Hi All,
We're planning an ADA meet-up for 3pm Sunday, the 18th of March, at
my place in Auckland. A chance to chip 'n dip, and hear what's been
going on ADA-wise.
Let me know if you can make it, and I'll give you directions.
best
Stella
Easy Listening 6pm Tuesday 6th March
You are invited to a talk by
Stephen Jones
Sydney-based video artist Stephen Jones is in Auckland to install the
work of Julie Rrap for turbulence: 3rd Auckland Triennial 2007 and
will deliver a talk on his own work and research into the development
of video art.
For many years he was the video-maker for pioneering electronic music
group Severed Heads. He has been involved with the philosophical
aspects of the nature of consciousness for almost longer than his
involvement in video and has been producing The Brain Project web
site since August 1996.
His current artistic work includes physical immersion installations
based on the incunabula of computing and digital collage work (in
print and in video) exploring the relationship of consciousness to
the world. He also builds sensor-based interactive installation
systems for artists and museums. He is currently writing a history of
computer art in Australia.
Jones will talk about the development of video art, and look at the
work that was done in Australia at the beginning, deriving from
experimental film and covering some of the motivations people had for
working with video as a potential new language system.”
Jones says, “Video has always been an interdisciplinary force,
partaking of a wide range of approaches from the deconstruction of
television to the documentation of performances to visual music to
installation to narrative.”
He will also show several pieces of his own work, introducing the
notion of visual music, and including his very early work with
Severed Heads.
“One of the debates I am interested in following up is the shift in
the nature of video art towards what I call ‘cinema art’ and I will
draw out, through the above discussion, some of what I think are the
differences, most of which can be found in the levels of feedback
that video affords, which the cinema cannot.”
6pm Tuesday March 6th Auckland Art Gallery Auditorium, Free entry
Easy Listening: Talks in Art and Culture is a collaborative project
by ARTSPACE, Elam School of Fine Arts and Auckland Art Gallery Toi o
Tamaki
Stephen Jones’ talk is co-organised by the Centre for New Zealand Art
Research and Discovery, National Institute of Creative Arts and
Industries, The University of Auckland and Auckland Art Gallery.
hi everyone,
the next open session in UpStage will take place on Wednesday 7 March
at 9pm New Zealand time (there is a link to a local time converter at
http://upstage.org.nz:8084) - everyone is welcome.
if you're thinking about proposing a performance for the 070707
UpStage festival then this is the time to come along and learn a bit
more about UpStage, the new features being introduced with UpStage 2,
and how to create graphics and devise your cyberformance.
The 070707 call for participation is at http://www.upstage.org.nz/news.html
if you'd like a guest log-in for wednesday's session please email
helen(a)upstage.org.nz; if you want to come and lurk in the audience to
get a feel for things, simply point your browser at
http://upstage.org.nz:8084/stages/swaray at the appointed time.
a note for dial-up users: we have been testing UpStage 2 on dial-up,
and it does work - however it takes a long time for the stage to
load. we recommend that you start loading the stage half an hour
before the walk-thru to be sure that you are there on time. once it's
loaded, you may experience some lag but it generally functions well.
see you on wednesday,
helen : )
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helen varley jamieson
UpStage project manager
helen(a)upstage.org.nz
UpStage
a web-based venue for live online performance
http://www.upstage.org.nz
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hi ada,
an open invite to all you lovely ada listers to upload any material you
have for the community article library.
there's some really interesting material there already, so i figure
sending out a little push to ask you all to please post anything you're
sitting on that is ada-related somehow to the site.
http://aotearoadigitalarts.org.nz/articles
text media, photographs, documentation .. please post away! let's make
it good.
so please make some time if you can!
luke
>TransISTor http://transistor.ciant.cz is a training initiative
>organised by CIANT - International Centre for Art and New Technologies
>in cooperation with FAMU - Film and TV Faculty
>of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague
>supported by the MEDIA Training Programme of the European Union.
>
>TransISTor focuses on computer games
>technologies while opening up their creative
>potential for non-gaming storytelling domains
>including art, cinema, TV, educational
>applications and cross-media productions. Further details below.
>
>Session 1: Game modifications and machinima films
>14. 06. - 17. 06. 2007, Prague
>
>Session 2: Motion capture and stereoscopy for games and film
>03. 07. - 06. 07. 2007, Karlovy Vary during the International Film Festival
>
>Session 3: Serious games, web 2.0 and future cinema
>09. 07. - 12. 07. 2006, Prague
>
>Price per session: 400 (freelancer) / 800
>(corporate). The price includes training,
>didactic materials, accommodation and meals.
