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----------------------------Original message---------------------------- Forwarding the Dec. ISEA Newsletter. There are 4 parts: the Editorial; ISEA News; a job posting; calls for participation in conferences & symposia. -- Claire >>THE INTER-SOCIETY FOR THE ELECTRONIC ARTS >> >>THE ISEA NEWSLETTER >>#55 DECEMBER 1996 >>-------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>Editors: Alain Mongeau, Isabelle Painchaud (Canada). Contributors: Dirk >>Boon (Holland), Yoshiyuki Abe (Japan), James Faure Walker (UK), Roger >>Malina (USA), Shawn Decker (USA), Roy Ascott (UK) >>-------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> ISEA, P.O. Box 508, Succ. Desjardins, >> Montreal (Qc), H5B 1B6, CANADA >> >> Phone: (514) 861-4077, Fax: (514) 861-7262 >> Email: [log in to unmask] >> URL: http://www.sat.qc.ca/isea >> >> Secretariat Coordinator: Isabelle Painchaud >>-------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>ISEA Board Members: Peter Beyls, Theo Hesper, Roger Malina, Amanda McDonald >>Crowley, Alain Mongeau, Simon Penny, Patricia Search, Wim van der Plas >>Ex-officio Board members: Shawn Decker (ISEA97), John Hyatt (ISEA98) >>-------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>CONTENTS >>-------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>EDITORIAL . ISEA NEWS . JOB POSTING . CALLS . CONFERENCES & SYMPOSIA >>-------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >>Check out the digital version of the Newsletter on our Web site >>HTTP://WWW.SAT.QC.CA/ISEA >>With in addition the Member's corner of the Newsletter >> >>EDITORIAL >> >>GREETINGS FROM THE NEW MONTREAL HEADQUARTERS >> >>The Inter-Society has been located in Holland since it has seen the day. >>Since last September, ISEA has moved its headquarters to Montreal where it >>will evolve in the hands of the team that organized ISEA95, the 6th >>International Symposium on Electronic Art. The new HQ is committed to >>enhance ISEA's role as a META organization facilitating communication and >>complementarity in the field of electronic arts. The ISEA symposium is >>already very successful in bringing together the international community >>year after year, offering an excellent opportunity to show work, exchange >>ideas, develop contacts and initiate collaborations. >> >>The new HQ intends to extend ISEA's importance and presence by >>consolidating its members' network and accrue the benefits related to the >>membership. The new HQ will also undertake to become more active as a >>platform for the convergence and dissemination of information related to >>all disciplines in the field of electronic art. And finally, efforts will >>be made to reach and involve countries and continents that have >>traditionally been underrepresented in the electronic arts circuit and >>community (South America, Africa and Asia). All in all, the Montreal Team >>wishes to induce new blood into ISEA as an organization, developing new >>ways to animate the associative life of its members. >> >>We would like to thank everybody who has contributed to ISEA in the past 8 >>years. There's already some history to the organization, with a past >>membership of more than 400 individuals and institutions and the sponsoring >>of 7 international symposia that have been held on 3 continents. We sense >>that there is an ISEA community out there and that ISEA represents a >>wonderful vehicle for the coordinated development and the critical >>evolution of the field of arts & technology. >> >>Most of the work done at the new HQ in the past few months has been >>directed to prepare and reorganize ourselves in order to take on this new >>ISEA mandate. The signal that we want to send through this edition of the >>newsletter is that the new Montreal team is now ready to help ISEA make its >>transition into the next millennium and assume its role as an umbrella >>organization serving as a catalyst. We invite you all to join us and >>participate in making this happen by sending us contributions, suggestions, >>ideas of collaborations... >> >>ISEA's Board of Directors has just finished holding its first "Virtual >>Meeting". From now on, such meetings will be held every two months. They >>will insure that the new HQ has ongoing contacts with the Board. This >>regularity should also help to induce more continuity in ISEA's >>development. >> >>You will find below a few announcements related to Board decisions and to >>initiatives taken by the new Montreal team in order to enhance the role of >>ISEA as a key platform for the interdisciplinary development of arts and >>technology. >> >>1) CREATION OF TWO SUBCOMMITTEES >>A first SUBCOMMITTEE was created to ensure that ISEA looks seriously at >>developing strategies to address issues of cultural diversity and the >>inclusion of peoples from diverse