******************************************************************** THE INTER-SOCIETY FOR THE ELECTRONIC ARTS THE ISEA NEWSLETTER #66 June 1998 ___________________________________________________________________ ISEA, P.O. Box 508, Succ. Desjardins, Montreal (Qc), H5B 1B6, CANADA Phone: (514) 281-6543, Fax: (514) 281-6728 Email: isea@sat.qc.ca URL: http://www.sat.qc.ca/isea ___________________________________________________________________ ISEA Board Members: Peter Beyls, Amanda McDonald Crowley, Tapio Makela, Alain Mongeau, Simon Penny, Cynthia Beth Rubin, Patricia Search, Wim van der Plas. Ex-officio Board members: Shawn Decker (ISEA97), John Hyatt (ISEA98), John Brady (ISEA98) ___________________________________________________________________ *LISTSERV* ISEA LISTSERV: To subscribe, send a message to: listproc@uqam.ca, no subject, with the message in the body: "subscribe ISEA-forum first name last name" ___________________________________________________________________ * CONTENTS * * EDITORIALS * ISEA NEWS * INFO * JOB POSTINGS * CALLS * EVENTS * ___________________________________________________________________ * EDITORIALS* REVOLUTION98 [part of the ninth International Symposium on Electronic Art] revolution98 is the exhibition and events programme organised by the FACT as part of isea98. ISEA, the annual International Symposium on Electronic Art is the foremost event of its kind in the world. isea98, the ninth symposium, has been organised as a partnership with Liverpool John Moores University and Manchester Metropolitan University. revolution98 is the largest and most ambitious programme of electronic arts projects ever staged in Britain. It takes place simultaneously in Liverpool and Manchester and can be found in galleries, theatres, bars, clubs, trains and on the internet. The programme explores the effect of the so-called 'technological revolution' on art, culture and society through the work of artists, musicians, computer programmers and others and considers what's become of the idea of 'REVOLUTION' at the end of the century. All this is explored, questioned and celebrated in more than 100 diverse projects by artists from 29 different countries. Here's a summary of participating artists and venues. For a detailed programme please e-mail isea@fact.co.uk Artists projects by: Imanol Atorrasagasti & Yan Dujvendak [Swi] AudioRom [England] Tone Ballone [England/China] Luchezar Boyadjiev [Bulgaria] John & Paul Butler [Scotland] Cornford & Cross [England] Gina Czarnecki [Scotland] Willie Doherty [Ireland] John Fairclough & Maureen Lander [New Zealand] Judith Goddard [England] Granular Synthesis [Austria] Johan Grimonprez [Belgium] Lucia Grossberger-Morales [US] Nigel Helyer [Australia] Perry Hoberman [US] Illuminations Television [England] Haruo Ishii [Japan] Luke Jerram [England] Nelia Justo [Australia] Le Corps Indice [Canada] Kristin Lucas [US] Tapio Makela & Susanna Paasonen [Finland] Jennifer & Kevin McCoy [US] Feng Mengbo [China] Adele Myers [England] Rita Myers [US] Keith Piper [Eng] Nedko Solakov [Bul] Suzanne Treister [Australia] Elizia Volkmann [Eng] Andrea Zapp [Ger] Yin Xiu Zhen [China] Other projects: Black Box, Hope, Mercurial States Roundtable, Rev, Revolting, Screenings, Star dot Star, Virtual Revolutions, WebJam. Participating venues & LIVERPOOL: Albert Dock. sites: ARC Centre Bluecoat Cafe Internet Chavasse Park Cream Hope Street Gallery Lime Street Station Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts Open Eye Gallery Revolution Bar Tate Gallery Tea Factory Unity Theatre MANCHESTER: Castlefield Gallery Chinese Arts Centre Cornerhouse CUBE Cyberia DADI Building Green Room Holden Gallery Piccadilly Rail Station A free full colour 28 page programme featuring exhibitions and events will be available mid-July. To make sure that you receive one please e-mail: isea@fact.co.uk and we'll forward you a copy. ISEA98: THE LIVERPOOL REVOLUTION SYMPOSIUM The ninth International Symposium on Electronic Art opens in Liverpool on September 2nd. Hosted for the first time in the UK, the annual ISEA symposium is acclaimed for its ability to bring together the international cutting edge of opinion and opinion-makers concerned with the cultural use of Information Technology. Liverpool Art School and the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts host the Revolution Symposium. Together they are forum and laboratory in which to identify, assert and critique the notions and metaphors of Revolution - a word that describes both cyclic repetition and violent severence. Liverpool has assembled an outstanding global group of artists, academics, inventors and commentators ranging from 1960s electronic pioneers through to young, unsung iconoclasts impatient of everything. Together they will challenge and engage with a programme of presentations integrating papers, dialogues / debates, artist and technologists' workshops, exchanges and performances. For constantly up-dated information check http://www.isea98.org and http://www.sat.qc.ca/isea/symposium/isea98.html. Presentations include: Paul Brown Editor of Fine Art Forum, Australia, on The Art Mainstream as the Enemy Tim Cole Managing Director & Co-founder of SSEYO Ltd., on Generative Music for Sound Environments Nina Czegledy Media Artist / curator, on Digitized Bodies - Visual Spectacles Max Eastley Artist, on Natural Systems Coco Fusco Interdisciplinary artist / curator / writer, on Latinas in the Global Information Network Kathy Rae Huffman Media Artist, on Females Online Margaret Morse Theorist / critic / teacher, on the Body of Collective Intelligence Timur Novikov Artist / curator / founder of the New Academy of Arts, St. Petersburg, on Neo-Academism Andre Plante & Inoue Seiko Researchers, on Emotions and Cultural Diversity Niranjan Rajah Artist / theorist, on Installation Art at the End of Geography Scanner Sound artist, on the Pleasures of Surveillance Sonia Sheridan Researcher / writer, on Generative Systems and Generative Art Hikmet Tabak Kurdish Director of MED TV, on Virtual Identities of the Dispossessed David Toop Musician / writer / music curator, on Ocean of Sound and Exot Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool Art School, 68 Hope Street, Liverpool L1 9EB T +44 (0)151 709 3420 F +44 (0)151 231 5096 E-mail: isea98@livjm.ac.uk Registration and fees: ISEA98 six day programme: Revolution Symposium at Liverpool September 02-04 Terror Symposium at Manchester September 05-07 Cost: £315 Benefits include: Prioritised access to all symposia presentations and events including electronic music performances * full one year membership of the Inter-Society for Electronic Arts * exclusive Delegates pack including limited-edition catalogue and programme publications * VIP invitations to gallery and exhibition receptions * civic welcomes and night-club parties * luxury coach transfer from Liverpool to Manchester * webcast and email cyberport. Concession cost: £284. For symposium speakers, full-time students and existing ISEA members. ISEA98 three day programme: Liverpool Revolution Symposium September 02-04* Cost: £175 Benefits include: Prioritised access to all Revolution presentations and events including electronic music performances * exclusive Delegates pack including limited-edition catalogue and programme publications * VIP invitations to gallery and exhibition receptions * Cream night-club party * luxury coach shuttle service between hotel and conference sites.