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Participant contemporary fine artists sought for  ‘Body Container’ project.



Introduction


Most people by now will have heard of the Mexican” Day of the Dead’ and it seems such an alien concept in a way to western cultures,   where the subject of death is treated very differently.  



Under the auspices of the ‘e-mail art form’ base



-this project seeks to explore  and research the various rituals associated with death in the numerous world cultures (urban and post modern) throughout the world.



Of equal value and interest are the responses of the individual, of the artist whatever your context.     Please see   http://groups.yahoo.com/group/e-mail-artists/ for further details



Email; aine@no35.demon.co.uk for further information.





DEADLINE 20th May 2005





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Berliner Fenster & interfilm Berlin present:

"Going Underground 4"

4rth International Subway Film Festival Berlin
02.February -08.February. 2005

'Going Underground', from the 2nd of February until the 8th of February 2005 Berliner Fenster in co-operation with interfilm Berlin will run the fourth International Short Film Festival for 'Ultra Shorts' in Berlin's underground trains. Those privileged to travel the Berlin Underground will find that their usual glassy-eyed 'underground-stare' will be awakened and entertained by a variety of short delights.

'Ultra Shorts', are films of up to 90 seconds in length, the most challenging of short film formats, especially considering that the underground screens require all films be silent. Apart from that, provocative shock effects using sex and violence had to be refrained from, owing to the different age groups amongst public transport travellers. A difficult task for those who enter, however the 14 films that will be selected for presentation in the underground, will be therefore particularly exceptional.

Four films will be shown daily and passengers are invited to be the jury. The films will be seen by one million people every day and can either be voted for directly using a mobile phone SMS message service, or via the internet on

www.berliner-fenster.de or www.interfilm.de

The three winning film makers will be rewarded with prizes of
1000,-, 2000,- & 3000,- Euro at the award ceremony.

Application & Information:

Application Deadline is the 15th of December 2004
Entries for the competition may be no longer than 90 sec., they may be silent and free of extreme violent or obscene content.
For more information and the application form visit the websites:

www.interfilm.de or www.berliner-fenster.de




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SEATTLE PRINT ARTS
Call for Participation

Paper Politics (West)
A Show of Socially Engaged Printmaking
to be held in April 2005 at
Phinney Neighborhood Community Center
6532 Phinney Avenue North
Seattle, WA 98103

Entry Deadline: January 15th, 2005
Notification of Acceptance: Early February 2005
Work Sent By: March 1st, 2005
Opening Reception: Friday, April 1st, 2005, 7-9 PM
Exhibit Dates: April 1st - 29th, 2005


In April 2005, Seattle Print Arts will hold a juried exhibit of socially engaged printmaking at Seattle's Phinney Neighborhood Community Center. The exhibit will showcase print art which uses themes of social justice and global equity to engage community members in political conversation. Because of its accessibility and reproducibility, print art has long been used by activists as a communication tool in struggles for freedom and social equality. The bold graphic qualities made possible by printmaking techniques are used to communicate with and educate broad audiences all over the world.

Artists of all experience levels and backgrounds are encouraged to submit work. We hope to showcase work by over one hundred artists, and we look forward to your participation.

JUROR: The exhibit will be juried by Josh MacPhee, an artist and activist based in Chicago. MacPhee recently curated "Paper Politics," an extremely successful political printmaking show in Chicago which showcased over 250 prints from over 60 artists. He is the author of the recently published "Stencil Pirates: A Global Study of the Street Stencil," on Soft Skull Press.

MEDIA INCLUDED: "Print art" featured in this exhibit can include monotypes, silkscreen, letterpress, stenciling, etching, block prints, hand-processed photo prints, or any kind of printing on paper that retains some evidence of the human hand. Digital prints will be accepted if the medium is used in combination with a traditional technique.

SIZE: The maximum size of prints for this exhibition is 24" x 36".

HOW TO SUBMIT WORK:

By email: Submit images of your prints via email to both josh(at)justseeds.org and to Seattle Print Arts at paperpolitics(at)seattleprintarts.org. Jpeg files are preferable; please make sure that the image is high enough quality that we can get a good idea of what the actual print looks like.

By mail: If you do not have access to a means of sending digital images, you can send prints or slides to: Josh MacPhee, P O Box 476971, Chicago, IL 60647 USA

Please include your name and contact information, and indicate the title, medium, and size of the print(s) submitted. Only one print per artist selected will be included; however, feel free to submit several images for us to choose from. Include a self-addressed stamped envelope if you would like your prints or slides returned.

