THE INTER-SOCIETY FOR THE ELECTRONIC ARTS
ISEA NEWSLETTER #90 ATTACHMENT
ISSN 1488-3635
#90 - attachment December 2002 - January 2003
*CONFERENCES/SYMPOSIA/WORKSHOPS/FESTIVALS *EXHIBITIONS/PERFORMANCES* CALLS*
*JOBS *LISTS/URLS/NEWSLETTERS
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* CONTENTS *
I. CONFERENCES/SYMPOSIA/WORKSHOPS/FESTIVALS
I.01. World-Information.Org, Amsterdam, Netherlands
I.02. Oliver Grau, Book Tour, USA
I.03. 2003 International Summer Conference on Communication and Technology,
Finland
I.04. Digifest 2003, Toronto, Canada
I.05. 5th Biennial International Symposium of Science, Technics and Aesthetics,
Switzerland
I.06. Crossing Arts 2002/3, London, UK
II. EXHIBITIONS/PERFORMANCES
II.01. Lanterna Magika, Paris, France
II.02. txOom, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, UK
II.03. Hardware 2, Quezon City, Philippines
II.04. @rt.net.uk/now, New Delhi, India
II.05. Fusion 02, Virtual
II.06. Total berzogen, Germany
II.07. Netizens, Rome, Italy
III. CALLS
III.01. Call for Proposals (online)
III.02. Call for Proposals, Canada
III.03. Call for Ideas, USA
III.04. Call for Submissions, Germany
III.05. Call for Papers, USA
III.06. Call for Papers, Canada
III.07. Call for Entries, UK
III.08. Call for Papers, Germany
III.09. Call for Essays, Canada
III.10. Call for Proposals, Germany
III.11. Call for Participation, USA
III.12. Call for Submissions, USA
III.13. Call for Entries, Germany
IV. JOBS
IV.01. Executive Director, LIFT, Toronto, Canada
IV.02. Interdisciplinary Position, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
IV.03. Assistant Professor, University of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
IV.04. Assistant Professor Internet, Hunter College, CUNY, New York, USA
IV.05. Assistant Professor Digital Video & Film, Hunter College, CUNY, New York,
USA
IV.06. Assistant Professor, Computer Arts, University of California, San Diego,
USA
IV.07. Head, School of Multimedia, Lasalle-Sia College of the Arts, Singapore
V. LISTS/URLS/NEWSLETTERS, ETC.
V.01. Universes-in-Universe
V.02. DIMI Magazine
V.03. DIAN
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I.01.
WORLD-INFORMATION.ORG
Until 15 December the exhibition World-Information.Org takes place in the Oude
Kerk. The exhibition offers insights into how the global networks came into
being, who controls them and what they mean for our privacy.
WIO WORKS
In the Oude Kerk a temporary medialab has been set up. The programme of WIO
Works includes films, workshops, book and arts presentations.
CALENDAR
Wed 4 December; 3 pm WIO Works Films
'What's to be done', a series of four documentaries, total duration 135 minutes.
Thurs 5 December; 3 pm WIO Works Films
'Safe distance' by Kuda.org, video. The tape has been recorded during the air
attacks on former Yugoslavia by the NATO. Images from the electronic cockpit of
the American fighter right before the plane crashes.
Sun 8 December; 3 pm WIO Works Presentation
Bytes for All is an Indian-Bangladeshi initiative to lessen the knowledge gap in
South Asia and enhance the availability of ICT. Presentation of several projects
by initiator Partha Pratim Sarker.
Tue 10 December; 3 pm WIO Works Films
'Necrocam' by Ine Poppe, the Netherlands, 50 minutes.
Wed 11 December; 3 pm WIO Works Films
'What's to be done', a series of four documentaries, total duration 135 minutes.
Sat 14/ Sun 15 December; 2 pm WIO Works Presentation
Wireless Weekend following up on Waag Society's Killer (Application is People )
Club 'Wireless in Seatle, wireless in Amsterdam'. Waag Society opened up her
Wireless Network for public use in the summer of 2002. Laptop users with a
wireless card (wiFi,Wlan of Apple Airport) are able to use Waag Society's
network in and around the building. Waag Society is hereby creating a test-
environment for wireless broadband use. For the World-Information.org exhibition
a wireless connection is made to the Old Church. In the last weekend of the
exhibition the wireless connection will be the theme of several presentations
and workshops at WIO Works. With presentations by Luuk van Dijk and Michelle
Teran.
http://www.world-information.org
Address: De Oude Kerk, Oudekerksplein Amsterdam
Opening hours exhibition: Mon- Sat 11 am - 5pm, Sun 1 - 5 pm
Admission: 6,50 Euro / CJP, Pas 65+, Stadspas: 3 Euro / Museumjaarkaart: free
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I.02.
VIRTUAL ART: From Illusion to Immersion'
by Oliver Grau
(forthcoming from MIT Press)
See TOUR DATES below
Although many people view virtual and mixed realities as a totally new
phenomenon, it has its foundations in an unrecognized history of immersive
images. The search for illusionary visual space can be traced back to antiquity.
Oliver Grau shows how virtual art fits into the art history of illusion and
immersion and shows how each epoch used the technical means available to produce
maximum illusion from Pompeiis Villa dei Misteri via baroque frescoes,
panoramas, immersive cinema to the CAVE. He describes the metamorphosis of the
concepts of art and the image and relates those concepts to interactive art,
interface design, agents, telepresence, and image evolution. Grau retells art
history as media history, helping us to understand the phenomenon of immersion
beyond the hype.
Doing that, Grau draws on the work of contemporary artists like Maurice
Benayoun, Charlotte Davies, Monika Fleischmann, Eduardo Kac, Christa Sommerer,
Michael Naimark, Simon Penny, Daniela Plewe, Jeffrey Shaw et al.
Oliver Grau is lecturer in Art History at Humboldt University, Berlin, and head
of the German Science Foundation's project on "Immersive Art". He is creating
the International Database of Virtual Art with the aid of the Federal Ministry
of Education and Science. Grau is visiting professor in Linz.
LECTURE TOUR (sponsored by Goethe Institute and various hosts).
Los Angeles, UCLA (Department of Design and Media Arts), Wednesday Dec. 4
6 pm - 7 pm
Kinross North Bldg. Room 104 - EDA
Chicago, School of the Art Institute, Friday Dec. 6
Noon talk from 12-1p.m.
SAIC Auditorium
280 S. Columbus Dr. (Corner of Jackson and Columbus Dr.)
Toronto, Goethe-Institut, Sunday Dec. 8
Goethe-Institut Toronto
11:00 am, New Media ,Frhstck'
163 King St. W.
Ann Arbor, UMICH/School of Art and Design, Monday Dec. 9
Art & Architecture Building, 5:15 p.m.
North Campus, Bonisteel Boulevard
New York, Parsons School of Design, Tuesday Dec. 10
Parsons School of Design, Tishman Auditorium
66 West 12th Street, 7 p.m.
Moderated by Christiane Paul, the Whitney's adjunct curator of new media arts.
(For more information:
http://mitpress.mit.edu/catalog/item/default.asp?sid=26570CB6-AB47-414B-A780-1ECA08AAB2D3&ttype=2&tid=9214)
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I.03.
2003 International Summer Conference on Communication and Technology in Finland
The Informing Science Institute, the Partnership for Progress on the Digital
Divide, the National Communication Association, and the Pori Unit of the Turku
School of Economics and Business Administration will be sponsoring an
International Summer Conference on communication and technology in Pori,
Finland, June 24-27, 2003. The purpose of the conference is to spur debate and
increase
understanding to meet the challenges and explore the opportunities posed by the
new Information Age, and to reach out in innovative ways to seek partnerships
and solutions that bridge gaps in knowledge,
expertise, and interdisciplinary cooperation. The topic areas to be considered
range from the digital divide to misinforming and misinformation. Further
details are available at the conference web
site: http://www.is2003.org.