* webcast and email cyberport. ISEA98 day programme: Liverpool Revolution Symposium September 03 or 04* Cost: £85 Benefits include: all benefits of three day programme on one selected date. please contact ISEA98 Registration, 2 Maryland Street, Liverpool L1 9DE, UK T +44 (0)151 231 3585 F +44 (0)151 709 5057 E-mail d.glinister@livjm.ac.uk http://www.livjm.ac.uk/corporate_events/isea98 *All fees are inclusive of VAT @ 17.5% ****************************************** ISEA NEWS ****************************************** ISEAHQ has new addresses ! Please update your address books: - isea@isea.qc.ca - http://www.isea.qc.ca ****************************************** LEONARDO SUBSCRIPTION DISCOUNT FOR ISEA MEMBERS LEONARDO, the leading journal for anyone interested in the application of contemporary science and technology to the arts, is now available to members of Inter-Society of Electronic Arts (ISEA) at a special discount price of $57.60 This is 20% off the journal's regular rate and includes the companion annual journal, LEONARDO MUSIC JOURNAL. Founded in 1967, LEONARDO provides an international channel of communication between artists and others who use science and technologies in their creations. The journal covers media, music, kinetic art, performance art, language, environmental and conceptual art, computers and artificial intelligence, and legal, economics, and political aspects of art as these areas relate to the arts, tools and ideas of contemporary science and technology. LEONARDO MUSIC JOURNAL (including compact disc), features the latest in music, multimedia art, sound science and technology. TO RECEIVE THE SUBSCRIPTION FORM, PLEASE EMAIL US AT: ISEA@SAT.QC.CA ****************************************** INFO ****************************************** Hello, my name is Scott Meadows and I'm a Masters of Visualization Sciences student at Texas A&M. I am posting this message in order to make contact with anyone interested in working on a multi-media/art project together. I'm currently in my second year and am trying to develop a thesis topic which might involve interaction with others via the internet. My ideas are in their infant stage so this description might seem rather vague. I'm interested in the experiential qualities of architecture and studying how these qualities can be expressed using the computer. If any of this information sparks your interest or you know of some good resources for this type of study please let me know. Thank you for your time. Sincerely, Scott Meadows scottm@viz.tamu.edu 409-268-0123 ****************************************** THE SCCA-PRAGUE LABORATORY FOR NEW MEDIA ART The Soros Center for Contemporary Arts-Prague is opening a Laboratory for New Media Art on its premises - in the historical center of Prague. The laboratory has been equipped in cooperation with the Czech branch of the Silicon Graphics. The Laboratory is going to be open for Czech artists who are going to make use of it to produce art projects to be presented at local and international exhibitions. It is important to say that young Czech artist have not had an equal opportunity so far: this laboratory should therefore enable them to carry on their work when they leave the Academy. The NEW MEDIA ART has played an important role in the SCCA-Prague overview of a development of contemporary art, as it is a rear branch of human activity in which free imagination of artists is a natural part of general development. The SCCA-Prague prepared the first extensive exhibition of new media art, entitled Orbis Fictus, in the Czech Republic in December 1995. The establishment of the Laboratory on the premises of the SCCA-Prague is the second step that naturally follows the former activities of the SCCA-Prague in the field of new media art. The activity of the SCCA is conducted in close cooperation with the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague, National Gallery in Prague and the Goethe Institute. Soros Center for Contemporary Arts-Prague, Ujezd 40, Prague 1 - 118 00 Telephone number: +420-2-57 00 74 05, fax number: +420-2-55 14 88 http://www.ecn.cz/osf/scca http://www.scca.net ****************************************** JOB POSTINGS ****************************************** Information Design, Department of Art, Center for the Arts, University at Buffalo Position type: Visiting Assistant or Visiting Associate Professor for one year with possible renewal for an additional year. Starting date: Fall 1998 Primary teaching responsibilities: Teach graduate/undergraduate courses each semester in information design, and advanced interactive computer art. Teach graduate and undergraduate students in independent study courses, and supervise graduate thesis projects. Students in these courses major in one of these programs: Computer Art with a focus in interactive art, Communication Design with a focus in information design and Media Study focusing in digital multimedia. Non-teaching responsibilities: Participate in the development of a new, cross-disciplinary, graduate program in information design. Salary: Negotiable. Required: Master of Fine Arts, Master of Arts or Master of Science degree in information design or related areas, or equivalent professional experience. Familiarity with Internet communications and the following operating systems: Macintosh, Windows 95, NT. Knowledge of appropriate hardware and software. Highly desirable: Professional activity and visibility as a researcher in information design and/or as an information designer. Knowledge of electronic imaging history, information and communication theory. Experience with computer aided visualization particularly in the area of information design, interactive multimedia and 3-D modeling and animation. Previous college level teaching experience. Flexibility and interest in interdisciplinary teaching. Application deadline: June 19, 1998, but search will remain open until position is filled. Send samples of your work and student work along with brief descriptions. Work samples may be in the form of slides, VHS video tapes, Macintosh formatted Zip disks or CD-ROM. Send these along with a formal letter of application, resume and recommendation letters from three recent references to: Anthony Rozak, Chair, Search Committee for Information Design Department of Art 202 Center for the Arts University at Buffalo Buffalo, New York 14260-6010 Email: rozart@aol.com The University at Buffalo is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Women, minorities, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Qualified individuals with a disability may request a needed reasonable accommodation to participate in the application process. No person, in whatever relationship with the