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one-year lecturer in New Media/Interactive Art and Design

Tina McCants — Sun, 19 May 2013 00:42:51 -0500

The New Media Program at UNC Asheville invites applications for a one-year lecturer position in Interactive Art and Design commencing Fall 2013. The New Media program was founded in 1999 and offers a B.A. in New Media with a concentration in one of three areas: Interactive Art and Design, Video Art, and Animation. The Interactive Art and Design tract consists of web development, interactive technologies, mobile apps, physical computing, and participatory media. The primary responsibility for this position will be teaching undergraduate courses in interactive and graphic design with a 4/4 teaching load.
Responsibilities: Course responsibilities will include graphic design, web design and development, game design, and potentially include coursework outside our program that supports the liberal arts mission of UNC Asheville. A successful applicant will work with the other New Media faculty to further develop our curriculum and participate in departmental and university service including advising. Consideration will also be given to candidates with demonstrated experience or potential for leadership in serving our institution’s efforts in promoting diversity and inclusion, in the areas of pedagogy, programming, and service activity.
Required Qualifications: MFA or PhD in applicable fields. The department seeks an artist/educator with expertise in current and emerging web design, interactive media, technology, and software applications. Applicants should have teaching experience beyond graduate school and the flexibility to adapt to changing times and an evolving curriculum emphasizing creativity, critical thinking and applied innovative practices. The ideal candidate will demonstrate awareness of contemporary global / networked cultures. The position requires a willingness to work collaboratively with colleagues in multiple departments and engage in research and teaching with cross specializations/disciplines creating new hybrid practices.
Preferred Qualifications:
Knowledge of, and skills/experience with, computer-mediated technologies and core software applications relevant to the communication design discipline (e.g., Mac OS, Adobe Creative Suite, iOS, client and server Scripting).
Knowledge and application of contemporary theories, principles, concepts, trends, and epistemologies in Interactive Media.
Research and teaching expertise within any of the following areas: UX (User Experience Design), Web Design, Motion Graphics, Interactive Design, Interface Design, Typography, Mobile Applications, Social Media, Augmented Reality, and/or Game Design.
Communication skills appropriate to a faculty teaching position.

Interested applicants should submit:
1) Letter of application stating how your experience and credentials fulfill the requirements for this position (not to exceed 2 pages).
2) Curriculum vitae.
3) A statement of teaching philosophy
4) List of references and three professional letters of recommendation.
5) Statement addressing your current creative work/research (one page maximum)
6) List of courses taught; examples of syllabi; summary of teaching evaluations;
7) Unofficial transcripts
8) Mac compatible PowerPoint (limited to 20 slides of personal work and 20 slides of student work) or provide a link to your portfolio including student work
Materials must be postmarked by July 1, 2013.
Send materials to: Interactive Search Committee, New Media, CPO 2015, One University Heights, UNC Asheville, Asheville, NC, 28804. All candidates will be notified upon receipt of complete applications. Candidates selected for interviews will be contacted directly.
UNC Asheville is the designated public liberal arts institution of the University of North Carolina system, committed to student-centered teaching and to being an inclusive campus community. UNC Asheville strongly encourages applications from members of historically underrepresented groups. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, UNC Asheville does not discriminate in its hiring or employment practices on the basis of race and ethnicity, age, religion, disability, socio-economic status, gender expression, gender and sexual identity, national origin, culture and ideological beliefs.

"Unseen"

angelique1 — Sat, 18 May 2013 19:41:33 -0500

HUSH
“Unseen”
Solo Exhibition

Opening Reception Saturday, May 18, 2013 from 7-10pm
On View May 18 – June 15, 2013

Corey Helford Gallery
8522 Washington Boulevard
Culver City, CA 90232
T: 310-287-2340
www.coreyhelfordgallery.com
Open Tuesday - Saturday, Noon to 6:00pm

On Saturday, May 18th, 2013, Corey Helford Gallery presents “Unseen,” an exhibition of new paintings by international street artist HUSH, his first solo exhibition with the gallery.

The women of “Unseen,” enciphered with street tags and abstractions, appear as graffiti specters, colorful visages of noir street action. Under street influence, HUSH paints the exhibit’s imagery as an inward vision, revealing layers of urban histories and figurative dimensions. “In this new work I’ve covered, tagged and erased the eyes of the women which takes away a relationship to the character, a focal point which makes your eyes want to discover the painting and mark making within it,” says HUSH. As the female forms are materialized by the tags, throws, and dubs of his superimposed marks, the paintings of “Unseen” project the visual imagery of the streets, sensualized by the urban classicism of its feminine faces.

“I look to take something like tagging that is generally seen as aggressive, ugly and masculine out of context and present it to the viewer as something beautiful,” HUSH says. The painted street tag is the quantum mark of HUSH’s fusion of Eastern and Western themes: a visual syntax of urban expressionism and cross-cultural contrasts, embodied within his figurations. “The presence of the female form within my work is important as a symbol and for me it symbolizes beauty and the power of sexuality and supports the perception of how the graffiti should be viewed.”

The 24 canvases of “Unseen” and site-specific works will also exhibit, for the first time, abstract paintings of mixed media, screen-print paintings, pencil studies, minimal pieces, screen prints and sticker collages on wood. In the featured painting, “Unseen I,” the figure’s eyes are tagged and stare darkly beyond its large 64” by 44” canvas, layered with acrylic, screen, spray paints, and screen inks on linen, syncretic with medium, style, and theme. “It’s a diverse body of work that should make an interesting show and explain the depth of my working process,” says HUSH, describing the show as, “The beauty of tagging, graffiti, and the female form.”

The opening reception for “Unseen” takes place Saturday, May 18th at Corey Helford Gallery. The reception is open to the public, and the exhibition will be on view through June 15, 2013.

HUSH
From his London studio, HUSH paints for exhibition and site work in Japan, Europe, Australia, and North America. A UK native, his street art, murals, and paintings have been featured in numerous books and publications and was recognized by London’s The Independent as one of the ‘Top 20 Up and Coming Artists’. His OneThirty3 project space in Newcastle UK, presents the best in street and urban art from around the world. For more information about the artist, please visit www.studio-hush.com.

Four More Years:Recess Benefit 2013

RecessActivities — Sat, 18 May 2013 14:05:04 -0500

Join us in an exciting night of celebration as we toast to four years of ambitious artists projects and exciting collaborations in a night of music, artist performances, installations, cocktails, and auction. Tickets available here. http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/360871

Auction featuring these artists and experiences:
Ellie Ga, Vivienne Griffin, Marc Handelman, Corin Hewitt, Jon Kessler, Daniel Lefcourt, Kalup Linzy, Arthur Ou, Danica Phelps, Mika Tajima, Saya Woolfalk, a private tour of MoMA with up to 8 of your friends, and a tour of Acconci Studios lead by Vito Acconci with up to 8 of your friends. Register and bid here.
http://paddle8.com/auctions/recess

MC for the evening:

Tom Blunt

Music from:
DJ AJ Slim, DJ Marty McSorley and TECLA

Installations and Performances by:
Elia Alba, Zach Gage, John Miserendino, and Jacolby Satterwhite

Limited Edition print by:
David Horvitz, printed on the occasion of Four More Years

Benefit Committee:
Elia Alba, Ashley Bush, Brennan & Griffin, Bureau, Amanda Fox, Whitney Fox, Gabrielle Giattino, Laurel Gitlen, Laurel Gitlen Gallery, James Griffin, April Hunt, Charles Jaskel, Diana Kamin, Adam Katz, Evan A. Layne, Hannah Lifson, Mitchell Innes & Nash, Stina Puotinen, Jess Shaefer, Sonya Shrier, Jay Meredith Stein, and Nicole Russo

Thank you to our sponsors:
Art Haps, Brand X Editions, Chatham Imports, Crop Organic Vodka, Duvel, Farmer’s Botanical Organic Gin, Georgetown Cupcake, Great Performances, (Le) Poisson Rouge, Michter’s Whiskey, Modern Painters, Ovenly, Ozwelll Cabernet, Paddle8, Paperless Post, Santa Marina Pinot Grigio and printing by UPrinting

Cyland + Digicult + CSAR = New Media in Venice

damstuhltrager1 — Sat, 18 May 2013 11:48:08 -0500

IMMEDIATE RELEASE: New Media parallel to the Venice Biennale...

EVENT: CAPITAL OF NOWHERE

An exhibition by: CYLANDMedia Art Lab (St Petersburg, Russia) &
CSAR (Centro Studi sulle Arti della Russia), Università Ca' Foscari Venezia

NEW MEDIA WORK BY: Anna Frants, Elena Gubanova & Ivan Govorkov, Marina Koldobskaya, Vitaly Pushnitsky, Peter Belyi, Alexander Terebenin, Petr Shvetsov, Ludmila Belova, Alexandra Dementieva, Kurvenschreiber Collective

CURATED BY: Silvia Burini, Matteo Bertelé

VERNISSAGE: May 31 (7pm)

HELD AT: CFZ Ca' Foscari Zattere / Cultural Flow Zone
Zattere, Dorsoduro 1392, 30123 Venice / Boat stop: Zattere
map: http://www.unive.it/phpapps/maps2/gadget.php?id=990042

EXHIBIT DATES: May 27 - July 10, 2013

GENERAL HRS:
May 27 - June 9: Tues – Sat, 10am - 10pm; Sun: 2pm - 10pm
June 10 - July 10: Tues – Sat, 10am - 6pm; Sun: 2pm - 6 pm

with SPECIAL PROGRAMMING:

Panel Discussions organized by:
DIGICULT,
CYLAND &
CSAR

DATE: May 31 (11am - 2:30pm)

HELD AT: Università Ca' Foscari
Aula Baratto, Dorsoduro 3246 Venice / Boat stop: Ca' Rezzonico or San Tomà
map: http://www.unive.it/phpapps/maps2/gadget.php?id=990000

About the EXHIBITION: CAPITAL OF NOWHERE

Envisioning a variable landscape... In traditional societies, generations would come and go much faster than habitat would change. Catastrophes changed landscapes, be it natural or human in origin - from volcano eruption to migration to asteroid to cultivation. In contemporary times, variety is introduced quickly into landscapes by prosperity or adversity. Over the last century, industrialization, urbanization, revolution, wars, construction and reconstruction – each lead to a generation living under conditions different than previous ones.

The exhibit "CAPITAL OF NOWHERE" is about life in a changing landscape during the Information Age. Among 13 exhibited artworks personalizing effects of industrialization, urbanization, revolution, wars, construction and reconstruction are Alexandra Dementieva's interactive "Breathless" translating exhalation digitally into light and words, Vitaly Pushnitsky's hybrid painting-projection "Waiting" juxtaposing the transpiring of a sunrise over the existence of archaic columns, Elena Gubanova and Ivan Govorkov's sculptural “Generations” physically uniting decades of doors in solidarity; performances by collective Mylo screened on Soviet era soap. Contributions by CYLAND CoFounders include Anna Frants' new media installation "Cloud that Smells Blue" which inverts the relationship between oneself to the world and Marina Koldobskaya's ideal city painted on found fragments of old furniture.

This 6 week exhibit at CFZ
will hold a Vernissage: May 31 (7pm)
in conjunction with special Programming: May 31 (11am-2:30pm)
uniting Russia and Italy New Media pioneers at Aula Baratto.

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About the SPECIAL PROGRAMMING: International New Media curators, critics, academics and artist gather to explore Art & Technology in contemporary culture.

May 31:

11-11:30 / Ca 'Foscari welcome

11:30-13:00 / DIGICULT presents
A New Media discussion: “WE’RE ON THE ROAD TO NOWHERE”
Curated and introduced by: Marco Mancuso (Digicult Director)
With: Alessio Erioli, Bertram Niessen, Domenico Quaranta, Valentina Tanni
Exploring the dynamics related to information dissemination, networks and channels promoting professional and artistic collaborations, esteemed panel guests will give their insight into nature and landscapes around us. Dialogue will exlore the technological complexity and variety of styles, expressions and languages that characterize contemporary art while reflecting on the meaning of identity and medialisation which is part of us, men and women of the XXI Century.

13:00-14:30 / CYLAND presents
A New Media discussion: "CAPITAL ON ISLAND"
Introduced by Anna Frants and Marina Koldobskaya
Followed by video program: "CHANGING LANDSCAPE"
Curated by Victoria Ilyushkina
Featuring Work by: Alex Antipin, Boris Kazakov, Luda Belova, Maxim Svishev, Manya Alexeeva, Tanya Akhmetgalieva, Michaela Muchina, Maya Popova, Dimitri Lurie, Edward Shelganov, Anton Khlabov, Olga Jurgenson
Films in this program are addressed to a genius loci - the protective spirit of a place, the cultural and historical landscape paradigm. In this series of videos the city is St Petersburg, a place that has changed its name, spirit and character more than once. Hero to darker figure, classical or revolutionary, the faces of the city are multiple and illusory as seen through the eyes of the artists it harbors.