Submission Instructions
The language of the conference is English. All submissions should be original
and not currently under review by any other publication or conference since the
author(s) will need to transfer copyright to the organizers before the paper can
be published. All submissions will undergo blind review by three or more
referees. It may be useful to review papers presented at IS2002, which can be
found at
http://2002.insite.nu.
Submissions will be accepted via the web at http://submit.insite.nu (or email,
if your web access is limited). Please review http://www.is2003.org for
complete details on submission, including formatting instructions. NEW
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: DECEMBER 15, 2002 (just request extension from Eli Cohen at
eli_cohen@acm.org or elicohen@sprintmail.com.)
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I.04.
Digifest 2003 - Electronic Cities
March 26-29, 2003
Toronto, Canada
www.dxnet.net/digifest
Exciting Update!
Digifest announces preliminary confirmations to our lineup, including:
Gmunk - the legendary Flash guru will make a rare Canadian appearance, showing
off his latest work and discussing the latest industry trends, Priam Givord and
Martin Lenclos - the French authors of NewYorkExitNewYork, the ultra-cool
immersive work recently premiered to international acclaim at SIGGRAPH, will
show their work for the first time in Toronto.
ALSO
There are only 2 weeks left in the Digifest New Voices Competition, so check out
the website (www.dxnet.net/digifest) and get your entries in today!
16 New Voices Competition winners from across Canada and around the world will
present their innovative digital artwork at Digifest. Don't miss this
opportunity to make an international reputation!
AND THIS TOO.
Digifest slashes ticket prices!
Digifest will open up its 4 action-packed days of digital happenings to one and
all by dramatically slashing its ticket prices as compared to last year.
Digifest 2003 ticket prices are 70% less than 2002 prices, with single-day
access priced as low as $30!
contact: Paola Poletto 416.216.2155 or John Sobol 416.216.2126
Digifest is a project of DXNet and the Design Exchange
and is supported by Heritage Canada
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I.05.
5th Biennial International Symposium of Science, Technics and Aesthetics
WILL TAKE PLACE
ON January 18-19, 2003
lucernetheatre, Lucerne / Switzerland
THE TITLE IS: SPACE, TIME AND BEYOND / RAUM, ZEIT UND JENSEITS
IT'S a collaboration between the New Gallery of Lucerne and lucernetheatre.
TEILNEHMER / PARTICIPANTS/SPEAKERS:
Key-Note Speakers (8) (confirmed)
Prof. Dr. DAVID FINKELSTEIN, Physics / Physik Atlanta / USA; Prof. Dr. GREGORY
BENFORD, Plasma
Physics and Astrophysics / Plasma Physik und Astrophysik Irvine / USA; Prof. Dr.
MATT VISSER, Mathematics / Mathematik New Zealand; Prof. Dr. BASIL HILEY,
Physics / Physik London; Prof. Dr. HENRY STAPP, Physics / Physik Berkeley / USA;
Dr. ALAN WALLACE, Philosophy and Physics / Philosophie und Physik Santa Barbara
/ USA; Prof. Dr. BENNY SHANON, Psychology / Psychologie Jerusalem; Prof. Dr.
PETER BEAMISH, Whale Research / Walforschung Trinity/NF / Kanada.
Chairmen (5)/ Chairwoman (1) (confirmed)
Prof. Dr. OTTO RSSLER, Chaos Theory / Chaostheorie Tbingen; Prof. Dr. RUTH
DURRER, Theoretical
Physics / Theoretische Physik Genf; Prof. Dr. DAVID FINKELSTEIN, Physics /
Physik Atlanta / USA; Prof. Dr. HENRY STAPP, Physics / Physik Berkeley / USA;
Dr. ALAN WALLACE, Philosophy and Physics / Philosophie und Physik Santa Barbara
/ USA; Dr. ROGER UCHTMANN, Communication Science and Anthropology /
Kommunikationswissenschaften und Anthropologie Bremen / Sjo Paulo.
Chairmen of the Panel Discussions (2) (confirmed)
Saturday, January 18, 2003: Prof. Dr. JOSEF MITTERER Philosophy / Philosophie
Klagenfurt; Sunday, January 19, 2003: Dr. ALAN WALLACE; Philosophy and Physics /
Philosophie und Physik Santa Barbara / USA.
Presenters (2)(confirmed)
MICHAEL SNOW, Painter, Musician, Filmmaker, Photographer / Maler, Filmer,
Musiker, Fotograf, Toronto;
CHAR DAVIES, Media Artist / Medienknstlerin, Montreal.
More Information about the programme, lectures, registration
http://www.neugalu.ch
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I.06.
Crossing Arts 2002/3
Crossing Arts is a monthly series of talks organised by CARTE, the Centre for
Arts Research,
Technology and Education, University of Westminster. The series presents
external
contributors from a range of national and international research institutions
alongside
researchers from the University of Westminster. Crossing Arts explores visual
culture and
inter-disciplinary approaches to arts practice. The series focuses on
contemporary arts
response to, and impact on, current affairs, politics, medicine, law,
biotechnology and
telecommunications.
Wednesday March 19th 2003, 6.30pm - 8.30pm
Do we still need curators?
Annick Bureaud
In 1996, Bureaud completed a survey for the French Ministry of Culture on
"Curating, Displaying
and Exhibiting works of electronic arts". At the time it seemed that the
Internet would allow
artists to by-pass curators and traditional cultural institutions. After much
debate in online
mailing lists and forums, the issue now seems less "black & white". In the huge
and noisy
space of the Internet new artist-lead "cultural institutions" have emerged. Who
are the "new"
curators? What is their role ? Do we still need curators?
New Media Arts: Momentum and Critical Mass.
Peter Ride
Are there distinctly new forms of arts curation and management that are being
necessitated and demonstrated by new media practice? This illustrated talk will
explore the ways of working that organisations and artists are developing that
are appropriate to the contexts and opportunities of new technology. Sometimes
this means moving away from conventional model of exhibition/performance and
presentation towards a process based, or even research-structured activity. The
behaviour of organisations is changing as they increasingly operate as agencies
and team co-ordinators. The traditional role of the curator is declining in
relevance and a role as 'creative producer' or 'facilitator' is increasing.
Peter Ride is the Artistic Director of DA2, Digital Arts Development Agency, an
organisation that develops commissions, artist residencies and curatorial
training schemes. Previously he was the Arts Programme co-ordinator for Artec,
the Arts Technology Centre, London (1995-7), and Director of Cambridge Darkroom
Gallery (1992-5).
The Crossing Arts Talk Series events take place in the Portland Hall, University
of Westminster Regent Campus,16 Little Titchfield Street, London W1, unless
alternative venues are listed.
To reserve a FREE place contact Sue Barker
Centre for Arts Research,
Technology and Education (CARTE)
70 Great Portland Street
London W1W 7UW
Tel: 0207 911 5000 ext 2675
Fax: 0207 915 5439
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EXHIBITIONS
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II.01.
Lanterna Magika, a point of view on Czech technological art of the 20th Century.
As part of the Bohmia Magica, une Saison tchque en France, l'Espace Electra
offers an exhibition on pluridisciplinary Czech art with the emphasis on
technology and art in their culture. During the era when surrealism and
constructivism were opposed in West-Europe, poetry originated in the Czech
Republic linking modernist utopia and irrational thought bringing on the
beginning of the exploration of the links between art and technology. With the
change of regime in 1989, the sudden access to new
technology allows the research to go even deeper, effecting works of art that
unite utopia, magic and critique of which only magic subsists.