State University of New York at Buffalo, shall be subject to discrimination on the basis of age, creed, color, disability, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation or marital or veteran status. ****************************************** CALLS ****************************************** The Center for Computer Arts which acts within the framework of the Soros Center for Contemporary Arts - Skopje, Macedonia will feature in the program of the Skopje Electronic Arts Fair '98 COMMUNING V.R., WWW, Net-Linked, and CD-ROM Art Exhibition Venue: Skopje Museum of Contemporary Art October 02 - 09, 1998 Skopje, Republic of Macedonia An international call for V.R., WWW, Net-Linked, and CD ROM Art projects. The exhibition Communing addresses the theme of the visions of the artists including the processes of Imagining, Meditation, Dreaming, Reflection and Visualization, during the process of art creation. The exhibition will feature the result of the Communing i.e. the digital language of different international artists that express themselves in V.R., the WWW, Net -Linked Installations, and CD-ROM. The exhibition is conceived as an encounter of artists, technologies and visionaries. Communing is especially interested in original innovative projects. The exhibition welcomes all projects using information technology and different multi-media applications, hypertext, vrml. The selected international projects will be presented in the Skopje Museum of Contemporary Art, accompanied with a lectures of the invited artists, and a workshop directed at qualifying the local artists and audience for complex media projects. The submitted projects will pass through a juried election process. The authors of the projects retain all of the copyrights. For the V.R. projects - title of project - abstract - technical equipment requirements for the presentation - curriculum vitae For the web projects the proposals should contain: - title of project - abstract - URL addresses of projects (or CDs) - technical equipment requirements for the presentation - curriculum vitae * The selected artists will be contacted and will be provided with the guidelines and an FTP address where the projects can be uploaded. When sending the projects please send description of any additional changes that have to be done locally. For the Net-Linked Installations the proposals should contain: - title of project - abstract - URL addresses of projects (if already existing) - detailed technical equipment requirements for the presentation - curriculum vitae For the CD ROM projects the proposals should contain: - title of project - abstract - technical equipment requirements for the presentation - curriculum vitae - video tape - the actual CD ROM (If CD - ROMs have already been sent for the project Interactive Narration they do not have to be re-sent). Deadline for submission: July 15, 1998 Notification of acceptance: July 25, 1998 International Web Art and CD ROM Art exhibition Venue: Skopje Museum of Contemporary Art Date of exhibition: 02.- 09.October 1998 Submit proposals for the event to: Melentie Pandilovski, Curator of SEAFair '98 Soros Center for Contemporary Arts - Skopje, Macedonia Orce Nikolov 109, 91000 Skopje mpandil@soros.org.mk scca@soros.org.mk http://www.scca.org.mk tel/fax: 389.91.133.541 ****************************************** FRENCH-BALTIC-NORDIC VIDEO AND NEW MEDIA FESTIVAL in Tallinn November 19-21 1998 The French-Baltic-Nordic Video and New Media Festival is an annual international electronic arts event taking place in the Baltics. The 1998 festival will be hosted by the E-Media Centre of the Estonian Academy of Arts in Tallinn, Estonia. CALL FOR ENTRIES We invite submissions from artists in the following categories: - video art and experimental film - cd-roms - net.video, net.audio, net.art FRENCH-BALTIC-NORDIC VIDEO AND NEW MEDIA FESTIVAL IN TALLINN intends to have a parallel exhibition of videotapes, installations and digital electronic media consisting of the following two parts: I PART Video, experimental film and other electronic art forms 1. Videos from Baltics. Selections from Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.Works of recent years. 2. French video selection. Selected works of french artists and invited artist from France with presenting his/her special program. 3. Videos from Nordic countries. 4. International selection. Collections or presentations from other countries. II PART net.video, video in the internet, online video, digital cinema and other online forms of moving sound and images. This part is mostly centered on video, but not excluded are animations, hypermedia, games and other online forms of visual or audio art: net.art, net.audio. Accepted are all applications that works by help of Quicktime, Shockwave plug-ins etc. Curator of II part: Tiia JOHANNSON, e-mail: xtiiax@hotmail.com REGULATIONS Entry deadline: September 1st, 1998 1. Please submit works that have been made after January 1st, 1997. 2. All entries with dialogs and texts must be subtitled in English. 3. If $10 cash is not enclosed, VHS-tapes will remain in the videotheque of the E-Media Center of the Estonian Academy of Arts for use in educational as well as in cultural and non-commercial events. 4. Postage costs for submitted materials are the responsibility of the entrants. 5. Festival accept entries in categories of video and internet-video (net.video). In case the participant does not have server-space for online-videos, we can provide up to 5MB per artist in the server of the Estonian Academy of Art. (For additional instructions please contact.) 6. Each entrant may submit up to 3 works. FESTIVAL DATES AND VENUES The Festival will take place November 19, 20, 21, 1998 at the Estonian Academy of Arts and other exhibition venues in Tallinn. Naturally, if works are online and remain in servers outside Estonia, then the question of place is not relevant. ENTRY FORM We request (1) that you copy the form into a text editor or (2) print from browser and fill in typewritten or in block-writing. (3) For net.video and other online works it is enough to send entries by e-mail. ONE FORM PER ENTRY Title: Director, Author: Year of production: Running time: Country of production: Editing: Photography, Programming, Animation: Music, Sound: Actors: Producer: Brief synopsis: Author's personal data: Artists name: Address: City: Postal Code: Country: Phone: Fax: e-mail: website: Technical Data: _ Color _B&W _Both _Silent _Stereo _Mono Format submitted: _Betacam SP _VHS CD-ROM, MO platform: _PC _Mac We accept videos only on PAL-system tapes. Internet (net.video): URL: http:// Please enclose: - photos or slides from the work FOR PUBLICITY & CATALOGUE PURPOSES - CV of the author Additional Notes: I agree - that excerpts from my works could be included in TV reports yes no - that my entry (or documentation) may be made accessible via network yes no Date, Signature FRENCH-BALTIC-NORDIC VIDEO AND NEW MEDIA FESTIVAL IN TALLINN DEADLINE ENTRIES 1 SEPTEMBER 1998 FESTIVAL DATES 19-21 NOVEMBER 1998 Please send your entry to: E-MEDIA CENTER (FESTIVAL) ESTONIAN ACADEMY OF ARTS TARTU STR. 1. EE0001, TALLINN ESTONIA PHONE: (372) 6 267 336 FAX: (372) 6 267 350 E-MAIL: offline@online.ee (no attachments) URL: http://www.artun.ee/festival/ Raivo KELOMEES Festival is organized by the French Cultural Center in Tallinn, the Estonian Academy of Arts, supported by the Soros Center For Contemporary Arts, Estonia and the Cultural Endowment of Estonia. ****************************************** MAC ART & DESIGN Great opportunity to publish your digital works MAC ART & DESIGN, a digital design magazine are calling for digital art work to be selected for their OPEN ART GALLERY. This section is open for everyone creating digital art and design work. MAC ART & DESIGN have an archives that they continuously update with new and exciting art and they are committed to find ways to publish as much as possible. They accept all styles: Illustrations, fine art pieces, graphic design elements, logo types symbols and typeface applications, 3D renderings, multimedia solutions and web design. They accept 300 dpi Photoshop tiff files, Illustrator EPS files, CD ROM - Jazz - Zip - Mo 128, SyQuest 200 and DAT tape submissions. For further information please contact: Anders F. Roennblom, Editor in Chief, Art Director MAC ART & DESIGN HQ located in Sweden email address: macartdesign@matchbox.se Claude Szwimer, Advisor located in Paris, France email address: 106264.3400@compuserve.com The magazine is currently published in Sweden, the USA, Canada and Great Britain. For a preview of the magazine, please check out their web site: http://www.macartdesign.matchbox.se ****************************************** THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF VIRTUAL REALITY Special Issue of VR Researches in Korea Call for Papers STATEMENT OF PURPOSE The International Journal of Virtual Reality is a multimedia publication dedicated to the cooperative development and application of diverse technologies associated with virtual reality. It is designed to disseminate relevant new information to professionals in all aspects of the field using the latest in publishing technology. Each issue consists of a printed paper edition and accompanying CD-ROM edition, the latter accessed via all common platforms. The CD-ROM not only contains a complete electronic edition of the printed portion with hypertext and string search, but also graphics, animations, color photographs, sound and movie clips, and useful computer software that authors submit to enhance their articles and demonstrate their results. This issue is prepared for the researches of VR in Korea. Korean experts, who are the special committee member for this issue, review the submitted papers. The selected papers are submitted to the IJVR for final verification. SCOPE OF TOPICS IJVR offers a high quality technical journal, with papers reviewed by content editor. Papers are solicited on all technical aspects of virtual reality and related technologies including the following topics. Input/Output Devices Time Critical Rendering HCI & Haptic Device Networked Virtual Environment Animation & Simulation Image-based Rendering Augmented Reality Internet-based VR 3D Interactive Techniques Collision Detection Environment Design VR S/W & Applications Games and Environment CONTACT INFORMATION OF EDITOR Papers must be sent by e-mail or five copies of printed form in A4 size. There is not the limit of paper's length. But, full papers are recommended no more than 5000 words except figures and tables. All papers must have a cover letter containing the name and address of the contact author, along with e-mail address, office phone and FAX number. Please send submissions to: ChanJong Park (Content Editor of IJVR) VR Lab., Human Computer Interface Dept. SERI P.O. Box 1 Yusung-ku Teajun 305-333 Republic of KOREA E-mail: cjpark@seri.re.kr WWW: http://vr3.seri.re.kr/ijvr.html IMPORTANT DATES Full Paper: August 15, 1998 Notice of Acceptance: October 1, 1998 Camera Ready Copy: November 1, 1998 Graphics, Animations, Color Photographs, Sound and Movie Clips. The selected paper could be submitted with the more detail visual results for CD-ROM edition. The visual results are submitted after acceptance notice. Special Committee Members The Special Committee of this issue is consisted of 4 or 5 VR experts in KOREA basing on the submitted papers. The committee members review the paper in the point of technical originality and contribution. The important task of the committee is the grading of submitted papers. Online Information of IJVR WWW: http://www.ijvr.com ****************************************** Creativity and Consumption New Media Arts in Advanced Technology Culture International conference 29-31 March 1999 to be held at the University of Luton, UK Submission deadline: 30 September 1998 E-mail: CREATIVITY@luton.ac.uk Creativity and Consumption will explore theoretical issues around the 'content' and 'use' of digital technology in order to promote a critical understanding of new media products and the context in which they circulate. We require both PAPERS and PANELISTS and there will be an EXHIBITION. CALL FOR PAPERS In particular we are looking for research papers that relate to the following themes: o computers and creativity o the human-machine interface o dead media and science fiction o 'interactivity' and cultural practices o the aesthetics and politics of new media practices o implications of the 'new media age' for cultural institutions o distribution, exhibition and the audience o preservation and access o copyright, ownership and economic models Papers addressing others aspects of artistic and cultural practices and products would also be welcome. Please submit a 500 word abstract, together with author name, address, tel and fax numbers and email address, by 30 September 1998 A selection of the papers presented will be published in Convergence: The Journal of Research into New Media Technologies, published quarterly by John Libbey Media at the University of Luton Press. CALL FOR PANEL DISCUSSIONS We are also calling for proposals for specific panel discussions that aim to promote debate and offer a forum for discussion around the conference themes. The proposer should supply a list of panel participants, together with an outline of each participant's contribution and the aim of the discussion (the full proposal to be approx 500 words in total). Please submit the 500 word proposal, together with author name, address, tel and fax numbers and email address, by 30 September 1998 EXHIBITION There will be a concurrent exhibition of new media artworks located in key venues around Luton town centre. Subject to funding this will feature two new works : Simon Biggs' The Great Wall of China, as a multi-screen, multi-user gallery installation and Black Box, a compilation installation produced by the Film & Video Umbrella. Both works will be exhibited at Luton's new lottery-funded arts centre, artezium. Sponsored by JVC, Eastern Arts Board, Centre for the Book at the Library of Congress. ****************************************** CALL FOR DIGITAL