>
>Application deadline: 14. 04. 2007
>
>Scholarships are available through the organiser
>and the MEDIA desk offices in the participants`
>home country. In case you need further
>assistance with the funding, please contact us.
>We strongly encourage applications from women and members of minority groups.
>
>Working language is English.
>
>Please register at our website to receive the updates.
>Contact:
>
>CIANT - International Centre for Art and New Technologies
>Address: Kubelíkova 27, 130 00 Prague, Czech Republic
>Tel.: +42 (0) 296 330 965, Fax: +42 (0) 296 330 964
>e-mail: transistor2007 AT ciant.c, URL: http://transistor.ciant.cz
>
>In 2007 TransISTor offers three intensive
>training sessions that combine practical
>workshops, case studies and theoretical
>presentations by renowned professionals from
>Europe, USA and Japan. Among the presenters there will be:
>
>Viktor Antonov (FR) http://www.vulkanbros.com/
>
>Friedrich Kirschner (AT) http://www.zeitbrand.de/
>
>Julian Oliver (NZ) http://www.selectparks.net/~julian/
>
>Tomá Petrán( (CZ) http://www.kultinfo.cz/cinepoint/
>
>Session 1: Game modifications and machinima films
>
> From combination of comics and video games to
> films created with game engines. This session
> will provide an overview of tools and
> techniques used for customizing and expanding
> computer games. We will examine issues of game
> design and game play in the context of cross
> media production. The goal is to explore the
> basics of how to create and modify game levels.
> In the intensive 4-day workshop your will create your first machinima film.
>
>
>Session 2: Motion capture and stereoscopy for games and film
>
>During the intensive 4-day workshop you will
>investigate different motion capture techniques
>and carry out a collaborative project.
>Experienced tutors will explain the different
>motion capture systems, the process of setting
>sensors, recording sessions and the computer
>data post-processing. The goal is to experience
>the latest technologies, to integrate them and
>to create your own stereoscopic film with special effects.
>
>
>Session 3: Serious games, web 2.0 and future cinema
>
>This session is focused on the alternative forms
>of games and web 2.0 applications that are used
>for entertainment as well as for
>non-entertainment purposes such as art,
>edutainment, marketing, simulations, management
>and public policy. We will look closer at how
>these technologies are used for non-gaming
>events and processes, including simulations of
>business and military operations, psychotherapy
>or medicine. In the workshop you will create
>your own serious game scenario and experiment
>with web 2.0 applications, e.g. Google map mashups in art, business and cinema.
>
>--
>Maria Chatzichristodoulou [aka maria x] PhD Art
>and Computational Technologies Goldsmiths
>Digital Studios www.cybertheater.org
>
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as part of the Fringe 07, Frey (that's me) presents:
Sounds Like Light, Lights Like Sound
a reactive immersive installation
as you move around in a darkened room your movements generate sound and
light patterns. the room becomes an enormous instrument, with you as the
musician.
it's been called 'beautiful,' 'fun,' and 'clever'; anthony donaldson and
chris palmer both think it's choice; and it's won me a British Arts
Council-funded residency in the Modulate art space in Birmingham, UK
(http://www.modulate.org.uk/).
come along and play!
it's open February 28, & March 1, 2, 3, 10am - 7pm
at The Fridge, next to Happy
corner Tory and Vivian St
Wellington
entry is by koha
Hallo ADA'ists:
In case some of you might be heading to real Northlands for the pixelache
2007 festival in Helsinki, here is some info on a workshop I'm doing there
next month...
And looking forward to seeing some of you in May in NZ!
Cheers,
John
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Workshop Call for Applicants:
Remote Presence: Streaming Life
Presented by John Hopkins as part of the pixelache 2007 "Architectures of
Participation" Festival (http://www.pixelache.ac/) and in collaboration
with Artists' Association MUU
Dates: March 21-23 & 26-31, 2007
Location: MUU gallery & Media Base, Lönnrotinkatu 33, Helsinki, Finland
Hours: 1030 to 1630
http://www.neoscenes.net/teach/pixel/index.php
SHORT DESCRIPTION:
In the ubiquity of networked media spaces where we distribute our wireless
lives, what happens to our creative processes? How may we build a
functioning architecture of participation for productive collaboration and
interaction between the Self and Others?
This dynamic workshop will bring participants to a new state of awareness
about their own creative practice. It will accomplish this through an
exploration of human collaboration and connection within the space of
networks. It explores conceptual and practical issues around creative
engagement, finishing with the hands-on production of a live and online
streaming-media network event with global participation.