ESPACE ELECTRA FONDATION EDF
6 Rue Rcamier
75007 PARIS
Tl. 01 53 63 23 45
Admission free
open every day from 12am till 7pm, except for Mondays and bank holidays
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II.02.
://:://Future Physical WEAR ME!!! Arts & Technology programme and FoAm VzW and
partners bring UK premier of txOom to the Hippodrome Circus Space in Great
Yarmouth.//:://:
txOom [textiles in bloom] is a responsive PlaySpace where wearable architecture
and evolving media worlds blend, engendering a rich and multi-layered
experience. Participants will be able to create and influence their own audio-
visual landscapes as they tangle in textiles and literally wear and expand the
space through their movements and gestures, hence causing physical and digital
worlds to converge and stretch. Each player is sensed by the playSpace using
motion sensors and vision tracking systems incorporated into the fabric of the
space. Gradually, the social interaction between the participants, the
responsive sound and visuals projected throughout the PlaySpace will transform
and grow.
In Great Yarmouth, an important part of the site specific environment is being
developed through interaction with local communities , involving creative user
workshops researching involvement, playfulness, creativity and learning in
responsive environments. (in collaboration with SeaChange)
::://More info:://
http://fo.am/txoom/
:::Dates and opening hours: 1.12.2002 - 8.12.2002, from 11am to 7pm, except
4.12.2002 (1pm - 8pm) and 8.12.2002 (11pm - 3pm)
::Location: Hippodrome Circus Space, St. George Road, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
(UK)
:::::Tickets: 4/2 concessions for 30 minute sessions.
:::Box office: 01493 844172. Only 8 people per session. Bookings in advance
required. For all ages 5yrs +.
//::txOom Credits:://
txOom is developed by FoAM VzW in collaboration with Time'sUp (Austria), Future
Physical (UK), Interactive Institute (Sweden), KIBLA (Slovenia) and several
independent artists and technologists.
major funding support:
Culture 2000 Programme of the European Union.
Ministry of the Flemish Community, Belgium.
Netherlands Foundation for Visual Arts, Design and Architecture, The
Netherlands.
FUTURE PHYSICAL (East England Arts/shinkansen in association with the Arts
Council of England New Audience Programme), UK
Cieffe Benelux
txOom is based on the TGarden system (copyright sponge, FoAM and associates)
for detailed credits see http://fo.am/txoom/credits.html
WEAR ME!!! Is a co-production between Future Physical (shinkansen/East England
Arts), Plan B, FoAm VzW and Norwich Arts Centre in co-operation with SeaChange,
Magna, Xybernaut and The Forum with funding assistance from Culture 2000
framework of the European Commission, Arts Council National Touring Programme
and PlayGarden.
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II.03.
Hardware 2
November 29, 2002 to Jan 6, 2003
The UP Jorge Vargas Museum
As second of a series held alongside the commemoration of the Centenary of the
Federation of Philippine Labor and the establishment of the Philippine
Independent Church, Hardware 2 presents new projects by a mixed batch composed
of social realists and a fresh generation of socially-engaged practitioners.
Hardware 2 features Nunelucio Alvarado, Pablo Baensantos, Antipas Delotavo, Gene
De Loyola, Leonilo Doloricon, Edgar Talusan Fernandez, Cap Reyes and Jose Tence
Ruiz along with Jes Aznar, Mideo Cruz, Boy
Dominguez, Boyet De Mesa, Emmanuel Garibay, Nonito Pongan, Ronaldo Quiocho Ruiz,
Noe Tio and Jevijoe Vitug. Adding a twist to the mix will be cross-media
practitioners Alfredo Juan Aquilizan, Nelson Ferraris and Ed Manalo . Showing
for the first time will be Danilo Ilag-Ilag, who here collaborates on a large
installation with Tence Ruiz, who also curates the exhibition. On display will
be new installations, digital prints, sculpture, painting, constructions and
opening night performances by Cruz and Ronaldo Ruiz. Hardware 2 follows a series
began in August of this year that looked back to the founding of, among others,
the Union Obrera Democratica in 1902 and theAglipayan Church. By touching on
topics such as labor, trade, religiosity, nationalism, among others, the show
pushes to invigorate a
viewpoint that there should be more to an art exhibit than the manufacture of
interior decor, quaint filipinism or detached formal play.
The show will open at 5:00 pm, Friday November 29, 2002, with cocktails and
performances at The Edge Gallery, UP Jorge Vargas Museum, Manuel Roxas Drive, UP
Diliman Campus, Quezon City. It will run until 6 January, 2003. The Edge Gallery
is open to the public, free of charge, Mondays to Sundays, 8:30 to 11:30 am and
1:00 to 4:30 pm.
* Digiteer Art Tech Cult http://digitalmedia.upd.edu.ph/digiteer/
* Algorithmic Music http://mp3.com/fatimalasay | http://mp3.com/breathemusic
* Discussion group send email to digiteer-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
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II.04.
@rt.net.uk/now : An Exhibition, Lecture and Workshop Programme, presenting
facets of contemporary Internet Based Art Practice in Britain
Organised by the British Council in collaboration with Sarai : The New Media
Initiative, Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, Delhi.
2nd to the 5th December, 2002,
Exhibition at the British Council, Kasturba Gandhi Marg, New Delhi. Curated by
Honor Harger (Curator, webcasting, Tate Modern, London) and Pauline van Mourek
Broekman (Editor, Mute - A Journal of New Media Arts, London)
4th December: Presentation and Interaction with the Curators at Sarai
5th December: Net Art Now - Presentation by the Curators at the British Council,
followed by a public conversation, moderated by Shuddhabrata Sengupta, Sarai.
This will be subsequently presented in Bangalore and Kolkata.
Honor and Pauline will be travelling to Kolkata and Bangalore to make
presentations and conduct workshops as a forerunner to the exhibition between 6
and 15 December, 2002.
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II.05.
Fusion 02: Geometries of Power / Geometrie der Macht
This year "Fusion 2002" is taking place in the virtual realm.
The theme is "Geometries of Power," a multi-user online 3D world that uses the
interactive characteristics of space, geometry and sound to question concepts of
power and control. It will be online and open for participation as the main
Fusion 02 Event.
Please join us:
December 6, 2002
21:00 - 23:00 Central European Time
(12pm - 2pm Pacific Standard Time, West Coast of the USA)
December 7, 2002
7:00 - 9:00 Australain Eastern Standard Time
At: http://mission.base.com/fusion02/
For further information and details on technical requirements for participation,
please go to the webpage mentioned above. Note: participation will require a
Windows PC and installation of the blaxxun Contact VRML browser.
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II.06.
Total berzogen
30 November - 9 February 2002
Edith-Ruá-Haus fr Medienkunst
Edith Russ Site for Media Art
Katharinenstraáe 23
26121 Oldenburg
Germany
For this exhibition, the outside of the Edith Russ Site for Media Art's building
is covered with designs by artists as well as the funders' logos: in the form of
banners and window transparencies. Inside, the exhibition hall also features
works that employ a variety of the forms of advertising as it is used by the
media such as Internet banners, video, magazines, posters and flyers, and audio
jingles: The media art space will be completely covered inside and out: 'Total
berzogen' (Completely Covered/Totally Overdone).
Info:
ph: +49 0441 235 32 08
fax: +49 0441 235 21 61
info@edith-russ-haus.de
http://www.edith-russ-haus.de
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II.07.
