Digital Media Scholarship Application Deadline - June 1, 2011

Eight "Digital Media Commission" stipends from Intel offering $2,000 per student as well as $500 per sponsoring professor.

The  scholarship submission deadline is today, and I highly encourage you to have your students submit, and to sponsor a student in the Digital Media Commission. We will take submissions up until end of day tomorrow (June 1st). With prior arrangement (via email to scholarships@ompa.org), we will also consider extensions through the end of this week for the Digital Media Commission. There are 4 scholarship areas.

Digital Media Commission    ($2,000 student stipend + $500 educator stipend.  8 available)


More information is at www.ompa.org/index.php/about/maef/

radioCona OPEN CALL: radio art & sound art works

Invitation to artists to participate in the radioCona project Radio As An Arts Space (deadline June 25th, 2011)

In the frame of the radioCona project Radio As An Arts Space, CONA Institute for Contemporary Arts Processing is sending out an open call for submission of contemporary sound art works from the area of radio art and sound art. Artists and art groups creating in the area of radio art and sound art are invited to apply with existing or new works. Selected works will be included in the exhibition Radio As An Arts Space which will be broadcast by radioCona and will appear at in situ locations in December 2011. The exhibition will at the same time occupy the radio frequencies and audio streams of international partners. The broadcast will be constituted as a gallery space with a curated exhibition delineated by the curators' collection of selected works and featuring works selected through this open call. 
About the project Radio As an Arts Space
The title that defines the activities of art project radioCona – a temporary radio station for contemporary arts intentionally bears the name of the space Radio As An Art Space. A project with such a name forms and structures exhibiting of contemporary art works that fall into the fields of radio art and sound art.
Radio As An Arts Space investigates the possibilities of a constitution of an international radio project model for artistic contents and exchange of audio works. Our aim is to stimulate discourse about the production of radiophonic art projects and discursive artistic contents among expert audiences, artists, and art organisations. The project Radio As An Arts Space will examine how a radio frequency can become a gallery space for contemporary art and analyse the constitution of a format of temporary radio broadcasting, as one of the options.

Please send your works (links to websites, ftp,  dropbox, sendspace, etc.) to the e-mail address:  cona@cona.si  in the following format: mp3 (stereo, 16bit, 160kbps or more). Audio CDs, DVDs, or data discs (wav, aif)  can be posted to: CONA, Peričeva 7, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia-EU. Please include all the information regarding the work, artists, and producers. (formats: odt, doc, pdf). Application deadline is June 25th, 2011.


Web Address: http://cona.wordpress.com/
Produced by: CONA
Partners: RAM LIVE, Novi Radio Beograd, Kiosk
Supported by: European Culture Foundation  BIFC HUB, Ministry of Culture Slovenia

Animate OPEN: Digitalis - call for submissions

Animate Projects - the champion of experimental animation – is delighted to announce its first online exhibition selected from an open submission. 

The Animate OPEN is part of Digitalis, a strand of activities throughout 2011 that sets out to explore, question, subvert or confound our expectations of art and the 'digital'. And that includes 'anti-digital' - handmade, physically crafted animation. 

For the Animate OPEN, Animate Projects is looking for experimental works by UK-based artists, animators and filmmakers. The selected films will be presented online at animateprojects.org, from July 2011, accompanied by interviews with the artists. The films will also be featured in the Digitalis publication and at Digitalis events later in the year.

Gary Thomas, Director of Animate Projects says: 'We hope that the inaugural Animate OPEN will prove to be a platform bursting with experiment, to inspire and provoke discussions around creativity and the digital. And we are looking forward to discovering some awe inspiring stuff.'
The Animate OPEN Jury will select up to ten films for exhibition and there will be two cash prizes - one awarded by the Jury (£1000), and an Audience prize (£300) voted for by visitors to the exhibition. 

The Jury members are Francesca Gavin, writer, curator and Visual Arts Editor at Dazed & Confused; Rebecca Shatwell, Director, AV Festival; Gary Thomas, Director, Animate Projects; and artist and music video director, David Wilson.