cultural backgrounds in its activities >>and programs. The starting point of this subcommittee is the working group >>that formed spontaneously at the end of the Rotterdam plenary. >> >>The Board did not elaborate further on the mandate of the subcommittee. The >>idea is to let it to the committee to define its own agenda. The ISEA97 >>symposium will be used as a point of convergence to reveal the results of >>this subcommittee. >> >>This development is very recent so potential members of the diversity >>subcommittee have not been contacted yet. If you are interested in >>participating to its deliberations, please contact the ISEA office. >> >>The idea of an ISEA PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SUBCOMMITTEE was also adopted. >>Its mandate is to work on a 5 year development plan for ISEA. Initial >>exchanges would start on-line. Real life meetings will then be held in >>Chicago to finalize a development plan that will be presented during the >>ISEA plenary/general assembly. Once adopted, the development plan should be >>mapped onto the HQ's plan of action and serve as general guidelines for the >>future of ISEA. Again, if you are interested in participating to this >>process or to contribute with suggestions, do not hesitate in contacting >>the ISEA office. >> >>2) CALL FOR CANDIDATES FOR ISEA99 and ISEA2000 >>The ISEA Board of Directors has just adopted a new rule stating that the >>process for the selection of candidates is to be launched three years in >>advance for any given symposium. This new disposition implies that the >>location for both ISEA99 (10th International Symposium on Electronic Art) >>and ISEA2000 (11th International Symposium on Electronic Art) will be >>decided next year. >> >>The timeline will be the following: >>-Deadline for submission: April 1997 >>-Assessment: July 1997 >>-Announcement: September 1997 >> >>All interested parties are encouraged to contact the ISEA office in >>Montreal and request a copy of the Guidelines for the symposium. >> >>3) ISEA has a NEW WEB SITE: http://www.sat.qc.ca/isea >>A few volunteers have designed the basic structure of the site. The main >>task that now awaits us is to develop its content and to animate it. The >>new ISEA site has two main functions: >> * to document the past, present and future life of the organization >>and its annual symposium; >> * to develop communication tools and Internet activities enabling >>the interdisciplinary development of arts and technology - these are to be >>found in the INTERZONE, a section of the site dedicated to ISEA members >> >>In the months to come, the ISEA HQ should have staff that will continuously >>maintain its web site. Do not hesitate to send contributions and >>suggestions as to how you would like the ISEA site to evolve. >> >>4) ISEA's NEWSLETTER >>The former Dutch team has produced 54 ISEA newsletters in the past 5 years, >>under the dedicated care of Dirk Boon. In the next few months, we will >>proceed to restructure the newsletter. A global calendar will also be >>maintained on the ISEA web site. If you have suggestions on the format of >>the newsletter or for any announcement to be included in the newsletter or >>the calendar, please send your information to the following address: >>[log in to unmask] >> >>5) ISEA-FORUM: A NEW ISEA DISCUSSION LIST >>A new ISEA discussion list has just been launched. The purpose of this list >>is to provide an open forum for our membership. This discussion list can be >>used to exchange ideas about ISEA and its symposia, to propose projects for >>ISEA, to ask questions, and to share information of interest to ISEA >>members. >> >>To subscribe, send a message to: >> [log in to unmask] >> no subject >> with the message in the body: >> subscribe ISEA-forum First_name Last_name >> >>All the messages are sent to: [log in to unmask] >> >>6) ISEA MULTI-CULTURAL >>A new ISEA discussion list dedicated to the issue of multi-culturalism and >>representation has been launched. >> >>Hosted by the University of Vermont, this is a closed discussion list for >>those who want to extend cultural diversity within the ISEA framework. It >>grew out of the discussion at the plenary session of ISEA 96 in Rotterdam. >> >>Since one of the primary obstacles to making ISEA more inclusive appears to >>be the English language bias of the organization, we are experimenting with >>making this list multi-lingual. >> >>To subscribe, send a message to: >> [log in to unmask] >> no subject >> with the message in the body: >> sub ISEA-Multi Your Name >> >>************************************************* >> ISEA NEWS >>************************************************* >>ISEA96 PROCEEDINGS >> >>The Proceedings of the 7th International Symposium on Electronic Art should >>be made available in January 1997. The Proceedings will contain most of >>the long