ARTISTS - NEW COMMISSIONING OPPORTUNITY BN1 and Lighthouse, in association with South East Arts are commissioning four new digital media installations that will be located in a number of venues along the English South East coast; Hastings Museum and Arts Gallery, The Towner Gallery (Eastbourne), Fabrica (Brighton) and The Otter Gallery (Chichester Institute of Higher Education). These four new commissions will combine with a fifth existing commission with the De La Warr Pavilion (Bexhill) to become the 'EVENT COAST' project and will take place during a six month period in 1999. The budget for each project will be seventeen thousand and five hundred pounds (£17,500) which includes a four thousand pound (£4000) fee. FOR FULL DETAILS PLEASE SEND AN A4 SEA TO: EVENT COAST, Lighthouse, Brighton Media Centre, 9-12 Middle Street, Brighton BN1 1AL BERNHARD LIVING DIRECTOR BN1 PO BOX 2859 BRIGHTON BN1 1PT ENGLAND ****************************************** PANDAEMONIUM FESTIVAL - LONDON FESTIVAL OF MOVING IMAGES - presented by London Electronic Arts CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS London Electronic Arts is pleased to announce the second Pandaemonium Festival, to take place at the new Lux Centre between October 16-23, 1998 (single screen), October 16 - November 28 (Installations). Pandaemonium is London's festival of the moving image, showcasing the best new film, video and new media art. contact: London Electronic Arts LUX Centre 2-4 Hoxton Square London N1 6NU UK Tel: 44(0)171 684 0101 Fax: 44(0)171 684 1111 Web: www.lea.org.uk mail: lea@easynet.co.uk ****************************************** International Festival of the Image that will be held in Manizales. Colombia from October 6th to 10th 1998. CATEGORIES Videography, Digital Image and Web Design 1- VIDEOGRAPHY Videography includes the totality of video-supported works. These works must stand out for their concept contents and their graphic image, whether they have artistic, promotional or divulgative purposes. SUBJECT: Free in the following categories: Fiction, Documentary, Video-Art and Animated-video. 2- CD-ROM Documents designed for commercial or communicational purposes or interactive artistic images. SUBJECT: Free FORMAT: Cd-Rom, Magnet Optical Disk or Three and a Half Inches Format. 3- DOCUMENTS WEB - INTERNET Design documents with commercial, communicational or artistic tendencies. SUBJECT: Free The URL number should be enclosed. PARTICIPANTS All works, colombian or foreign, that meet the requirements for the correspondent category. Each participant can enter one work only. Jury The Jury of each category will be conformed by two Foreign members and one Colombian member, coordinated by the Visual Design Department of the Caldas University. Appeal against the decisions of the Jury will not be allowed. Prizes A prize of US$ 2.000 will be awarded in each category (Videography, CD-ROM and Web documents). Besides these prizes the jury could bestow special distinctions, except the area of videography in which three special distinctions will be awarded to the finalists in each division (Fiction, Documentary, Video-Art and Animated-Video). EXHIBIT AND AWARDING The selected works will be shown during the International Festival of the Image and prizes will be bestowed on October 10th 1998 at 8 p.m in Manizales. RETURN OF PARTICIPANTS The works will be returned from November 15th 1988. The works not picked up during this period will become property of the organizing entity. Note: To provide for mailing expenses please include with your work US $ equivalent to cover the cost of returning participant works to the original mailing address. General Conditions Participation in this Contest implies the acceptance of the conditions. The Visual Design Department has the right to copy the submitted works for being included in its IMAGOTECA (Image Library) and for being used for academic, not commercial, purposes. Any aspects not considered in this regulation will be handled exclusively by the organizers. RECEPTION AND INFORMATION Deadline for reception of works August 10th, 1998. Contact: MARIAN PASCUAL Artistic Director PROYECTA LTDA. Carrera 21 No. 30-03 Oficina 610 Tel: (57 68) 842066 Fax: (57 68) 844526 Manizales, Colombia e-mail: proyecta@col2.telecom.com.co marian@eccel.com Technical Card 1- Title: Subtitle: Duration: making-year: 2. Categories: Fiction Reportage Documental Formation Document Live Show Communication Document Artistic Video 3. Spanish or English summary 4. VIDEO VHS SUPER VHS VHCS SUPER VHCS Film 16 mm 35mm CD-Rom Betacam Sp WEB U matic V.H.S PAL SECAM NTSC 5. Short Participant's Curriculum 6. Has this product been commercialized? Y N 7. Has this product a contract for commercial purposes? Y N 8. Has this product legal copyright restrictions ? Non - commercial Commercial ****************************************** SOUTH EAST EUROPEAN RESEARCH UNIT INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL/CONFERENCE EUROPE AND NATIONALISM: National Identity v. National Enmity [The case of the successor states of former Yugoslavia] Island of Korcula (Croatia) 22-25 September 1998 Advance notice and call for papers BACKGROUND As a part of the EU-sponsored project Confidence Building in Former Yugoslavia: Reconciliation through direct communication and interaction, a forum is being initiated at which the issue of nationalism can be freely and openly discussed. The complex ingredients which purport to identify differences between the peoples in terms of their national 'uniqueness' are amongst the most important aspects of the political and social dynamics within the successor states of former Yugoslavia. Examination of the complex relationships which form a raison d'etre and motivation for the processes of self-determination, coupled with major socio-political changes in recent years, presents cross-cultural challenges. AIM The acute problematics of the successor states of Yugoslavia in recent history have made it almost imperative that the first Korcula Summer School/Conference concentrates on national identity versus national enmity. The Conference proposes to examine closely the various strands that define the phenomenon understood in colloquial and academic parlance as 'nationalism', taking both a theoretical and empirical approach in addressing the issue. In its most heightened state, the nature of nationalism is to emphasise, and at times exaggerate, the differences between peoples and to construe such attributes to different groups within society, in an attempt to secure an advantage for the dominant group. The popular acceptance of the 'tools' of nationalism can provide ready answers for a number of political and social problems at a historical juncture in which change and turmoil are prevalent. The event will be multi-disciplinary in approach, and submissions are therefore invited from historians, sociologists, psychologists, anthropologists, political scientists, lawyers, philosophers, economists, writers, politicians and others concerned with the issue and the region. Although the emphasis will be on issues