The workshop is open to anyone from any discipline with an interest in
collaboration and creative engagement at both a local and remote scale.
There are NO technical background requirements. People with previous
experience in streaming media, performance, digital audio and video, VJ
work, etc, who wish to push their practice to a new collaborative level
are also welcome.
On Saturday, 31 March, the final day of the workshop will be a live &
online event. Workshop participants will not only develop digital content
for the event, but will also help facilitate all aspects of it including
the technical infrastructure, the local ambience, and the remote
coordination.
For detailed information visit the webpage:
http://www.neoscenes.net/teach/pixel/index.php
A maximum of 15 participants will be chosen from local and international
applicants with the idea to bring together a wide spectrum of
cross-disciplinary energies.
THE WORKSHOP IS FREE OF CHARGE.
Those interested will need to send:
NAME:
LOCATION:
EMAIL:
Along with your reasons for interest in the workshop and a brief
background (studies, creative work, activities) to:
neopixel(a)pixelache.ac
DEADLINE for Applications 5 March 2007.
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070707: UpStage Festival - call for participation
a festival of live online performances to celebrate the launch of UpStage 2
You are warmly invited to create your own original cyberformance and
perform it to a global audience, using UpStage - www.upstage.org.nz.
Purpose-built for live interactive performance events, UpStage is
easy and fun to use. It works via a web browser so you don't need to
download or install anything to create or attend a performance. The
UpStage team can help you to learn how to use the software and give
advice on devising work in UpStage and creating graphics.
To learn more about UpStage, come to the next open session: Wednesday
7 March, 9pm New Zealand time - check here for your local time:
http://upstage.org.nz:8084
To submit a proposal, email the following information to info(a)upstage.org.nz:
o working title of your cyberformance and 3-4 sentences about it;
o names and locations of people involved;
o brief background/bios (not more than 300 words);
o preferred time(s), in your local time, for presentation on 070707;
o contact email and postal address.
Performances can be on any theme or topic - adapt a stage classic,
tell your own story or go for the avant garde! The only rules are it
must be no longer than 21 minutes, and must be created and performed
in UpStage.
The deadline for submissions is MARCH 31 2007; selections will be
made shortly after this and you will be advised as soon as possible.
The festival will take place online in UpStage, and screened at the
New Zealand Film Archive, Wellington, NZ, on 070707 (7 July 2007).
There is no entry fee; participating artists will be listed in a
printed programme and on the UpStage web site, and will receive a DVD
of the festival and copies of promotional material.
The development of UpStage 2 has been funded by the Community
Partnership Fund of the New Zealand Government's Digital Strategy;
project partners are CiityLink, MediaLab and Auckland University of
Technology.
For futher information, email info(a)upstage.org.nz or visit www.upstage.org.nz
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helen varley jamieson
UpStage project manager
helen(a)upstage.org.nz
UpStage
a web-based venue for live online performance
http://www.upstage.org.nz
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Hi everybody,
this is now the third call which is related to the Urban Screens
Conference in Manchester, UK, in Oct 07.
Kind regards,
Su Jaschko
THE BIGGER PICTURE
ANNOUNCES INTERNATIONAL CALL FOR MAJOR PUBLIC REALM COMMISSIONS**
National UK commissioning and production partners: Cornerhouse
(Manchester), ENTER_ (Cambridge), Lumen (Leeds) & Site Gallery
(Sheffield), with support from BBC, funded by Arts Council England
DEADLINE FOR PROPOSALS Friday 30 March 2007
The Bigger Commissions 2007, to be launched at Urban Screens Conference
Manchester 07
The Bigger Picture exhibits artists’ film & video and interactive /
participatory screen based projects on Big Screen Manchester, UK.
Utilising this unique screening space, The Bigger Picture is able to
present a host of artists’ works to large and diverse audiences reaching
beyond the traditional gallery context.
Cornerhouse, working in partnership with BBC and Manchester City
Council, delivers The Bigger Picture’s curated programmes, whilst
additionally commissioning and touring large outdoor screen-based
programmes.
The Bigger Picture is inviting proposals for the production of
exceptional new public realm works to be launched on Big Screen
Manchester at the time of the Urban Screens Conference Manchester 07
(11&12 October), and to tour to partner city Big Screens and public
sites throughout 2007/8.
Four new works will be commissioned, each with an attached fee of £5000
(7400 EUR / 9700 USD) based on an agreed budget, of up to £10,000 for
production (14,900 EUR / 19,500 USD).