NETIZENS
4-22 December 2002
Sala 1 Gallery - Piazza di Porta San Giovanni 10 (Scala Santa
Rome (Italy)
The exhibition, curated by Valentina Tanni, investigates the influence of the
Internet on contemporary artistic research through the work of five artists:
:: Cory Arcangel/BEIGE
:: Elout De Kok
:: Jodi.org
:: Limiteazero
:: Carlo Zanni
The pieces included in the show are all signed by web-born personalities but
demonstrate very different approches, not always tied to the Net as a specific
medium. The World Wide Web can be a tool, a platform, a distribution and
interaction channel, an inspiration source. The gallery space -one of the
first in Europe to give space to the net art world- will host computers,
projections, videogames, installations and oil paintings. The goal of this event
is to show the aestethic possibilities of the Web also to the non-netizens
(cyberspace citizens). Artists become our guides in the 'city of bits'.
Info:
ph/fax: +39 06 7008691
sala_uno@tin.it
http://www.netizensonline.it
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CALLS
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III.01.
Call for Proposals
Violence Online Festival
www.newmediafest.org/violence
is looking for poetry works connected to the subject "Violence" to be included
in Version 4.0 of Violence Online Festival.
*Deadline 20 December 2002.
Artists who work on experimental poetry, either plain text, visual, electronic,
sound poetry etc are invited to submit one up to three works and fill out this
entry form :
**The art works can be submitted exclusively in following formats:
work URL
or
Text: plain email, .doc, HTML
image: .jpg, .gif, .png (800x600 pixels)
video/animation: Quicktime .mov, Flash .swf, Shockwave .dcr (max. size 2MB)
sound: .mp3 (max. size 2MB)
Name of artist:
Email:
Nationality:
URL:
Short CV (to be published) not more than 250 words
Title of works
1.
2.
3
year of origin:
short work synopis/description:
Confirmation/Authorization:
I hold all rights on the submitted work(s) and agree that my submission in case
my work is selected can be included also in future versions of Violence Online
Festival .
signed...
name
email address
Please send the form together with the media file(s) to
violence@newmediafest.org
Violence Online Festival
www.newmediafest.org/violence
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III.02.
Call for Proposals
Established in 1998, Subtle Technologies is a non-profit arts organization
dedicated to investigating the relationships between art, science and
technology. Every May we present the Subtle Technologies
festival at the University of Toronto. This multidisciplinary event invites
artists, scientists, technologists and theorists to discuss, demonstrate and
exhibit their work. The festival is an opportunity to explore areas still
searching for definitions, explanations and meaning. It is our goal to have a
varied program to provide a forum for the cross pollination of ideas.
2003 Programs Seeking Proposals
General Symposium: Throughout the three days of presentations, we aim to cover a
wide variety of subjects. In the past, topics addressed include quantum physics
, quantum computing and other unconventional computing technologies, music,
dance, consciousness research, holography, animation, genetics, sonic
explorations, sensing systems and devices, social systems, complexity theory,
and artificial intelligence.The programming of the general symposium is shaped
by the submissions of
each year and is meant to broaden the scope of disciplines or areas of research
for those who attend. People who have attended the conference remark that
although the individual topics at the conference are extremely interesting it is
often the threads that are woven between the various presentations made by
speakers from varied disciplines that make the conference a unique experience .
We strongly encourage interested applicants to submit proposals that are outside
the topics mentioned above if they feel their proposal fits into the general
mandate of the festival. Please visit the archives at:
http://www.subtletechnologies.com to acquaint yourself with the history of our
programming.
Ground:
This year we will also be presenting a themed session during the
conference."Ground? is a program exploring new technologies in architecture and
urban planning. Topics may include but are not limited
to, intelligent buildings, smart materials, alternative energy systems,
surveillance, the effect of architecture on traffic flow, architecture and its
affect on mood,organic architecture and nano-structures.
Criteria
The festival is open to the public and presentations must be accessible to a
non-specialized audience.
Each presentation is 40 minutes, followed by a ten minute question and answer
period. It is strongly recommended that parties interested in submitting a
proposal visit our archives at http://www.subtletechnologies.com to get a better
idea of our programming. Presenters are responsible for paying for their
accomodations and transportation to Toronto. All presenters receive an
honorarium and their conference registration fees are waived.
Deadline for Proposals: January 15, 2003.
How to Apply
Please follow these instructions carefully to ensure accurate and timely
consideration of your proposal. Proposals must include:
Cover Sheet (see directions below)
A one page proposal or summary of your presentation
Your C.V. or resume ( no longer than 3 pages)
Do not send additional material. We will contact you for more information if
needed.
Cover Sheet must include:
Name:
Address:
Phone Number (include area code)
E-mail address (web site if available)
Program you are submitting to: (described above)
Title of Your Presentation:
Basic Topic:
Technical Requirements:
We prefer to receive proposals by email. Please send proposals to
subtleprogramming@sympatico.ca
If you prefer, you can mail your proposals to:
Subtle Technologies Programming
258 Salem Avenue, Toronto ON
Canada, M6H 3C7
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III.03.
Call for ideas::
Version>03 a.digital.arts.convergence
technotopia vs technopacalypse
exploring the multitudes of technology, society, arts, activism and culture
Co-presented by Select Media and the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
Chicago March 27-30 2003
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago and other sites
version>03 will explore the technotopian and echnoapocalyptic visions of the
future, past and present through discussion, symposia, workshops, performance,
installations, video and film screenings, and exhibitions. By examining
practices, tools and ideas that direct us into the future, we hope to encourage
dialogue and direction in this brave new world.
We hope to have conversations/dialogues on topics including identifying the
technologies and cultures and economies affecting the creation of singularities
and multitudes, building networks, contestational robotics, alt
spaces,developing theories in globalisation, tactical media projects, freenet
open source cultures, security culture, border politics, robot armies, direct
action, new tools, strategies for communication and many other subjects.
Current and possible projects we will feature at version>03 include:
artist interface devices, tactical vending, freenetproliferation, gameboy music
workshop, skillshare workshops, direct action workshops, robot block,
experimental lectures, telepresence, virtual
reality devices, video gaming, streaming media workshops, version>03 Video
library, alt.space networking, war driving, more..
Current programs and themes are evolving in several simulataneous threads.
Including but in no way limited to:
Tactical media practices
Green/movement actions strategies
Scientific/poltical discourse of the emerging technologies
Sci-Fi or real life technotopic dreams and dystopian nitemare scenarios
Techno topic demonstrations and installations
Multitudes of the Singularity
The MCA will be the location of the majority of programs and presentations.
Other locations will feature additional workshops, installations and post MCA
program parties/gatherings.
Specifically we are seeking:
Workshop proposals, Performance proposals, Panel proposals (with speakers and
participants flushed out)
New media Installations (multi channel works / kiosk based- other),
Papers/articles ,Visual arts work that relates to the themes to be printed
and/or exhibited, Film.video new screen projections, Public
intervention projects, Writers to present works, interview artists
thinkers/participants
inquries regarding :
editorial submissions, web based works, performance, panels and workshop ideas,
installations, film and video submissions will take priority.
version>03 is also a contribution to the N5M4 international tactical media
festival taking place year round all over the world to culminate in May 2003.
send proposals and ideas to ed marszewski ed@lumpen.com
january 15 is a deadline to check.
materials to:
version>03
960 w 31st street
chicago ill 60608
usa
Select Media is a sister project to Lumpen
Version>02 was our first experiment in bringing the house down and making some
conversations to connect our local scenes with those on the coasts and in
between and beyond. Last years program can be downloaded at:
http://www.versionfest.org/
The site is temp but will be rejuvenated in a month or so.
*****
III.04.