and short papers as well as several papers based on the ISEA96 >>Poster presentations. >> >>The ISEA96 Proceedings will be printed in a limited number. >> >>The Proceedings can be ordered for Hfl 50,-. This price includes postage, 6% >>value Added Tax and credit costs when necessary. We strongly encourage >>payments >>via credit card (Euro, Master and Visa) to the secretariat. We will only >>process your credit card payment when mailing the Proceedings to you. >> >>However if you wish to pay other than by credit card you may send it via >>bank transfer. The price in those cases due to banking costs will be Hfl 70,-. >> >>We would also like you to take note that the CD-ROM of ISEA96 will still >>be available for a short while yet. The CD-Rom contains pictures, abstracts >>selected websites and other ISEA96 projects. >>The CD-Rom can be obtained for Hfl 22,50 also postage included. >> >>If you wish to receive one of the above materials please fill out the form >>below and return it to us. >>------------------------------ >>ORDER FROM ISEA96 PROCEEDINGS >> >>Name: >>Mailing Address: >> >> >>Email address: >>Tel/fax: >> >>O I wish to order ... copy/copies of the ISEA96 Proceedings @ Hfl 50,- >>O I wish to order ... copy/copies of the ISEA96 CD-ROM @ Hfl 22,50 >> >>Payment will be via: >>O credit card----name credit card: >> number card: >> expiration date: >> cardholder name: >> >>O Bank transfer (at an extra Hfl 20,-) >> =Bank: Postbank Amsterdam, account# 4524912 to Stichting ISEA96= >>------------------------------ >>ISEA96: Seventh International Symposium on Electronic Art >>POB 8656, 3009 AR Rotterdam, Netherlands >>Courier mail (only!) St. Jobsweg 30, 3024 EJ Rotterdam, Netherlands >>Tel/fax 31-10-4778605 >>email [log in to unmask] >>http://www.isea96.nl >> >>============================================ >>ISEA97 GOALS REGARDING DIVERSITY >> >>Here's a brief statement of what we in Chicago have initially set out as >>our goals with regard to having a more diverse conference next year in >>Chicago. We have already spent a great deal of time discussing and working >>locally on this issue, and look forward to broadening this discussion onto >>the ISEA diversity list-serve. >> >>For ISEA97 in Chicago, we have formulated a set of goals which we will work >>to achieve to the best of our ability. These are: >> >>1) To get all calls for participation, registration information, etc. out >>to as internationally, racially, culturally, and economically diverse a >>population as is possible within our means. >> >>2) To make the honorary board, international program committee, and local >>program and other committees as diverse as possible. >> >>3) To work to increase community involvement on a local level with all >>interested parties. >> >>4) To work to provide resources to assist members of under-represented >>groups or communities whose distance or economic situation makes it >>difficult for them to attend. >> >>We feel that the correct way is to work "from the top down" making sure >>that everyone is invited to submit, and that the review and decision >>process is as representative as possible. Our hope is that this will lead >>to a conference which includes those issues of importance to previously >>under or unrepresented groups at ISEA, and that this increased diversity >>will appear at all levels of the conference. Likewise, on a more local >>basis, we are striving to these same goals within the Chicago and >>midwestern United States region, and currently already have a number of >>initiatives underway which we should be able to announce soon. >> >>What we could use most from this list is help! Specifically, we need your >>recommendations and contacts in the following areas: >> >>1) Suggestions for Keynote speakers you would like to hear from. >> >>2) Suggestions for sources of mailing lists, web pages, organizations, etc. >>from underrepresented areas (particularly, Africa, South and Central >>America, Asia, and Eastern Europe) which we should contact to distribute >>our calls, registration info, information. >> >>3) Suggestions for members of our international program committee >> >>4) Ideas for workshops and proposals for panels which you would like to see. >> >>5) Potential sources of funds for underwriting travel, conference fees, >>translation assistance, etc. with the aim of increasing representation and >>diversity. >> >>Please feel free to contact any of us with ideas or information, or of >>course to bring it up on the ISEA diversity list-serve as well. I look >>forward to working with you all to make ISEA97 a success! >> >>Shawn Decker >>Associate Professor >>Chair, Art and Technology Studies Dept. >>Chair, International Symposium on the Electronic Arts, 1997 >>School of the Art Institute of Chicago >>Chicago, IL 60603 >>(312)-345-3566 >> >>HTTP://WWW.ARTIC.EDU/~ISEA97 >> >>============================================ >>NEWS FROM ISEA98: REVOLUTION >> >>The Foundation for Art & Technology, Liverpool John Moores University and >>Manchester Metropolitan University are currently setting up research units >>based in both Liverpool and Manchester. The Research Units will contribute >>to the ongoing process of developing the ISEA98 Conference, its related >>events and exhibitions and will both coordinate and network development >>opportunities related to ISEA98:REVOLUTION. Full mailing details including >>e-mail addresses will be circulated to members in due course. In the >>interim, please contact: >> >>ISEA98 >>c/o F.A.C.T. >>Bluecoat Chambers >>School Lane >>Liverpool L1 3BX >>UK >>Tel: +44 151 709 2663 >>Fax: +44 151 707 2150 >>e-mail: [log in to unmask] >>------------------------------ >>The Foundation for Art & Creative Technology (FACT) >>The UK's leading development agency for video and electronic media art >>(formerly known as Moviola) >> >>************************************************* >> JOB POSTING >>************************************************* >> >>*The School of the Art Institute of Chicago >>Full-time, tenure-track faculty position listing >> >>Art & Technology Artist >>Rank open. Teach electronic/computer media at first-year, advanced >>undergraduate, and graduate level in an interdisciplinary fine arts >>program. MFA or equivalent and two years college/university level teaching >>experience preferred. Strong exhibition or performance history and ability >>to teach innovative curriculum essential. Experience in one or more of the >>following necessary: electronic media installation, kinetic art, >>interactive multimedia, telecommunication art, algorithmic composition, >>computer programming, electronics. >> >>Send resume, 20 slides or up to 10 minutes of work on video or audio tape >>or disk with one-page description/list, names and addresses of three >>references, and SASE by January 15, 1997 to: >> >>Art & Technology Search Committee/inet >>Dean's Office >>SAIC >>37 S. Wabash >>Chicago, IL 60603 >> >>The School of the Art Institute of Chicago is an Equal Opportunity/ >>Affirmative Action employer/educator. Women and minorities are encouraged >>to apply. >> >> >>*The School of the Art Institute of Chicago >>Full-time, tenure-track faculty position listing >> >>Animator >>Rank open. Animator with teaching responsibilities in both filmmaking and >>art and technology departments. Ability to teach at both the beginning and >>advanced levels, as well as in the First Year Program. Experience in 2D/3D >>film and computer animation, experience with UNIX as well as >>Macintosh-based platforms, knowledge of Softimage and motion control >>systems preferred. Applicants interested in combining traditional >>approaches to animation with new techniques, and applicants interested in >>immersive environments, VRML, interactive media, and alternative media are >>encouraged to apply. MFA or equivalent professional experience and teaching >>experience at college/university level preferred. >> >>Send resume, artist's statement, sample syllabi, 20 slides or up to 10 >>minutes of work on video, film, or disk with one-page description/list, >>names and addresses of three professional references, and SASE by January >>15, 1997 to: >> >>Animation Search Committee/inet >>Dean's Office >>SAIC >>37 S. Wabash >>Chicago, IL 60603 >> >>The School of the Art Institute of Chicago is an Equal Opportunity/ >>Affirmative Action employer/educator. Women and minorities are encouraged >>to apply. >> >>************************************************* >> CALLS >>************************************************* >>CALL FOR ENTRIES FOR >>THE EIGHTH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON ELECTRONIC ART >>to be held at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago on September >>22-27, 1997 >> >>APPLICATION DEADLINE: All EMAIL, FAXED and MAILED applications must be >>RECEIVED by January 15, 1997 >> >>English is the official language of ISEA97. >>------------------------------------------------------------------ >>Conference theme: Content >> >>In the decades since McLuhan's observations on media, a profound change has >>taken place in the arts. As computer technology becomes increasingly >>widespread and affordable, many artists are asking "Now what?" For years, >>the challenge for electronic artists has often been the overcoming of >>technological barriers and the pioneering of new media. Today, we find >>ourselves wrestling with the more perplexing questions of meaning, content, >>and social context. Is the medium still the message? How are computers >>shaping the languages of expression for our age? What can we say now that >>we could not before? Do these new media fundamentally change our vision of >>ourselves and the world? How is physical