THE INTER-SOCIETY FOR THE ELECTRONIC ARTS
THE ISEA NEWSLETTER
#34, NOVEMBER 1994
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Editors: Dirk Boon, Wim van der Plas (Holland). Correspondents: Yoshiyuki
Abe (Japan), Ray Archee (Australia), Fernando Araujo (Colombia), Peter
Beyls (Belgium), Leslie Bishko (US/Canada), Paul Brown (Australia), Annick
Bureaud (France), Jurgen Claus (Germany), Pier Luigi Capucci (Italy),
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/fax 31-10-4778605,
Email: ISEA@MBR.FRG.EUR.NL (Board) or ISEA@SARA.NL (Newsletter)
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CONTENTS
ISEA94: A JAPANES VIEW . DEAF . ISEA95 . MEDIAMATIC. COMPUTER MUSIC .
CALLS FOR PARTICIPATION . INSTITUTIONS . CALENDAR
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ISEA94: A JAPANESE VIEW
From the Asahi Shimbun 94.9.17.
ART ATLAS (weekly column)
Electronic Art goes into the Post Modern
by Takahiko Iimura
The International Symposium on Electronic Art (ISEA94) took place in
Helsinki from August 20 to 28. The symposium was hosted by the University
of Art and Design Helsinki. About 200 scientists, curators and artists
from over ten countries [over 20 countries were represented, INL editor]
gathered and discussed there, a unique symposium.
Electronic art includes varied genres of 2D (paintings, computer
graphics), 3D (sculpture, architecture), movies and music as well as video
and computers. As everybody knows, virtual reality is a popular subject
in this field now.
From Japan, Yoshiyuki Abe, Toshio Iwai, Keisuke Oki, Machiko Kusahara
and me attended. In the symposium, consisting of an art exhibition and a
conference, I was interested in the fact that a big change is coming up in
the field of electronic art.
That is for the electronic arts to get rid of the stage of it's
orientation towards modernism and enters into post modernism.
For instance, the symposium mainly programmed the topics of "opposite
side," which were alienated by the technology so far. Opposite side means
Women to Men, East to West and Past to Future here.
An important subject was "Technology Art and Feminism" and the female
panelists claimed the art with woman chauvinism against that of man attracted
attention.
In "East to West," a cruising excursion from Helsinki to St. Petersburg
was programmed and a meeting with Russian video and computer artists.
In "Past to Future," the works of Michael Naimark and others which
reproduced the emergence of medium, or medium archaeology, with new
technology attracted audience in the art exhibition. I had the paradoxical
impression that we would be out-of-date if we follow electronic art in the
context of only "future oriented" such as is the recent fashion in Japan.
(translation: Yoshiuki Abe)
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DUTCH ELECTRONIC ART FESTIVAL DEAF
8-13 November 1994
Organized by ISEA, V2, WDS & Lantaren/Venster Theater.
ISEA PROGRAM
Location: Lantaren/Venster, Gouvernestraat 133, Rotterdam, Holland
SYMPOSIUM COMPUTERS IN ART EDUCATION
9 november, 14.00 - 17.30 uur, Lantaren/Venster
-John Lansdown: THE VIRTUAL ART & DESIGN STUDIO
-Rene Swetter: OPLEIDEN TOT INTERACTIEF ONTWERPER
-Peter Beyls: COMPUTERS IN HET AUTONOME KUNSTONDERWIJS
-PANEL: WAAR MOET HET HEEN? (Peter Beyls, Martin Spanjaard, Rene
Price: Hfl.35, students Hfl.25.
ISEA CONCERT/PERFORMANCE PROGRAMMA
12 november, 20 uur, Lantaren/Venster
-JAAP DERCKSEN C.S.: SOUNDMOVIE (6 piece band with Montevideo's Image Key
Board)
-ARTHUR ELSENAAR: ON THE MECHANISMS OF HUMAN FACIAL EXPRESSION.
(performance)
-SONOLOGIE CONCERT Conducted by KONRAD BOEHMER
KEES TAZELAAR: STIMMLICH (tape)
RAINER RHIEN: CHANTS DE MALDOROR (tape)
FLORENTIJN BODENDIJK: PORNO STEREO (joy stick piece).