15:00 / Buffet

ABOUT the Art & Tech innovators:

CYLAND Media Lab is one of Russia's most active New Media art nonprofit organizations. CYLAND houses the largest archive of Eastern European video art online, organizes exhibits around the world and is the force behind CYBERFEST (Russia’s largest annual New Media art event.) CYBERFEST has been held across St Petersburg’s top art institutions: The State Hermitage Museum, Peter and Paul Fortress, KURYOKHIN MODERN ART CENTER, Borey Gallery, the Gallery of Experimental Sound and Creative Space Tkachi. The 7th edition of CYBERFEST will take place November, 2013. CYLAND was cofounded by Marina Koldobskaya and Anna Frants.

CSAR The Center for Studies on the Arts of Russia is promoted by the Ca' Foscari University of Venice and the Direction of International Programs with the support of the Ministries of Culture and Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. It is the first university center in Italy which aims to carry out systematic research and dissemination of the cultural heritage of Russia. Its activities include permanent and temporary workshops, international conferences, film festivals and supporting Performing Arts. Scientific publications, catalogs of art collections and promotion of cultural activities are done primarily to benefit future generations. Since opening in March 2011, the Center has created or collaborated on ten exhibitions.

DIGICULT is a cultural platform that examines the impact of digital technologies and sciences on the arts, design, culture and contemporary society. Digicult was born to give voice and visibility to a new generation of interdisciplinary authors, expand their circuits into an international context, and simultaneously break the existing inflexible publishing rules of the press, by exploiting potentialities of the Web, and its free networks.

MORE INFORMATION: http://mad.ly/fd2bb3

Part-time Faculty- Interdisciplinary Arts

Ruth Wallen — Fri, 17 May 2013 19:25:29 -0500

MFA IN INTERDISCIPLINARY ARTS PROGRAM
ANTICIPATED PART‐TIME FACULTY POSITION
FALL 2013

Goddard College’s MFA program in Interdisciplinary Arts envisions the arts as transformational practice and artists as agents of personal and public action. We encourage artists to ask complex questions and to cultivate practices that celebrate imaginative and intellectual discovery. We seek faculty advisors committed to interdisciplinary investigation, engaged dialogue, and innovative approaches to the education of practicing artists.

The successful candidate for the current opening will have professional experience in dance,movement, choreography or interactive, electronic and digital media; additional background in theater, music or interdisciplinary performance will be a plus. Also desired are: college level teaching experience; wide knowledge of contemporary art practices and theory; and strong interest in the philosophy and practice of student‐centered, progressive education. Ability to work with a wide range of backgrounds and media, and a willingness to support the development of students with diverse art philosophies, values, and learning styles is essential. A terminal degree, or exceptional evidence of equivalent experience, is required.

POSITION SUMMARY
Serve as a faculty member in the MFA-IA program including attending a ten‐day residency, mentoring students through written exchanges over the course of the 15‐week semester. The anticipated advising load is 5 or 6 students, dependent upon enrollment. Faculty will serve in the Plainfield, VT residency and must attend the residency July 24 – August 2, 2013. The successful candidate may be considered for rehire in the Spring 2014 semester. Additional qualified applicants will be placed in a pool for future consideration.

Faculty pay is based on the Collective Bargaining Agreement Faculty Pay Scale. Part‐time workload and compensation vary depending on student enrollment and assignment. Compensation for the semester will be approximately $1228 per student advisee, plus $2600 for combined residency pay and service stipend. An additional “second readership” stipend may also be available. The College covers travel to campus as well as room and board on campus during the residency.

Review of applications will begin June 3, 2013. Applications will be accepted through June 10, 2013.

Goddard College is committed to creating a college representative of a diverse global community. To that end, we are actively seeking applications from qualified candidates from groups currently underrepresented in our institution for this position.

Project 929: Mapping the Solar

Joseph DeLappe — Fri, 17 May 2013 19:21:11 -0500

Project 929: Mapping the Solar
Augmented Bike Ride as Performative Intervention
May 19th through 29th, 2013

LINK HERE FOR LIVE STREAMING: http://project929.tumblr.com/livestreaming

Project 929: Mapping the Solar, is a 460 mile bicycle ride to drag pieces of chalk to physically and symbolically draw a line around an area that would be large enough to create the worlds largest solar farm - one that could provide enough energy for the entire United States.

The Union of Concerned Scientists estimates that a 100 by 100 mile square solar farm in the American Southwest would be “more than enough to meet the country’s entire energy demand.”
http://www.livescience.com/3115-energy-debates-solar-farms.html

Beginning May 19th, 2013, media artist and activist Joseph DeLappe (http://www.delappe.net) will be creating a new work of DIY durational performance which involves riding a specially equipped “long-tail” touring bicycle 400+ miles dragging pieces of white chalk. The intent is to surround the perimeter of the Federal lands that include the Nevada Test Site, “Area 51”, Yucca Mountain and Nellis Air Force Range all located just north of Las Vegas, Nevada. The performance will utilize mixed-reality (Blue Mars Lite), GPS technology and, where feasible, live streaming video for real-time documentation. He will as well, literally, draw a 400+ mile long line around the geographical area in question using an armature trailing his bike, holding custom made pieces of 15" chalk. “Project 929” references the 928 nuclear tests that took place at the Nevada Test Site from 1951 to 1992.

Conceptually, Project 929: Mapping the Solar is an ideational and political exercise towards symbolically representing the possible, physically re-imagining geographical space for energy sustainability. To map this desire – become a moving point, line of battle, contour of an idea, an edge, line of communication, measure or guide – is a driving principle.

New technologies will virtually map and allow others to follow me online as I ride. A DIY, solar cell array is mounted on the extended platform of my bicycle to provide energy for portable locative media, video recording and live streaming. A GoPro camera mounted on a boom at the bicycle’s rear will record a “third person” point of view; a second camera will focus on the chalk as it draws continuously on road, a third camera will be mounted on my helmet.

Manifest AR (http://www.manifestar.info/) is working with DeLappe to develop a custom augmented reality application for smart phones and portable tablets to create an augmented reality documentary tour of the 460 mile route - photographs of me on my bike will be augmented with visualizations of the federal lands re-visioned as a gigantic solar farm (this aspect of the project will be created post-ride to provide a lasting, perhaps first of it's kind, augmented reality documentary of a performance art project).

This project is being sponsored by:
College of Liberal Arts, University of Nevada, Reno, Scholarly and Creative Activities Grant, GoPro, The Reno Bike Project, College Cyclery, The Center for Art+Environment - Nevada Museum of Art, Voltaic Solar, Xtracycle, Manifest AR, Brooks England and Blue Mars.

Here and Not: An Illustrated and Animated Performance on Birds

Sarah Bay Williams — Fri, 17 May 2013 03:02:28 -0500

Stupid Pills is pleased to present a night of birds.

Here and Not is an illustrated and animated performance by Elkpen, with John Linton and Simon Reilly.

Hundreds of species of birds (and many more) have gone extinct. Let's consider one of them. Over the course of a century the population of passenger pigeons in the United States went from billions to just one, named Martha, who lived in the Cincinnati Zoo. She died in 1914.

Human impact on the world's life forms and ecosystems is probably here to stay (at least until we're gone). Some scientists proclaim this the beginning of the Anthropocene Era—a time in which evolution responds more to technology and hubris than natural selection. Who's footing the bill for our experiment?
Join us for a freestyle elkalogue on extinction, plenty, gone-ness, eating and being eaten, time, serendipity, cataclysm, unintended consequences, progress, and the shifting silicones of evolution. "Here and Not" will recount the plight of the passenger pigeon with illustration, animation, and music.

With an opening number by Stupid Pills.

About Elkpen
elk-ol-o-gy: n. 1. the branch of street art dealing with the relations and interactions between organisms and their environment.

Elkpen uses public space to frame images that talk about the state of nature in urban places. By placing a sign in a public space Elkpen hopes to bring immediacy and context to important topics while pointing to what we expect to see in our environment, what we overlook, and what we take for granted.

CALL FOR ENTRIES 9TH ANNUAL PIXELPOPS! NOW OPEN. DEADLINE: AUGUST 1, 2013.

Colleen Tully — Thu, 16 May 2013 19:46:30 -0500

PixelPops 2013 will take place in New Orleans between September 26 and October 24th, 2013 at The Isaac Delgado Fine Arts Gallery of Delgado Community College City Park Campus, New Orleans, LA.

The gallery is located in an historical portion of the Delgado City Park Campus, on the third floor of Building 1. The gallery serves as a venue for facilitating educational inquiry of the Visual Arts for students and the Greater New Orleans Metropolitan community.

The exhibit will be curated by Brenda Hanegan.

2013 THEME: REGENERATION We are seeking digital works dealing with or contemplating the idea, act, or process of bringing something back into being or existence, whether by the formation of new in the scientific sense or replacing what was lost in the environmental sense, through revision, reclamation, regeneration, etc...

Technical Requirements: All submissions should approx. 6 minutes or less and should relate to this year's theme. We are only accepting Online Submissions. Submissions must be in the form of a link to Vimeo, YouTube or another service hosting your film. If accepted, we will ask for a digital file.

SUBMISSIONS:http://www.poppingpixels.org/submit/

DEADLINE: AUGUST 1, 2013.

FEES: Free (since 2005).

MORE INFO: http://www.poppingpixels.org

“In Conversation” and Performance Event: Danny McCarthy, and Anthony Kelly and David Stalling (Farpoint Recordings)

helenfrosi — Thu, 16 May 2013 17:40:09 -0500

Danny McCarthy
The Memory [box] Room

The Memory Room is a project by the Cork-based multimedia artist Danny McCarthy, whose pioneering art practice explores a combination of visual and auditory experiences. This new work consists of an ongoing series of installations in conjunction with a new book and CD published by the Irish sound art label, Farpoint Recordings. The project is curated by Anthony Kelly.

Events:
Opening: Publication Launch and Performance Event:
WEDNESDAY 22 May 2013 | 7:30-9:30pm | FREE – reservation ticket required:
www.memoryroomlaunchandperformance.eventbrite.com
With The Quiet Club (Danny McCarthy and Mick O’Shea) and special guest, David Toop.

“In Conversation” and Performance Event:
SATURDAY 01 June 2013 | 2:00-5:00pm | FREE – reservation ticket required:
www.memoryroomconversationandperformance.eventbrite.com
With Danny McCarthy, and Anthony Kelly and David Stalling of Farpoint Recordings.

Through the use of personal materials gathered from his past and by using other related ephemera, the artist seeks to reach back in time on a 'psycho-sonic' journey, re-establishing old connections and reviving random fragments of lost memories and locating them in the now. This is achieved through the use of sounds, text and found objects that are installed in specially chosen locations throughout the space.

While these explorations may often connect specifically with aspects of McCarthy’s youth and early adulthood in his home-town of Mallow, Co. Cork (his father’s life as a blacksmith/farrier, nights spent playing rock-and-roll in the local dance-hall, early forays into improvisation), there are also meditations of a less specific and more abstracted nature. These are fleeting and often loosely threaded together, but always accessible, thus encouraging people to explore their own inner soundscape.

From 22 May until 07 June, the exhibition space at SoundFjord, London will play host to The Memory [box] Room, a further exploration and reconfiguration of the themes from this evolving project. Residing ‘memories of place’ and past histories caged within the structure of SoundFjord will mesh and play alongside the gentle reverberations of this latest, and unique, instalment of The Memory Room.

The Memory Room project, which had its first airing at Hilltown New Music Festival in 2010, is scheduled to travel to The Room (Turin, Italy) during late 2013.

About The Memory Room publication:
A new book, published by Farpoint Recordings accompanies The Memory Room installation. This book and 3” CD extend the experience of the installation itself, a further creative layer that can be taken away and absorbed by the viewer/listener at their own pace and in their own personal circumstances. Colour, and black and white photographs, drawings, and layers of text printed onto papers of varying opacity, read in combination with a sound composition contained on the CD, bring McCarthy’s ideas into the realm of the tangible.

The Memory Room book and CD is available from SoundFjord on the opening night and throughout the duration of the exhibition, as well as from Farpoint Recordings (www.farpointrecordings.com)

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http://www.soundfjord.org/exhibitions.htm

SoundFjord | Book Launch and Performance: Danny McCarthy, Mick O'Shea and David Toop

helenfrosi — Thu, 16 May 2013 17:31:29 -0500

Danny McCarthy
The Memory [box] Room

The Memory Room is a project by the Cork-based multimedia artist Danny McCarthy, whose pioneering art practice explores a combination of visual and auditory experiences. This new work consists of an ongoing series of installations in conjunction with a new book and CD published by the Irish sound art label, Farpoint Recordings. The project is curated by Anthony Kelly.