ENTRY FEE: Only artists selected for the show will be asked to pay a fee. Entry for the show is free, but artists whose work is chosen will pay $15 to help produce a catalog and defray other expenses.

FRAMING: Work will be presented unframed; please do not submit framed work if your work is selected.

SALE OF PRINTS/PRICING: Artists who wish to offer their work for sale may send one or more prints from an edition of the work selected to be sold at the exhibition. In keeping with our theme of accessibility of the work, we ask that the price of prints for sale not exceed $200.

ABOUT SEATTLE PRINT ARTS:

Seattle Print Arts (http://www.seattleprintarts.org) is the Northwest's most active association of artists, arts professionals, and collectors with an interest in print arts. Founded in 1999 and currently numbering over 200 members, Seattle Print Arts has organized several local and international exhibits and exchanges, as well as symposia, lectures and printmaking demonstrations. The organization sponsors two printmaking scholarships as well as a Visiting Artist series at Seattle's Pratt Fine Arts Center. Seattle Print Arts is a member organization of the American Print Alliance.

Contact:

Joseph Pentheroudakis Josh MacPhee
Seattle Print Arts P O Box 476971
3405 S Dearborn Chicago IL 60647 USA
Seattle WA 98144 USA josh(at)justseeds.org
(206) 860-7535
paperpolitics(at)seattleprintarts.org





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Purchase College/SUNY seeks Drama Studies professor, deadline Dec. 12

Purchase College invites applications for an Assistant Professor position in Drama Studies (commencing August 2005, pending budgetary approval). We seek an artist/scholar who can teach history, criticism and theory of theatre in the West as well as non-western (world) theatre history and practice. The successful candidate should be able to teach some aspect of modern dramatic literature of Europe or the U.S. Sub-specialties from among performance studies, history of acting and directing, race and ethnicity in theatre or gay and lesbian theatre and drama are welcome. Candidates must also be prepared to teach general education courses (College Writing or Culture and Society in the West) and to supervise senior projects, including playwriting and/or directing projects. Directing, playwriting, or dramaturgical experience is preferred. Ph.D. or equivalent and teaching experience required. Send letter of application, curriculum vitae, and three letters of recommendation by December 12, 2004 to Barbara Gianoplus, Director of Human Services, Purchase College, 735 Anderson Hill Road, Purchase. NY 10577. Purchase College is an EEO/AA employer. Minorities and women are encouraged to apply.



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Sculpture teacher sought by Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken

Part-Time Teaching Sculpture
Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken

The Department of Art, Music & Technology (DAMT) at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, NJ, is newly formed and seeking interesting and committed artists to teach part-time, possibly leading to a full-time position as the department grows. For spring05, we are in need of an adjunct in 3-D Foundations, and particularly welcome artists who are traditionally underrepresented in academia. Please send a copy of your resume, course syllabi, and url to Julie Harrison, jharriso@stevens.edu

For further information, see our website-in-progress at:
http://www.hum.stevens.edu/ArtMusicTechnology/



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Last year Gallery 4 organized the first edition of this program. Please take a look at the prospectus below and feel free to contact me with any questions. Artscape exhibitions for individual artists will be coming out around the 1st of the year.

Artscape 2005 Requests Proposals for the
Independent Gallery Pavilion

Artscape invites artists’ collectives, consortiums and independent galleries to submit proposals for The Independent Gallery Pavilion, the festival’s signature outdoor visual arts exhibition located on the 1200 block of Mount Royal Avenue. The selected group will receive a $5,000 honorarium to install their exhibition on the 40 x 150’ grassy area located on the street’s median. In addition to the honorarium Artscape will provide the group with a tent structure no larger than 2,000 square feet, ADA approved walkway and electricity.

The review committee will consider all ideas from the experimental to the straightforward. Selection criteria will be based on quality of submitted work, clarity of concept and the applicant’s ability to achieve the proposed idea. Please note that any installation should be designed with the understanding that the artwork and installation will be on an open public site and should be designed accordingly.