EUROPEAN MEDIA ART FESTIVAL
OSNABRUECK
23. - 27. APRIL 2003
www.emaf.de
The European Media Art Festival, an international forum for media art, will
present a programme in the area of tension between visions, stories and
crossovers. For five days renowned artists, young talents and specialists from
the fields of culture, academia and economics meet with a wide public audience
in Osnabr=FCck to discover and expe-rience new artistic ideas and projects.
Larger than life- is the motto of the festival encompassing discussions and
artistic reflections on crossovers in the (bio-) sciences and on aesthetic
aspects and new technological developments in media art. We invite media artists
to submit their experimental films and videos, installations or non-linear work
on CD-ROM, DVD or in the Internet by 8th January 2003 to contribute to the
programme of the festival.
Application download: www.emaf.de
Deadline: 08.Jan.03
EUROPEAN MEDIA ART FESTIVAL
Lohstra=DFe 45a
Postfach 1861
D-49074 Osnabr=FCck
T: +49 (0) 5 41 - 2 16 58
F: +49 (0) 5 41 - 2 83 27
mailto:info@emaf.de
www.emaf.de
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III.05.
CALL FOR PAPERS
For the anthology: IN THE MIND'S EYE: Critical Readings in Role Playing Games.
This anthology will examine various ways computer and console based Role Playing
Games have impacted society, culture, and individual readers. The objective is
to provide as wide a sampling as possible from which further critical
examination of the form may develop, to provide a benchmark for further
discussion of the form.
Topics might include but are not limited to:
how RPGs have adapted schemas from prior media, how readers interact with RPGs,
how critical theory is applicable to the form, bodies and virtual space,
identity and deception, vicarious (un)death and virtual (im)mortality.
Possible critical approaches may include, but are not limited to:
schema theory, identity politics, Marxist theory, gender politics,
psychoanalytical theories, or cognitive studies.
Abstracts of no more than 200 words (for papers projected to be between 15-25
pages) can be submitted via e-mail to hjbutler@liquidpage.com , or by hard copy
mail to Henry James Butler, Department of English, Turlington Hall, University
of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32605. Email abstracts may be submitted as
attachments in WordPerfect, Word, or .txt format, or embedded in the body of the
email itself. Deadline for abstracts is December 15, 2002. Notification of
selection will be by email no later than January 15, 2003, with a projected
paper deadline of March 15, 2003.
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III.06.
COCH/COSH 2003
The annual conference of the Consortium for Computers in the
Humanities/Consortium pour ordinateurs en sciences humaines at the Congress of
the Social Sciences and Humanities will be held 27-28 May 2003 at Dalhousie
University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, CANADA.
This year's theme: Humanities Computing and Pedagogy
Advances in computing technology and the growing availability of information
technology resources have had an enormous impact on the way we teach. Papers
are invited on such topics as:
the use of WWW resources in the classroom
application of IT to teaching writing
development of interactive learning programs
use of text-analysis in humanities teaching
the teaching of humanities computing itself
It is hoped to present a joint session with ACCUTE (Association of Canadian
College and University Teachers of English) devoted to this year's theme.
In addition to papers on this subject, proposals for papers or panels on any
other area of humanities computing research are also welcome.
DEADLINE for submissions: 28 February 2003
Proposals for papers and panels must be submitted to the program chair:
Ronald Tetreault
Dept. of English
Dalhousie University
6135 University Avenue
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3H 4P9 CANADA
e-mail: tetro@dal.ca
*****
III.07.
WEB3DART 2003
CALL FOR ENTRIES
http://www.web3dart.org
DEADLINE: Monday, 13 January 2003
Submit your on-line 3D works to WEB3DART 2003, for inclusion in an exhibition of
completely new works created by internationally regarded artists, architects,
designers, students and creative 3D developers. The selection will showcase the
foremost ideas and independent creations in all on-line 3D formats. Submission
form is available at: http://www.web3dart.org.
WEB3DART 2003- the official Web 3D Art Show, will premiere at the The 8th
International Conference on 3D Web Technology in St. Malo, France, 9 - 12 March,
2003. Sponsored by ACM SIGGRAPH and the Web 3D Consortium, and this year in
cooperation with INRIA and Eurographics, the symposium is the most important
venue for 3D creators, and all those devoted to the virtual 3D on-line
environment. For more information: http://www.web3d.org/s2003/
The selected works for WEB3DART 2003 will be featured on-line, and as a feature
of Lab3D, an exhibition of virtual works in real space, that will connect the
public with media and art spaces across the UK and internationally (beginning
with a presentation in Vienna at MedienQuartier21). The gallery show will
present artists interactive installation works, and a symposium will raise
issues around 3D and new media practice. Dates: 9 May - 22 June, 2003,
coordinated by Cornerhouse, Manchester. http://www.cornerhouse.org
The outstanding success of the 1999 VRML ART show in Paderborne; the 2000 VRML-
ART Expo at the SIGGRAPH ART SHOW in New Orleans, and WEB3D ART 2002 at The ICA
London, have created a positive anticipation to the upcoming selection for
WEB3DART 2003
SUBMISSION PROCESS:
All work will be juried on-line and must be viewable on free browsers (available
on-line).
Send URL with application form, found at: http://www.web3dart.org to:
kdudesek@rave.ac.uk
Deadline is January 13, 2003. Only on-line submissions will be accepted.
Questions:
All questions regarding submission procedure, gallery exhibition, or the jury
process should be directed to Kathy Rae Huffman:
kathy.rae.huffman@cornerhouse.org through January 13.
A signed release giving written authorization to link your work on-line, and
copyright clearance for the Web 3D Symposium CD ROM, must be received before you
work will be confirmed in the program. This authorization form will be made
available to the final, selected projects.
SELECTION CRITERIA:
Keywords for the selection are content, imagination, and technical innovation.
All 3D on-line projects must be complete and functional at time of submission.
The selection will be made on-line by a jury - listed in the submission form.
CATEGORIES (the jury reserves the right to assign or reassign a category):
* Artists and architects
* Scientific models
* Worlds and city planninG
* Product design and unique commercial application
* Experimental works and studies by art and design students (including
course compilations)
SUBMISSION FORM - PLEASE READ CAREFULLY:
ENTRY FORM
WEB3DART 2003
DEADLINE: Friday, January 13, 2003
*3D Art Project URL:
_____________________________________________________
*3D Art Project Title:
_____________________________________________________
*Primary contact name:
_________________________________________________________
The creative persons responsible for the 3D design and implementation should
be listed first; the sponsoring company, institute, and/or collaborators are
invited to add their additional information at end of form.
*Contact Email address __________________________________________
*Primary contact snail mail address
______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________ (w/country and postcode)
*Lack of contact information could jeopardize your acceptance*
Primary telephone, country code: _______ city prefix: _____ number:
________________ (office/home)
Alternate telephone country code: _______ city prefix: ______ number:
______________ (office/home)
FAX country code _________ city prefix _____________number:
_____________________
On-line submissions:
On-line works must run on a 800 MHz CPU.
Please specify CPU power, OS, Web browser and player, which your work is tested
on. New works created within the past two years, not previously included in
Web3D Art will take priority
SUBMIT: Web links by end of working day, Friday, January 13, 2003, to:
Professor Karel Dudesek kdudesek@rave.ac.uk
On-line 3D projects can be submitted as: Web-based 3D Work (experimental,
sound, text, audio, wireless) - Multi-user-based 3D Work - Multi-media 3D
Environments (in real and virtual space) - please specify details of
installation.