pertaining to the successor states of former Yugoslavia, a comparative approach is also welcome. PRELIMINARY DETAILS The Summer School/Conference will take place from 22-25 September 1998, when the main working sessions are to be held. Workshops will run throughout the week (21-28 September), taking the form of less formal gatherings, with contributions and suggestions invited by individual participants. Short abstracts of proposed papers should be submitted, as well as topics for the workshops. N.B. A selection of papers delivered will be published both in English and the local languages, and will provide the basis for further discussion and research in the region. Contributions of work not previously published will be given preference in selection. There is a limited budget which will provide for some of the costs of the main contributors. Wherever possible, however, contributors (especially from outside the successor states of former Yugoslavia) are encouraged to seek financial support from their home or other institutions. REGISTRATION FEES £196, inclusive of registration fee conference kit, and seven days' accommodation [21-28 September] with full board in an A-category hotel. Additional accommodation will be available on request, at extra charge. Further details from the SEERU web site (http://www.gla.ac.uk/Inter/SEERU). Due to the limited number of available places, potential contributors and participants are advised to book as early as possible. All payments are to be made to the University of Glasgow, and sent to the South East European Research Unit (SEERU), The Adam Smith Building, 40 Bute Gardens, Glasgow G12 8RT, Scotland. For more information contact SEERU: Telephone (+44) 141 330 6445/3941; telefax (+44) 141 330 4438; Email: SEERU@gla.ac.uk ****************************************** NOWfm NOW ninety8 is Nottingham's festival of contemporary arts which features the very best of innovative arts, music, theatre and technology work. NOWfm is a new venue-in-the-air to be launched as part of the NOW ninety8 festival in Nottingham this Autumn. NOWfm is a very special kind of venue, broadcasting new and experimental works for radio. The station will run from 26 - 31 October 1998. NOWfm is offering a number of commissions to artists making text sound and music based work. For further NOWfm information and submission guidelines, call Kirstie McKenzie on +44 (0) 115 9153553 or fax +44 (0) 115 9153599 DEADLINE FOR COMMISSION PROPOSALS IS 30 JUNE 1998 http://www.ndirect.co.uk/~carolg/ ****************************************** Moondance:Celebrating Creative Women Moondance:Celebrating Creative Women (http://www.moondance.org) is currently seeking quality submissions for the Fiction, Art, Inspirations, Poetry and Short Subjects (known as Song and Story) departments. Below are the guidelines, themes and deadlines, if you are interested in submitting a piece to Moondance. Moondance an ezine of visual arts and literary creations, is intended to represent the diversity and uniqueness of all creative women. Submissions should reflect the interests of our international readers, who are actively seeking information which will assist in improving the quality of their lives -- intellectually, emotionally and spiritually. Features include Fiction, Non-fiction, Inspirations, Columns, Opinions, Poetry, Short Subjects and an impressive array of links. All submissions of both written and artistic material must cover a topic or theme that is relevant and sensitive to issues concerning women. However, female authorship is not a prerequisite. Please note that, while all issues do have a theme, topics are not required to be limited to that subject. Variety is welcomed. Fiction and Non-fiction submissions under 1 000 words should be referred to our Short Subjects department, known as Song and Story. Of special interest are reviews; personality profiles, and articles about history, world news, humour and other topics of interest. Longer submissions for Non-fiction and Fiction should be addressed to the appropriate department. Opinions and Columns are encouraged to be 1 000 words or less. Opinions must conform to the theme of the issue. The Columns section is designed for subjects of ongoing interest. Poetry can be any form or style and on any subject--adherence to the Issue's theme is appreciated but not necessary. Poetry can be any length but usually that which is under 50 lines will have a better chance of being chosen. Submissions to poetry must be sent one poem per message. Up to five poems may be submitted. Erotica is not appropriate for Moondance. Inspirations pieces would include motivational, spiritual, religious and philosophic pieces which women of all beliefs would enjoy. Visual artists and musicians should send a short introduction describing your work and a website URL, if available. Submissions for cover art must be digitally produced and contain a moon, among other elements, plus the name "Moondance". We look forward to working with you on any submissions you may choose to offer. Books, CDs, videos and other creative publications intended for review should be sent to: P.O. Box 92-3713 Sylmar, CA, USA 91392-3713 Please include any promotional materials. All other submissions should be sent via e-mail to: submissions@moondance.org with the appropriate Section in the subject line. (i.e., "Poetry") Themes for Fall and Winter 1998: September 1998 Theme: Defining, Healing, Transforming, and Enriching Ourselves. Deadline: June 15th for Queries, June 30th for Submissions December 1998 Theme: Ourselves in History, Traditions and Mythology. Deadlines: September 15th for Queries, September 30th for Submissions. Thank you for your time and we hope to hear from you soon! For further information about themes, deadlines and guidelines please visit us at our Submissions Guidelines page at: http://www.moondance.org/AboutMD/subs.htm. Bree Nodwell breesifer@hotmail.com Administrative Manager Moondance:Celebrating Creative Women http://www.moondance.org ****************************************** Call for participation Do you want to take part in building a VRML multi-user world? We are looking for between 10 and 15 people from any art and design discipline with a reasonable level of computing skills and a desire to explore 3D social environments on the internet, to do just that. Building Babel 2 is a 3 day workshop experience with practical and taught elements. The participants will work together in a shared physical and virtual space to create a VRML multi-user world and will display their process live online. Instruction will be available in such topics as VRML scripting and the use of sound, images, animation and geometry in multi-user environments. The event will take place at Coventry University from the 15th till the 18th of September. You will have to cover your own travel costs but there will be no registration fee and accommodation will be provided. Entry requirements 1) You must be able to work well with others and be prepared to help, be helped and share ideas. 