experience, even architecture, >>being redefined by the virtual? Does advancing technological obsolescence >>preclude historical continuity? >> >>At ISEA97, people from around the world will meet in Chicago to discuss >>these questions and many more. Join us and participate in this exciting >>discourse. >> >>What questions are you asking? Your participation in our web-based chat >>group will help determine the topics to be discussed at special round-table >>discussions at the conference. >> >>To respond, please fill out the form below and send it with attachments to >>us at: [log in to unmask] >> >>While this form may be printed and mailed, receiving via EMAIL is the >>preferred method. >> >>ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY JANUARY 15, 1997 >> >>All supporting materials (video, slides, audio tapes, etc) MUST BE RECEIVED >>BY FEBRUARY 24, 1997 >> >>Applications not received by January 15 will not be accepted and any >>materials will be returned. >> >>Anyone wishing that submitted materials be returned must include a >>self-addressed, stamped envelope. >> >>Joelle Rabion, ISEA97 Conference Coordinator >>The School of the Art Institute of Chicago >>Department of Art & Technology >>112 S. Michigan Avenue, 4th Floor >>Chicago, IL 60603 >>312/345-3571 phone >>312/541-8078 fax >>email [log in to unmask] >>Web Site http://www.artic.edu/~isea97 >> >>============================================ >>CONSCIOUSNESS REFRAMED: art and consciousness in the post-biological era. >> >>Call for Papers and Multimedia Presentations >> >>DEADLINE EXTENDED BY TWO WEEKS >> >>1st International CAiiA Research Conference 5 & 6 July 1997 >> >>Organised by CAiiA - the Centre for Advanced Inquiry in the Interactive Arts, >>University of Wales College, Newport, UK. >> >>http://caiiamind.nsad.newport.ac.uk >> >>An international conference to look at new developments in art, science, >>technology and consciousness. >> >>Papers, posters, multimedia presentations and performances are invited from >>artists, professionals, theorists and researchers in the arts, >>architecture, communications, education, biology, cognitive science, >>complexity and artificial life, and other relevant fields. >> >> >>Deadline for Paper Abstracts and Multimedia Presentation proposals 15 >>December 1996 >> >>Notification of acceptance >>20 January 1997 >> >>Deadline for Final papers, detailed Multimedia Proposals and/or CD ROM 1 >>April 1997 >> >>Composite Fee (Conference Registration, accommodation and meals) >>will be circa 350 pounds including VAT. >> >>CAiiA Director: >>Roy Ascott: [log in to unmask] >> >>Programme Committee: >>Jonathan Bedworth: [log in to unmask] >>Char Davies: [log in to unmask] >>Dew Harrison: [log in to unmask] >>Gillian Hunt:[log in to unmask] >>Jill Scott: [log in to unmask] >>Bill Seaman: [log in to unmask] >>Joseph Nechvatal: [log in to unmask] >>Miroslaw Rogala: [log in to unmask] >>Victoria Vesna: [log in to unmask] >> >>Contact: >>Joseph Nechvatal: [log in to unmask] >>Conference Coordinator, CAiiA, >>Newport School of Art & Design, University of Wales College, Newport >>Caerleon Campus, Newport NP6 1YG UK >>Phone/Fax +44 (0)1633 432174 >>email:[log in to unmask] >>http://caiiamind.nsad.newport.ac.uk >> >>============================================ >>30 YEARS OF LEONARDO: CALL FOR TEXTS >> >>In 1997 LEONARDO will be celebrating its 30th year of publication! As an >>editorial board member I have been asked to actively seek out and solicit >>articles in two particular areas of interest, which Leonardo wishes to >>focus on in its 30th volume. >> >>1. Artists' writings: Artists' Articles (3000-5000 words), Artists' Notes >>(2500 words) and Artists' Statements (500-750 words). >> >>2. Art and Genetics/Art and the New Biologies: We will be featuring this >>theme throughout the 1997 volume. Articles by artists, theorists and >>historians investigating aspects of genetics, genesis of form, etc. are >>sought. >> >>Articles may be submitted directly to me: >> >>Roy Ascott >>[log in to unmask] >> >>============================================ >>TRANSVERSE WORLDS >>A Call For Web Based Art | Writing >> >>Initiated by digital eARTh >>http://www.digearth.bcit.bc.ca/dedocs/ >>co-curated by Thecla Schiphorst & Oliver Hockenhull >>supported by the Canada Council for The Arts and BCIT >> >>------------------------------ >>digital eARTh announces a call for web based art and writing under the >>theme of Transverse Worlds. This is an invitation to construct web work >>based on notions of cultural, personal, theoretical, political, and >>physical transversal. >>------------------------------ >>[ < L < trans- prefix across, beyond, through; on the other side of; >>through and through, changing completely, surpassing; transcending; across, >>transverse ] >> >>[ Fusion of OE fers and OF vers, both < L versus a