Events:
Opening: Publication Launch and Performance Event:
WEDNESDAY 22 May 2013 | 7:30-9:30pm | FREE – reservation ticket required:
www.memoryroomlaunchandperformance.eventbrite.com
With The Quiet Club (Danny McCarthy and Mick O’Shea) and special guest, David Toop.

“In conversation” and Performance Event:
SATURDAY 01 June 2013 | 2:00-5:00pm | FREE – reservation ticket required:
www.memoryroomconversationandperformance.eventbrite.com
With Danny McCarthy, and Anthony Kelly and David Stalling of Farpoint Recordings.

Through the use of personal materials gathered from his past and by using other related ephemera, the artist seeks to reach back in time on a 'psycho-sonic' journey, re-establishing old connections and reviving random fragments of lost memories and locating them in the now. This is achieved through the use of sounds, text and found objects that are installed in specially chosen locations throughout the space.

While these explorations may often connect specifically with aspects of McCarthy’s youth and early adulthood in his home-town of Mallow, Co. Cork (his father’s life as a blacksmith/farrier, nights spent playing rock-and-roll in the local dance-hall, early forays into improvisation), there are also meditations of a less specific and more abstracted nature. These are fleeting and often loosely threaded together, but always accessible, thus encouraging people to explore their own inner soundscape.

From 22 May until 07 June, the exhibition space at SoundFjord, London will play host to The Memory [box] Room, a further exploration and reconfiguration of the themes from this evolving project. Residing ‘memories of place’ and past histories caged within the structure of SoundFjord will mesh and play alongside the gentle reverberations of this latest, and unique, instalment of The Memory Room.

The Memory Room project, which had its first airing at Hilltown New Music Festival in 2010, is scheduled to travel to The Room (Turin, Italy) during late 2013.

About The Memory Room publication:
A new book, published by Farpoint Recordings accompanies The Memory Room installation. This book and 3” CD extend the experience of the installation itself, a further creative layer that can be taken away and absorbed by the viewer/listener at their own pace and in their own personal circumstances. Colour, and black and white photographs, drawings, and layers of text printed onto papers of varying opacity, read in combination with a sound composition contained on the CD, bring McCarthy’s ideas into the realm of the tangible.

The Memory Room book and CD is available from SoundFjord on the opening night and throughout the duration of the exhibition, as well as from Farpoint Recordings (www.farpointrecordings.com)

http://www.soundfjord.org
http://www.soundfjord.org/exhibitions.htm

SoundFjord | The Memory [box] Room - Danny McCarthy

helenfrosi — Thu, 16 May 2013 17:24:02 -0500

Danny McCarthy
The Memory [box] Room

Exhibition: 23 May – 07 June 2013
SoundFjord, Unit 3b – Studio 28, 28 Lawrence Road, LONDON, N15 4ER
Opening hours: THURS: 2-8pm | FRI - SUN: 2pm-6pm | or by informal appointment (RSVP)

The Memory Room is a project by the Cork-based multimedia artist Danny McCarthy, whose pioneering art practice explores a combination of visual and auditory experiences. This new work consists of an ongoing series of installations in conjunction with a new book and CD published by the Irish sound art label, Farpoint Recordings. The project is curated by Anthony Kelly.

Events:
Opening: Publication Launch and Performance Event:
WEDNESDAY 22 May 2013 | 7:30-9:30pm | FREE – reservation ticket required:
www.memoryroomlaunchandperformance.eventbrite.com
With The Quiet Club (Danny McCarthy and Mick O’Shea) and special guest, David Toop.

“In conversation” and Performance Event:
SATURDAY 01 June 2013 | 2:00-5:00pm | FREE – reservation ticket required:
www.memoryroomconversationandperformance.eventbrite.com
With Danny McCarthy, and Anthony Kelly and David Stalling of Farpoint Recordings.

Through the use of personal materials gathered from his past and by using other related ephemera, the artist seeks to reach back in time on a 'psycho-sonic' journey, re-establishing old connections and reviving random fragments of lost memories and locating them in the now. This is achieved through the use of sounds, text and found objects that are installed in specially chosen locations throughout the space.

While these explorations may often connect specifically with aspects of McCarthy’s youth and early adulthood in his home-town of Mallow, Co. Cork (his father’s life as a blacksmith/farrier, nights spent playing rock-and-roll in the local dance-hall, early forays into improvisation), there are also meditations of a less specific and more abstracted nature. These are fleeting and often loosely threaded together, but always accessible, thus encouraging people to explore their own inner soundscape.

From 22 May until 07 June, the exhibition space at SoundFjord, London will play host to The Memory [box] Room, a further exploration and reconfiguration of the themes from this evolving project. Residing ‘memories of place’ and past histories caged within the structure of SoundFjord will mesh and play alongside the gentle reverberations of this latest, and unique, instalment of The Memory Room.

The Memory Room project, which had its first airing at Hilltown New Music Festival in 2010, is scheduled to travel to The Room (Turin, Italy) during late 2013.

About The Memory Room publication:
A new book, published by Farpoint Recordings accompanies The Memory Room installation. This book and 3” CD extend the experience of the installation itself, a further creative layer that can be taken away and absorbed by the viewer/listener at their own pace and in their own personal circumstances. Colour, and black and white photographs, drawings, and layers of text printed onto papers of varying opacity, read in combination with a sound composition contained on the CD, bring McCarthy’s ideas into the realm of the tangible.

The Memory Room book and CD is available from SoundFjord on the opening night and throughout the duration of the exhibition, as well as from Farpoint Recordings (www.farpointrecordings.com)

href="http://www.soundfjord.org ">http://www.soundfjord.org
http://www.soundfjord.org/exhibitions.htm

ARTS,DESIGN VIRTUAL WORLDS YOKOHAMA 2013

gianluca mura — Thu, 16 May 2013 12:49:09 -0500

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Calls for Papers: ARTS,DESIGN & VIRTUAL WORLDS SPECIAL SESSION
http://artsvirtualworlds.artsmachine.org/

at CYBERWORLDS 2013 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
http://www.vc.media.yamanashi.ac.jp/cw2013/
21-23 OCTOBER 2013, YOKOHAMA, JAPAN
Keio University,Faculty of Science and Technology
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SUBMISSION DEADLINE: May 17,2013

Submit your paper to:
https://www.easychair.org/account/signin.cgi?conf=cyberworlds2013

More information from http://artsvirtualworlds.artsmachine.org/

Full papers up to 8 pages and short papers up to 5 pages have to be submitted electronically in PDF or MS Word data formats. The papers must be written in English (U.S.), carefully proofread, and formatted to Conference Publishing Services Manuscript Formatting Guidelines,

Please use the following template for preparing your papers from:
http://www.artsmachine.org/web/docs/cwtemplate.doc

By submitting a paper the authors confirm that their papers represent original previously unpublished work, and if accepted, the author will register for the conference and present the papers.

INTRODUCTION
Virtual Worlds are information spaces and communities that immensely augment the way we interact, participate and receive information throughout the world. Virtual Worlds seriously impact our lives and the evolution of the world economy by taking such forms as social networking services, 3D shared virtual communities, and assively multiplayer online role-playing games.

OBJECTIVE
The goal of the Arts,Design and Virtual Worlds is to analyze and trace the advancements of new Art and Design theories and practices in Virtual Worlds.
Arts,Design and Virtual Worlds is a special session at the 2013 International Conference on Cyberworlds
http://artsvirtualworlds.artsmachine.org/

PUBLICATIONS
- Arts,Design & Virtual Worlds papers will be published within the CYBERWORLDS 2013 Conference proceedings and related international journal special issues.
http://www.vc.media.yamanashi.ac.jp/cw2013/

- Arts,Design & Virtual Worlds selected papers will be asked to write an article for a special issue of the IJACDT International Journal of Art,Culture and Design Technologies. http://www.igi-global.com/calls-for-papers-special/international-journal-art-culture-design/41032

The ARTS,DESIGN & VIRTUAL WORLDS CYBERWORLDS 2013 Special Session
will address a wide range of research and development topics,but not limited to the following topics:
Aesthetics and semantics
Art and heritage in cyberspace, cyber-museums
Artworks, performances, and installations
Brain-computer interfaces
Cognitive informatics
Computer vision, augmented, mixed and virtual reality
Creative and innovative media arts concepts and projects
Cultural heritage within the Web
Cyberethics and cyberlaws
Cybernetics, artificial intelligence, and cognitive-based concepts and practices
Cybersecurity
Cyberworlds and their impact on the real worlds
Data mining and warehousing in cyberworlds
Digital art, digital culture, net art, and digital design
E-learning in virtual collaborative spaces
Edutainment
EEG-based emotion recognition
Haptic interaction and rendering
Human-computer interaction studies and applications
Human-computer interfaces
Human issues/impacts
Information visualization in art and design issues
Imaginary and creative concepts and applications
Innovative Web, Web3D, and multimedia studies and applications
Intelligent talking agents
Multi-user web games
Networked collaboration
Psychology and cognition studies
Shape modeling for cyberworlds
Shared virtual worlds
Social and ethical issues
Social networking
Technologies for teaching art and design
Virtual architecture and heritage
Virtual, augmented, and mixed realities in art and design
Virtual collaborative spaces
Virtual humans and avatars
Visual languages
Virtual metaplasticity, metaplastic virtual worlds

Looking forward to seeing you in Yokohama!
Best Regards,

Dr.Gianluca Mura
Arts&Design Virtual Worlds Chair

Art Engaging Gangs

Holly Crawford — Thu, 16 May 2013 12:36:30 -0500

Curated by Holly Crawford

Participating Artists:
Erik Bergrin, Mark Dillon, Jasmine Johnson, Nadin Ospina, Joseph Rodriguez, Paula Roush, Maayke Schurer, Robert Taub, Zefrey Throwell

A group exhibition of artists who have engaged with gangs in different ways. This art is the flip side of Norman Rockwell’s middle-class American paintings of Thanksgiving gatherings or getting immunized, a shot, from the doctor to protect you from unseen danger. This is a different kind of danger: the danger of poverty, lack of work and opportunity. The work reflects and documents the violence and death that surround the lives of the gang members and the victims.

Final Tovarisch Residency at The Unstitute/CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

The Unstitute — Thu, 16 May 2013 10:00:20 -0500

Please here watch short the documentary of 'Olaf the Reasonable Swedish Deity'. This film is funded by LustigWeil, current residents at The Unstitute.

http://olafthereasonabledeity.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/valkomna-alla-brevbarare-fans-welcome.html?spref=fb

If you would care to make the submission of your own project to LustigWeil, Arts Adminstration Specialists, please to go to see the existing works in some glory @ www.theunstitute.org and go through the door labelled 'TOVARISCH' and make the submissions please.

Thanks you

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http://www.facebook.com/TheUnstitute

The Algorithmic Trading Freak Show

RYBN — Thu, 16 May 2013 06:04:03 -0500

Exhibition of RYBN.ORG (FR)
curator: Lívia Rózsás

The Paris-based interdisciplinary collective presents it’s unusual trade algorithm collection at it’s debut exhibition in Hungary.

Their exhibition in Trafó Gallery shows through three installations the curiosities of algorithm based trading and they give an overview on the history of the automatisation of the stock exchange, from the now out of date technologies to mechanisms which enable high frequency trading.

Supporters: National Cultural Fund of Hungary, Institut français de Budapest, Káli Kövek

Budhaditya Chattopadhyay at the Widget Art Gallery. May 15th - June 15th, 2013

Chiara Passa — Wed, 15 May 2013 11:13:50 -0500

Dear friends & colleagues,

I'm glad to share with you the Budhaditya Chattopadhyay show at the Widget Art Gallery on IPhone, IPod touch and IPad form May 15th to June 15th, 2013.

About the WAG:

The “WAG" is a mini 3-dimensional, single room gallery that fits into your pocket 'cause I've developed it for IPhone, IPod Touch and I Pad. Every month, directly on your mobile, The “WAG” hosts a solo digital art exhibition related to the dynamic site-specific contest. So, the Widget Art Gallery works both as a sort of kunsthall showing temporary
exhibitions and as a permanent collections museum because conserves all the past exhibitions inside an online archive. For IPhone and IPod touch, just copy this url http://www.chiarapassa.it/wag/mobile/ in Safari and choose: “add to home” and the WAG's icon will be saved on your IPhone. Do the same for IPad but paste this other URL: http://www.chiarapassa.it/wagipad/mobile/, or download the widget version for Mac osx dashboard at: http://www.chiarapassa.it/publicart.html . Past exhibitions at:
http://the-widget-art-gallery.blogspot.com/
To know more about the Widget Art Gallery, I suggest to read my latest interview on Rhizome http://rhizome.org/editorial/2012/oct/29/gallery-your-pocket/

About the exhibition:

The Room within a View by Budhaditya Chattopadhyay

‘The Room within a View’ (2013) stems out of on-going project ‘Doors of Nothingness’ (2012-) as a virtual prototype for a series of sited installations. The project frames and (con)textualizes myriad of thoughts within the mindfulness of a nomadic listener, triggered by pervasive interaction with various immersive but evanescent auditory situations. Essentially experiential, subject-oriented and contemplative in its development, the project explores the itinerant sonic interactions occurring between the listener and constantly emerging environments as cognitive processes of hyper-listening and thinking, which arguably transcend the epistemological constrains of sound. http://budhaditya.org/

Enjoy the show!