This is a significant opportunity for film, video, new media and
cross-disciplinary artists to explore unique new ways of creating and
exhibiting work for a public context.
Each National Commissioning partner will lead on the production of one
new work. Partners are particularly encouraging proposals of the
following nature:
Interactive and participatory new work
* Interdisciplinary new work (combined arts, performing arts,
audiovisual)
* Evolving or expanded work
* New media and streaming technology
* Film & Video
Artists previously commissioned by The Bigger Picture include Christine
Molloy and Joe Lawlor (desperate optimists), Kartoon Kings (Simon
Grennan and Christopher Sperandio), plus Paul Melia, Hilary Jack, The
Light Surgeons, Adele Prince and Louise K Wilson.
For more information on how to submit, including key information,
guidelines & submission form, and BBC technical specifications, see
http://www.cornerhouse.org/art/ongoingproject.aspx?ID=2&page=45255
<http://www.cornerhouse.org/art/ongoingproject.aspx?ID=2&page=45255>, or
partner sites listed below.
Partner sites:
www.cornerhouse.org <http://www.cornerhouse.org/>
www.enternet.org.uk <http://www.enternet.org.uk/>
www.lumen.org.uk <http://www.lumen.org.uk>
www.sitegallery.org <http://www.sitegallery.org>
Links:
www.bbc.co.uk/bigscreens/ <http://www.bbc.co.uk/bigscreens/>
www.manchesterurbanscreens.org.uk
<http://www.manchesterurbanscreens.org.uk>
Big Screen Manchester, is part of a UK Big Screen network, operated by
the BBC.
Hello,
You may have heard that the Urban Screens Conference in Amsterdam in
2005 will be followed this year by the Urban Screens Conference in
Manchester, UK. This email informs you about the two open calls for
papers and project proposals. These calls will be followed by a third
call particularly for interactive and participatory projects at the end
of this week. We are looking forward to your proposals. And please feel
free to distribute and publish these calls.
With kind regards,
Susanne Jaschko
curator Urban Screens Conference Manchester 07
CALL FOR PAPERS and PROJECT PROPOSALS
Urban Screens Conference
Manchester 07
IT’S ABOUT CONTENT
11 + 12 October 2007
www.manchesterurbanscreens.org.uk
CALL FOR PAPERS – DEADLINE March 2, 2007 (date of arrival)
The upcoming Urban Screens Conference focuses on the development of
non-commercial content for big urban displays such as LED, LCD, plasma
screens and media façades.
What characterises these huge displays as media platforms in urban
space? Which particular spatial, perceptional and social situation do
they create? How does creative content flow from this?
We will discuss
- urban screens as channels for alternative public broadcasting in times
of Web 2.0, YouTube, increasing broadband rates and Creative Commons.
- which interactive and participatory applications could enrich urban
life beyond simple entertainment.
- which linear artistic productions such as animations, video, film or
text suit a presentation in public space.
- how displays can be integrated into the urban environment in
meaningful ways.
- which economies drive and limit both the implementation of urban
screens in public space and the commissioning of creative content.
- the evaluation of creative content with regard to its perception.
For the Urban Screens Conference we are looking for proposals for papers
that deal with the above mentioned topics or other related fields of
research.
HOW TO SUBMIT
Please email proposals for papers in the form of a 500 word max abstract
and your/the presenter’s CV by March 2, 2007 to
info(a)manchesterurbanscreens.org.uk
<mailto:info@manchesterurbanscreens.org.uk>
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CALL FOR PROJECT PROPOSALS – DEADLINE March 2, 2007 (date of arrival)
The conference is accompanied by an inspiring programme of public events
and exhibitions, including screening programmes as well as
performance-based and participatory art projects which make use of the
BBC Big Screens Network. We are looking for existing and potentially
adaptable projects which employ one ore more permanent or temporary screen.
We are particularly interested in projects
- exploring web-based content and streaming media
- connecting screen audiences in various places
- interactive and participatory works using bodily interfaces and
ubiquitous communication devices
- text pieces, video and animation which suit airing on urban screens
- performance-based works including audiovisual performance/VJing
For detailed information on the BBC screens’ system please download the
tech sheet by following this link
http://www.manchesterurbanscreens.org.uk/Call%20for%20Proposals_files/Scree…
HOW TO SUBMIT
Please send project proposals in the form of a project description,
illustrative material and the author’s CV by March 2, 2007 to:
CORNERHOUSE
Urban Screens Conference
70 Oxford Street
Manchester M1 5NH
United Kingdom