3D ART Student Gallery - All student works will be accepted: A special section
of Web3D ART 2003 will be created, in recognition of the growing number of
student sites and 3D activity in arts, design, architecture and IT courses. ALL
works that load properly and work, will be included. Class compilations are
encouraged, but must have name of instructor/professor, names of students,
school and title of course included. For student participation in the staging
of the exhibition, please contact
kdudesek@rave.ac.uk
JURY: all submitted works will be juried on-line by a team of international
digital media specialists:
Prof. Karel Dudesek, Head of the postgraduate course, Interactive Digital Media
at the College of Design and Communication, Kent, UK
Kathy Rae Huffman, Director of Visual Arts, at Cornerhouse, Manchester, UK
Tom Holley, Creative Director, Media Centre Huddersfeld, UK
Mark Cosgrove, Curator of Exhibitions, Watershed Media Centre, Bristol, UK
Arghyro Paouri, artist and Multi Media department, INRIA, Rocquencourt, FR
Masaki Fujihata, artist and professor of digital media, Tokyo, Japan
Accepted projects will be promoted in print, and will be included on-line at:
www.web3dart.org <http://www.web3dart.org>. All works selected will comprise
the official Art Show at the International Web3D Symposium in St. Malo, France,
9-12 March 2003. A conference CD ROM will be created, that will include images,
text and links to all accepted art projects. ACM requires that a signed
authorization be received before inculsion in this CD ROM, which may require
your further assistance for data. Selected on-line projects will be sent the
authorisation form, which must be returned by snail mail.
Web3D Art is supported by Cornerhouse, Manchester, UK and Ravensbourne College
of Design and Communication, Kent, UK. It is authorised and supported by the
Web3D Consortium, and ACM. The sponsor list will grow!
Sincerely,
The WEB3D ART 2003 Team
Kathy Rae Huffman
Director of Visual Arts
Cornerhouse
70 Oxford Street, Manchester M1 5NH
http://www.cornerhouse.org
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III.08.
Call for Papers:
'Narratology beyond Literary Criticism'
Second International Colloquium of the Narratology Research Group
Hamburg University, Germany, 21-22 November 2003
This conference will focus on the application of narratological categories and
theories in non-literary studies centred contexts. The organizers would
therefore particularly like to invite contributions from scholars interested in
discussing the methodological relevance of narratological concepts in - not
necessarily text-orientated - Humanities Computing projects.
For further information please consult
http://www.narrport.uni-hamburg.de
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III.09.
Maid in Cyberspace Festival 06
Active Agent / Radicale libre
Call for Submissions - Critical Essays
The Maid In Cyberspace Festival - held annually in Montreal, Canada - is seeking
submissions for its publication. The 6th edition of the festival will take place
between February 4 - 8, 2003 and is an international cyberfeminist event
featuring contemporary Web art works, installations, performances and
conferences. Essay submissions should be between 4-5 pages in length (1000 -
1250 words) and inkeeping with the theme of the event (please see below).
Deadline : January 3rd, 2003
For further information or to submit texts, please contact Karen Wong at
festival@studioxx.org.
www.studioxx.org
Theme
In the politico-geographical arena, heavily charged with oppressive discourses,
how does one raise courageous and bold voices, voices which dare and act in the
drifts of cyberspace? How does one practice resistances, not according to
parameters imposed by others, but by those originating from the ingenuity of
individuals and networks, based upon a necessary and critical solidarity, and a
desire to counter domineering dogmas and regimes? In continuity with its
critical investigations on women and their appropriation of technologies, Studio
XX focuses on subversive acts by 'intelligent agents' and cultural hackers who
push for original languages in order to redefine the stakes in question.
>From such acts come questions on notions and protocols of access, the numerous
strategies that women use to invest virtual spaces and to impose their own
realities. The possibilities evoked in the proposed examinations include
programming languages, hacking, frontiers, privilege, open source, accessibility
and transgression.
There is also question of alternative customs and uses, nonetheless valuable and
born out of the economic divide which widens increasingly; localised strategies
which mix into the composition of immediate, polymorphic and planetary
phenomenas. Living flux and new alliances, mobile in the magma of active data,
behind which we discover these operators, resolutely insolent, active agents,
radical and free...
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III.10.
The Edith Russ Site for Media Art in Germany will award three 6-month work
stipends for June to December 2003. International artists who work with New
Media may apply. Each stipend is endowed with 20,000 German Marks. There are no
residency requirements.
Application and project description deadline: 31 January 03
Info:
info@edith-russ-haus.de
http://www.edith-russ-haus.de
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III.11.
The SIGGRAPH 2003 submission system is now online.
Visit the SIGGRAPH 2003 web site at http://www.siggraph.org/s2003/index.html
Check out the Call For Participation and consider submitting proposals to the
wide variety of venues.
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III.12
immedia2003 DEADLINE EXTENSION
submit NOW through december 15.2002
http://entity.ummu.umich.edu/immedia
immedia 2003 >>>>>
8th.annual.digital.electronic.art.exhibition
.... . january 31-feb 8
.. .. opening january 31
. .. media union, u-m campus
.. ann arbor, mi
. usa
entity, ann arbor michigan's electronic artist coalition, invites you to
submit works to immedia 2003, our eighth annual exhibition of digital
and electronic art. initiated in 1996, immedia has involved hundreds of
artists and performers and has become an international event. works
created with or in response to digital and electronic media are welcome.
submissions categories include, but are not limited to; free standing
installations, music, performance, dance, video and animation,
interactive graphics, flatwork, kinetic sculpture, experimental sound
pieces and web design. immedia will not accept any artwork that is
submitted through email. please refer to the immedia website for
submission information.
entity is also seeking groups or individuals interested in performing
at the event, or giving short lectures or presentations. if you are
interested, please indicate this on the submission form.
SEE http://entity.ummu.umich.edu/immedia/
EMAIL immedia@entity.ummu.umich.edu
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III.13.
CALL FOR ENTRIES, 49th INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL OBERHAUSEN, 1-6
MAY 2003
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: 15 January 2003, Formats: Film: Super 8, 16 and 35 mm,
Video: DV, DVCAM, S-VHS, Beta-SP/PAL, Genres: all, Length: international max.
35 min, German max. 45 min, Production date: international after 1.1.2001,
German after 1.1.2002, Competitions:International, German, International
Children's and Youth Films (ages 5 -16)
ENTRY FORMS available as pdf downloads www.kurzfilmtage.de
The International Short Film Festival Oberhausen is inviting filmmakers from all
over the world to submit their shorts, film or video, to its 49th Festival (1-6
May 2003). The Festival is known for its openness to new forms and narrative
styles. Approx. 70 titles will be selected for the International Competition and
30 to 35 titles each for the German Competition and the Children's and Youth
Film Competition. In these three competitions, the works will compete for 13
prizes worth a total of EUR 32,500.
WATCH OUT: Our new distribution program is available. You can request it as
printed version at the address below or download it under
http://www.kurzfilmtage.de/ikf/pages/sfe/index.php?id=105&lang_id=2
Melanie Piguel
coordination, distribution
Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen gGmbH
Grillostr. 34
D-46045 Oberhausen
Fon + 49 (0)208 825-2652
Fax + 49 (0)208 825-5413
Germany
http://www.kurzfilmtage.de
International Short Film Festival Oberhausen
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JOBS
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IV.01.
Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto
Notice of Employment Opportunity
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto is a non-profit film production
co-op. LIFT's mandate is to support and encourage filmmakers who represent an
alternative and independent way of filmmaking. In addition to production/post-
production equipment & facilities, LIFT supports independent filmmaking by
offering over 50 workshops a year, production grants, screenings, newsletters,
e-correspondence, and print resources.
Reporting to the Board of Directors, the Executive Director implements the
policies set by the Board and ensures the smooth running of the organization on
a day-to-day basis.