Very best, Chiara.

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Chiara Passa - new media artist
chiarapassa@gmail.com
http://www.chiarapassa.it
http://www.ideasonair.net
http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiara_Passa (Ita)
Find me also: http://www.chiarapassa.it/socialnetworks.html

Link Editions releases After Brad Troemel, by Chris Coy

Domenico Quaranta — Wed, 15 May 2013 10:30:35 -0500

Chris Coy, After Brad Troemel, Link Editions, Brescia 2013. Soft cover, 288 pp, English, € 15.00, ISBN 9781291404098.

Link Editions is proud to announce the release of "After Brad Troemel", by US based artist Chris Coy. The book is the first of a selection made out of an open call for proposals, by a jury including Andreas Broeckmann, Ben Fino-Radin and Domenico Quaranta, to be released in our series "In My Computer" along 2013.

"After Brad Troemel" (ABT) is an artist book conceived for the JstChillin exhibition "Read/Write" at 319 Scholes in Brooklyn in 2011. The book - originally published in a limited edition of 20 - took as its conceptual core the characterization of artist Brad Troemel as a genius and a mastermind analyzed through the lens of conspiracy theory and amateur internet sleuthing. According to artist and writer Artie Vierkant, who wrote the introduction to this edition, ABT is not "about Brad Troemel, nor any of the myriad names or identities that are mentioned in its pages. ABT is about the construction of identity in a mediated public space - largely concerned with social interactions on the Internet, but most prominently through textual and visual communication. If it could be said to be about Brad Troemel, or even about Chris Coy himself, then these two are taken as case studies of two very divergent methods of approaching mediated identity."

The book, which disappeared from circulation soon after its first release, is now made available by Link Editions as a print-on-demand paperback through Lulu.com, and as a freely downloadable PDF available on Lulu.com, Issuu.com and on Link Editions' website.

Chris Coy (www.seecoy.com) is an artist and filmmaker currently living and working in Las Vegas. He has shown work at the New Museum in New York, the Sundance Film Festival, the Netherlands Media Art Institute and numerous international art festivals and group exhibitions.

In My Computer is a series of books collecting unpublished material available in your computer. The book can take any shape compatible with POD's production and distribution standards. A new call for proposals will be announced soon.
Link Editions (http://editions.linkartcenter.eu) is a publishing initiative of the Link Center for the Arts of the Information Age. Link Editions uses print on demand and digital formats to create an accessible, dynamic series of essays and pamphlets, but also artist books, catalogues and conference proceedings. A keen advocate of the idea that information wants to be free, Link Editions releases its contents free of charge in .pdf format, and on paper at a price accessible to all. Link Editions is a not-for-profit initiative and all its contents are circulated under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0) license.

Until June 15, all Link Editions books will be available onLulu.com with a 20% discount.

More info, buy and download:

http://www.linkartcenter.eu/
http://editions.linkartcenter.eu/
www.lulu.com/spotlight/linkeditions
http://issuu.com/linkeditions

Six and a Half: Books as the subject and object of Art.

Genco Gulan — Tue, 14 May 2013 17:09:01 -0500

Six and a Half" is the new solo project of Genco Gulan where he used books as the subject and object of his art. Thus, its no coincidence that he is opening up this show in a bookstore. The name of the show comes from the reading statistic: In Turkey, currently, there are six and a half books per person. Gulan, in this project, interpreted his set of books without utilising any digital means.

Solid Interfaces & Urban Games: Digital Games in the Public Space. Call for Projects

Medialab Prado — Tue, 14 May 2013 13:12:56 -0500

Solid Interfaces & Urban Games: Digital Games in the Public Space. Call for Projects

Open Call for project proposals to be developed during a production workshop for the creation of video games related to public space and the city as an interface (July 1-7, 2013) in Medialab-Prado (Madrid, Spain).

During seven days of intensive work, ideas will be tested and prototypes developed by working with partners and technical assistants.

Deadline: May 31, 2013.

More information and submissions: http://medialab-prado.es/article/convocatoria_interfaces_solidas

Framework

In recent years, the video game experience has outgrown TV screens, game consoles and laptops, becoming increasingly ubiquitous. The availability of mobile devices, tablets, sensors, geolocation services, augmented realities and media facades has allowed the development of new game ideas experimentally and as a prototype. At the forefront of these game forms, which take place in some cases without the screen as an interface, is the interaction with other users and with the environment.

Moreover, commercial controllers like Wiimote or Kinect have popularized the idea of the game away from the traditional game controller, transforming the game into a complete physical experience.

This workshop proposes to think about games in the public space as an opportunity to generate other uses of the city and connections among its citizens.

Lines of Work

The selection will consider ideas and projects that are already taking place and address one of the following elements:

· The use of urban furniture as an interface for the game
· Media Façade
· Non-random Games
· Interaction with the space
· Place specific
· Networked City

Methodology

A maximum of 4 projects will be selected and developed collaboratively in this intensive workshop with the support of tutors, technical assistants and partners.

Once projects are selected, there will be an open call for collaborators, who will be fairly selected by the organization and the project promoters.

Open Call for collaborators. June 6 - 30, 2013

WANDER WEB TV - New Videos

Tamara LAI — Tue, 14 May 2013 13:03:29 -0500

Andrej Tisma (Serbia)
- Taking Away Privacy

Brayant Saxam, Mexico City (MEX)
- ZAPPING2

WANDER WEB TV presents video art & experimental, reports on the theme of wandering: voyages, trips, strolls ... various crossings and meetings ...

WITH :
Annie Abrahams & Jan de Weille (FR), Franck Ancel (FR), Codrut Alexoaia (RO), Atomic Elroy (CAL, USA), Mac Dunlop (UK), Jean-Pierre Giovanelli (FR), Pol Guezennec (FR), Gruppo Sinestetico (IT), Henry Gwiazda (USA), Prosper Hillairet et Michel Drouin (FR), Silvio De Gracia (ARG), Maria Korporal (IT), Tamara Lai (BE), Marco Mendeni (DE), Jean-Michel Rolland (FR), Laurent Saïet (FR), Brayant Saxam (MEX), Anthony Stephenson (NJ, USA), Thierry Théolier (FR), Anderj Tisma (SERB), Tina Willgren (SWE), Muriel Zanardi (BE)

...in progress (no deadline)...

FIRST COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE, NO GLASSES, 3D TABLET - NEO3DO LAUNCH PARTY!

Ellen Pearlman — Tue, 14 May 2013 09:38:12 -0500

FIRST COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE, NO GLASSES, 3D TABLET - NEO3DO LAUNCH PARTY!

Saturday, June 15, 2013
3:00 PM to 6:00 PM

The IMC Lab Gallery
56 West 22nd Street, New York, NY (edit map)

The IMC Lab Gallery is on the 6th Floor of 56 West 22nd Street
www.neo3do.com

The Volumetric Society, in conjunction with the 3D Club of NY is excited to host a FREE open house launch party for the world's first commercial glasses-free 3D Tablet.

After the Product Launch in Hollywood, the NEO3DO founders are coming to the Big Apple to showcase the new Android tablet. Come and bring your friend or colleague to test the device, see some cool 3D content, and hang out with other 3D professionals and enthusiasts while having a drink and a snack.

Join us for:
- 3D tablet hands-on demonstrations;
- a chance to buy a tablet for a super discount;
- a chance to win a tablet through giveaways/raffle!

Wine/beer and appetizers will be provided.

Bring your own 3D content (photos, videos, etc.) on USB or microSD and see it in 3D on the tablet, without the glasses.

Special message from the NEO3DO founder:

Hello New York, this is an invitation to the official product launch NY! The NEO3DO is an 8" Glasses-Free 3D Android tablet capable of displaying bright and clear 3D without the glasses --it also shows 2D of course. We believe this amazing device will help bring 3D to Chasm and consumer adoption. Bring your own content on USB or microSD and see it on the tablet. Expect a hands-on demo, snacks, beer/wine and some great conversation.You are welcome to invite other industry professionals in the 3D, Technology, Arts and Media areas.

Thanks to our generous hosts at the IMC LAB, a studio with a focus on tech, art and experimental new media.

I really look forward to having you at the Launch,

David Briggs
Founding Member, 3D Film Connection

Open Call // Community Art in Hoorn

Hotel_MariaKapel — Tue, 14 May 2013 06:52:32 -0500

Open Call // Community Art in Hoorn NL

deadline: June 15, 2013

HMK {Hotel MariaKapel} offers one or more artists the opportunity to realise a large-scale community art project in Hoorn, the Netherlands in 2014.

The commission
We are looking for a newly developed community art project which
 Is a project by a visual artist
 Takes place in (semi-)public space
 In development and execution is (partially) dependent on the participation of a local audience/public.
 Benefits from a local (social) infrastructure for the realisation of the project

Goals
The project engages residents from Hoorn during the process of creation. The group of participants does not necessarily have to be large, as long as the project reaches a large audience. The target group is not decided upon beforehand, but depends on the nature of your project. The concept of the project will be developed in 2013 and will be created in 2014 in a neighbourhood of Hoorn, NL, preferably not the centre.

HMK offers
For the development of the concept and its’ creation HMK offers a budget, including a fee for the artist(s).
HMK is responsible for PR, communication and publicity. During the project we offer full use of all facilities, including the guesthouse.

How to apply
Project proposals consists of a brief (1/2 A4 – 1 A4) explanation of your project, documentation and a CV, if possible all combined in a single PDF document, and can be send to call@hotelmariakapel.nl (att. Community Art Project). In a second round we might ask you to further explain your proposal.

Selection criteria
Main criteria for selection are artistic quality, relevance of the topic/concept, the level of involvement of a local audience and participants. Furthermore professionalism, an independent way of working, and the skills to generate collaborations and contacts are of importance.

Video Challenge - 360º Around the Human Factor

elmur.net — Mon, 13 May 2013 04:26:41 -0500

Wherever you come from north, south, east or west of the continent if you are a creative citizen which loves to capture ideas and little big moments in life... this is your challenge!

To celebrate our 5th anniversary ELMUR.NET global visual dialogue invites you to submit your creative videos under the theme: 360º Around the Human Factor, creative perspectives on human values.

In a globalised digital world where human beings are closer than ever, we would like to visually reflect about those things which unite us all.

What makes you feel close to others? What is valuable to you or to humankind? After all, what makes us humans? A feeling, a moment, an idea? Are you able to capture it with your camera, visualize it with images, graphics or with an animation?

Show us your talent and perspectives, share your creativity, inspire us and win amazing awards!

UPLOAD YOUR PROPOSALS at http://www.elmur.net

Submissions open from 01.06.13 until 18.06.14

Monthy awards throughout the challenge!

What can you get?

Best videos will be screened in public spaces and cultural events in an international context. You will be able to promote your talent and present your creativity to wider audiences in amazing in places and events like ESPACIO ENTER international Festival of Creativity, innovation and Digital Culture (ES) and BILDERFLUT public screenings in Berlin (DE) among others.

The board of experts from ELMUR.NET will do review and give you feedback of your proposal.

AWARDS

1 x “Best Video of the year“ Award

12 x “Best Video of the Month” Awards
Every month ELMUR.NET will select a video to be presented in the ELMUR public screen installation in Lleida (Spain). It will be highlighted at elmur.net website and social media channels and promoted within ELMUR.NET international network.
Get connected with updates on complementary awards for all participant videos. Register at www.elmur.net and follow us at Facebook or Twitter (elmurnet).

ELEGIBILITY

No entry fee.
Open to all, no age or nationality restrictions.
We encourage amateurs and professional creatives to take part in the challenge.
Open to all styles and techniques: creative video, storytelling, animation, video art, video poetry, experimental, video collages, remixes, vj mixes, etc.
No limit in the number of works submited per entrant.
All videos will be published under Creative Commons Licence: attribution, noncommercial, share alike.

Take up the Challenge! Upload your proposal at http://www.elmur.net

MORE? Download attached PDF or write us at info@elmur.net

Open Call For The First B_TOUR FESTIVAL!

dasistdochkeineart — Mon, 13 May 2013 03:09:42 -0500

Open Call for The First B_TOUR FESTIVAL
30th of August till the 1st of September 2013

B_Tour invites groups and individuals, to create tours that rethink storytelling, and suggest innovative, experimental approaches to the conventional format of a guided tour. Tours should encompass engaging ways of intervening public spaces and relate strongly to Berlin’s social/cultural/geographical fabric. The festival is particularly oriented to projects that challenge us to rethink our everyday relationship to the urban environment. The festival is a multidisciplinary arts platform where various artistic expression/disciplines meet social activism. We look for audio tours, video tours, tours without a guide, tours lead by animals! Anything goes.