WART WAMSTEKER: FRUNOBULAX (cyber glove piece)
Price: Hfl.15
EXHIBITION
8-13 november, 10.30 - 18.00 (12/13 november tot 08.00 uur) Lantaren/Venster
Works by: Sander Kessel, Arthur Elsenaar, Royal Academie The Hague, Dutch
Film & Television Academy, Rotterdam Art School, Utrecht College of Art,
Academy for Industrial Design (European Design Centre, Eindhoven), Rietveld
Academy, AKI (Enschede), Academy Constantijn Huygens (Kampen), World Wide
Video Center, TBA/Montevideo, Tart (Technology & Art, Enschede), De
Melkfabriek (Den Bosch), Imagination (Utrecht), Edwin Westerbeek, The
Netherlands Design Institute/Mediametic, Wim Hardeman, Frank van Oosterhout,
Apostolis Zolotakis, Calibre (TU Eindhoven), Martin Spanjaard, Cindy
Vermeulen, Several Computer Animation and CD-i Studio's.
In Venster 2 (Movie Theatre) daily ISEA Program, 14.00 hrs.
-'Best of SISEA' (Second International Symposium on Electronic Art),
-'Artists in Cyberculture' (documentary Third International Symposium on
Electronic Art),
-'Fisea 93 Electronic Theater' (Fourth International Symposium on
Electronic Art).
Admission Free
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ISEA 95 Montreal
International Symposium on Electronic Art
September 17 - 24 1995
The International Symposium on Electronic Art will take place in Montreal
Sept 17 - 24 1995. It will be the sixth edition of ISEA, which has been
presented previously at Utrecht (1988), Groningen (1990); Sydney (1992);
Minneapolis (1993) and in Helsinki in August, 1994.
ISEA 95 - WHO AND WHY
Artists, scientists, scholars and educators from throughout the world will
come to ISEA 95 Montreal to report on and demonstrate the latest developments
in the field of Electronic Art, focussing on the conference theme Emergent
Senses / Sens emergents. They will discuss the emerging new art forms, the
social, cultural and ethical implications of these developments, and the new
partnerships that are being created between artists and technology.
THEME
The theme Sens Emergents / Emergent Senses captures several of the deepest
currents now flowing through electronic culture. Through one eye, it points
to the emergence of the new sensorium under construction by today's
experimenters in media arts and science: new ways of combining seeing,
hearing, and feeling in virtual environments, and new ways of extending our
senses through electronic technology. Through another eye, "Emergent Senses"
highlights the unfolding of meaning - the emergence of sense - from the
characteristics of software-based art. Finally, "Emergent Senses" refers to
the powerful attraction of biological and evolutionary metaphors in many
fields today.
PROGRAMME
A conference including invited speakers, panel discussions, and artists'
presentations. Exhibitions of new visual and media artworks in various
museums and galleries. Workshops, on a variety of topics, including robot
sculpture, virtual reality, copy-art, multimedia and hypermedia, network-art,
etc. Music and performance art. An "electronic cafe". An evening of
electronic cinema and on-demand screenings. A market for new media art
productions, offering publications, artist books, tapes, CD-ROMS, etc.
(Please see the attached forms for complete instructions on participating in
the symposium.)
MONTREAL, A CITY OPEN TO THE WORLD
Montreal, the host city, sits at the crossroads of two cultures, French and
North American. One of the oldest cities on the continent, it is a modern
metropolis where all the great tendencies of art and lifestyles meet, and
where the welcome is warm and the ambiance, distinctly "montrealaise".
CALENDAR
December 31, 1994 Deadline for proposals: Exhibitions, Performances, Network
projects, Workshops.
March 1, 1995 Deadline for papers, panels and poster sessions.
April 24, 1995 Deadline for Electronic Cinema.
June 1, 1995 Deadline for the "new media market".
International Program Committee / COMITE INTERNATIONAL
Roy Ascott, Paul Brown, Hank Bull, Marc Caro, Sara Diamond, Anne-Marie
Duguet, Vera Frenkel, Craig Harris, Theo Hesper, Derrick de Kerckhove, Robin
King, Roger Malina, Simon Penny, Rejane Spitz, Minna Tarkka, Wim van der
Plas, Gary Warner.
ISEA95 Organizing Committee /COMITE D'ORGANISATION
Organizing Committee Louise Poissant (President), Henry See
(Vice-president), Alain Mongeau (Secretary), Michael Century, Luc
Courchesne , Louis-Philippe Demers, Greg Garvey, Denis Martineau, Eric
Mattson, Bruce Pennycook, Don Ritter, Cynthia Beth Rubin
ENDORSEMENT: ISEA 95 Montreal is endorsed by ISEA (The Inter-Society for
the Electronic Arts). ISEA 95 Montreal est parraine par ISEA (The
Inter-Society for the Electronic Arts).