Submission guidelines: animateprojects.org/opportunities
Deadline for submissions: 10am, Monday 20 June 2011

The Animate OPEN exhibition will be online from July at animateprojects.org/films/by_project/digitalis/animate_open

The Animate OPEN is supported by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.
Experiments in animation - animateprojects.org

Call to artists

Event: Willamette Valley Blues and Brews Festival to benefit Springfield/Eugene Habitat for Humanity

Work Media: Any type

Work Size: Fit for a Color Printed Poster - download template from website  www.wvbbf.org

Entry Requirements: The Artwork must be submitted within the WVBBF template (available for download from our website)  www.wvbbf.org

The CD Needs to include:

• Final Poster in native file format (ai, eps preferred)
• Final Poster in print ready PDF for proofing purposes
• Font Files used in design (if applicable)
• Image Files used in design (if applicable)

File Preparation Guidelines:

• Minimum Resolution of 600 DPI
• CMYK colorspace
• All fonts outlined and embedded
• Artwork should have a 1/8" (0.125") bleed from trim line (see template)
• Information content ("Safe Area") should be 1/8" (0.215") away from trim line (see template)

Timeline: Will be advertised until event is over

Entries Due: By 4:00pm on Monday, June 13

Selection Process: Juried by a committee, the contest winner will be announced on Thursday, June 16

Notification to artist: Artist will here back from committee by email or phone

Accepted Artwork: Artwork will be made into a poster and used for advertising purposes and then auctioned off to benefit Springfield/Eugene Habitat for Humanity

Delivery: The winning artist must be able to submit a digital copy of their art files via CD by Friday, June 17

Publicity: This even will be publicized by tv, radio, and posters

Sales: The original artwork will be auctioned off to benefit Springfield/Eugene Habitat for Humanity.  The chosen artist will be awarded $200.00 and a pair of weekend VIP passes to the VWBBF 2011.  The artwork will be incorporated into event advertisements, signage, banners, web design and merchandise in addition to the posters.

Contact: Kirsten Shende - kirsten@artcounselor.com

Animation Blog - Begins May 25th

Created as a community driven blog highlighting Oregon's animation, visual effects, and digital media industry, the OregonAnimation.com blog premieres on May 25th. 

Following the successful effort to create a voice for the Oregon Film and Television community in this blog, we recently convened a group of Oregon animation and visual effects professionals that we know, and asked them how a site dedicated to their segment of the industry might be received.  After lots of lively conversation and great ideas, it became clear that there was great interest, and that it would be very helpful for drawing attention to the fact that Oregon has more than just great locations, amazing acting and crew talent, and not to mention, a terrific film incentive program.

Videoex 2011

International Experimentalfilm

& Video Festival Zürich

21-29 May

http://www.videoex.ch/

Call for entries: ATA Film & Video Festival

Yes, it’s true. The deadline to submit to the ATA Film & Video Festival is approaching fast.

Please, send in your film. Tell your film-making friends and colleagues to send in their films.

Submitting is easy, cheap and most importantly an opportunity to be a part of an awesome festival.

All the details are here:
http://festival.atasite.org/2011/submit.html

Postmark deadline is June 1st!

The National Alliance for Media Arts and Culture is pleased to announce that we will be holding a blog salon,Networking Artists: Rethinking Artist Services in the 21^st Century from May 23rd - May 27th. 

New media technologies have dramatically changed the way artists connect, produce and share their work. Social networking platforms and video hosting websites like YouTube have made it easier than ever for artists to build relationships and exhibit work across global networks. The many opportunities that come with this new digital economy based on sharing free work present new challenges for artists and the organizations that serve them. How can artists get paid their work? With the abundance of free content, how do artists connect with each other and engage with audiences? What role do organizations play as networkers, curators and advocates?

For one week, artists and arts leaders will dialogue about artist services as it's being practiced today. Each leader has invited artists who work with their organization to join the salon. We are hoping to create a dynamic conversation that will start at namac.org/idea-exchange and echo throughout the media arts community.

