August, 2006
August 1. Piksel06 festival, Bergen
Piksel06 is an annual event for artists and developers working with free and open source audiovisual software. Part workshop, part festival, it is organised in Bergen, Norway, by the Bergen Centre for Electronic Arts and involves participants from more than a dozen countries exchanging ideas, coding, presenting art and software projects, doing workshops, performances and discussions on the aesthetics and politics of free and open source software. This years event continues the exploration of audiovisual code and it's myriad of expressions, but also brings in open hardware as a new focus area.
Piksel06 festival October 12-15th 2006, exhibition October 13-27
For more information visit: http://www.piksel.no/piksel06
August 15. Call for Artists
Project Creo: Digital Divide/Digital Provide November 10 – December 31, 2006
Call for Entries Deadline to submit proposals: August 15, 2006 Notification date: September 15, 2006
We’re looking for artists whose works explore ideas of how the digital revolution has improved and divided our society, utilizing the same technology they are critiquing. The Center is primarily seeking proposals that create interactive environments that will engage visitors to the space. All work is insured while on exhibition.
Proposal must contain the following information: • Current artist resume, including address, phone number and email • Brief artist statement • Proposed work or installation for Digital Divide/Digital Provide, including drawing of the proposed piece, approximate size, materials utilized, hardware needed, amount of time needed for installation, etc. • Slides, video, cd or photographs of your current work • Self addressed, stamped envelope • Support materials, including past press (optional)
Please contact Melissa Christiano, Project Creo Director with questions regarding submission at (727) 822-7872 or email Melissa@theartscenter.org
Send all proposals to: The Arts Center Attn: Melissa Christiano 719 Central Avenue St. Petersburg, FL 33701
August 15. III INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF ELECTRONIC ART 404 2006 CALL
Astas Romas is organising the III International Festival of Electronic Art 404, to be held at Plaza Cívica and Centro Cultural Parque de España, in Rosario, Argentina from November 30 -- December 3, 2006. The event is dedicated to Mark Lawton.
"Astas Romas" is making a world-wide call to artists and theorists to participate in this third "Festival 404" in order to estimulate and divulge new productions around electronic art. Authors may participate in the following areas: Net-art, Still image, Animation, Video, Music, Audio-visual set, Theory, Performance, Installation. The program includes screening of videos and animations, conferences, performances and concerts.
Participation in this festival is free. There are no age or nationality limits. The Festival's deadline to present works is on August 15th 2006. The date will be taken from the post office cancelling stamp. To submit your work, please follow the instructions published on www.404festival.com
INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMISSION
To submit your work you may have to:
1) Read the Participation Terms published at www.404festival.com
2) Complete and print the Inscription Form.
3) Send and envelope including the things mentioned in the Form.
4) Send the envelope to the following address:
III INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF ELECTRONIC ART 404 /ASTAS ROMAS
Universidad Nacional de Rosario / Centro de Estudios Canadienses
Maipú 1065, Of. 208
(2000) Rosario
Santa Fe
Argentina
August 28. Digital Fringe http://www.digitalfringe.com.au/
Digital Fringe is seeking submissions of digital visual material to be a part of the Melbourne Fringe Festival : September 27 to Oct. 15.
Eligibility:
Anyone is eligible to enter and entry is free. You can submit as many works for screening as you wish. Works can include digital formats including video, animations and still image swquesnces wither graphic or photographic - to be broadcast to the Digital Fringe screens and around the world on the Internet.
We are calling for :
Digital art works to display on all screens. These can be stills, animations, video art, short film, abstract pieces, whatever! They will be played without sound. This material will make up part of the general stream which wil play on all screens throughout the festival.
August 30. Call for Works : Image Festival 2007
Final deadline for INSTALLATION, NEW MEDIA and LIVE IMAGES submissions
http://www.imagesfestival.com/index-iF.php
August 31. CALL FOR DIGITAL ART ENTRIES
DALLAS' VICTORY PARK ANNOUNCES CALL FOR DIGITAL ART ENTRIES AND WILL REWARD $10,000 IN CASH PRIZES
for more information : http://www.victorymedianetwork.com/page.php?a=showarticle&id=50&page_id=73