Application Materials
1. One-page letter of intent describing the type of approach the applicant will use for the exhibition.
2. CD-ROM with no more than 20 j-peg images of previous installations and works by potential participating artists.
3. Image description sheet.
4. One-page resumes or bios of core organizers and artists

Application Deadline
January 21, 2005, postmarked or hand delivered to:
Artscape/Gallery Pavilion
7 East Redwood Street, Suite 500
Baltimore, MD 21202

Timeline
Installation, July 1 – 14
Opening Reception, July 15
Pre-Artscape Events, July 17-22
ARTSCAPE, July 23-25
Removal, July 26-28

For more information contact Gary Kachadourian at 410-752-8632 or gkachadourian@promotionandarts.com
www.artscape.org



Gary Kachadourian
Visual Arts Coordinator
Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts
7 East Redwood Street, Suite 500
Baltimore, MD 21202
tel: 410-752-8632
fax: 410-385-0361
web: WWW.PROMOTIONandARTS.COM
e-mail: gkachadourian@promotionandarts.com



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The Up the Stairs Gallery in Wicker Park, Chicago is accepting submissions
of all types of fine art. There is no deadline. Up the Stairs Gallery is the
permanent exhibition space recently opened by the Around the Coyote Arts
Organization. Please visit the website http://www.aroundthecoyote.org/ for
more information.

All submission packets must include six copies of your resume with complete
contact information, 6 copies of an artist's statement briefly describing
the work represented in the submission packet and a self-addressed, stamped
envelope for the return of all materials. Materials will not be returned
without a SASE. To submit materials for...

EXHIBITION OF ARTWORK send: one sheet of slides (8-1.2 x 11 inch, 3-hole
punch sheets please), OR no more than 10 printed images (in 8-1/2 x 11 inch
plastic sleeves with 3-hole punch). Each image must be clearly labeled with
complete contact information as well as the title, date, dimensions and
materials of each piece. If any submitted pieces have been previously
exhibited include the date and location of exhibition. Only submit work that
is currently available for sale and exhibition.

FILM SCREENING SERIES submissions are accepted in VHS format or DVD and
label must include the length of the video, year it was made, title, and
format. Films on any subject, on no subject, and of any style are accepted.
Trailers or excerpts from films are not acceptable. Each film can be no
longer than 30 minutes and filmmaker must own copyright. Entire length of
submission can be no longer than 60 minutes. If any part of the submission
has been publicly screened please include the date and location of
screening. Please specify technical requirements for screening of your
submission.

AUDIO submissions for sound art or as an accompaniment to dance, film or
readings must be made in CD form and must include the length of the
submission. If live musicians are intended for performance please specify
what instruments and how many musicians. Please specify technical
requirements in your artist's statement.

SPOKEN WORD/LITERARY submissions can be of any form or subject, but reading
length of each piece must be no longer than 30 minutes. If sending hard-copy
submissions, please send six copies of each piece (all copies to include
complete contact information). Author should expect to read their own
material, but exceptions can be made. For plays and screenplays author must
provide actors for reading (the gallery can provide names to help in
casting). Include in resume your experience giving readings. Please include
any technical requirements including lighting and sound that may accompany
your piece.

PERFORMANCE ART AND DANCE submissions can be made either in the form of
photography, VHS, DVD or written form. At least one example of a previous
performance on VHS or DVD must be included. Please provide a specific
account of what you will be doing, why you will be doing it, how long you
will be doing it, and what technical specifications you have.

INDEPENDENT CURATORIAL submissions should include a press release including
possible dates for show, announcement card design (see PSPRINT.com for
specifications), resumes, price histories and artist statements for each
artist included in show as well as a curator's resume. A labeled image of
each piece to be included in the show, as well as installation requirements
must also be included. Curators are responsible for costs of promotion,
insurance and installation of their show.

Please send all materials to:
Around The Coyote Arts Organization
Attn: Submissions for Up the Stairs Gallery
Flat Iron Arts Building
1935 1/2 West North Avenue
Chicago, IL 60622



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Open Call for Secrets - please also pass it on to others

I need your secrets for an upcoming art project working with text- basically text with secrets will be hidden within the piece- it will be about concealment. As it is about concealment, nobody but me would ever know anything about the senders but what they are completely comfortable with. I completely respect privacy and realize that everybody will be anonymous senders but would like to at least know what country you are from- probably Canada but I'm hoping to spread this out a bit. However, if you aren't even comfortable with listing your country, and send it anon in the mail, that will have to be fine. I would know nothing about you then. I also assure that all secrets will be treated respectfully, that being said, I need people's secrets for my project. Not your deepest darkest secret (though that would be seriously amazing), but something that is a secret from somebody- perhaps from yourself, your sweetheart, your friends, etc. I want 'positive' and 'negative' things: crushes on married people, affairs with married people, stealing a book, accidentally spilling water all over a magazine in a store and then putting it back on the shelf after (see, I shared with you, and all secrets need not be dire), something nice you didn't want credit for (I always wait until my waiter's back is turned to leave a tip- weird, I know), out of character moments, in character moments, etc- where are your boundaries? Maybe you don't have any secrets.