ADDRESS - To receive a copy of the application form, contact:
ISEA 95 Montreal, 307 rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest, bureau 515B, Montreal,
Quebec, Canada H2X 2A3. Tel: 1-514-9900229, Fax: 1-514-842-7459
Email: isea95@er.uqam.ca
CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
Conference Papers, Roundtables, Debates, and Artist Presentations
Artists, scientists, scholars and educators from throughout the world will
come to ISEA 95 Montreal to discuss the emerging new art forms, thesocial,
cultural and ethical implications of these developments, and thenew
partnerships that are being created between artists and technology. ISEA
Montreal is working to find innovative means of promoting this dialogue.
Proposals from individuals or teams interested in presenting and
coordinating discussions are welcomed for topics for roundtables, debates,
and artist presentations, as well papers and panels.
Interested Individuals or Teams should send the following:
1. Application Form
2. A 500 word abstract of the proposal
3. A curriculum vitae
4. Technical Requirements Form
Submissions for Papers and Panels must include: 1
Application Form 2 A 500 word abstract of the paper or panel proposal
3 A curriculum vita, 4 Technical Requirements form.
Poster Sessions
Poster sessions will provide an opportunity for artists to present and
discuss their work, using video, slides or other forms of documentation.
Maximum duration: 20 minutes. Submissions for Poster Sessions must include: 1
Application Form 2 The title and short description of the proposed session 3
A curriculum vita, 4 Technical Requirements form 5 Slides, video, sound or
other audiovisual documentation. Workshops The Organizing Committee will
present 6 workshops, in co-operation with Canadian companies and educational
institutions. In addition, artists wishing to offer workshops are invited to
submit proposals on topics of their choice. Submissions for Workshops must
include: 1 Application Form. The title and short description (300 words) of
the proposed workshop 2 A curriculum vita, 3 Indication of the number and
level (beginning, intermediate or advanced) of enrollees. 4 Technical
Requirements form 5 The duration of the workshop (1/2 or 1 day).
FESTIVAL ISEA 95 will present a wide selection of exhibitions, concerts,
performances, and network art projects, selected from the call from
proposals.
Exhibitions (visual and media art)
The exhibitions are one of the central activities of the event, providing an
opportunity for artists to present their most recent work, and for the public
to enter into direct contact with works which frequently require a physical
presence, as many new electronic works are interactive, engaging the
spectator simultaneously as a user and a partner in the creative process. All
works which demonstrate the creative use of the electronic media will be
considered, regardless of medium. Submissions to the Exhibtion Program must
include: 1 Application Form 2 The title and short description (300 words) of
the proposed work. 3 Slides, photographic, or tape (video/audio)
documentation 4 Technical Requirements form 5 A description and diagram of
the space requirements. Artists proposing to exhibit new work may submit
examples of completed projects. ISEA 95 is particularly interested in work
that has not been previously exhibited.
Concerts and Performances
In coproduction with the ACREQ (Association pour la creation et la recherche
electroacoustiques du Quebec). A varied program of musical and multimedia
performance works will be presented, both in concert and using network
transmission. Priority will be given to those which make a particular use of
interactive media technologies and which involve new ways of collaboration
between humans and machines. Submissions to the Concerts and Performances
Program should include: 1 The title and short description (300 words) of the
proposed work. 2 A Curriculum Vitae 3 Audio or video recording of the
proposed work 4 A detailed description of all technical requirement (stage
size, sound equipment, lightning, electrical needs) and specification of all
other material needs (accessories, dressing room, setup length, and all other
particular needs). 5 A list of personnel required for the performance
(performers, technicians)/ or credits of contributors to the recording.
Artists of the accepted projects should expect to work close with the
Organizing Committee.
Electronic Cinema
Artists working in computer animation and video may submit works for
exhibition at ISEA 95. All computer animation entries will be considered for
recognition in the Ninth International Computer Animation Competition,
organized by the Cite des arts et des nouvelles technologies de Montreal.