Responsibilities:
Finance
Draft & manage annual budget (in consultation with the Finance Committee);
Report on finances at monthly Board meetings; All other financial matters
(banking, payroll, monthly deposits, bill paying, record-keeping, petty cash,
term deposits, bank reconciliation, etc.); Prepare all documents for the
bookkeeper & auditor; liaise with bookkeeper & auditor. Coordinate annual
audit.
Funding & operational planning
Work with Finance Committee to define financial needs & identify new sources of
funding;
Recommend and implement revenue generating strategies;
Prepare LIFT's operational and project-based grant applications,
related accounting & final reports (in conjunction with the Finance Committee);
Advise on design of programs and services & ensure their sustainability;
Assist & advise other LIFT staff or committees as needed in planning, organizing
& funding workshops, screenings, purchases, etc.
Board Liaison
Prepare written reports and attend meetings of the Board. Follow-up as
requested by Board;
Assist Board members in planning LIFT Annual General Meeting, prepare Annual
Report and present it at the AGM.
Human resources
Manage personnel responsible for the day-to-day operation of LIFT, providing
advice and directions where required; Administer Payroll, benefits, employee
contracts, performance reviews, training, scheduling and conflict resolution;
Facilitates weekly Staff meetings and ensures clear transfer of
information between the Board and the Staff; Meet with Personnel Committee and
serve on Hiring Committees for new staff; Identify and apply to various job
creation programs (in consultation with other staff members and the Personnel
Committee).
External Relations
Coordinating events and press, responding to media inquiries; Liaising with
other arts groups, fostering exchange of resources and development of new joint
ventures.
Apply before January 6th, 5:00pm to: Hiring Committee, Liaison of Independent
Filmmakers of Toronto, 37 Hanna Ave., Suite 301, Toronto, Ontario M6K 1W8 Tel:
(416) 588-6444 Fax: (416) 588-7017 Email: chair@lift.on.ca Web:
http://www.lift.on.ca
LIFT is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Only Candidates selected for an
interview will be contacted.
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IV.02.
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Interdisciplinary Position in Communication Technology and Information Policy
The University of Wisconsin-Madison has created a cluster of three faculty
positions in the interdisciplinary area of communication technologies and
information policy. One faculty position remains open. Appointment to begin as
early as August, 2003. The aim of the cluster is to develop innovative,
responsive, and competitive research programs that will foster creative
interactions among faculty and students from disparate disciplines to address
common issues within economic, political, cultural and social dimensions of
information technology.
The University desires to fill the vacant position with a scholar whose
orientation is, broadly construed, social scientific. Area of focus could
include, but are not limited to: information policy; information economy;
science or health communication; electronic publishing; alternative uses of
technology; effects of technology on ethnic cultures; technology and social
networks; psychosocial aspects of the interaction between technology and
individuals. Successful candidates will use the cluster structure as a catalyst
for collaborative research; maintain their own independent research
programs; advise graduate students; teach at both the undergraduate and graduate
levels; develop new courses if appropriate; and participate in faculty
governance in their respective departments, colleges and/or the University.
Successful candidates will also be comfortable with the use of technologies for
teaching and learning.
Applications will be accepted for a tenured appointment (associate or full
professor) with preference given to assistant professor (tenure track).
Applications should include a CV and a statement describing research interests,
accomplishments and direction, as related to the description above. Names and
contact information for three references should also be included.
Materials, referencing PVL #43173 should be sent to the Search Committee chair:
James P. Dillard
Center for Communication Research
University of Wisconsin-Madison
821 University Avenue
Madison, WI 53706-1497
Deadline to ensure full consideration is December 15, 2002.
Unless confidentiality is requested in writing, information regarding the
applicants must be released upon request. Finalists cannot be guaranteed
confidentiality. The University of Wisconsin-Madison is an Equal Opportunity
and Affirmative Action employer.
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IV.03.
UNIVERSITY OF REGINA, Saskatchewan, Canada
Department of Media Production & Studies.
Applications are invited for a tenure-track appointment in the area of film and
video and digital production at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor to
commence July 1, 2003. As the only university-based film production program
between Toronto and Vancouver, we are committed to taking our place as the
Centre of Excellence for Media Production and Studies in Western Canada. We are
located in the Faculty of Fine Arts and are developing exciting nterdisciplinary
programs with Music, Theatre and Visual Arts.
Facilities include the New Media Studio Laboratory, a project that spans
Computer Science, Engineering and Media Production and Studies and offers the
finest in hardware and software technologies maximizing research potential in
multimedia production. The Undergraduate Digital Media Lab is a teaching
facility dedicated to new media instruction and draws on the transdisciplinary
talents of the Computer Science Department and the Department of Media
Production and Studies.
The arts community in Saskatchewan is a vibrant one and the Department of Media
Production and Studies currently enjoys important partnerships with the
Saskatchewan Filmpool Cooperative, Neutral Ground Artist Run Centre,
Saskatchewan Motion Picture Industry Association and SaskFILM.
The successful candidate will be expected to teach production courses in film,
video and digital media in a BFA programme and carry out creative and research
work related to production. Applicants should hold a Masters degree in media
production and/or have a substantial portfolio of critically reviewed work.
Teaching experience and a background in new media practices and/or dramatic
narrative would be an asset.
Please submit applications with curriculum vitae, a copy of all university
transcripts, a portfolio of relevant work, and the names of three referees who
have been asked to send letters by January 15, 2003 to:
Kathryn Laurin
Dean
Faculty of Fine Arts
University of Regina
Regina, SK
Canada
S4S 0A2
The University of Regina is committed to employment equity and welcomes
applications from all qualified candidates. Canadian Aboriginal people, persons
with disabilities, members of visible minorities, and women are invited to
identify themselves as members of these designated groups on their applications.
In accordance with Canadian immigration regulations this advertisement is
directed to Canadian citizens and permanent residents.
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IV.04.
Hunter College of the City University of New York Department of Film and Media
Studies
Anticipated Opening: Assistant Professor in Web Design and Internet
Publication. Full Time. Tenure track
Hunter College's Department of Film and Media Studies, which combines social and
cultural analysis with creative practice using a variety of media, seeks
applications for a tenure-track assistant/associate professor of media studies,
specializing in interactive media/web design with emphasis on one or more of the
following areas: information architecture; online news publication; user
interface design; digital imaging; developing online communities. The position
calls for the ability to teach courses involving the creative use of software
for web publication and design, database management, image manipulation and
animation, scripting, and multi-media applications. The position also requires
participation in the development and administration of the department's various
degree programs. Experience with curriculum development is desirable.
Qualifications: Significant experience as a web publisher/editor, researcher,
and/or designer in the area of digital media; MFA or equivalent professional
experience; and teaching experience. Administrative experience in an academic or
professional setting is desirable.
Rank and Salary Rate: Assistant Professor $35,031 - $61,111
Send letter of application for specific position with teaching philosophy,
Curriculum Vitae and list of three references to:
Professor James Roman, Chair Department of Film & Media Studies
Hunter College CUNY 695 Park Avenue New York, NY 10021
Hunter College is an equal opportunity employer, women and minorities
are encouraged to apply.
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IV.05.
Hunter College of the City University of New York Department of Film and Media
Studies
Anticipated Opening: Assistant Professor for Digital Video and Film Production.
Full time, Tenure track
Hunter College's Department of Film and Media Studies, which traditionally
unifies socially informed media analysis with innovative creative practice, is
seeking applicants for an Assistant Professor position in digital video and film
production. This appointment requires teaching video and film production
courses and all aspects of digital post- production, on both the undergraduate
and graduate levels. Candidate must be familiar with alternative forms of
narrative and documentary aesthetics and production techniques. Applicants must
have substantial, original and critically recognized creative work in this area.