2) You must be a member of staff or a registered student within a UK educational establishment. 3) You must already understand the basic principles of VRML (or find out about them before the workshop). In addition you should have a skill to offer, such as 3D computer modelling, video and image editing or programming. 4)You must submit a proposal based on the brief below. The brief Design virtual a space where people will want to be together and remember. *It has got to be open so that it can relate and be connected to what other participants want to do. *Keep it simple and within what you think you could achieve in 3 days given your own abilities. *Think about real world spaces people share, what draws them together and encourages participation. *Think about how people communicate. *Think about what computers do well (and what they don't do well). *Think about what draws people together. If you still interested in babel-2 then please put your details and your proposal down on an A4 sheet and send them to me at. Liam Birtles (BB2 entry) VIDe Coventry School of Art and Design Coventry University Priory Street CV1 5FB Any queries or submissions can be mailed to: liam@vide.coventry.ac.uk Closing Date: 31st July ****************************************** Kasseler Dokumentarfilm & Videofest This years 15th Kasseler Dokumentarfilm & Videofest will be presented 18 - 22 November 1998. The Kasseler Dokumentarfilm & Videofest is a regional festival, which aims at providing insight into current international documentary filming and video work. We intend to present critical, ambitious and entertaining documentary films and videos committed to both reports on current affairs and off-beat topics. The video section of the Kasseler Dokumentarfilm & Videofest is also interested in experimental and artistic videos, which reveal the use of video specific means. Apart from the film and video programme we exhibit (media) installations and sculptures as well. Suggestions are welcome. Deadline is the 1st of September 1998. The contributions shall be productions from 1997 or 1998. Contact us for entry forms: dokfest@filmladen.de fax: ++49-561-7076441 mail: Kasseler Dokumentarfilm- und Videofest Filmladen Kassel e.V. Goethestr. 31 34119 Kassel Germany Please visit our web-site for further information: http://www.filmladen.de/dokfest/1998 There you can also download an entry form as a AcrobatReader-3.0-File. Kasseler Dokumentarfilm- und Videofest Wieland Hoehne Gerhard Wissner http://www.filmladen.de/dokfest dokfest@filmladen.de phone: ++49-(0)561-7076421 fax: ++49-(0)561-7076441 ****************************************** Queer Arts Resource juried international Net Art exhibition. Open to queer artists with Internet-based work. Jurors: Aaron Betsky, Curator of Architecture and Design, SFMoMA, Shu Lea Cheang, installation artist/filmmaker/cyber homesteader, Amsterdam, Alex Galloway, Rhizome Communications, New York, Rachel Greene, Rhizome Communications, New York, Ed Gilbert, Gallery Paule Anglim, San Francisco, Robert Atkins, author/critic, New York. Exhibition: September 1998 online at http://www.queer-arts.org. No entry fee. For prospectus e-mail: curators@queer-arts.org. Deadline July 15. ****************************************** EVENTS ****************************************** The Multimedia Institute at The Banff Centre for the Arts Presents Play to Win! Developing Interactive Games Networked, Platform, CD-ROM, DVD A Workshop: August 26 - 29, 1998 Ideal for visual artists, musicians, writers, designers, directors, multimedia producers and media producers. Learn from the experts how to design, develop and pitch computer games. Explore games theory, the development and production process, present and future markets, and financing and pitching models. An absolute must-do workshop with leading developers. Featured presenters: Designer and Animator of Mario is Missing, Ian Verchere, Creative Director, Radical Entertainment, Director of the Sega game Beavis and Butt-head; and Designer and Director of The Divide * Celia Pearce, President and Creative Director of Momentum Media Group, Author of The Interactive Book and Creative Director of Interactive Entertainment. To register contact: Office of the Registrar (tel.) 1-800-565-9989, (fax) 403-762-6345 (Email) Arts_info@banffcentre.ab.ca Visit our website at http://mmi.banff.org ****************************************** 'First European Seminar for Artist Run Spaces' Outline: The primary aim for the 'First European Seminar for Artist Run Spaces' is to create an opportunity for representatives from selected Artist Run Spaces in Europe, to meet, exchange ideas and discuss experiences pertaining to the specific activities/exhibitions/aims of their individual art spaces. Artist Run Spaces provide and have historically provided an important contribution to European art life. Many contemporary Artist Run Spaces have arisen out of a perceived lack of influence, autonomy and space accorded to artists and their work within the art world. Artist Run Spaces, through their non-commercial nature, as well as their firm grounding in the experiences, needs and visions of artists, offer alternatives, and create opportunities for art outside of the established realm of commercial galleries, institutions and museums. These efforts are of great importance for the vitality and diversity of contemporary visual arts. Another aim of the proposed seminar is to create a permanent network between Artist Run Spaces in Europe. Ultimately, the establishment of such a network would enable the individual efforts of each Artist Run Space to reach a larger audience as well as have a greater impact on art life in general. The existence of a network would also facilitate and encourage other spaces and organisations to join. As Artist Run Spaces are non-profit organisations, they often operate on minute budgets. This has made it difficult for the artists that run these venues to meet and share ideas about each others work, and the role their venues play in society and art life. It is this situation which provides the background for our efforts to create the opportunity for a 'First European Seminar for Artist Run Spaces'. We believe that the opportunity, which this seminar would provide, would greatly empower and strengthen the ties between the participating artist spaces and their work. Newsletter: In order to aid the establishment of a permanent network between Artist Run Spaces, Konstakuten and Swede will initiate a quarterly Newsletter. The first issue of this Newsletter will introduce the participants of the seminar and their work. It will also cover the events and topics of the seminar. The participants of the 'First Seminar' will form the initial members of the Newsletter. The idea is that the Newsletter will act as a sort of backbone, or common meeting ground for Artist Run Spaces. It will provide a forum for the members (and others) to share information and keep up to date about one another's activities. It will preview events taking place in the members spaces as well as other activities of interest. The Newsletter is intended to be very