Productions in the competition must contain at least 60% computer images, and
entries must be sent directly to the Cite des arts, which will acknolwedge
receipt and provide further instructions. All other video productions will be
considered for an on-demand screening program that will run continuously
throughout ISEA 95. Submissions to the electronic Cinema must include: 1 A
VHS version (PAL, NTSC, SECAM) for jury pre-selection 2 Credits and technical
documentation: contributors, duration, master format 3 A curriculum vitae.
All entries must be sent exclusively by mail, and marked "No Commercial
Value, Film for A Festival". Network Art/ Other Projects Artists who wish to
present a project that does not fit in one of the previous categories are
invited to complete a form including : 1 The title and short description of
the project (including audio and visual documents or any other material
necessary to the good understanding of the project) 2 A curriculum Vitae 3
Technical Requirement form 4 A detailed description of the project and its
dimensions 5 Any relevant document.
Marketplace for New Arts
The Marketplace for New Art will offer an opportunity for all the artists
involved to put their creations at the disposal of each other and the general
public in Montreal. At once a bookstore, video center, art gallery, music
store, software and CD-ROM store, a multi-media demonstration center, the
Market is the perfect place to browse and encounter the avant-garde; it is
the prototype for a new kind of arts and culture marketplace. Artists wishing
to participate in the Marketplace must deposit their works for the duration
of the event. Profits on sales will be split between artists and the
organization of the Symposium. People who would like to deposit their
publications are invited to complete a participation form including : 1 Title
and short description of the product 2 Format of the publication (CD-ROM,
CD-I, CD-Audio, videodisk, etc.).
BILINGUALISM.
All proposals may be submitted in English or in French. Simultaneous
translation (French-English) will be be provided for the keynote speakers,
paper and panel presentations.
DEADLINES.
Applications must be received by the following dates:
December 31, 1994 Exhibitions, performance/music, network art and
workshops. March 1, 1995 Papers, Panels, Poster sessions. April 24, 1995
Electronic Cinema. June 1, 1995 Marketplace of New Art.
ADDRESS For all submissions:
(except the International Computer Animation Competition)
ISEA 95 Montreal : 307, Sainte-Catherine West, bureau 515B, Montreal,
(Quebec) H2X 2A3, Telephone: 514-990-0229, Fax: 514-842-7459
Email: isea95@er.uqam.ca
International Computer Animation Competition:
c/o Mario Tremblay
La Cite des arts et des nouvelles technologies de Montreal : 15, rue de la
commune West, bureau 101, Montreal (Quebec) Canada H2Y 2C6
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II MOSTRA ATLANTIC DE REALIDADE VIRTUAL
Centro Cultural Candido Mendes
October 25 - 29 1994, Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
-Virtual Reality show. Workshops by Dan Sandin, William Riseman, Charles
Ostman, Bruno Simon and David Traub.
-Dance performance by Deborah Colker.
-Panel sessions: "Information Superhighway in the Brazilian context",
chaired by Nelson Hoineff; Virtual Reality, Interactivity and Communication",
chaired by Candido Mendes; "Art & Interactive Digital Tools", chaired by
Sergio Martinelli; "The aesthetics of the virtual: illusion or
representation?", chaired by Ivana Bentes; "New Technologies: Access, Use and
Control", chaired by Rejane Spitz.
-Electronic Art exhibition: interactive works by Aluizio Arcela, Carlos
Azambuja,Eduardo Kac, MUTI and Otavio Donasci. Tele-presence
experiment: Florida-Rio de Janeiro. Particpants: Paul Rutkowsky, Artur
Matuck, Rejane Spitz, Greg Ulmer, Charles Perrone.
Contact:
Rejane Spitz/Maria Byington
Tel: 55-21-531-2393, Fax: 55-21-531-1588
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MEDIAMATIC MAGAZINE ON THE WWW
Mediamatic Magazine is an international quarterly about the cultural
implications of new media. As form Vol. 8 #1 it is on the WWW:
http://mmol.nediamatic.nl
Mediamatic Vol 8 #1's special theme is 'Storage Mania', a cultural phenomenon
of our times. Read about the storage projects of the Latter Day Saints and
the World Heritage Committee, and about the discovery of Giordano Bruno's
Memory-MOO on the Internet. This issue of Mediamatic presents samples from
the Internet's image banks. Each article is illustrated with pictures from an
Internet archive. From 'Missing Children' to 'Organic Chemistry' to 'Wynona
Ryder'. Complete with the info you need to retrieve the original files
yourself. From the WWW-edition of this issue you can ofcourse connect to them
without furthr ado. The CD-rom with this issue is Doors of Perception1, the
interactive multimedia proceedings of the DoP 1 conference, held in Amsterdam
last year.