I need your secrets. Only your secrets; if it is somebody else's than they should be telling me. I want very much to work with preexisting facts for my project exploring communication and language and need these tangible material ideas to work with. I certainly don't expect names (though that would also be amazing) but I would like as many of the following as people are comfortable with:
1- initials/ 2- (this one I do need) country / 3- city/ 4- gender/ 5- age
I realize that secrets are secrets for reasons- but this is closer to going to a psychiatrist- I am impartial and nobody will know it is you unless you want them to. This can be a liberating experience. I sent out a secret into the world and it left me feeling at first heady and nervous and then a little good for venting…

This is an open call but please only truthful and sincere responses. I could easily make stuff up too but that ruins the point of this. I am asking for the following three things:

a) A 1 sentence description of your secret (the shorter the better- distill it's essences for me)
b) 1-3 paragraph long description or back-story to help me see how it 'works'
c) Your country and other optional info

ineedyoursecrets@yahoo.ca
(Because otherwise I might erase your stuff as spam)
Or mailed to
ATTN Secrets/ Colleen Baran
15872 98th Ave/ Surrey BC/ Canada V4N 2V3

This is an ongoing call but I would like at least a few secrets by Dec 14th '04- so please don't wait though the call will continue after that until summer '05.

*if you are a 'submitter' and want to be updated with the projects evolution please let me know- otherwise I will not- anonymity and all…


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MPA - Film/Video Search
Video Artist

POSITION SUMMARY: Mass College of Art is seeking candidates for a
Tenure-track position as Asst. Professor in the Film/Video Program of the
Media and Performing Arts Department. This is a full-time position, which
will begin in the fall semester of the 2005-2006 academic year.
Established in 1873, Massachusetts College of Art was the first and
remains the only public college of art and design in the US. The college
is nationally known for offering a broad access to a quality arts
education, accompanied by a strong general education in the liberal arts.
A major cultural force in Boston, Mass Art offers public programs of
innovative exhibitions, lectures and events.

Candidates must be willing and able to teach several time-based media
courses within the Film/Video Major, ranging from intro level studio
classes to graduate seminars. The candidate must be an artist proficient
in digital video and sound with current experience in any combination of
the following: digital compositing, DVD authoring, video streaming,
interactive video, and video installation.

A full-time teaching load at MassArt is twelve (12) credit hours or four
courses per semester. The faculty member will be required to participate
in curriculum development, committee work and student advising. The
position offers the opportunity for the faculty member to help shape the
digital time-based media curriculum.

REQUIRED SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:
- MFA required or equivalent professional activity.
- Two years college-level teaching experience or equivalent.
- An active record of professional achievement as demonstrated by the
following: screenings, exhibitions, professional practice, publications,
grants or other scholarship.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: December 1st 2004
This position will remain opened until filled. Qualified applicants must
send the following:
- Letter of intent
- Curriculum vitae
- Personal statement of educational philosophy
No electronic submissions will be accepted. Please do not send any
additional materials at this time. The Chair of the Search Committee will
contact finalists to submit supporting materials and letters of reference.

SALARY: Commensurate with qualifications. This position offers a
comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, life insurance
and retirement plans.

All inquiries and application materials should be directed to:
Massachusetts College of Art
Human Resources
621 Huntington Avenue
Boston, Ma 02115

Mass Art is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from
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Call for Papers, Performances, Installations, Interactive Futures conference, Canada, Deadline Dec. 3

INTERACTIVE FUTURES: Technology in the Life World
Victoria Independent Film and Video Festival - http://www.vifvf.com/
Co-sponsored by Open Space Artist-Run Centre - http://www.openspace.ca/
Conference hotel - Laurel Point Inn - http://www.laurelpoint.com/
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Feb. 4-6, 2005.
CALL FOR PAPERS, PERFORMANCES, & INSTALLATIONS
INTERACTIVE FUTURES is a forum for showing recent tendencies in new media art as well as a conference for exploring issues related to technology. The theme of this year's event is Technology in the Life World. With digital media becoming more mobile, many artists and theorists are exploring ideas of nomadism and telepresence. Nomadic computing, mobile devices used to augment reality, and more publicly distributed technologies, are being considered by artists and theorists for their ethical and social impact.