turning, verse <vertere >>to turn ] >>------------------------------ >>Transverse Worlds converge and are based in the complexities and graces of >>transverse anarchies. Transverse Worlds meet in web-based, >>architecturally-based, body-based, data-based and de-based constructions >>of language and self. This referral to the transverse is linked to notions >>of the diverse, inverse, perverse & converse. Transverse Worlds is >>informed by interpretations and interpenetrations: intersection, >>crossbreeding, including all verse. >> >>digital eARTh disputes the singular detached evaluation by re-presenting >>production as an evolutionary and multiple voiced practice. Transverse >>worlds subverts the singular detached viewpoint with the intrusion and >>juxtaposition of alternate perspectives voiced from within the links, text, >>image, and essays. >> >>Transversal includes the subjective alongside the theoretical. Transversal >>invites discourse which frames artists' work in the context of their own >>histories and other parallel histories. Ficto-criticism is the notion of >>combining the personal with the objective. Web based art that transverses >>is a program of immersion into the subtleties of links between various >>dimensions of electronic cultural production and consumption, between >>various mediums, artists, aesthetics, practices, politics and sites. >>------------------------------ >>The deadline for Projects review is JANUARY 1 1997. Projects must be Web >>based and creatively use the potential of the Web medium. All media is >>acceptable (projector files, animation, prose, poetry, photobased, >>graphics, QT, audio, etc.). Projects must be related to the theme of >>Transverse Worlds. At least four honorariums will be given to Canadian >>artists. Projects must be completed and available by May 1st l997. >>Projects cannot have been presented on the Web before. Copyright will >>remain with the artist, however artist must grant Digital Earth exclusive >>*web broadcast* rights, and print publications rights for a period of at >>least 24 months. >>------------------------------ >>Contact: >>[log in to unmask] or [log in to unmask] >>http://www.digearth.bcit.bc.ca/dedocs/ >>Thecla Schiphorst 1128 Rose Street >>Vancouver BC Canada V5L 4K8 >> >>============================================ >>THAW 97: A Festival of Film, Video and Digital Media >> >>F O C U S : THAW 97 is a festival of alternative film, video and >>digitally-produced moving images. The festival was organized in the spring >>of 1996 as a forum for the presentation of new experimental works which >>have often been unrecognized, overlooked or refused by conventional >>exhibition circuits. >>Thaw implies emergence, movement, and a loosening of the rigidity that >>often locks the artistic moving image into preconceived categories. The >>festival seeks to present a wide range of new work. There are no >>restrictions based on content. Independent productions, especially those >>which challenge the conventional standards of their media through >>experimentation in form and content are strongly encouraged. >> >>E L I G I B I L I T Y : THAW 97 is organized by media artists as a venue >>for groundbreaking works using film, video and digital media. Intelligent >>and impassioned works in any of these formats is welcome. Entries must have >>been completed after January 1, 1994. Anyone and everyone, including >>amateurs, professionals and students, are encouraged to submit. >> >>A W A R D S : Cash prizes will be given for the best work in each >>category. A panel of distinguished media artists and critics will select >>entries of particular merit to receive these awards. These, together with >>other works of merit, will be publicly screened during the festival, which >>is to be held at the University of Iowa in May 1997. The amount of each >>award will be based upon number of entries received. >> >>F O R M A T : We will accept entries for our review purposes in the film >>and video categories only on VHS-NTSC. Digital media submissions may be >>made on CD-ROM. (Other formats may also be accepted, but please inquire by >>phone or e-mail before sending them.) After the selection is made for the >>festival screenings in May 1997, we may contact you for a copy of the work >>in its original format, where applicable. >> >>Entry fee >> $15 per entry for works of 30 minutes or less in duration, >> or for Digital Media works, including Websites >> $25 per entry for works longer than 30 minutes >> Make checks/money orders payable to- >> School of Art and Art History/THAW 97 >> >>Entries must be received by March 1, 1997 >> >>E-mail inquiries can be directed to >> [log in to unmask] >>For ongoing updates on the festival's progress >> http://www.uiowa.edu/~thaw >> >>The University of Iowa >>THAW 97 c/o Intermedia & Video Art >>6 International