Mediamatic, PO Box 17490, 1001 JL Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Tel: 31-20-626-
6262, Fax: 31-20-6263793, Email: editors@mediamatic.nl
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COMPUTER MUSIC
Source: Music-Research Digest
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2nd INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE on ACOUSTICS and MUSICAL RESEARCH
3rd week, May 1995, Ferrara, Italy.
Call for Papers and Conference Activities
The 2nd International Conference on Acoustics and Musical Research will be
held in Ferrara (Italy), during the 3rd Week of May 1995. CIARM95 follows
the 1st Conference on "Acoustics and Recovery of Spaces for Music" held in
Ferrara in October 1993.
The main topics at CIARM95 will be auralization, sound spatialization and
acoustics of virtual environments. Other topics concerning particular social
and economic aspects such as hearing aids in musical and theatrical spaces
and restoration of audio material, of musical instruments and of spaces for
music, are classified as "hot topics" and will be treated in a round table
discussion.
Interdisciplinary aspects linking scientific and technical problems with
final listening to music and/or musical compositions are of particular
interest at CIARM95. Thus, contributions from Acoustics, Audiology,
Architecture, Audio Engineering, Computer Science as well as from Music,
Musicology and Psychology etc. will be expected and welcome.
The Conference will be structured in traditional scientific sessions on
main topics, which will consist in the presentation of specialized invited
lectures and contributed papers. Hot topics, for which traditional conference
sessions may not be suitable, will be treated as poster sessions including an
introductory lecture and open debates.
The Conference will be organized in the context of an International
exhibition of Classical Music where technical as well as commercial aspects
related with production and organization of music, musical instruments and
new musical technologies, will be shown.
The CIARM95's official languages are Italian and English. Potential
participants intending to present a contributed paper must send an abstract
of no more than 200 words to the Conference Secretariat before 15 November
1994.
Conference Publications and Registration Fee
Invited papers, accepted contributed papers and written version of posters
presented at CIARM95 will be published in the Conference Proceedings edited
by the Scientific Committee. Participants to CIARM95, will receive a copy of
the proceedings volume in Ferrara, during their final registration.
The advance registration fee (before March 15th, 1995) will be 130.000 Lit.
or 80 U.S.$ (before 15th March 1995). The registration fee will be 100 U.S.$
or 160.000 Lit. after 15th March 1995.
Preliminary Registration and deadlines
Authors interested in submitting a paper must send abstracts before 15th
November. The 2nd announcement containing the preliminary program and the
preliminary registration form will be sent to interested persons by 31
December 1994 and by the same date, authors will also receive notice of
acceptance of their papers. The deadline for receipt of contributed papers
or written version of the posters (4 pages) in the definitive camera-ready
format according to given instructions is 15th March 1995. Papers must be
accompanied by the advance registration fee.
CONFERENCE SECRETARIAT
CIARM95, National Research Council of Italy, Cemoter Acoustics Department,
Via Canal Bianco, 28 - 44044 Ferrara. Tel: 39-532-731571, Fax: 39-532-732250
E-mail: CIARM95@CNRFE4.FE.CNR.IT
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II BRAZILIAN SYMPOSIUM ON COMPUTER MUSIC
Eduardo Miranda
July 30 - August 2 1995, Gramado, RS, Brazil
PRELIMINARY CALL FOR PAPERS AND COMPOSITIONS
The Symposium
The Second Brazilian Symposium on Computer Music will be held in Gramado
during the Annual Congress of SBC (Brazilian Computer Society). Gramado is
on the mountains of the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, near
Porto Alegre, the capital. Gramado is culturally influenced by the German
immigration in the region and is characterized by its peculiar bavarian
architecture. The temperature in Gramado at this time of the year can be
very low, which provides excellent atmosphere for meetings and festivals.
The first symposium, held in August '94, in Caxambu, went very well. There
were 38 papers selected for presentation and 40 compositions selected for the
concerts, from submissions from all over the world. Undoubtedly, this was a
significant point of departure for the formation of a substantial computer
music community based in South America.
The symposium is organized by NUCOM, the Computer Music Commission of SBC.
The objective of the symposium is to present ongoing research on the
specification, design, implementation, and evaluation of computer systems for
music, as well as to present novel computer music compositions. The
symposium is primarily aimed 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, antropology,
physics, and education. Also there will be tutorials for beginners and
advanced computer musicians.
