Studio of Electronic Arts

Ionat Zurr

Academic Coordinator

SymbioticA

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The Aesthetics Crossovers of Art and Science VISA2214 (6 or 12 points)

This Unit is a practical and theoretical investigation, through critical engagement, of the nexus and differences of the art and science cultures through the use of the technologies of life sciences/biotechnology as an art form. The unit is run through SymbioticA: the Art and Science Collaborative Research Laboratory.

Themes explored will include the culture of the artist and scientist; the sole genius versus the lab team; creative thinking and the system of hypothesis, control and experimentation; history and philosophy of science; genohype and examples of art and science collaborations in art history. International artists in residence at SymbioticA will contribute to the unit. Field days to observe where art and science cross over will be included and practical skills of the laboratory will be learnt resulting in an art project or prototype.

Students from all disciplines are encouraged to enrol to include diverse discussions and skill sharing.

Contact: Ionat Zurr. ionat@symbiotica.uwa.edu.au.

Visit the UWA handbook for further unit information http://units.handbooks.uwa.edu.au/units/visa/visa2214

Enrol online at http://www.extension.uwa.edu.au/access/index.shtml

IV International festival of contemporary arts

The BODY NAVIGATION

DANCE/VIDEO/PERFORMANCE/MULTIMEDIA/MUSIC

10-13 July 2008 / St.Petersburg, Russia
Application deadline - March 10, 2008

THE BODY NAVIGATION is a cross-art festival for research the body as a medium for contemporary arts. Festival program provides collaboration with people coming from different cultural contexts, based on shared specific questions of the body and environment, and their multi-media exploration.

This year festival focuses on the issue of the perception of the body by new information technologies. HUMAN-INFORMATION WORKSPACE
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dance and technology choreography performance installations virtual environments realtime processing The submitted project focuses on the integrated body and its medial “embodiment” in dance performances, installations, or performances. The transposition is using suitable interfaces and software (f.i. camera motion sensing-systems), which allow for the real time inter/action/exploration of physical movement with audio/visual processes.

Festival will navigate from the urban environments of St.Petersburg and Kronshtadt to the theatre and musical club spaces.

Festival events include research projects and workshops, in and outdoor performances, audiovisual performances and screenings. 1-6 of July will be organized international MediaLab.
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MediaLab invites artists who research and work on /Technology and musical performance/Computers and music/ Dance and media / Performance and music/

Organizer of the festival is non-commercial partnership «ART NAVIGATION».

Submissions for the festival program and MediaLab should include: Viewing copy and / or supporting material on DVD or VHS Description of performance/project. Other relevant materials [press, photos, and promotional materials, technical information. Deadline to submit proposals by e-mail is 20th of February, 2008. And last day of getting documents by post is 10th of March, 2008.

Artists will need to consider travel, accommodation and visa costs, and to seek financial support from local funding sources. Festival committee provides you with letters and invitations to support individual funding applications. For more information please contact by e-mail: navigatsia@yandex.ru

We would like to ask you to spread this information around your community. If you are interested in participating at the Body Navigation 2008, please read carefully the information and send the application form and the info pack till March 10, 2008 to the following address:
The Body Navigation festival
(for Khabibulina Ludcia)
A/Box N102,St.Petersburg,190013, Russia

Do you have BIG IDEAS?

Do you want to use the most advanced computer facilities in WA?

iVEC, the hub of advanced computing in WA, is searching for students who are ready to challenge themselves through our student internship program. We will give you access to high performance computing, visualisation and rendering facilities, large-scale data storage and high speed communications.

Applications are welcome from all fields and disciplines including:

art, digital content, visualisation and rendering,

social science, health, humanities, business

as well as

computational science, engineering, geology, geophysics,

chemistry, physics, astronomy, bioinformatics

Internships will run for approximately 12 weeks during the period December through February, although dates and exact length of the internship are negotiable. The award is for up to $8,000 per student, dependent on the length of the project.

The 2007/2008 round is now open, enquiries should be directed to education@ivec.org.

SNEAK PREVIEW & CALL FOR PROPOSALS

http://www.avfestival.co.uk/
Newcastle, Gateshead, Middlesbrough, Sunderland, UK

First deadline for proposals: 15 October 2007
http://www.avfestival.co.uk/opportunities

AV Festival is an international festival of electronic arts, featuring visual art, music and moving image. A biennial event, the festival takes place in Newcastle, Gateshead, Sunderland and Middlesbrough in the North East of England. The next AV Festival will be held 28 February - 8 March 2008.

RUN_WAY is a program designed to extend and enliven people’s experience
and understanding of interdisciplinary arts and new artistic practice. The
initiative is for young and emerging artists and artsworkers 30 years of
age and under. RUN_WAY provides opportunities for young and emerging
artists and artsworkers to travel, learn and develop new skills and
understanding of interdisciplinary arts and new artistic practice.
Applicants can determine and implement a unique professional development
scenario, suitable to your own individual needs.
Guidelines and application forms online
Tel 02 9215 9132, n.stromqvist@ozco.gov.au
www.ozco.gov.au

Performance Space’s Residency Program invites independent artists,
artistic teams and companies to submit proposals for 2008. The Residency
Program uses in-house resources to support research and creative
development for Australian and international teams of artists. This
program has a strong history of supporting artists and groups to realise
the potential of new ideas and forms.

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RAW is an international Video Art series located in Brooklyn, NY, which was successfully launched on August 12th, 2007 at Monkeytown in Williamsburg. This ongoing series will feature work from the best international & domestic video artists in all genres, forms, and styles. RAW is the first Video Art event to incorporate fine dining. Each screening features guest chefs who specialize in raw, vegan cuisine. Submissions are sought from video artists working in any genre, there is no entry fee, but works must be under 20 minutes long. For more information visit the website. Deadline is ongoing.

http://www.raw.perhapsmedia.net/

INtransit V. 3: Where is your secret decoder ring?

Video, documentary and animation entries about code, coding and coders
accepted for INtransit V.3, produced by the AstroDime Transit Authority.
Code is about patterns, sequences, systems, translations, substitutions.
It can bind, trick, and free. How is media coded, historically,
culturally, aesthetically? How is metacommentary about race, culture,
class, gender expressed within the frames and between them? What is the
liminal space of the edit? Where is your secret decoder ring?

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Portable Worlds (Second Edition) - Applications Now Open!
Touring Portable Intimate Mobile Art
Media Release 28th August 2007

The Australian Network for Art and Technology (ANAT) is seeking
applications for Portable Worlds Second Edition from artists make work
with or for mobile phones. Artworks must be complete or near completion
at the time of application. Applications need to be received by close
of business October 19th 2007.

Interesting interview with Bill Viola (in two parts):

Part 1
Part 2