To follow the salon, go to http://www.namac.org/idea-exchange

Panelists

Artist Services Leaders

Alex Curtis, Director, Public Knowledge’s Creator’s Freedom Project

Kemi Ilesanmi, Director of Grants and Services, Creative Capital

Ingrid Kopp, Director, Shooting People, US

Jennifer Lange, Curator of Film/Video Studio Program, Wexner Center for the Arts

Fidelma McGinn, Executive Director, Artist Trust

Adam Natale, Director of Partnerships and Business Development, Fractured Atlas

Brian Poyser, Director of Artist Services, Austin Film Society

Roddy Schrock, Associate Director: Creative Residencies, Eyebeam

Michele Turnure-Salleo, Director of Filmmaker Services, San Francisco Film Society

Artists

Shimon Attie, Matt Bockelman, eteam, Sam Green, Paul Rucker, Laure Parsons, Parachute Musical,Deborah Stratman, Jason Wehling

We encourage you to use our comments section as a way of continuing the conversation. Join us!

Call for Films: Eugene Celebration Film Fest 2011

Filmmakers!!! Get your films in to ECFF'11. Applications are on-line: http//www.eugenecelebration.com

This year's theme is: Peace, Love and Happiness. Do you have a film taking a look at the divine human comedy that is life? Send it in!! Animation? Yes! Send it our way! Docs. Shorts. Features.We want it all!

ECFF'11 takes place August 26-28 during the Eugene Celebration; an annual block party in downtown Eugene, Oregon attracting 40,000 celebrants each year. Get your films out. Get them seen.

We screen in the Hult Center Studio" http://www.hultcenter.org/

Deadline for submission's is July 22nd

Get Your Films In!!

UN launches photo contest on green issues

To celebrate World Environment Day 2011, the UN has launched a photo contest.

Organized by Greening the Blue, the internal organization of the UN dedicated to sustainability issues, the contest is open to photographers worldwide. Entries must be submitted before May 27, 2011.

The competition provides an opportunity to raise the profile of existing green activities taking place within the UN, and will enable everyone to share their ideas of what a greener UN might look like. It provides a space for creativity and imagination, for hopes and dreams.

All photos must reflect the theme Visions of a Sustainable United Nations. Applicants can submit up to five photos each.

The winning entry will be announced on World Environment Day, June 5, 2011.

The winner will receive an award, be profiled on Greening the Blue and their photograph will be framed and presented to the UN Secretary-General.

For more information, click here

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2011 ANNUAL ASIAN KITE FESTIVAL

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Call to Artists

Event: Willamette Valley Blues and Brews Festival to benefit Springfield/Eugene Habitat for Humanity

Work Media: Any type

Work Size: Fit for a Color Printed Poster - download template from website  www.wvbbf.org

Entry Requirements: The Artwork must be submitted within the WVBBF template (available for download from our website)  www.wvbbf.org
The CD Needs to include:

• Final Poster in native file format (ai, eps preferred)
• Final Poster in print ready PDF for proofing purposes
• Font Files used in design (if applicable)
• Image Files used in design (if applicable)

File Preparation Guidelines:

• Minimum Resolution of 600 DPI
• CMYK colorspace
• All fonts outlined and embedded
• Artwork should have a 1/8" (0.125") bleed from trim line (see template)
• Information content ("Safe Area") should be 1/8" (0.215") away from trim line (see template)

Timeline: Will be advertised until event is over

Entries Due: By 4:00pm on Monday, June 13

Selection Process: Juried by a committee, the contest winner will be announced on Thursday, June 16

Notification to artist: Artist will here back from committee by email or phone

Accepted Artwork: Artwork will be made into a poster and used for advertising purposes and then auctioned off to benefit Springfield/Eugene Habitat for Humanity

Delivery: The winning artist must be able to submit a digital copy of their art files via CD by Friday, June 17

Publicity: This even will be publicized by tv, radio, and posters

Sales: The original artwork will be auctioned off to benefit Springfield/Eugene Habitat for Humanity.  The chosen artist will be awarded $200.00 and a pair of weekend VIP passes to the VWBBF 2011.  The artwork will be incorporated into event advertisements, signage, banners, web design and merchandise in addition to the posters.

Contact: Kirsten Shende - kirsten@artcounselor.com

CALL FOR ARTISTS, SoundWalk2011: Artists who, in any manner, utilize sound in their work are invited to submit to the Eighth Annual SoundWalk event to be held in Long Beach CA on Saturday, October 1, 2011. Please visit www.soundwalk.org for submission requirements and details.

Deadline for submissions is Friday, July 1st, 2010. Feel free to forward this email to those individuals or groups you think might be interested in submitting. 