Researchers and composers of any nationality are most welcome to submit
papers, tutorial proposals, and compositions for the concerts of the
symposium. All selected papers will appear in the proceedings edited by SBC
and selected compositions will be considered for the recording of a CD that
forms para of the proceedings and will also be broadcast by the university's
radio station in Porto Alegre".
Main Areas of Interest:
. Acoustics, Diffusion, Sonorization
. Artificial Intelligence and Music
. Audio Hardware Design
. Computer Aided Music Analysis
. Psychoacoustics and Cognitive Modeling
. Real-time Interactive Systems
. Signal Processing and Sound Synthesis
. Studio Reports
. Computer Aided Musical Education
. Systems and Languages for Composition
In an attempt to fill in the philosophical gap we noticed in the last
symposium between musicians and computer experts, this year we also encourage
experienced composers to submit reports on computer aided composition. These
reports are to be primarily aimed at a systematic discussion of the role of
the computer in his or her own methods ofcomposition.
Other topics not listed above will be considered by the program comittee.
-Program Comittee, Chairman (Address for submissions):
Eduardo Reck Miranda, II Simposio Brasileiro de Computacao e Musica,
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Caixa Postal 15064
91501-970 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
Fax: 55-51-3365576, E-mail: emiranda@inf.ufrgs.br
-Papers and Tutorials Comittee:
Aluizio Arcela - University of Brasilia, Brazil
Carlos Cerrana - LIPM, Argentina
Conrado Silva - University of Brasilia, Brazil
Geber Ramalho - University of Paris VI, France
Jamary Oliveira - Federal University of Bahia, Brazil
-Music Composition Comittee:
Celso Loureiro Chaves - Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Francisco Kropfl - LIPM, Argentina
Jose Augusto Mannis - University of Campinas, Brazil
Mauricio Loureiro - Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil
Robert Willey - University of California, San Diego, USA
Deadlines and Important Dates:
March 30, 1995 - Deadline for postage of abstracts
March 20, 1995 - Deadline for postage of compositions
May 20, 1995 - Notification of acceptance
June 22, 1995 - Final camera-ready
-Further Information about the SBC Congress:
Lourdes Tessinari, Setor de Eventos - Instituto de Informatica
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Caixa Postal 15064
91501-970 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. Tel: 55-51-3368399,
Fax: 55-51-3365576, E-mail: conf95@inf.ufrgs.br
Paper Submission:
Submissions of abstracts in English (preferred), Portuguese or Spanish, via
E-mail (ASCII format) or Fax to the program committee's chairman (in Porto
Alegre, to the address above). Abstracts should not exceed 300 words.
E-mail is preferred.
Music Submissions:
Music submissions should be sent via air mail to the program committee's
chairman (in Porto Alegre to the address above). Works will be played in
concert from DAT or CD, but may be submitted on cassette for the application
process. Composers who intend to submit works involving live performance
should check for the availability of equipment and performers before
submission. Pieces not exceeding 12 minutes are preferred. It is essential
that all composers also send a brief program note (up to 100 words) for the
brochure of the concerts, including at least the name of the piece, date of
composition, studio and equipment, plus a brief biography (in English,
Portuguese or Spanish). Submissions without this information will not be
considered.
Pieces for tape only whose duration does not exceed 8 minutes will be
considered by the committee for the symposium's CD, which will be distributed
to all participants of the SBC conference, as part of the proceedings.
Composers of longer pieces may wish to also submit excerpted versions for the
recording. Pieces which require performers will be considered if a version
is supplied which includes the live part.
It it suggested that once the material has been posted, composers give
us a note by e-mail or FAX in order to inform us of the submission.
Tutorials Submission:
For the submission of tutorial proposals, please get in touch with Conrado
Silva for further information:
Conrado Silva, Colina Bl.F Ap. 105, 70910-900 Brasilia
Tel: 55-61-349-8978, E-mail: conrado@guarany.cpd.unb.br
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CALLS FOR PARTICIPATION
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SPECULATION ON ART EDUCATION
WINTER ISSUE, VOLUME 1 NUMBER1, JAN 1995
Special focus on topics related to:
computer graphics, fractals,chaos,and use of technology in art education
send papers by e-mail
Harold J. McWHINNIE
Email:Harold_J_McWHINNIE@umail.umd.edu (hm9)
Phone:53125
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INTERNATIONAL FAX ART PROJECT
October 21 - November 11 1994, Lexington, USA
ELASTIC FAX 2 is a collaborative project organized by Eduardo Kac that will
be exhibited at the Center for Contemporary Art, at the University of
Kentucky, in Lexington, from October 21 to November 11.
