So this one is really boring. I mean, "Creative New Zealand Strategic
Plan" -- any one of these words would send you to sleep by itself. I
won't be surprised if no-one answers. Here's the link
http://www.creativenz.govt.nz/WhatWeDo/StrategicPlan/StrategicPlanPublicCon…
but don't look. It's boring. It is better that we have an uninformed
and interesting debate. Supposing we did submit something, what should
we say?
The obvious and expected tactic would be to notify them of our
unrecognised brilliance and diversity, of the exceptional art
experiences that we offer New Zealand and International Audiences, of
the warm glow they will feel from seeing our well-funded, important,
edgy work rise up on the world stage and represent the wise, culturally
aware, courageous CNZ. But we will be cunning, and carefully frame it
in such a way that we don't look like greedy sycophants. We don't like
money, but we will accept it for the good of the nation. We will also
not mention that they are funding our rivals to make crap, nor that they
are a bunch of conservative retards, nor anything else at all that might
sound disparaging of bureaucrats or strategic plans.
That would be expected, and it would probably be wise. Perhaps
accurate. But it also sets up the temptation to do the opposite, to
scream and yell, and let them know that they have no idea about
anything. They are at best irrelevant, we'd say. They should disband
and give the money back to the paupers who bought lotto tickets.
Then, of course, there's an expanse of middle ground, where we outline
the areas about which they have no clue, and try to tell them how they
could do better. Most likely they would like to. Which brings us back
to: what should they do, actually?
Personally, I have few ideas at the moment. That's mainly because it is
one in the morning, but also because I haven't had much to do with them
for a while. The paperwork is not worth it for the piddly amounts I
apply for: I do better just getting a job for the days that I would
spend writing proposals and aquittals, and I don't get bound up in the
kinds of idiotic commitments I put in funding proposals, nor do I have
to wait at the letterbox to know what I'll be doing over the next six
months. But you lot will have ideas.
Douglas
hi,
the next open walk-through in UpStage will take place next week on
Wednesday 2nd December, at 9pm NZ time, which is 9am if you're in
Europe. Find your local time here: http://tinyurl.com/ycqbfn4
the open walk-thru is an opportunity for you to learn about UpStage and
gain an understanding of its basic operation. it's also a chance to
network with other UpStage users, share what you've been doing,
collaborate and get inspired.
if you don't have your own username, you must email info(a)upstage.org.nz
for a guest log-in (the passwords are changed every month so you can't
reuse the same guest log-in from a previous walk-thru).
if you have your own username then just log in at
http://upstage.org.nz:8084/ and come to the Swaray stage.
you can also attend the walk-thru as an audience member without logging
in, just point your browser at http://upstage.org.nz:8084/stages/swaray
see you on wednesday!
h : )
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Dear All,
hope to see some of you at our LEF@Re:live09 event
best
nina
Announcement.
Apologies for cross-posting.
LEF @ Re:live
Third International Conference on
the Histories of Media Art,
Science and Technology
We would like to invite you to final LEF session for 2009,
Lef@Re:live09 supported by the Media Art History Conference Re:live
09.
We are delighted to report that the Leonardo Education Forum (LEF)
continues its successful international education event-initiative and
correspondingly we hope you join us at the public sessions scheduled
at the forthcoming Media Art History Conference Re:live 09.
If you are interested in attending the Leonardo Education Forum
workshops, which is carrying on from the excellent work done at the
International Symposium of Electronic Art in Belfast and Ars
Electronica towards the further development of an educational policy
paper, please contact us. LEF intends to publish policy papers in the
course of the next few years. Contributions by participants of LEF
conferences in 2008 form the base of our introductory LEF Strategic
Summary document available for comment
at_http://mass.nomad.net.au/leonardo-education-forum-strategy-summary-on-media-art-education/
LEF@Re:live2009
November 26, 2009
Faculty of VCA and Music, University of Melbourne Campus Map
Melbourne, University of Melbourne, 234 St Kilda Road, SOUTHBANK
Victoria 3000
10 00 am Welcome
Su Baker, Associate Professor Art, Head of School, Faculty of the VCA
and Music, University of Melbourne
Nina Czegledy LEF co-chair, Senior Fellow, KMDI, University of
Toronto, Adjunct Associate Professor, Concordia University and Dr
Paul Thomas, Australian representative for LEF, Co chair Media Art
History Conference, Re:live 09, Director Centre for Research in Art
Science and Humanity Curtin University of Technology, Perth,
Australia.