Tours should aim to explore the critical dimension of citizenship, locality, mapping, high art, popular culture, gentrification, human- technology interface, psychogeography, geographical hegemony and politics of public space. Community involved projects, arts discipline cross-over projects and collaborative endeavors are particularly welcomed.

B because it's not A, it's an alternative to the hegemonic narrative of conventional guided tours; B because it's all about personal and communal Biographies; B because we want to Breach the Borders between public and private spaces.

Please download the application form and artists guidelines from: www.b-tour.org. Send them completed and signed to: info@b-tour.org by the 12th of June 2013.

ScreenSaverGallery

Sun, 12 May 2013 19:06:51 -0500

Dear Friends,

we’ve launched a new exhibition project called “ScreenSaverGallery”. The project is exploring the subtle and very specific exhibition space on the edge of intimate real life environment and public on-line space, as impersonated in personal monitor.
In order to perceive the exhibition, the user has to give up interactive functions normally performed on his computer and wholly surrender to the “passive” experience offered by the screen saver.

The “ScreenSaverGallery” started in March 2013 with “Interior series” by Berlin-based artist, curator and art historian Robert Sakrowski; (more info: http://screensaver.metazoa.org/sakrowski-interiors/) and will continue with new projects selected by various curators.

“SreenSaverGallery” is aimed not only at software and web based artworks, but also explores the screen-saving possibilities of more traditional art forms, mediums and processes.

The announce of new launches and further information concerning the exhibition will be regularly published at http://screensaver.metazoa.org. Once installed, the “ScreenSaverGallery” will automatically renew its programme according to the exhibition plan, bringing new works of art onto your computer screen.

“ScreenSaverGallery” does not endanger Your computer nor Your privacy.

CURRENT CURATORS:

Mary Meixner
Barbora Trnkova & Tomas Javurek

Working Artist Org. / $1000 Working Art Grant / Art Purchase Awards / Call for Submissions

blzbuba_photography — Sun, 12 May 2013 16:03:47 -0500

We offer small monthly art purchase awards to help serious artists keep working. Open to all visual artists including sculptors, installation, digital, mixed media, film/video, performance from all countries. Deadline for the $1000.00 Working Art Grant / Purchase Award is May 31, 2013

For application guidelines please see: http://www.workingartist.org/art-grant-guidelines.html

Deadline: May 31, 2013

info@workingartist.org

Open Call for Recession Art's Color War

Emma Katz — Fri, 10 May 2013 17:32:25 -0500

Submissions are open for 'Color War,' our summer group exhibition at 47 Bergen Street.

Deadline Sunday June 9, 11:59pm

'Color War' curated by the Recession Art staff, is now open for submissions.

To lighten and brighten up the festive season of summer, Recession Art will mount the exhibition 'Color War,' a show to celebrate the joy and possibility of color in art. We’re putting a challenge to artists to show us the most rich, vivid, and vibrant artwork possible. We’ll be looking for works that put the summer sun to shame, bringing the heat into the gallery and forcing us to keep our sunglasses on indoors.

This exhibition will be limited to flat work, with a maximum dimension of 24 x 24 inches and preferably smaller. All submitted works must be ready to hang on the wall, with a focus on works on paper, canvas, or wood. All works must be available for sale and be less than $500.

Let the battle begin!

Digital Art and the Urban Environment: a Symposium, Art Exhibition, and Scholarly Volume

Frank Marchese — Fri, 10 May 2013 17:06:35 -0500

First Call for Participation

Digital Art and the Urban Environment: a Symposium, Art Exhibition, and Scholarly Volume

Location: Pace University, Downtown Manhattan, New York City

Date: Friday, October 4, 2013

Sponsors: Pace Digital Gallery, Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems, and the Pace Academy for Applied Environmental Studies

Digital and new media artists utilize innovations in locative media, tracking technologies, telecommunication networks, and novel computer interfaces to craft artworks that create new ways to connect with the city. Just as their predecessors transformed urban neighborhoods, such as New York’s SoHo and Chelsea, through their energy and imagination, today’s artists are altering our perceptions of, and relationships with, urban space though their digital inventions and interventions. Thus, it is the purpose of this symposium, art exhibition, and scholarly volume to formally appraise the ways new media and digital artists engage urban ecology. It seeks to gather together contributions from artists, architects, computer scientists, designers, urban planners, social scientists, critical theorists, and others to consider these new modes of seeing, representing, and connecting within the urban setting.

There are three possible ways to participate:

1. Symposium. Propose an oral presentation, dialog, panel, or other form of audience engagement for the symposium. Topics can range from reviews of how technology supports digital artistic practice to social studies of how a group or community is engaged by the work of digital and new media artists – and everything in between.

The proposal should be approximately 300 words in length, include a very short list of important references, the names and affiliations of the presenters, along with a brief bio of each. Papers related to all accepted presentations will be considered for the edited scholarly volume (see below).

2. Edited Scholarly Volume. The goal of the scholarly volume is to define and contextualize the ways new media and digital artists engage the urban environment and its population. It seeks chapter proposals that describe theories, applications, analyses, case studies, reviews, histories, and manifestos that include, but art not limited to:

• Artistic and design practices for the urban setting
• Artist, designer, scientist, technologist collaborations
• Artistic creations and practice based on scientific/technological models and simulations
• Virtual and physical information artifacts related to, or created through, artistic and design processes
• Artistic mapping of information within the urban setting
• The relationship between information spaces and urban spaces
• The role of the viewer in urban art
• How digital artistic practice engages communities within the urban setting
• Technological advances supporting urban art
• User interfaces supporting urban art

As with the symposium proposal, a chapter proposal should be approximately 300 words in length, include a very short list of important references, the names and affiliations of the presenters, along with a brief bio of each. It is anticipated that the scholarly volume will be published by a major international publisher.

3. Art Exhibition. Artists are invited to submit artwork related to the symposium theme for display either within the Pace Digital Gallery or through its website (http://csis.pace.edu/digitalgallery/index.html ). Artists should submit a short proposal describing their artwork, a brief biography, and the URL of their websites. All artwork in the show will be documented in the show’s catalog.

Important Information:
Due Date: All submissions are due by Sunday, July 13, 2012.

All proposals for symposia presentations, book chapters, artwork, and any other inquiries should be emailed to:

Dr. Francis T. Marchese
Pace Digital Gallery
&
Department of Computer Science
Pace University
163 William Street, 2nd Floor
NY, NY 10038

Email: fmarchese@pace.edu
Academic Web page: http://csis.pace.edu/~marchese
Pace Digital Gallery Web page: http://csis.pace.edu/digitalgallery/

Channels: The Australian Video Art Festival

Channels Festival — Fri, 10 May 2013 00:18:01 -0500

Submissions are now open until the 1st of June 2013!

Channels festival is calling for single-channel video art works, 10min or less in duration, to be played in a curated screening at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image. Channels is a new international biennial festival based in Melbourne that will showcase Australian and international video art across its many mutant forms, including commissioned installation works by Ms&Mr (SYD) and Benjamin Ducroz (MELB), live AV performances, panel discussions and workshops.

The Festival takes place over the weekend of 18th – 21st September 2013 (with an exhibition at Screen Space running 12th – 21st September) at venues including ACMI, Screen Space and Speakeasy Cinema. See the call for works and guidelines on our website for more information.

Many Studios Graduate Residency Programme 2013 - Selected by Jon Burgerman & Toby Paterson

ManyStudios — Thu, 09 May 2013 14:24:39 -0500

The Many Graduate Residency Programme - formerly Ironbbratz Graduate Residency Programme - is now in it’s third year.

The Environment:
Set within the Many Studios complex; four residents are selected annually to work within a dedicated studio and production space. The space is shared equally between the residents, with each taking a self-designated work area. The flexible layout is intended to suit the needs of individual approaches and encourage awareness of the immediate community. The studio comes with 24-hour access and all-inclusive utilities including heating and WiFi. (See floor-plan attached)

The Residents:
Many, as suggested by our name, encourage and promote multi-disciplinary and collaborative approaches including, but not limited to, fine arts practitioners. We welcome applications from 2011,2012 and 2013 graduates working in any creative field with an interest in growing and testing their creative practice.

The Structure:
The Many Graduate Residency Programme runs between September 2013 - May 2014 and includes:

Monthly development meetings with the in-house Many team;
Bi-monthly development meetings with other practice appropriate creative professionals (selected by resident);
Bi-monthly critical peer review sessions with the in-house Many team, studio tenants and invited guests;
Greatly reduced studio rent, of £60 pcm, including all utilities and the chance to work at the heart of the city. Studios come with 24-hour access, free WiFi and are a great way to work professionally within the budget of a recent graduate;
Assisted public outcome of each resident’s individual practice, including promotional assistance;
One month out-of-house creative work experience, tailored to the resident’s individual needs;
In-house assistance with forging wider national and international connections.

The residency will conclude with the staging of individually tailored public outcomes in May 2014. Being reflective of each participant’s practice and wishes the public outcome stage has no traditional restrictions.

The Theme:
This year’s application process embraces the additional requirement of a thematic response, ‘Competition’. Although this theme will not in any way exhaust the direction of the programme we are interested in hearing individual reflections on this theme. We urge applicants to consider widely its possible interpretations and context.

The selection panel for this session includes special guests Jon Burgerman and Toby Paterson, alongside the Many directorial and communications team.

All completed application forms must be returned to residency@manystudios.co.uk by 5pm on Monday 1st July 2013.

Live Coding Workshop and the Laptop Orchestra Jam by Ian Jarvis

New Adventures in Sound Art (NAISA) — Thu, 09 May 2013 14:10:22 -0500

The last Sunday of each month
May 26, Live Coding Workshop 10 am - noon, $10/person + Laptop Orchestra Jam noon-2pm, $5/person
Those attending the morning workshop get in free for the laptop jam

Come learn about music, digital sound, improvisation, laptop orchestras, and the programming language ChucK, with the basics of live coding workshop. Following the workshop will be an open form Laptop Orchestra Jam. No prior experience necessary - all ages and levels of experience welcome. The Workshop runs from 10-12, the Orchestra Jam will be from 12-2. Come for one or both, whatever suits your fancy. Note: those attending the morning workshop get in free for the afternoon jam. Bring your own laptop. Ian Jarvis is a Sound Artist Composer, Song Writer, and Media Producer from Toronto. He currently spits mad live code with the newly conceived group extramuros.

Masqueraders Are the Ancestors of Protestors

IMCLabGallery — Thu, 09 May 2013 13:36:07 -0500

Masqueraders Are the Ancestors of Protestors: A Celebration of the Mask as a Tool of Social Change
The Fourth Juneteenth Jubilee Exhibit, Presented by SOL’SAX and The IMC Lab + Gallery

On View May 2 - June 27

A multimedia exhibition celebrating the tradition of honored reverence through masking with works by Saya Woolfalk, Firelei Báez, and SOL’SAX. Works made in collaboration with James Tunick integrate eye tracking, motion tracking, and augmented reality sculpture with projection mapping.

Press Release:
SOL’SAX organizes Jubilees every year to celebrate Juneteenth, an American holiday commemorating the liberation of the last slaves in Texas on June 19th 1865. Each year the Jubilee focuses on a specific cultural product that has been used by culture soldiers to create social freedom.

Masking is a cultural force around the world. The masking strategy celebrated in this exhibit stands in stark contrast to masking traditions that use mimicry and satire to ridicule the other by appropriating their identity. In many animist traditions, masks are more than a tool of anonymity to attack outsiders. They are visual aids to honor Ancestors. Most masquerade traditions of West and Central Africa are focused on defining and redefining their own identity rather than ridiculing or dismissing "the other".

This exhibition explores masquerade traditions that celebrate a deep reverence of self and acknowledges the self as an ancestral construction. Saya Woolfalk has mined ancestral masquerade traditions from around the world, fusing eclectic cultural references by using her personal aesthetic sense as glue. Her ongoing body of work featuring female characters called the “Empathetics” uses empathy as a tool to heal the pain of Colonial globalization, European supremacy and patriarchy. Firelei Báez directs her transformative aesthetic to riff on the Tignon headdress tradition of New Orleans. She celebrates this battle proven cultural soldier strategy of transforming insults into honor with this specific historical reference of cultural resistance. SOL’SAX uses masks that are hybrids of the traditional Dogon ancestral masks of West Africa and the contemporary protest sign to celebrate the protestors of the Civil Rights movement and the nonviolent cultural tools they used with roots in the masquerade traditions of Sub-Saharan Africa. There will also be a performance and video art series where artists Derrick Adams, Jodie Lyn-Kee-Chow, Zachary Fabri, Kambui Olujimi and many more will present work featuring masking or the appropriation of a persona. On Juneteenth (June 19th) there will be a Jubilee Masquerade where attendees will be encouraged to bring their own mask.

https://www.facebook.com/theimclab

Call: animateCOLOGNE - Cologne Art & Animation Festival

Wilfried Agricola de Cologne — Thu, 09 May 2013 06:05:11 -0500

Call for entries
Deadline: 1 June 2013
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animateCOLOGNE - Cologne Art & Animation Festival
is looking for new exciting artworks using most different forms of animation

Launched in 2012 in the framework of
Cologne Art & Moving Images Awards
the platform for "art & moving images",
animateCOLOGNE will release in September 2013
its 2nd festival edition - presenting again
the best animated artworks -
hybrids which can be used for diffferent forms of representing -
screening, projection and installation.