A practical understanding of the interface between film, video and digital
technology is essential. The position also requires participation in the
development and administration of the department's various degree programs.
Experience with curriculum development is desirable. Candidates are also
expected to cultivate connections with creative and professional communities.
Qualifications: M.F.A. degree or its creative equivalency and teaching
experience at the college level is required.
Rank and Salary Rate: Assistant Professor $35,031 - $61,111
Send letter of application for specific position with teaching philosophy,
Curriculum Vitae and list of three references to:
Professor James Roman, Chair Department of Film & Media Studies
Hunter College CUNY 695 Park Avenue New York, NY 10021
Hunter College is an equal opportunity employer, women and minorities
are encouraged to apply.
*****
IV.06.
COMPUTER ARTIST
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO - Visual Arts Department
visarts.ucsd.edu www.ucsd.edu
Assistant Professor, tenure-track, beginning July 1, 2003. Salary commensurate
with qualifications and experience and based upon UC pay scales. We seek an
artist with a proven exhibition record whose work exhibits an in-depth
understanding of computing and its relationship to contemporary art and its
discourses. UCSD is a research university that actively promotes and supports
creative work and advanced research in computing within a broadly
interdisciplinary arts department that includes studio, media, and art history,
theory and criticism. Opportunities for developing research include grants,
state-of-the-art facilities including CRCA (Center for Research in Computing and
the Arts), the Supercomputer Center, and the new California Institute for
Telecommunications and Information Technology, and cross-campus collaborations.
Teaching will include both graduate seminars and undergraduate courses,
including courses in an Interdisciplinary Computing and the Arts Major with the
department of Music. Candidates must demonstrate in their work and teaching a
substantial engagement with the computing arts and their relationship to broader
discourses of contemporary art and culture.
Candidate will actively participate in the ongoing development of curriculum and
facilities. Teaching will draw upon knowledge of networked cross-platform
(Linux, Macintosh, NT/Windows PC) environments. Areas of expertise might include
any of the following: net.art; digital imaging; multimedia authoring and
publishing; graphics or sound programming; virtual environments; computer based
installation; electronics and robotics; history and theory of new media. MFA or
equivalency and teaching experience required.
Send letter of application, curriculum vitae, names and addresses of three
references (do not send letters of recommendation and/or placement files) and
evidence of work in the field. This evidence may be in the form of slides,
tapes, discs, publications and/or public lectures and should be accompanied by
return mailer and postage.
Susan Smith, Chair (Position #AC03-S) University of California San Diego Visual
Arts Department (0327) 9500 Gilman Drive La Jolla, CA 92093-0327
All applications received by January 10, 2003, or thereafter until position is
filled, will receive thorough consideration. Please reference position #AC03-S
on all correspondence.
IV.07.
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HEAD, SCHOOL OF MULTIMEDIA ART
LASALLE-SIA College of the Arts, South-east Asia's foremost creative arts
training institution, seeks suitable candidates for the position of Head, School
of Multimedia Art. One of six Schools within the College, the School of
Multimedia Art was set up in 1996 offering a wide range of courses in new media
art and technology. Specialisations currently offered include Animation Art,
Interactive Art and Video Art. Since its inception, the School has undergone
rapid expansion - student enrolment has risen considerably and the courses have
widened to include new areas of specialisation. The School seeks not only to
remain relevant to industries but also to lead them into new directions by
providing creative content through its research initiatives.
The College is looking for a dynamic and enterprising Head of School with
demonstrated expertise in new media art, technology and education. As a faculty
member, you will be encouraged to continue your professional practice and
research with staff benefits including professional practice leave.
Requirements:
- Minimum Master of Fine Art degree or equivalent
- Minimum 8 years of working experience in a teaching and/or research capacity
with experience in management
- Demonstrated experience in generating pedagogical strategies and curricula to
respond to developments in new media art and technology
- An active exhibition record, both national and international
- The capacity to teach and supervise at graduate levels
- A commitment and drive to develop strong links between the School and relevant
industries
- A strong research portfolio in new media art and technology
If you have the expertise and experience for the above position, please write in
with a detailed resume indicating current employment and salary, contact
number(s) and enclosing a recent passport-sized photograph to:
The Human Resource Manager
LASALLE-SIA College of the Arts
90 Goodman Road
Singapore 439053
or e-mail your application to:
hr_manager@lasallesia.edu.sg.
Applications should arrive no later than 14 December 2002. We regret that only
shortlisted candidates will be notified.
More information on the College can be found at www.lasallesia.edu.sg.
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LISTS/URLS/NEWSLETTERS, ETC
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V.01.
UNIVERSES IN UNIVERSE - Worlds of Art
Information and communication system on the arts
of Africa, the Americas and Asia/Pacific
-> Calls for Submission: scholarships, competitions, projects, etc.
-> New Art Directory: Argentina
-> Shanghai Biennale
on our Website you will find the following new content:
*** Current Calls for Submission ***
International calls for artists and art mediators: competitions,
scholarships, exhibitions, festivals, residencies, projects, etc.
http://universes-in-universe.de/action/english.htm
*** Argentina - Art ***
Our information system on the arts of Argentina is completely renewed. You
will find now ca. 140 annotated links:
http://universes-in-universe.de/america/arg/english.htm
*** 2nd Shanghai Biennale ***
The 2nd Shanghai Biennale will open on 22 November. In our section Caravan
we have summarized dates, facts and press releases of this event, as well
as of the first edition:
http://universes-in-universe.de/car/shanghai/english.htm
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V.02.
The third issue of the Digital ImageMakers International magazine is up on the
web site, <http://www.dimagemaker.com/>, along with the first two issues, for
download as PDFs.
The new December issue contains a profile of digital artist David Ho, product
reviews and lots of news. The January issue will be up on the web site on
December 20th with a profile of Christopher Barnaby.
The first issue had a profile of Steve Danzig. The second had a profile of Joel
Seah.
New Media people please note. With the January issue we wish to add more
material on 'new media' digital art. I'll be adding appropriate news items that
get posted to us but we also need well written pieces of any length (well, up to
around 6 pages) covering any aspect of digital art and related issues. We can't
pay yet, but it does provide you with a new venue and a lot of people will read
your work. Plus you'll be listed as a contributor. We don't mind how opinionated
your pieces are, so long as they are well written and have something relevant to
say that advances the discussion of digital art.
Email director@dimagemaker.com
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V.03.
DIAN - Digital Interactive Artists' Network
http://dian-network.com
December: DIAN - Digital Interactive Artists' Network -
Our focus for the month of December is SERVOVALVE. We proudly present his work:
"servovalve.org"
http://dian-network.com/navigation.html
servovalve.org is a chrono-illogical accumulation of sonographic pieces. a
search for another way of staring at a screen...
DIAN - Digital Interactive Artists' Network - is a network for artists who are
seriously involved in using Internet technology in the domain of contemporary
art.
We are deeply interested in artists working in this field. Artists working with
the web, the net and related domains, please submit your work here: http://dian-
network.com/information.html
Visit DIAN and explore what can be done on the Internet.
address: http://dian-network.com
e-mail: info@dian-network.com
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Announcements Editor:
Angela Plohman (ISEA HQ)
Sources:
i.e. ISEA Forum, Newmedia Digest, Spectre, Syndicate, Rhizome, Sarai Reader
List, fineArt Forum.
*PLEASE NOTE NEW ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER!*
ISEA, Inter-Society for the Electronic Arts
Pieter de Hoochstraat 38-2
1071 EG Amsterdam, Netherlands
info@isea-web.org * http://www.isea-web.org