Artists from all over the world are invited to send between six and
twenty-four sequences of images (one-fourth of a second and one full second,
respectively) to a fax machine displayed in the gallery above eye-level.
The images will pour down, resembling a waterfall and the movement of film
frames in a projector. As the paper will touch the ground, it will create
wavy patterns that will define themselves at random.
Please send your sequence of images to: 1-606-257-8148 between october 21 and
october 26. The opening of the exhibition is october 26, between 4pm and 6pm.
USA eastern daylight time. Transmissions are welcome and encouraged the day
of the opening.
For additional information please contact E.Kac. Email: ekac1@pop.uky.edu,
Tel: 1-606-2576055.
Eduardo Kac, College of Fine Arts, Dept. of Art, 207 Fine Arts Bldg.
Lexington, KY 40506-0022, USA.
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ARTISTS CD-(ROM)
An international exhibition of work by artists using CD-(ROM) is proposed for
the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) in Sydney, Australia in mid-1995.
The curators of the exhibition wish to represent the diversity of practice
being pursued worldwide by artists working with computers, giving particular
emphasis to work that is extending the possibilities of the medium, for
example its potential to alter the nature of engagement between a work and
its audience.
Deadline for receipt of all materials is 17 February 1995
All enquiries and materials to:
Mike Leggett, Artists' CD-(ROM) Exhibition, Museum of Contemporary Art,
PO Box R1286, Sydney 2000, Australia. Fax: 61-2-2524361,
Email: M.Leggett@unsw.edu.au
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TAMPERE SCHOOL OF ART AND COMMUNICATIONS
The educational aim of the school is to provide the students with a high
standard of vocational education in art and communications. The education
takes place at the school as well as in cooperation with various other
schools, colleges, and different cultural and work environments.
International cooperation, the experiences and influences gained from this
are an essential part of the world of art and communication. The school is
actively involved in the developments of these international ties and
activities. Address: Kuninkaankatu 3, FIN-33210 Tampere. Tel 358-31-2226334
Fax: 358-31-2196074
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CALENDAR
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ZOLOTAKIS
October 9 - November 30 1994, Utrecht, Holland.
Exhibition by Greek-Dutch computer graphics artist Zolotakis.
Info: Sanders Meubelstad, Winthontlaan 4, Utrecht, Holland. Tel 31-30-889144
GALLERIE RENE COELHO
October 18 - November 5: Steina Vasulka
November: Bea de Visser, December: Giny Vos, Januari 1995; Ken Feingold,
Februari 1995; Peter Bogers.
Info: Spuistraat 104, 1012 VA Amsterdam. Tel: 020-6237101
DOORS OF PERCEPTION 2
November 4 - 6 1994, Rai Congress Centre, Amsterdam, Holland
This conference will not only be about the application of information
technology in the home but especially about applying home to IT.
For further information contact: Sybrand Zijlstra or Josephine Grieve,
Netherlands Design Institute. Tel: 31-20-5516500, Fax: 31-20-206201031,
Email: doors@nvi.mediamatic.hacktic.nl
To subscribe to the Doors2 electronic newsletter send mail to:
listserv@mediamatic.hacktic.nl with subject 'subscribe home'
ARTIFICES 3
November 5 - December 4 1994, Saint-Denis, France
Third biennial exhibition. Objective: to explore the relationship between
art, new technologies and interactivity. This year: the relation between
storing memory and accessing to memory, the ideas of collection, archive and
secret. Installations, a Laboratory section, a Library section.
Info:
Majorie Micucci, Direction des affaires Culturelles, Hotel de Ville, 2 place
Victor Hugo, 93200 Saint Denis, France. Tel: 33-149-336386, Fax: 336969
SILICON STUDIO '94
November 8 - 10 1994, The Westin Bonaventura Hotel, Los Angeles, USA.
The Entertainment Authoring Conference presented by Silicon Graphics.
Info: EAC, 490 Boston Post Road, Sudbury, MA 01776, USA. Fax: 1-508-4434715
Tel: 1-800-685-2578 (within US and Canada), 1-508-440-9700 (international)
COMPUTER GRAPHICS EXPO
November 8 - 10 1994, London, UK.