10.10 am Nina Czegledy LEF co-chair presents LEF international
initiatives & Policy Papers
10.30 am Dr.Paul Thomas and Jeremy Blank will report on the
Australian national media art scoping study.
11.00 am Reports from delegates on LEF@ISEA - Ars on the three themes
11.15 am Professor Oliver Grau,, Chair for Image Science, Head
Department for Cultural Studies
DANUBE UNIVERSITY, Krems, AUSTRIA
11.30 am Professor Ross Harley, Head of School, Media Arts, Acting
Associate Dean Research, College of Fine Arts, University of New
South Wales, Paddington, Australia
11.45 am Professor Ian M Clothier, Faculty of Art, Commerce and
Technology, Western Institute of Technology at Taranaki, New Zealand,
Director: Intercreate.org, SCANZ2006 & 2009
12 pm lunch
1.30 - 3.00 pm Working groups focus:
1. The Role of Research in media art & science & technology
2. The role of Curricula: Mapping the terrain
3. The role of Institutions: Institutional / Organizational
Capacities and Benchmarks
3.00 pm summary by session chairs
Working Groups
The Role of Research in media art & science & technology
Working group leaders: Oliver Grau & Melentie Pandelovski
The role of Curricula: Mapping the terrain
Working group leaders: Ross Harley & Cat Hope
The role of Institutions: Institutional / Organizational
Capacities and Benchmarks
Working group leaders: Ian Clothier & Attila Nemes
3.15pm - 4.30 pm Resolutions and outcomes
(With refreshments.)
Please feel free to circulate.
Contact/Organizers: Nina Czegledy <czegledy(a)interlog.com>
Paul Thomas p.thomas(a)curtin.edu.au and Julian Stadon <j.stadon(a)curtin.edu.au>
Super Human: Revolution of the Species Symposium
23 - 24 November 2009
BMW Edge, Federation Square
Melbourne, Australia
Due to popular demand, we are releasing single-day and half-day tickets for the Super Human symposium.
Two-day $500 / $350
Single-day $250 / $175 concession
Half-day $125 / $87.50 concession
Join artistic and scientific researchers from the fields of cognition, augmentation and nanotechnology as they consider what it means to be human, now and into the future.
For the full program visit http://www.superhuman.org.au or select from the following:
23 November - morning session - 9.30am - 12.30pm
Keynote: Barbara Maria Stafford (USA)
Transparency or the New Invisibility; the Business of Making Connections
Panelists: Michele Barker (AUS), Dolores Steinman (Canada), Kathryn Hoffmann (USA)
23 November - afternoon session - 1.30pm - 6.00pm
Keynote: Ju Gosling (UK)
Super Human Rights
Panelists: Kathy Cleland (AUS), Natasha Vita-More (USA), Tina Gonsalves (AUS), Mari Velonaki (AUS), Reva Stone (Canada)
24 November - morning session - 10.00am - 12.30pm
Keynote: Junichi Ushiba (Japan)
Brain-Machine Interface into Virtual Worlds
Panelists: Jonathan Duckworth (AUS), Danielle Wilde (AUS)
24 November - afternoon session - 1.30pm - 6.00pm
Keynotes: Tami Spector (USA)
Nanoaesthetics
Panelists: Leah Heiss (AUS), Svenja Kratz (AUS), Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg (UK).
Closing Address: Paul Brown (AUS/UK)
Visit http://www.superhuman.org.au for further information and ticket sales.
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Hello All,
A reminder that the deadline for our early call for expressions of
interest for SCANZ 2011: Eco sapiens is next saturday.
We know this is an extremely busy time of year for many, so for those
people we recommend that you use the expression as an indication of
your interest to participate, and some early thinking as to how, as
from this a conversation can begin. Applying at this time will also
help us try to achieve some funding for your projects. Please also
consider the extra space at the farmhouse in Miranda as a resource for
those projects that might benefit from a quiet space to work and test
ideas, or to hold gatherings with collaborators over the coming year.