Technology in the Life World will be presented in two streams: Digital Nomadism and Technology and Ethics. Artists working in new media are encouraged to submit proposals for installations, performances, and screenings. In their proposals, artists should relate their work to one of the above themes. All art work will be presented at Open Space artist-run centre. Installations should be compact and self-contained. Please see the list of technologies available toward the end of this document before applying. Scholars and artists working in new media arts, theory, and criticism are encouraged to submit proposals for presentations at the conference. Presentations should be, in part, demonstrative, incorporating digital technologies, interactive or digital video, sound, or network-based elements. In their proposals, presenters should relate their work to one of the above themes. We encourage proposals that push the boundaries of the traditional conference paper. Most presentations will take place at the Laurel Point Inn.

INTERACTIVE FUTURES is part of the Independent Film and Video Festival and applicants are encouraged to check the Festival website for more information on the broader program.

CONFIRMED SPEAKERS / ARTISTS
Arthur and Marilouise Kroker are internationally known writers and lecturers on the future of technology. Arthur Kroker, Canada Research Chair at the University of Victoria, is the author of numerous book on technology and postmodernism as well as Director of UVic's Pacific Centre for Technology and Culture. Marilouise Kroker is Senior Research Scholar at the University of Victoria as well as co-editor of a trilogy of books on feminism and technology. Together, the Krokers edit the electronic journal, CTheory (www.ctheory.net) and co-curate CTheory Multimedia.

Char Davies has achieved international recognition for her work in virtual reality. Integrating real-time stereoscopic 3-D computer graphics, 3-D localized sound and user interaction based on breath & balance, the immersive environments Osmose (1995) and Ephémère (1998) are world-renowned for their artistic sensibility, technical innovation, and powerful effect on participants. Davies has dealt with the themes of nature, psyche, and perception in her work for more than 25 years. Davies was a founding director of Softimage, building it into the world's leading developer of 3-D animation software, used for special effects in many Hollywood films including Jurassic Park and The Matrix. She left Softimage at the end of 1997 to found her own art & technology research company, Immersence Inc.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
INTERACTIVE FUTURES is interested in artistic and theoretical work that relates to role of new media technologies in the life world.

Areas of exploration include: nomadism, mobility, augmented reality, telepresence, bio-technology, ecology, and ethics.

Presentations can be in the form of DVDs, video tapes, games, web-sites, etc.. and should be 45-minutes in length.

Proposed artwork for exhibition may take the form of installations, performances, or screenings.

Applications should not exceed 500 words and should indicate whether a presentation or an art piece is being proposed. Please include a 200 max. word bio.

If your presentation requires specific technologies please describe your needs in detail.

Proposals should be submitted electronically to:
Digital Nomadism
Julie Andreyev
Technology and Ethics
Steve Gibson

All proposals *must* be submitted in text only format either as an attachment or within the body of the email message. Please present examples of your work as a URL to a web-site.

FUNDING
INTERACTIVE FUTURES does not have funding for travel or accommodation. Presenters and artists are expected to apply for travel funding from their home institutions and/or granting bodies. Presenters and artists will be given a pass to all INTERACTIVE FUTURES events and will have access to the „Hospitality Suite‰ at the Festival hotel (food and drinks). All presenters and artists will be eligible for the conference rate at Festival Hotels (between $40-90 Canadian per night).

DEADLINE FOR ALL PROPOSALS: Friday, December 3, 2004.
Notification of acceptance of proposals will be sent out by December 17, 2004.

EQUIPMENT ACCESS
Laurel Point Inn Presentations
The following equipment will be made available for all presenters:Mac computer with Monitor, keyboard, DVD/CD-ROM drive.Data/Video Projector.VHS Player.Sound system with amp and two speakers.Wireless high-speed internet access with DHCP.Open Space Art piecesThe following equipment is available for artists at Open Space. Artists should be aware that equipment will have to shared and therefore should not propose to use all of the below devices simultaneously. Art pieces should be easy to set-up and take down. Wherever possible artists should apply their own technology.

two Data/Video Projectors.
VHS Player.
DVD Player.
3-4 Macintosh computers.
Sound system with amp, 16-channel mixing board, mics, and four
speakers.
Eight speakers may be possible by special arrangement.
Internet connection (shaw.ca).

CONTACTS:
Film and Video Festival Director:
Kathy Kay director@vifvf.com
INTERACTIVE FUTURES Co-Curators:
Steve Gibson sgibson@finearts.uvic.ca
Julie Andreyev lic@telus.net
OPEN SPACE Director:
Todd Davis director@openspace.ca
Victoria Independent Film and Video Festival:
Mailing Address - PO Box 8419, Victoria, BC, V8W3S1, Canada.
Office Address - 808 View Street, Victoria, BC, V8W1K2, Canada.
Tel: (250)389.0444. Fax: (250)389.0406
festival@vifvf.com