Center >>Iowa City IA 52242-1802 >> >>Ph.: (319) 335-5402 or (319) 358-1053 >>Fax: (319) 335-1774 >> >>============================================ >>WRO97 >> >>6th international sound basis visual art festival >>April 30 - May 4, 1997 >> >>WRO 97 is an international biennale of media art which for the sixth time >>will take place in Wroclaw, Poland from April 30 to May 4. >>WRO presents the artistic interpretation of new technologies and the >>decisions made in art in relation to new experiences. WRO is also devoted >>to exploration of the aesthetic and technical potentials of the visual >>representation of sound in various fields of media art. >> >>WRO features >> >>International competition >>for video art and computer animation works in which image and sound equally >>create an artistic form. See regulations and entry form for details . >>Deadline: February 1st 1997 >>Exhibition of media installations >>Mixed media Performances >>Broadcast live events in the studio of Telewizja Wroclaw >>Concerts >>Lectures and seminars on problems of media culture >> >>For more information: >>Open/Studio/WRO---P.O.Box 1385---54-137 Wroclaw 16---Poland tel/fax: 48 71 >>448369 >>---email: [log in to unmask]://info.wcss.wroc.pl/~wro/prog.html >> >>============================================ >>Impakt Festival for audiovisual arts, Utrecht >> >>The 8th Impakt Festival will be organized from May 7th to 11th, 1997 in >>Utrecht, The Netherlands. >> >>Impakt is an international festival for innovative audiovisual arts. The >>festival is a showcase for avant-garde film, video art, music, >>installations, performances and multimedia events. Lectures and exhibitions >>complete the programme. >> >>With its unique approach to the audiovisual arts the Impakt festival >>clearly distinguishes itself form other festivals. To push creative >>frontiers forward, a historic perspective or context is essential. >>Therefore we put great effort in the presentation of contemporary art in >>combination with works from the past. We believe that similarities between >>artforms are more important than differences and we try to stimulate the >>interaction between the audiovisual arts as much as possible. >> >>In 1997 Impakt festival will present several thematical programmes in which >>music, film and video will be integrated. In one of these programmes we >>will explore the influence of the French philosopher Gilles Deleuze on >>audiovisual artists. In another programme, called the "Art of Destruction" >>we will focus on artists integrating destruction in their work. >> >>Deadline for contributions is January 1st 1997 >>For more information: >>Impakt P.O. Box 735, 3500 AS Utrecht, The Netherlands >>Tel: +31 30 2944 493 Fax: +31 30 2944 163 >>email: [log in to unmask] >> >>============================================ >>Jim Noble, Printmaking Research Project >> >>I am currently in the third year of a doctoral research project looking into >>computers and printmaking. Part of the project is an international E-Mail >>survey >>of artists` beliefs, opinions and thoughts concerning their use of >>computers and >>print. If you have access to E-Mail and use computers in your artworks >>which are in some way (however bizarrely) printed, I would like to include >>you in this survey. >>Please E-Mail me at <[log in to unmask]> >>Thank you. >> >>============================================ >>The Inter-Society aims at joining a world-wide network of artists, >>scientists and their institutes, making it easier for the institutes and >>individual members to share expertise with each other. The aims of the >>Inter-Society are to promote a structured approach to electronic art and to >>help finance worthy electronic art projects. For membership information >>contact ISEA at the address on the front page. >> >>ISEA distributes a hard copy version of this Newsletter in order to keep >>its members, who have no access to Electronic Mail, informed. Those members >>can, if they desire, get in touch with the Email addresses mentioned in >>this Newsletter by contacting ISEA. >> >>Support: School of the Art Institute of Chicago, ANAT, FACT, Leonardo, >>EMAF, Ars Electronica, University of Vermont, Marche Bonsecours, SAT, >>McGill University, Universite du Quebec a Montreal, Ministere de la culture >>et des communications du Quebec. >>============================================ >> > >______________________________________ >Shawn Decker >Associate Professor >Chair, Art and Technology Studies Dept. >Chair, International Symposium on the Electronic Arts, 1997 >School of the Art Institute of Chicago >Chicago, IL 60603 >(312)-345-3566 >______________________________________Perplexing Question of the week: > >Why is it that when you transport something by car, it's called a >shipment, but when you transport something by ship, it's called >cargo? > > > >