The details, regulations and entry form can be found on
http://www.nmartproject.net/netex/?p=4954

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Cologne Art & Moving Images Awards
animateCOLOGNE - Cologne Art & Animation Festival
http://caaf.newmediafest.org
http://coff.newmediafest.org/blog/

artvideo (at) koeln.de

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Critical Information Graduate Conference

Russet Lederman — Wed, 08 May 2013 22:41:13 -0500

Call for Proposals and Projects

Critical Information
Graduate Student Conference

Hosted by the MFA program in Art Criticism & Writing at the School of Visual Arts, New York City, December 1, 2013
http://criticalinformationsva.com

Proposals due June 30, 2013 to critical.information.sva@gmail.com

Critical Information is an interdisciplinary graduate student conference, which provides a platform to assess current scholarship and research at the intersection of art, media, and society. Critical Information is particularly interested in engaging both collaborative and individual papers or projects that address the following issues: Art and Social Theory, Philosophy and Media, Mediated Image Making, the Work of Art in the Information Age, Media and Memory, Identity and Representation in the Mediated Environment, Mediated Intercultural Exchange, Media Excess, and the History and Future of the Image, and more. All themes pertaining to the juncture of media, theory, society and the visual arts will be considered.

Open to all current graduate students and those who have received a graduate degree within the last year, Critical Information is sponsored by the MFA Art Criticism & Writing Department at the School of Visual Arts.

Submission Requirements:
Name, School, Department Affiliation, Academic Status
Phone Number, Email Address
Title of Paper or Project
Abstract including thesis statement and main argument. 100-150 words

Please submit the above information and your abstract within the body of an email. No attached word documents.

Important Dates:
Abstract Deadline: June 30, 2013
Decision Email: September 30, 2013
Paper Deadline; November 1, 2013
Conference Date: December 1, 2013

The MFA Art Criticism and Writing Department at SVA offers a two-year course of study leading to an MFA degree. For students who want to improve their writing and advance their knowledge of contemporary art, theory, literature, and history, this concentrated program offers seminars by practicing critics, editors, philosophers, poets, and artists. The focus in writing is on the essay as form, as well as on shorter forms of review, through intensive writing practicums. http://artcriticism.sva.edu/

School of Visual Arts (SVA) in New York City is an established leader and innovator in the education of artists. From its inception in 1947, the faculty has been comprised of professionals working in the arts and art-related fields. SVA provides an environment that nurtures creativity, inventiveness and experimentation, enabling students to develop a strong sense of identity and a clear direction of purpose. www.sva.edu

Seeking Gallery Fellow for 2013-14

Richard Rinehart — Wed, 08 May 2013 13:01:15 -0500

Samek Art Gallery
Bucknell University
Gallery Fellowship

Department Overview

The Art Galleries are a program of Bucknell University that creates meaningful encounters between artists, students, scholars, the public and works of art. The Galleries present original, travelling, and collection exhibitions and public programs that cover the range of art history with an emphasis on contemporary art. The Gallery maintains an active museum collection of over 5,000 objects, including 450 works installed across the campus. The gallery programs and/or manages 3 spaces - the Samek Art Gallery on campus (including offices, work-room, and collection study room), Downtown Art Gallery, and off-site collections storage - totaling 4,500 square feet of exhibition and program space plus 3,000 of storage and workspace. The Galleries produce, on average, 15 exhibitions, 75 public programs, and 36 campus events annually. For more information, see http://galleries.blogs.bucknell.edu.

Fellowship Overview

The Gallery Fellowship is offered for recent college graduates interested in pursuing a museum career. The fellowship offers professional training in arts administration and is designed to help fellows support their academic and career goals through supervised work experiences. Under the supervision of the Samek Art Gallery director and chief curator, the fellow will have the opportunity to be involved in every aspect of the Galleries' programs and operations. This is a 9-month (Sep 2013-May 2014) fellowship for one year with the possibility of a second year. This fellowship is a commitment of an average of 20 hours/week. The fellowship offers a $10,000 stipend for living expenses.

Fellowship Learning Goals

For the fellow, the purpose of the fellowship is:
• To learn to function as a professional within his/her institution as well as the broader community of museums, and to understand current museum issues.
• To learn to function within the organizational structure of a museum and to develop a knowledge of governance and administrative operations.
• To develop knowledge and skills related to specific areas of museum work.
• To develop the ability to identify, assess and solve on-the-job museum problems.
• To assess individual wishes and needs for professional development.
• To learn how exhibitions are curated and produced in a professional art gallery/museum environment.
• To learn how the permanent museum collection of artworks is conserved, documented, and used in teaching and research.
• To learn how galleries and museums educate the public about art in an informal life-long learning environment.

Fellowship Assignments

The fellow engages in learning opportunities and provides assistance with all aspects relating to the museum collections, interchanging/rotating exhibitions and interpretive programs, including, but not limited to:

• Curatorial coordination for the "Connections Gallery: Experiments in Community Curating" including coordinating bi-monthly installation and de-installation.
• Researching artists and the exhibition history of artworks, creating exhibition documentation, corresponding with artists, and other tasks that contribute to developing exhibitions.
• Receiving training in handling original artworks by assisting with installing and de-installing exhibitions and assisting with delivery and pick-up artwork.
• Documenting art objects, and making the collection available to students and faculty in a learning environment.
• Curatorial field trips to regional galleries and museums.
• Accompany director and staff to selected campus arts meetings.
• Acting as gallery docent.
• Occasionally opening gallery and assisting with producing events.
• Practicing public museum writing with regular writing for gallery's blog.
• Read assigned readings about the history of museums and exhibition practices.
• Attend regular meeting with gallery director to reflect on fellowship experiences, plan individual projects and receive work assignments, discuss readings, and receive career consulting.
• Attend weekly gallery staff meetings to observe and participate in administrative planning for the gallery's programs and operations.

Fellowship Requirements

The ideal candidate has a demonstrated interest in curatorial practice. Attention to detail, excellent communication skills, and the ability to multitask and prioritize are essential to the position. Strong research skills are a plus. Background in art history with coursework in modern art preferred.

• A Bachelor’s degree in art history (strongly preferred, though BA's in related fields such as art education, curatorial studies, or museum studies will be considered.)
• Dependable, strong work ethic, and good communication skills.
• Must be proficient with social media tools: blogging, Facebook, etc.
• Must be able to lift 50 pounds and work crouched or on ladders.
• Must have a valid drivers license.
• Candidates must agree to a background check because they will have access to art collection storage areas.

Application Guidelines

All of the following materials are due by midnight on May 31, 2013, and should be submitted by email to: r.rinehart@bucknell.edu.

Cover Letter

Include a cover letter that addresses all of the following questions in one to two pages:

• Why are you interested in this position?
• What makes you a strong candidate for this position? Please tell about your relevant educational background and past experience.
• What aspects of this position interest you the most? Why?
• What are your long-term goals? Where do you see yourself in five years?

Resume

Please outline ALL of your employment history including art-related and non-art-related work experience. Please also list exhibitions you have worked on, art writing or curating, awards and recognition that you have received, other art-related engagements you’ve participated in, as well as extracurricular activities, etc.

Writing Sample

Please send either:

▪ 2 academic papers you have written about art, or
▪ 1 academic paper and one other writing sample such as an exhibition brochure or art review.

Letters of Recommendation

Three letters of recommendation should be submitted by professors, curators, gallery directors, or related professionals who know you well. These letters should be emailed by the authors directly to: r.rinehart@bucknell.edu by May 31.

Additional Information

If you have any questions about this position or about the application process then please contact:

Richard Rinehart, Director
r.rinehart@bucknell.edu
http://galleries.blogs.bucknell.edu/

Chair/Assistant Professor - Design Studies

royd — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:37:24 -0500

The Design Studies program in the Centre for the Arts and Communications (CFAC) at MacEwan University invites applications for the position of Chair/Assistant Professor in the Design Studies program. This is a full-time, continuing faculty appointment with both teaching and leadership responsibilities.

Located in Edmonton, Alberta, MacEwan University is a comprehensive undergraduate university offering more than 75 different credentials to 11,000 full time students spread over four campuses.
The MacEwan Design Studies program has been educating well-respected designers for more than thirty years. A new three-year Design Studies diploma will be launched in Fall 2013 and plans are underway for the development of a four-year baccalaureate degree. The program has six continuing faculty positions, three instructional assistants and approximately 200 students.

About the Chair’s responsibilities
The successful candidate will serve as Chair, for a minimum of three and a maximum of six consecutive years, and will represent the program at all levels within the University and the community.

Building on the program’s current mission and vision, the candidate must be able to articulate a clear vision for transitioning the Design Studies program to a degree. Additionally, the candidate will be required to establish and maintain the confidence and respect of faculty, students, staff, alumni, and the professional communities.

About the faculty member’s responsibilities
Candidates should possess the ability to teach at multiple levels in the curriculum, from foundations studies to senior studios and seminars, and are expected to make a significant contribution in developing curriculum that strikes a balance between theory and practice.

Candidates should demonstrate an ability to articulate visual communication design principles, foster conceptual development, and encourage the application of creative process. Candidates should be fluent in design discourse and studio practice and in balancing the conceptual, aesthetic and technical demands of the discipline.

Preference will be given to candidates with expertise in at least two of the following areas: interactive/web design, typography, information design, branding and corporate identity, advertising, motion graphics, and photography.

Applicants must possess a Master’s or Doctoral credential in the discipline. Demonstrated excellence in full-time teaching, as well as administrative experience, curriculum development and professional communication design work, is required. Preference will be given to candidates with a record of relevant research and/or creative and scholarly inquiry.

Applicants should submit a covering letter, curriculum vitae, recent teaching evaluations, a statement of teaching interests and experience, names and contact information for three references, and examples of student and personal work.
CA or policy: The position is included under the Faculty Association Collective Agreement

Employment Category: Full-Time Continuing

Salary Range: Commensurate with Education and Experience

Closing Date: Remain open until suitable candidate is found.
Quote Competition No: 12.02.030

In compliance with Canadian immigration law, Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be given priority.
MacEwan University thanks all applicants for their interest in employment, however only those selected for interviews will be contacted.

Apply to:
Human Resources Department
MacEwan University
University Services Centre
10-600, 10700 104 Ave NW
Edmonton AB T5J 4S2
FAX: (780) 497-5430
E-mail: careers@macewan.ca
MacEwan University employment opportunities can be viewed by visiting our website at www.macewan.ca Click on Careers at MacEwan.

Tech needed: MICA Art+Technology Program

Jason Corace — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 20:14:29 -0500

The Art+Technology is hiring a part time tech to help support the department. Please see the listing at the linke below to apply:

http://mica.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=38180

Assistant Professor of New Media

Jon Ippolito — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 15:42:23 -0500

The University of Maine seeks a tenure-track, academic-year joint appointment for the New Media Department and Intermedia Program, effective August 2013. We seek a candidate with an established career in one or more areas of New Media, such as participatory media, interactive technologies, mobile apps, physical computing, or Web development, as well as work in, or knowledge of, Intermedia. The responsibilities of the position will be to teach a 3/2 load split between the New Media undergraduate program and the Intermedia MFA program, serve on or chair graduate MFA thesis committees and oversee undergraduate research projects, conduct an active and ongoing program of research and creative work, serve on program committees for both units and actively provide service to the New Media department.

Candidates must have a track record as change agents and the ability to inspire students in their creative endeavors. Candidates should have strong record of teaching experience at the undergraduate and graduate level, and the flexibility to adapt to changing times and an evolving curriculum emphasizing creativity, critical thinking and applied innovative practices. The position requires a willingness to work collaboratively with colleagues in multiple departments and engage in research and teaching that cross specializations/disciplines creating new hybrid practices. The candidate's background must prepare her or him for taking advantage of the audiovisual and fabrication facilities in the University of Maine's new Innovative Media Research and Commercialization Center (http://IMRCcenter.com), with emphasis on real world engagement and contributions to the local economy.