simple in layout and print, to help keep production costs at a minimum. Topics for the seminar: The seminar will be grouped around four main topics of discussion. The first part of the seminar, will offer each participant the opportunity to introduce themselves and the activities and aims of the venue they represent. Since the activities and programmes of Artist Run Spaces differ greatly from one another, special attention will be given to the participating galleries whose activities clearly differ from one another. This will give opportunity to share experiences and to broaden and improve the individual venues activities. Special emphasis will also be given to what role the Artist Run Space plays in their local context what the aim of the individual space is. The second part will be dedicated to funding. How Artist Run Spaces fund their activities is a central question in many respects. Apart from a general discussion on the topic and its political implications, funding bodies will be invited to tell how they operate and how they look upon Artist Run Spaces' activities. A professional fundraiser will also be invited to give a talk on fundraising. The third part is dedicated to the history of Artist Run Spaces. This part will involve talks by artists who have run spaces over a long period of time or ran spaces in the sixties and seventies. Scholars who do research on previous art movements that are relevant to the discussion will also be invited to give talks. The fourth and last section is about the future and will address how we look on the future and what role Artists Run Spaces can play in the future. This also gives us a natural opportunity to address how we want to set up a network and a possible second seminar. Location and events: The seminar will be held in central Stockholm in May 1999. In connection to the seminar a public panel discussion will take place. During the seminar special exhibitions will be held at Konstakuten and at Ynglingagatan 1,2,3. Terms of participation A small registration fee will be charged from all participants. This fee will help cover administration costs. Travel and accommodation fees for participants, will be covered by Konstakuten and Swede, as organisers of the seminar. This however requires an active participation from the participating galleries to help raise funds towards costs for registration fee, travel and accommodation from their home countries. Participating Galleries: Konstakuten, Stockholm, Sweden Ynglingagatan 1,2,3,, Stockholm, Sweden Contact: Carina Gunnars Galleri 54, Gothenburg, Sweden Contact: Gunilla Hansson The Pineapple Project Room, Malmö, Sweden Contact: Torbjörn Limé Fotogalerie Wien, Vienna, Austria Contact: Klaus Pamminger City Racing, London, England Contact: John Burgess Annexed, London, England Contact: Jonathan Hatt Cubitt, London, England Contact: Stefan Kalmar Locus+, Newcastle, England Contact: Jon Bewley Transmission Gallery, Glasgow, Scotland Contact: Ewan Imrie Otto, Copenhagen, Denmark Contact: Sofi Thorson G.U.N, Oslo, Norway Contact: Thomas Kvam Kabelfabriken, Helsinki, Finland Contact: Päivi Björkenheim Gallery Wyspa, Gdansk, Poland Contact: Agniezska Wolodzko Escale, Düsseldorf, Germany Contact: Bernd Halbherr Draakon Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia Contact: Liina Siib Duende, Rotterdam, Holland Contact: Liesbeth Bik W 139, Amsterdam, Holland Contact: Ad de Jong Gúlp Gallerí, Reykjavik, Iceland Contact: Særún Stefánsdóttir Refractario, Madrid, Spain Contact: Carlos Garcia-Alix Zé dos Bois, Lisbon, Portugal Contact: Francisca and Natxo Catalyst Arts, Belfast, Northern Ireland Contact: Niamh O'Mally Spider Mouse Gallery, Moscow, Russia Contact: Marina Perchikhina Moving Art Studio, Brussels, Belgium Contact: Jens-Ingo Brodesser Studio, Gallery, Budapest, Hungary Contact: Forde, Geneva, Switzerland Contact: Glassbox, Paris, France Contact: Contacts are being made in Italy, Rumania, and Latvia Funding: EU-Commision, Brussels, Nordiskt Ministerråd, Copenhagen, Denmark, Svenska Institutet, Stockholm, Kultur Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden, NKKK, Helsinki, Finland, Akademien För De Fria Konsterna, Stockholm, Sweden Föreningen Norden, Stockholm, Sweden Europeiska kulturkommiten, Stockholm, Oslo, Helsinki etc. Local embassies and consulates ****************************************** Interactive Screen 19.98 July 29 - August 8 * Tuition: $1,000 An inspiring, leading-edge think tank for writers, directors, producers, multimedia makers, artists, designer, composers and authors. Eleven days of stimulating quality interactive media development. Learn how to develop ideas for networked environments, virtual worlds and CD ROM. Find out more about writing, directing, visual design, producing, pitching, financing, law and distribution opportunities. Pitch your projects to entertainment and new media visionaries. Senior artist presenters include: Heath Bunting, Banff Biotech Studios Canada * Keith Clarkson, Account Manager, Digital Renaissance, Canada * Michael Coulson, Creative Director Real World, UK * Joanne Fraser, Managing Director and Senior Advisor, Viacom Canada * Douglas Gayeton, Creative Director & Interactive Designer, Vanishing Point, Einstein's Dreams, Neurostatica, USA * Isabel Hoffman, President, Hoffman + Associates, Canada * Ash Gillard, Director of Interface Net Radio, London, UK * Artur Matuck, School of Communications and Arts, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil * Janet H. Murray, Senior Research Scientist, MIT, USA * William Powell, Market Development Manager, Entertainment and New Media, Apple Canada * Jane Prophet, Digital Artist, UK * Dewey Reid, Creative Director, Microsoft Network * Ellie Rubin, President, The Bulldog Group * John Sanborn, LaFong, USA * Neil Seiling, Executive Producer, Alive TV, USA * Aleen Stein, President & CEO, Organa L.C.C., USA * Bob Stein, Night Kitchen Inc., USA * Walter Stewart, Market Development Manager - Education, Silicon Graphics Inc., Canada * Drew Takahashi, President, Chairman and Chief Creative Officer, Colossal Pictures, USA * Joyce Wayne, Coordinator Journalism Program, Sheridan College, Canada * Femke Wolting, Exploding Cinema, Denmark * Kathleen S. Wilson, VP Creative Director. Viacom Interactive Services, USA * John Wyver, Chairman Illuminations Television, UK * Bell Canada * Telus Multimedia To register contact: The Banff Centre - Office of the Registrar Phone: 1-800-565-9989 Fax: (403) 762-6345 E-mail: arts_info@banffcentre.ab.ca Website: www.banff.org ============================================= 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 mentioned in this Newsletter by contacting ISEA. Support: La Fondation Daniel Langlois, Ministere de la culture et des communications du Quebec, Montreal International, Ministere des Relations Internationales, ANAT, FACT, Leonardo, SAT, McGill University, Universite du Quebec a Montreal. =============================================end of newsletter - ISEA- 307, Ste-Catherine O # 760.- C.P.508, Succ. 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