The application information is here: http://www.intercreate.org/view/eco-sapiens/
RETHINK
I would also like to do a plug for the ideas around the exhibition
RETHINK and it's online discussion currently going on in lead up to
the COP15 meetings. The work of Janine Randerson and Andrea Polli
feature in the exhibition, as well essays from Roger Malina and Bruno
Latour as part of the online debates. More info is below.
Exhibition: http://www.rethinkclimate.org/exhibition
Debate: http://www.rethinkclimate.org/debat
Have a good weekend --
best,
// Trudy
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climate change is fundamentally a cultural issue !!
roger
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The new texts are now to be found the debate forum RETHINK . RETHINK
is an art project that thematizes climate changes through Nordic and
international contemporary art. The project is part of the official
cultural programe for COP15 in Copenhagen. REFLECT is RETHINK’s online
forum where debaters from the all over the world engage in debates on
climate change, art and culture. The writers are artists,
philosophers, scientists, politicians, indigenes and business people
with different views and knowledge about how climate change affects
the way we live and view the world.
REFLECT presents a broader cultural debate on the consequences of
climate change. Climate change is fundamentally interdisciplinary,
transcends borders and interfaces with many domains including
politics, art, technology, nature, sociality, philosophy etc. The
debaters explore how climate change leads to new understandings and
definitions of some of these established domains, and how they
interfere with one and another. They share their views on the dilemmas
confronting our society today.
The debates are structured around six themes: RETHINK Borders, RETHINK
Art, RETHINK Politic, RETHINK Technology, RETHINK Nature and RETHINK
Social Life.
RETHINK and the debates can also be followed on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/Copenhagen-Denmark/RETHINK-Contemporary-Art-C…
And on twitter: http://twitter.com/RETHINKclimate
We hope you will help us getting the discussions about climate change
out to as wide an audience as possible and hope that you are satisfied
with the way your articles is being presented at our site. If you have
any objections, wishes or questions, please don't hesitate to contact
me.
With best regards,
Lea
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SCANZ 2011: Eco sapiens
An early call for expressions of interest is now open:
http://www.intercreate.org/view/eco-sapiens
We were shocked this morning to here of the tragic death of Nick
Waterlow.
Nick Waterlow director of Sydney's third Biennale and curator of the
Ivan Dougherty Gallery was murdered last night. Nick and his daughter
were found dead of multiple stab wounds, and his 2½-year-old grand
daughter remains in a serious condition at Sydney Children's Hospital.
Nick was an inspiration to many and mentored at least two generations
of Australian artists and art administrators.
Professor Ian Howard, Dean of the University of NSW’s College of Fine
Arts, said the college was shocked and devastated at the news of Mr
Waterlow’s death.
‘‘It is beyond belief and beyond reason that such a person of high
standing, of such respect, could meet this tragic end.’’
Speaking outside the college’s Ivan Dougherty Gallery in Darlinghurst,
Professor Howard said Mr Waterlow was great mentor to students and had
played a major role in three Sydney Biennales.
‘‘So this has international ramifications in terms of the loss of this
great mind, this great curator.’’
The Dougherty Gallery remained closed. A note placed on it’s entrance
said it would remain closed until further notice.
Professor Howard, who had known Mr Waterlow for about 30 years, said
the curator was a great friend.
His voice faltering, he described how only a couple of nights ago at a
Bacchus ball ‘‘Nick was there in full swing as a 68-year-old acting
like an 18-year-old back in the ‘60s. He was a great personality, a
great friend, and a great family person.’’
http://www.smh.com.au/national/randwick-killings-police-release-image-of-su…
sadly
Melinda
Melinda Rackham
melinda(a)subtle.net
Super Human: Revolution of the Species Symposium
23 - 24 November, 2009
BMW Edge, Federation Sqaure
Melbourne, Australia
Join artistic and scientific researchers from the fields of cognition, augmentation and nanotechnology as they consider what it means to be human, now and into the future.
Tickets are selling FAST, register now to ensure you don't miss out on this high-calibre event.
Visit http://www.superhuman.org.au for more information, registration and ticket sales.