While technical and design fluency in one or more areas central to digital culture, including software development, is required candidates must also understand the aesthetic, economic, political, and ethical implications of maker culture. Candidates are required to have a MFA or PhD in a creative field, with the exception of candidates with extraordinary, internationally recognized experience in a creative capacity.

To apply, see instructions at http://newmedia.umaine.edu/feature.php?id=969

Instructor NT-9 month appointment

JulieCheek — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 17:43:14 -0500

Animation Instructor. First date of consideration: April 12, 2013. Primary Duties: Teach four three-credit hour studios per semester in Animation, with a range of courses including beginning 2D and 3D animation and intro to computer graphic design. The ability to teach other subjects such as Digital Arts and Time-based Media are a plus. Must assist in setting up animation lab equipment in Brick City. Minimum Acceptable Qualifications: An earned terminal degree or the degree required for teaching in certain disciplines is required. Potential or demonstrated teaching ability is required. A willingness to serve the academic unit, college, and the University is required. The ability to develop knowledge of, respect for, and skills to engage with those of other cultures or backgrounds is required. Additional Qualifications: MFA in New Media, Digital Arts, Animation, or related field. MFA completed by May 2013. Software proficiency in Lightwave and Adobe Creative Suite, specifically AfterEffects, Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign. Hardware proficiency in both Mac and PC. The ability to teach other subjects such as Digital Arts and Time-based Media are a plus. Special Instructions: Official transcripts will be required at time of hire. To apply fo to https://jobs.missouristate.edu/postings/7832 . Please submit up to 20 examples of current professional work (CD-ROM, DATA DVD and/or portfolio website). If available submit a separate data disc or website link to student work examples. Submit discs to: Rebecca Xu, Art & Design, Missouri State University, 901 S National Ave., Springfield, MO 65897. Note: Materials will NOT be returned. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed. Academic transcripts and background check authorizations will be required for finalists. To submit a link to online work please use the "Online media Presentation" and/or "Online Portfolio" options in the Applicant Documents section of the application. Employment will require a criminal background check at University expense. Missouri State University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.

Digital Arts Technician

Amy Kuzmicki — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 15:21:23 -0500

Bennington College seeks a Digital Arts Technician, beginning in Fall 2013, to work closely with faculty, IT staff and students. The Technician is responsible for supervising, maintaining and scheduling computing facilities, providing technical assistance in support of the Digital Arts curriculum and managing student monitors of the facility.

Facilities include a lab with 14 Macintosh Computers, Epson 7600 and 2400 printers, an adjunct physical computing workspace with a small equipment bank, laser cutter and 2 makerbot replicator 3D printers. The position also involves troubleshooting student problems, responding to faculty requests, and providing basic instruction in equipment use. Working knowledge of HTML, CSS, and Adobe Creative Suite is necessary as well as Macintosh hardware/software troubleshooting skills. Experience with microcontrollers (Arduino), programming languages, laser cutting or any 3D program is a plus.

A Bachelors degree and expert interpersonal skills are also required. This is a full-time position during the academic terms (9 months per year), with benefits. Please submit, online, a cover letter, resume, and three letters of recommendation with contact information to: http://bennington.recruiterbox.com/jobs/18440. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.

Lecturer of Visual Communication. Graphic Design/Interactive Design

Chris Johnson — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 14:30:19 -0500

The School of Communication at Northern Arizona University invites applications for a lecturer of Visual Communication position (Graphic Design/Interactive Design) beginning in August 2013.

The visual communication program offers a creative and intellectually stimulating environment, with a history of over fifty years. We nurture our students to focus on their role as designers and their use of visual communication techniques and theory for various media and practices.

Responsibilities include teaching and advising at the undergraduate level; and service requirements.
The proposed workload includes 4 courses per semester as well as advising, mentoring, service to the school, university, and discipline. The position begins in August 2013.

Minimum Qualifications

• This position requires an MFA degree, MS or MA or equivalent master’s degree in Visual Communication or a related field.
• College or university teaching experience

Preferred Qualifications
• Documented ability to teach undergraduate classes in Graphic Design, Interactive Design and Web Design.
• MFA degree in Interactive Design, Graphic Design or closely related field
• Bachelor’s degree in Interactive Design, Graphic Design or closely related field
• Strong ability to teach industry standard print, illustration and photo-manipulation software
• Expertise in interactive design along with HTML, CSS and JavaScript
• Expertise in various types of interface design including web, tablet and smartphone.
• Expertise in motion design and animation
• Experience in digital device design and other coding languages
• Professional experience with print design
• Professional experience designing for interactive and/or time-based media
• Experience teaching online or hybrid courses
• Full-time university or college teaching experience
• Experience working with individuals from culturally diverse backgrounds
General Information (This section includes information about the University or the specific department or program, and background checking requirements. All job duties should be included in the Job Description section)

The School of Communication is located in a $14.5 million state-of-the-art facility that includes five computer labs, digital imaging labs, a student media complex, editing bays, television broadcast studios and modern electronic classrooms and seminar rooms. Please visit our website: http://nau.edu/sbs/communication/

Northern Arizona University has a student population of about 25,000 at its main campus in Flagstaff and at over 30 sites across the state.
Committed to a diverse and civil working and learning environment, NAU has earned a solid reputation as a university with all the features of a large institution but with a personal touch. NAU carefully balances teaching, scholarship and service with a faculty and staff dedicated to each student’s success. All faculty members are expected to promote student learning and help students achieve academic outcomes.
While our emphasis is undergraduate education, we offer a wide range of graduate programs and research that extend to such national concerns as forest health and bioterrorism. Our institution has carefully integrated on-campus education with distance learning, forming seamless avenues for students to earn degrees.
Flagstaff has a population of about 65,000, rich in cultural diversity. Located at the base of the majestic San Francisco Peaks, Flagstaff is 140 miles north of Phoenix at the intersection of Interstate 17 and Interstate 40.
With its elevation of 7,000 feet and four-season climate, Flagstaff is ideal for year-round outdoor activities. Nearby attractions include the Grand Canyon, Lowell Observatory, Oak Creek Canyon, Sedona, Monument Valley, Sunset Crater, Meteor Crater, and Arizona Snowbowl.

Northern Arizona University requires satisfactory results for the following: a criminal background investigation, an employment history verification and a degree verification (in some cases) prior to employment. You may also be required to complete a fingerprint background check. Additionally, NAU is required to participate in the federal E-Verify program that assists employers with verifying new employees' right to work in the United States.

Salary

Salary is $43,000 - $45,000, depending on experience.
Application Deadline
This position will be open until filled or closed. Review of applications will begin on 4/1/13.
Application Procedure

Please e-mail the following application materials to VCsearch2013@nau.edu with the subject line in this format: “(Your last name) VC application.” Please limit file size limit to 20mb

To be considered for this position, the following information should be included:

• Letter of application - please explain your interest in the position and how you meet minimum and preferred qualifications; and provide details regarding your educational background, professional and/or teaching experience, teaching philosophy, and your commitment to working in a diverse university community
• Current Curriculum Vitae
• 10 - 15 samples of student work (.pdf).
• 10 - 15 portfolio samples of professional/scholarly/creative work (.pdf).
• A link to a site with your portfolio and students’ work.
• List of five references with names, addresses, e-mail addresses and telephone numbers

The committee may request additional information at a later date.

Northern Arizona University is a committed Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Institution. Women, minorities, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. NAU is responsive to the needs of dual career couples. Form A-1 Revised 2/11

video editing & transcription

Andy D — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 11:34:48 -0600

Looking for people who have video editing and transcription skills to join a online based team subtitling a wide range of video content- application info: http://transcriptdivas.com.au . Applicants must be available to work weekends.

Digital Arts and New Media (DANM) Technical Coordinator

nolan — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 14:15:44 -0600

Digital Arts and New Media (DANM) Technical Coordinator
Client Relationship Management

JOB # 1304122

FULL TIME; CAREER
Starting Salary Range: $57,500-$80,500/annually. Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience.

UCSC strives to embrace diversity in all its forms; it strives to be an inclusive community that fosters an open, enlightened & productive environment.

Job Summary:

Digital Arts and New Media is a nationally-recognized, dynamic, interdisciplinary M.F.A. program in the Arts Division at UC Santa Cruz. Faculty are drawn from across campus, including the departments of Art, Film and Digital Media, History of Art and Visual Culture, Music, and Theater Arts, as well as the engineering, humanities, physical sciences, and social sciences divisions.

The Technical Coordinator works closely with faculty and students on digital arts research projects and classes, helping students technically conceptualize and refine their work, and providing resources to execute projects. The Technical Coordinator oversees lab spaces with complex equipment, coordinates an annual technical orientation, and acts as safety coordinator. The position requires creativity and broad understanding of the arts.

Generic Scope:

Experienced professional who knows how to apply theory and put it into practice with in-depth understanding of the professional field; independently performs the full range of responsibilities within the function; possesses broad job knowledge; analyzes problems/issues of diverse scope and determines solutions.

Custom Scope:

Uses professional concepts; applies department policies and procedures to resolve a variety of complex problems. Analyzes complex issues where evaluation of data requires a review of a variety of factors. Is able to exercise judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action. Has both internal and external contacts. Normally receives general instructions, with detailed instructions provided on complex new project assignments and initiatives. This level is considered fully qualified.

Qualifications include:
• AA degree in electronics, BS degree in computer science, or equivalent work experience.

• Experience with and understanding of a wide range of art practices in the visual and performing arts, including but not limited to, video, augmented reality; robotics; music composition; musical and theatrical performance; network and installation art production; and sound, lighting and set design concepts.

• Experience with computer, electronic, and electro-mechanical hardware used in digital arts production, including but not limited to, desktop and laptop computers, tablets, smartphones, projectors, A/V equipment, sensors, motors, laser cutters, CNC milling machine, Vacu-Form machine.

• Extensive experience with software applications used in the digital arts, including knowledge of tablet and smartphone application development.

• Familiarity with game development environments, e.g., Unity, Unreal, GameMaker, sufficient to support student users.

Position is open until filled; Initial Review Date: 03-20-2013

APPLICANTS ARE REQUIRED TO USE THE UCSC ON-LINE PROCESS
View full job description and access on-line application: http://apptrkr.com/324394

To ensure review of application materials by the hiring unit they must be submitted electronically via the Staff Employment Opportunities web site (http://jobs.ucsc.edu ) on or before the initial review date. Computers are available at the UCSC Staff Human Resources office located at 1201 Shaffer Road, Santa Cruz. For further information or to request disability accommodation call 831-459-2009. Hearing impaired are encouraged to use the California Relay Service 800-735-2922. The University of California, Santa Cruz is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Visiting Assistant Professor- Digital Art

Arthur Liou — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 10:50:45 -0600

The Henry Radford Hope School of Fine Arts at Indiana University seeks applicants for a full-time, non-tenure-track position in Digital Art. Strong artist and educator qualified to engage with students at BA, BFA and MFA levels in the Digital Art (DART) program. Successful candidates will teach five (5) courses during the academic year. Teaching responsibilities will consist of digital media courses of all levels, including digital imaging, Adobe Dreamweaver and Flash, interactive multimedia, and BFA/MFA seminar with the curriculum in the fine arts context. Service responsibility includes organizing student events, assisting lab maintenance and participating in DART area meetings, faculty meetings and school functions. Attendance at critiques for BFA and MFA students is required. Studio space provided when available.

Requirements: Qualified candidates must have an MFA. At least two years of teaching experience past the MFA is preferred. Applicants must send a current resume, artist statement, teaching philosophy, and three references by listing their name, address, email and phone number (no letters), 20 images of personal work and 20 images of student work on a CD in jpeg or video formats with corresponding lists of the image and video titles. EOE. Note: US Residents Only.

About Henry Radford Hope School of Fine Arts: Founded in 1865, is home to over 500 undergraduate majors and 162 graduate students pursuing courses in art history and studio practice. An internationally distinguished faculty of 52 artists and art historians direct a wide range of programs. Studio areas include ceramics, drawing and painting, graphic design, metalsmithing and jewelry design, digital art, photography, textiles, printmaking, and sculpture. The curriculum is enriched by an active school exhibition gallery with visiting artists and art historians. Facilities include large studios and classrooms specifically designed to present visual material. The Henry Radford School of Fine Art is accredited by NASAD, The National Association of Schools of Art and Design.

Send applications via postal mail to: Digital Art Search, 1201 E 7th St., Fine Arts 123, Indiana University Bloomington, IN 47405. Applications are reviewed as received. Those postmarked by April 1st, 2013 will be considered. Submitted materials will not be returned. All applicants will receive correspondence within 30 days of the closing date.

Do not apply online. Do not call for more information. Send all required materials to the address indicated below.