Project Youth Doc: Portland

PROJECT YOUTH DOC (PYD) is a four-week summer video documentary program for youth ages 13 - 16 years old taught at the Hollywood Theatre from June 24th - July 22nd. Students accepted into the program complete an intense course in documentary video taught by professional filmmakers, using pro production equipment, industry standard lighting, sound gear, HD cameras and Final Cut Pro equipped Macs. PYD students create documentaries focusing on the most powerful force in our society today, their own voices, turning the camera inward to explore issues important to their lives and the lives of other project members. Working in small teams, students go through the process of producing, filming and editing a short documentary from start to finish. PYD films will premiere at the Hollywood Theatre. DOWNLOAD THE APPLICATION NOW 

Animate It! May Workshop: Portland

Sign up now for ANIMATE IT!, taking place on Saturday, May 21st from 9am - 2:opm. A team of professional animators and student volunteers present this affordable stop motion animation workshop at the Hollywood Theatre. The workshop is for youth ages 7-11. Students will learn the basics of stop-motion animation through various artistic mediums.

RESERVE A SPACE NOW 

Open Call for the Bat-Yam Biennale, 2012

The Bat-Yam Biennale is an international bi-annual event dealing with the planning and design of urban life culture. During the Biennale, the city's space becomes a laboratory for the creation of new, sustainable urban spaces and the exploration of novel modes of urban living. The Biennale wishes to strengthen residents' sense of responsibility towards their shared public spaces, and to suggest ways of changing the traditional relationships between residents and municipal authorities – between the city's people and its professional managing strata. Read More.

New Documentary Film Screens at UO

Call-For-Entries!

2012 POWFest Call-For-Entries!

The Portland Oregon Women’s Film Festival (a.k.a. POWFest) is now accepting entries for its fifth annual festival scheduled to take place March 8 - 11, 2012. The regular deadline for entries is Friday, August 12, 2011. POWFest showcases the art and cinematic contribution of women filmmakers from around the world and seeks to present films that have been directed or co-directed by women; of any length, style, or genre. Detailed information about submitting films can be found at www.powfest.com.

Deadlines & Fees

• Early Bird Deadline: Postmarked by June 24, 2011 ~ $20
• Regular Deadline: Postmarked by Friday August 12, 2011 ~ $30
• Late Deadline: Postmarked by Friday September 9, 2011 ~ $35
• WAB Extended Deadline: Postmarked by Friday October 7, 2011 ~ $45

Exhibit Opening: The Last Album

Exhibit: The Last Album: Eyes from the Ashes of Auschwitz-Birkenau

Opens: Friday, May 6th at 5:30 PM

Location: DIVA 280 W. Broadway

While on a group tour of Auschwitz as part of a diplomatic mission to Poland in 1986, Dr. Ann Weiss, curator of the exhibit and author of the book “The Last Album: Eyes from the Ashes of Auschwitz-Birkenau, was let into see an archive of family photos brought to the camp by victims of the Nazis. 

Untouched and unseen since the liberation of the death camp in 1945, these poignant images immediately overwhelmed her. "I could not speak. I could barely breathe," she writes. "The familiar refrain ‘six million’ translated into six million times the individual, six million times Naftali and Raizele and Tzipohorah and Emanuel. Six million pairs of eyes." There before her were over 2,000 personal photographs confiscated from families and individuals.

The Downtown Initiative for the Visual Arts (DIVA) is pleased to bring this powerful exhibit of cherished personal photographs to Eugene. These are the memories of individuals and families that were carefully packed amongst their belongings and taken with them to the Auschwitz and Birkenau death camps.

This exhibit has toured extensively in the US, but has never been seen in the Pacific Northwest. The Eugene exhibit will include 75 photographs and maps curated personally by Ann Weiss. Dr. Weiss will travel with the exhibit from Atlanta, where it is currently on view, to give presentations about the photographs and her work in preserving these images. In addition, her film Eyes From the Ashes, based on her discovery and preservation of these photos, will be shown during the exhibit.

The exhibit will be on view through May and has been made possible by the generous support of local organizations, businesses, and individuals. We expect visitors from throughout the Pacific Northwest to visit this unique show. Read more.