Info: Computer Graphics Expo, c/o CES, 40 Moor Street, Coventry CV5 6EQ, UK.
Fax: 44-203-716222
DEAF
November 8 - 13 1994, Rotterdam, Holland
Dutch Electronic Art Festival.
Call for more information: Lantaren/Venster, 31-10-4362722 fax 4365655.
Email: ISEA@MBR.FRG.EUR.NL
ONDER-STROOM: ORGANIZED BY TLAB AND ISEA HOLLAND
November 10 - 16 1994, Zaandam, Holland
A presentation of electronic art. Video's, video installations, music,
preformances. Info: TLAB, P.O. Box 1624, 1500 AP Zaandam, Holland.
Tel: 31-75-175532, Email: ISEA@SARA.NL
FESTIVAL VIDEOBRASIL
November 20 - December 4 1994, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
The emphasis of this year's VIDEOBRASIL Festival is the poetical
approach of video making. Videos, video installations, and lectures.
Contact: Solange Farkas, Associacao Cultural VIDEOBRASIL
Rua Conego Eugenio Leite 920, Sao Paulo - SP - Brazil
Tel: 55-11-280-6031, Fax: 55-11-883-3288
MULTIMEDIA
November 24 - 25 1994, Kensington Palace Thistle Hotel, London, UK
Two day conference: Multimedia - Conflict or Co-operation? An European View.
Info: Interforum Services Limited, 565 Fulham Road, London SW6 1ES, UK.
Tel: 44-71-3869322, Fax: 44-71-3818914
VIRTUAL REALITY EXPO'94
November 29 - December 2 1994, New York, USA.
New York Virtual Reality Expo '94 conference and exhibition. Including the
Venture Capital Forum and the Virtual Reality Video Festival
Info: Mecklermedia, 20 Ketchum St., Westport, CT 06880, USA.
NATURWISSENSCHAFT UND KUNST
December 1 - 3 1994, University of Leipzig, Germany.
Info: Kunstodie der Universitat Leipzig, Goethestr. 2, D-04109 Leipzig,
Germany. Tel: 49-341-71-04208. Fax: 49-341-281854
ARS ELECTRONICA
June 20 - 24 1995, Linz, Austria
Theme: Mythos Information; Welcome to the Net Worlds.
"Ars Electronica 95 will ask critical questions to dogmas and myths of
postmodern information society".
Info: Brucknerhaus, Untere Donaulande 7, A-4010 Linz, Austria
Tel: 43-732-7612244, Fax: 7612350
IV FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE MUSICA CONTEMPORANEA
April 1995 , Bogota, Colombia.
Directed by Cecilia Casas.
Inquiries can be made to : Cra 9 74-99 Bogota, Colombia.
Tel: 57-1-2484969, Fax : 571-2484969
ED-MEDIA 95
June 18 - 21 1995, Graz, Austria
World Conference on Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia
Papers, short papers, panels, tutorials, workshops, demonstration, posters
Info: ED-MEDIA 95/AACE, P.O. Box 2966, Charlottesville, VA 22901, USA.
Tel: 1-804-973-3987, Fax: 1-804-9787449, E-mail: AACE@Virginia.Edu
ISEA95
September 17 - 24 1995, Montreal, Canada.
Sixth International Symposium on Electronic Art
Info: ISEA 95, 307 Rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest, Bureau 515B, Montreal, Quebec,
Canada. Tel: 1-514-990-0229, Fax: 1-514-842-7459, Email: ISEA95@ER.UQAM.CA
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The Inter-Society aims at joining a world-wide network of artists, scien-
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.
ISEA distributes a hard copy version of this Newsletter in order to keep
its members, who have no access to Electronic Mail, informed. Those
members can, if they desire, get in touch with the Email addresses men-
tioned in this Newsletter by contacting ISEA.
Support: Erasmus University Rotterdam (Law Dept), Amsterdam University,
V2 Organisation, YLEM, ISAST, Renderstar Technology, Media Research,
Museum der Stad Gladbeck, Corel Corporation, The Council for the Int.
Bienale in Nagoya, CSL Computers, Viking Eggeling-Salskapet, Bratislava
Academy of Fine Arts & Design, Softimage Inc, Lokman Productions,
ARTCOM in DEUTSCHLAND e.V.
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