Type: Full Time (10mo)-Academic-Assistant Professor
Categories: Studio Art-Any, Studio Art-New Media, Digital Art, Interactive Multimedia, Video Art
Salary: $35000
Required Education: MFA

Artistic Director

pilchuck — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 20:49:57 -0600

Pilchuck Glass School, Artistic Director Position
Deadline: April 11, 2013

Position Description
Pilchuck Glass School is seeking a leader to develop and implement the next phase of the school’s programmatic mission. The Artistic Director will plan and oversee the educational and artistic program and lead management of the campus. She/he will implement the organization’s programmatic vision, represent the organization to its past, present and prospective constituents, travel on behalf of the school and pursue an on-going personal artistic practice.

Reporting Relationships
The Artistic Director will have a strong partnership with and report to the Executive Director and work collaboratively with the board, program advisors, and senior staff in defining and helping to implement the school’s strategic goals.

Primary Responsibilities
Plan programs including the summer educational programs and the annual cycle of residencies, develop new programs; oversee utilization of school’s educational resources and foster partnerships and collaboration with other educational organizations and schools.

Oversee and support the senior operations manager and registrar and work in conjunction with campus staff to manage seasonal and part-time employees including summer studio coordinators, assistants and interns. Manage and be supported by the new full-time position of Educational Coordinator who will be responsible for day-to-day program activities.

Work collaboratively with the: Finance Director developing program and campus budgets; Development Director participating in donor cultivation and solicitation, and fundraising events, and Marketing and Communications Manager helping to build the program visibility of Pilchuck internationally.

Participate in the Board of Trustee’s Program and Operations Committees, Artistic Program Advisory Committee (APAC) with liaison support from the senior manager of campus operations and the educational coordinator.

Travel nationally and internationally to visit artists, participate in conferences, meet leaders of affiliated colleges, schools, guilds, etc., connect with current and prospective faculty and students, etc. and serve as an ambassador and advocate for the school.

Pursue artistic practice utilizing studio(s) on campus to develop personal work.

Experience and Skills Required
The Artistic Director will be a visionary leader with strong artistic, educational, people management, strategic, and communication skills. This individual should possess a passion for the mission of Pilchuck, a deep appreciation for, and understanding of, the artistic and technical processes in glass, working with artists both new to and experienced in working with glass, and a broad understanding of contemporary art, its practices and directions.

Additionally, the successful candidate will have a record of successful program development, the ability to supervise campus program and operational staff and work collaboratively with administrative and development staff, experience in forging new and deepening existing relationships with multiple and diverse constituents, the ability to engage with various audiences, exceptional written and oral communication – as well as listening – skills, unquestionable integrity, and a commitment to professional excellence. It is preferred the candidate possesses a graduate degree in studio arts.

Compensation will match the candidate’s qualifications and experience.

Applications should include the following:
• One-page cover letter outlining interests and qualifications for the position
• Resume/CV
• 10-20 images of past and current artistic work (10 MB limit, total)
• One-page artist statement
• Five references, with a brief explanation of professional connection and contact information
• Use file name format: last name, first name, file type (e.g., resume, image 1, image 2)

Upon receipt of emailed application, applicants will receive a reply that materials have been received and a general schedule for the search process.

Application Submission
Please submit all suggestions, nominations, and applications in confidence to ADSearch@pilchuck.com. Electronic submissions only.

Pilchuck Glass School
Founded in 1971 by glass artist Dale Chihuly and patrons Anne Gould Hauberg and John H. Hauberg, Pilchuck Glass School has been a primary force in the evolution of glass as a means of artistic expression. By creating an environment with a primary focus on glass, access to resources, and an ever-expanding international community of artists (65 countries represented), Pilchuck has become one of the largest, most comprehensive educational centers in the world for artists working in glass.

Pilchuck’s artistic and educational programs take place on a serene fifty-four-acre wooded campus fifty miles north of Seattle. This setting in the foothills of the Cascade Range overlooking Puget Sound provides isolation from the influence of commerce and urban centers and allows artists to focus on art. The campus features two hot-glass shops, a studio building, kiln shop, coldworking studio, flat shop for neon and flameworking, wood and metal shops, and a glass-plate printmaking studio. These facilities offer a comprehensive array of workspaces with a broad range of equipment for glass art production. Other facilities include a lodge that houses a lecture area, library, kitchen, and dining room. An administrative building contains office spaces and a gallery with exhibitions of work by faculty and staff throughout the sessions so students can better understand the creativity and talent of their teachers and those who make the school work. Nestled into the wooded hillsides are numerous residential buildings for faculty, artists in residence, students, and staff. There are miles of trails through beautiful Pacific Northwest forests that provide opportunities for exercise and peaceful contemplation.

Over the past thirty years, thousands of artists from across the nation and around the world have come to Pilchuck to teach, to test new ideas, to learn, and to expand their artistic and creative horizons in the company of others who share a passion for art while coming at it with diverse perspectives and artistic modes. Every year, from May through September, Pilchuck offers thirty-six intensive residential sessions. Classes are limited to ten to twelve students and offer a concentrated inquiry into techniques and aesthetic ideologies. Students work in hot and cold glass techniques including glassblowing, casting, fusing, neon, stained glass, painted glass, flameworking, mixed-media sculpture and engraving.

Courses emphasize experimentation and teamwork while fostering individual initiative and expression. Instructors include leading national and international glass artists and university faculty members. Slide shows, discussions and demonstrations occur daily and are open to everyone on campus, providing stimulating opportunities for dialogue and exchange across disciplines and cultures. Surrounded by a community of great talent and creativity, both new and experienced artists make tremendous conceptual and artistic progress in a very short period of time. These experiences often become the impetus for new directions of artistic exploration for years to come.

During the summer sessions, seven separate artist residencies bring accomplished visual artists in all media to contribute to the artistic richness of the Pilchuck experience. Generally, the artists in residence are known for their work outside the field of glass, but some are international masters of glass.

The School has an annual operating budget of just under $3 million which is funded through a mix of contributed income, events, and tuition and fees; net assets of over $7 million; and a year-round staff of 16. The administrative offices are based in Seattle; the campus approximately an hour outside of Seattle is the site of all programmatic activity.

Pilchuck Glass School advances glass as an artistic medium beyond all imagining. The School is a haven preserved on Pacific Northwest forestlands where artists gather to study glass in ways both known and unforeseen. In this intimate and nurturing international community, artists and students learn from each other, freedom of imagination and personal expression thrive, and lives are transformed. At its heart, the School honors the relevance, integrity, and importance of the artistic process itself.

Mission Statement:
Pilchuck Glass School inspires creativity, transforms individuals and builds community.

Visual Designer

Peter Russo — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 11:08:14 -0600

Part-time position available April 1:
Visual Designer

Triple Canopy, a nonprofit online magazine of art and literature with studios and a venue located in Brooklyn, seeks a visual designer. The ideal person for this position is an experienced graphic designer capable of developing and implementing a visual identity that spans print and digital media, including online magazine articles, print-on-demand publications, e-books, and broadsheets. This person will shape the overall aesthetic and practice of Triple Canopy by providing visual direction for projects by artists and writers and by regularly participating in conversations regarding Triple Canopy’s overall approach to publication.

The Visual Designer will:
- Develop and guide the application of a style guide for all Triple Canopy publications by editors and Web development staff;
- Work with our creative director, editorial technologist, editors and development staff to implement designs, both online and in print, with a particular emphasis on typography;
- Work closely with the managing editor to oversee the styling of individual projects via Triple Canopy’s custom CMS and to shepherd print publications to press;
- Play a leading role in Web development projects for major clients in the arts through TC Labs, a consulting wing that supports our nonprofit activities (labs.canopycanopycanopy.com).

The ideal candidate is:
- Based in New York City and possesses a minimum of three years of experience working in a collaborative studio, publishing, or arts environment;
- Fluent in Adobe Creative Suite, typographical practice, and print production;
- Conversant in front-end technologies, including HTML5, CSS3 and, to a lesser extent, JavaScript;
- Knowledgeable of twentieth-century design history and theory, contemporary publications, and interaction design practices, from Web 2.0 to mobile apps;
- Personable, resourceful, and enthusiastic about creative experimentation and about participating in regular conversations with Triple Canopy’s staff and collaborators.

This is a part-time position based out of our offices in the Greenpoint neighborhood of Brooklyn. We imagine this position to be well-suited for active freelancers in search of a broader network of collaborators or seasoned designers who desire some critical engagement with issues pertaining to culture and visual design outside of an academic or teaching environment. An initial commitment of one day per week plus biweekly editorial meetings is necessary, though this commitment is likely to increase as work on the website’s redesign increases in the spring, and during the production of print publications.

Interested candidates should submit a résumé, portfolio, and any other relevant work (such as writing samples) to jobs@canopycanopycanopy.com no later than February 28. Payment is commensurate with experience. Additional income via TC Labs is negotiated on a project basis. Affordable healthcare options are available.

For more information on the mission and staff of Triple Canopy, as well as a selection of notable press, visit: http://canopycanopycanopy.com/about. No calls, please.

Triple Canopy is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants receive consideration without regard to race, age, ethnicity, religion, gender, national origin, disability or any other basis prohibited by law.

Director of University Art Galleries

emplapp — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 11:37:51 -0600

The University of Akron Myer’s School of Art is accepting applications for the position of Director of University Art Galleries.

Responsibilities include organizing exhibitions, directing the daily operations of the university’s art galleries, and managing the art collection of the Myers School of Art.
Essential job functions involve: day-to-day gallery administration including budget management, record-keeping, exhibition installation, art handling and storage, facilities maintenance and security, and collection management; curating original, innovative, yet fiscally realistic exhibitions; grant-writing, fundraising, and development; teaching up to one class per semester; public relations including writing publicity materials and managing mailing lists, website, and social media; supervision of student assistants; and committee service; other duties as assigned by the Director.

The successful candidate must possess a Master’s degree in a relevant field, a minimum two years experience as a curator or organizer of exhibitions in an art museum or university gallery setting, and experience and knowledge in the handling and installation of artwork, and possess excellent public relations skills. Familiarity with the conservation of artwork; knowledge of collection management systems such as Embark or CONTENTdm is preferred. This is a 12-month regular full-time appointment beginning July 1, 2013.
The Director of University Art Galleries reports to the Director of the Myers School of Art.

For complete details and to apply visit: http://www.uakron.edu/jobs. Job opening # 7793.

Deadline for applications: March 18, 2013. The University of Akron is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity and to the principles of affirmative action in accordance with state and federal laws.

Editorial Technologist

Peter Russo — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 13:02:57 -0600

Part-time position available April 1: 
Editorial Technologist

Triple Canopy, a nonprofit online magazine of art and literature with an office and venue located in Brooklyn, seeks an Editorial Technologist: an experienced front-end coder with proven interest in publishing and related technologies. This person will regularly participate in conversations regarding Triple Canopy’s approach to publication, and will help shape the form of projects with artists and writers—from conceptualization to prototyping to publication, on the Web and other digital platforms.

The Editorial Technologist will:
-Work closely with innovative artists, writers, and a multidisciplinary staff to conduct experiments in digital reading and viewing, crafting unique solutions on a project basis;
-Contribute code to our forthcoming redesign of the magazine (to be launched in September 2013);
-Collaborate with our network of developers and designers in New York, Los Angeles, and Berlin;
-Play a leading role in Web development projects for major clients in the arts through TC Labs, a consulting wing that supports Triple Canopy’s nonprofit activities (labs.canopycanopycanopy.com).

The ideal candidate is:
-Based in New York City and possesses a minimum of three years of experience working in a collaborative studio, publishing, or arts environment;
-An experienced front-end Web developer fluent in HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript (Triple Canopy is built on Ruby on Rails, jQuery, and HTML5/CSS3);
-Knowledgeable of interaction design technologies, from Web 2.0 to mobile apps;
-Personable, resourceful, and enthusiastic about creative experimentation and participating in regular conversations with Triple Canopy’s staff and collaborators;
-Engaged with contemporary culture, especially visual art, literature, and new media;
-Able to explain emerging technologies and their function to non-technical staff and collaborators.
-Experienced with iOS/Android, back-end coding, and audio-visual editing, though this is not a requirement.

This is a part-time position based out of our offices in the Greenpoint neighborhood of Brooklyn. We imagine this position to be well-suited for active freelancers in search of a broader network of collaborators or seasoned developers who desire some critical engagement with issues pertaining to culture and technology outside of an academic or teaching environment. An initial commitment of one day per week plus bi-weekly editorial meetings is necessary, though this commitment is likely to increase as work on the website’s redesign increases in the spring.

Interested candidates should submit a résumé, portfolio, GitHub profile, and any other relevant work (such as writing samples) to jobs@canopycanopycanopy.com. Payment is commensurate with experience. Additional income via TC Labs is negotiated on a project basis. Affordable healthcare options are available.

For more information on the mission and staff of Triple Canopy, as well as a selection of notable press, visit: http://canopycanopycanopy.com/about. No calls, please.

Triple Canopy is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants receive consideration without regard to race, age, ethnicity, religion, gender, national origin, disability or any other basis prohibited by law.