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My apologies...these are the directions that Derrick sent later to download
the correct software and to access "DAAP". (I have had a firewall problem at
work, and I'm probably the last person in the country to not have access to
broadband at home, so I have not been able to try it yet....)
Download and install the browser from www.activeworlds.com , select DAAP
from the worlds list under the tabs icon, top left, and enter the
co-ordinates listed next to your sculpture in the teleport window. You may
need to do some firewall adjusting if downloading activating activeworlds
from work.
The Intersculpt 2009 exhibit is installed in DAAP now, and the DAAP webpage
is updated. I've attached an rtf file listing world co-ordinates for views
of all the sculptures for your record and use. I hope you like
theinstallation. If you need me to install web links to your work please let
me know, I'll be happy to oblige, although I need to work on my
teleconference presentation as much as I can.
Enjoy the show!
I haven't planned an on line opening yet, as I don't know how well, or
whether, the browser will behave if we have a crowd of simultaneous users,
but I'll ask the powers that be what can be arranged.
Thank you very much for participating.
Co-ordinates for sculpture and features in IS2009, DAAP
IS 2009 Gateway: 4.5s 4w 90
IS 2009 Entrance: 16n 36.75w
Tony Schubert, USA.
Evolution of the game controller:
Atari 2600 Joystick - October 1977: 17.25n 35.5w 315
Nintendo Entertainment System - October 18, 1985: 15.5n 35.5w 270
Super Nintendo - August 13, 1991: 15n 36w 225
Nintendo 64 - June 23, 1996: 15n 36.75w 180
PLaystation 2 - October 26, 2000: 15.5n 37.5w 135
Xbox 360 - September 14, 2005: 16n 37.75w 90
Ken Rinaldo, USA.
Evolving Cube: 18.2n 39w 45
Brit Bunkley, New Zealand.
Global Yo-yo: 22n 39.25w
Albert Dicruttalo, USA.
Lithos #2: 23n 41.5w 90
George Hart, USA. Fruit:
21.25n 45w 270
Michael Eden, UK. The Darwin Series:
20.25n 45.75w 90
Bathsheba Grossman, USA.
Bioform 1: 18n 43.5w 345
Robert Michael Smith, USA.
Jinseus Criss Cross E: 14n 42w 45
Yantzee Mandala Fan: 11.3n 43.25w 80
Corinne Whitaker, USA.
Sculpt 11.12.08B: 10n 37.6w 180
Sculpt 7.21.08DE: 11.5n 34.75w 180
Sculpt 11.21.08E: 5n 41w 270
Herbert Franke, Germany.
Folded Globe I: 4.75n 37w 180
Folded Globe II: 4.5n 36.25w 270
Folded Globe III: 5n 34.5w 270
Christian Lavigne, France.
Musique de la Vie: 11n 33w 270
Derrick Woodham, USA.
Peirwalk Twister, 1998: 16.5n 31w
Vortex: 18.5n 29w
Twisting: 20.6n 30.6w 45
Ten Rings Rotating: 22.75n 29w
Broken Vortex: 25n 30w
Ten Rings Spinning: 26.5n 31.5w 90
Divining the Sphere: 27.5n 34.25w
Salvatore Musumeci, Italy.
Dance: 22.25n 32.75w 45
Labrynthe in a Sphere: 22.25n 35.75w 45
James Hutchinson, UK.
Space Invaders: 25n 38w
Alvin Scher, USA.
Fixed Point: 25n 45w 350
Occulus II: 25.75n 46w 45
North West Exit, Mercury: 28.75n 46.75w
North East Exit, Venus: 26n 25.5w 315
South West Exit, Mars: 2.5n 42.75w 135
Intersculpt 2009.com
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Hi all,
registration is now open for Slowflow 2010 - a trip down the Whanganui
River, Aotearoa/New Zealand between Jan 21st and Jan 31st 2010.
Slowflow invites artists, technologists and environmentalists on a 10
day journey down the Whanganui River by double hulled 22 person waka
haurua (canoe) and bicycle, creating a setting for a flow of
conversations - Te Ia Ko-rero.
Read more here: http://greenbench.org/project/slowflow/2010
hope to see some of you on the river in the summer!
cheers
/julian
Julian Priest
The Green Bench
67 Guyton Street
Whanganui
