, 267, also Fax: 43-732-7612350 or 783745



3rd INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE FOR MUSIC PERCEPTION AND COGNITION
July 23 - 27  1994,  Campus Sart Tilman, B-4000 Liege, Belgium.
Info: ESCOM Secretariat, Centre de Recherches Musicales de Wallonie
16 place du 20 Aout, B-4000 Liege, Belgium.
Tel: 32-41-223362, Fax: 32-41-220668, Email: URPM@BLIULG11.BITNET



SIGGRAPH 94
July 24 - 29  1994, Orlando, Florida, USA
Emphasis: Personal Technology, Digital Media, Virtual Reality & Scientific
Computing. 
New: VROOM (the Virtual Reality Room), the Edge, Technical Sketches,
Expanded SIGkids & Site Specific Artworks.
Discounts offered if registrations are postmarked by 17 June 1994
Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Florida, USA.
Info: Smith, Bucklin & Associates, Siggraph 94 Conference Management
401 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
Tel: 1-312-3216830, fax 3216876, Email: SIGGRAPH94@SIGGRAPH.ORG


1st BRAZILIAN SYMPOSIUM ON COMPUTER MUSIC 
August 3 - 4  1994, Caxambu, Brazil
The 1st Brazilian Symposium on Computer Music, promoted by NUCOM
Mauricio Alvares Loureiro
Departamento de Ciencia da Computacao, Universidade Federal de Minas
Gerais - UFMG, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
E-mail: mauricio@dcc.ufmg.br


ISEA94 THE 5TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON ELECTRONIC ART
August 23 - 28  1994, Helsinki, Finland.
The 5th International Symposium on Electronic Art will take place in
Helsinki, Finland. ISEA'94 will be a lively forum for artists, scientists,
educators, critics and scholars, all those who share a professional
interest in the electronic media. 
Info: ISEA'94, University of Arts and Design UIAH, Hameentie 135c, 00560
Helsinki, Finland. Tel: 358-0-7563344, Fax: 7563537, Email: ISEA@UIAH.FI


INTERNATIONAL COMPUTER MUSIC CONFERENCE 1994
September 12 - 17  1994, Aarhus, Denmark
Info: ICMC 1994, Musikhuset Aarhus, Thomas Jensens All, DK-8000 Aarhus C,
Denmark. Tel: 45-8931-8171, Fax: 45-8931-8166, Email: ICMC94@daimi.aau.dk


INTERNATIONAL COLLOQUIUM ON NEW MUSIC RESEARCH
October 20 - 22  1994, Ghent, Belgium.
Composition, Perception and Performance.
Contact: Marc Leman, University of Ghent, Institute for Psychoacoustics
and Electronic Music, Blandijnberg 2, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium.
Tel: 32-9-2644125, Fax: 32-9-2644196, Email: Marc.Leman@rug.ac.be.


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tists and their institutes, making it easier for the institutes and
individual members to share expertise with each other. The aims of the
Inter-Society are to promote a structured approach to electronic art and
to help finance worthy electronic art projects. For membership information
contact ISEA at the address on the front page.

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its members, who have no access to Electronic Mail, informed. Those
members can, if they desire, get in touch with the Email addresses men-
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Support: Erasmus University Rotterdam (Law Dept), Amsterdam University,
V2 Organisation,  Tell Productions,  YLEM,  ISAST,  Renderstar Technology,
Media Research,  Museum der Stad Gladbeck,  Corel Corporation, The Council
for the Int. Bienale in Nagoya,  CSL Computers.
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