FRAME OF MIND 2011
Colorado Digital Media Event
Call  for Motion Based or Video
Art Works
“Frame of Mind” 
outdoor Digital Media Event, May 13, 2011. A Digital Media showcase
sponsored by Downtown Denver Partnership
and the Denver Theatre District.  
 
$250 cash prize for
best submission.
 
LOCATION: Denver Theatre District, 14th Street and Champa
LED screen, Denver, CO, USA
Show Description
The Downtown Denver
Partnership and Denver Theatre
District is pleased to announce an open call for video artists for
"Frame of Mind,"  a
showcase of digital media presented in conjunction with Create Denver in downtown Denver on May 13th, 2011.
 
Artist may submit original motion-based works of between 15
to 60 seconds.  All works must be
formatted to the specifications of the outdoor LED screen located at the corner
of 14th and Champa Street in downtown Denver as provided below. Artists may
submit variations of a work in different lengths; 15 second works might have
the opportunity to continue screening on the LED for a period of time following
the event.  Content will be judged
according to overall artistic merits, uniqueness and application to the
architectural and public nature of the LED screen site.  At present, the LED does not
accommodate sound; works that have soundtracks are acceptable and encouraged
though artists must acknowledge that sound may not be part of the final
presentation.
 
Select works will be screened on May 13th during the
one-night program "MASS MEDIA:
Seeing, Making, Mapping" presented in conjunction with Create Denver, a week-long celebration
of the arts and creative community in Denver.  This program will be one of the focal celebrations of the
week, consisting of a symposium on digital media, a VIP reception, screening of
select "I Create Denver" videos on the outdoor LED commissioned by
the Denver Office of Cultural Affairs,
video mapping projections on surrounding buildings also commissioned by the
Denver Office of Cultural Affairs, and works juried through this call for
entries.
 
The Outdoor Art
Gallery is a central component to the Denver Theatre District's mission to
activate the most exciting blocks of downtown Denver through the arts.  A massive visual feast that changes
throughout the year, the gallery is the first of its kind in the U.S.,
providing a direct link to the robust art community growing in Denver.  The Downtown
Denver Partnership is an integral component in supporting the DTD mission
and artistic programs.
Curators
Ivar Zeile, Creative Director for the Denver Theatre District and owner of Plus Gallery, Denver, CO
 
Ryan Pattie, Plus
Gallery intern, Denver, CO
Submission Guideline
1. Entry Free of $10
2. Submission deadline: April 22, 2011
3. Submit a letter of interest including:
            -
artist name
            -
Address
            -
email contact and phone number
            -
brief bio
            -
website (if applicable)
            -
title, duration, year and exhibition history of entry *
            -
$10 entry fee
Send to  DTD
Frame of Mind, c/o Plus Gallery, 2501 Larimer Street, Denver, CO  80205. 
4. Final digital files for submission can be sent via email
to pattie.ryan@gmail.com with the
title of "Frame of Mind" in the subject line (recommended) or on
CD/DVD by mail along with entry.  
Please keep in mind file size and appropriate download methods;
yousendit or other online file transfer methods are suggested.
5. We accept only motion-based digital-media works such as
videos, animations, etc….
6. Open only to artists currently residing or working in
Colorado, USA or who have maintained a presence in Colorado in the last two
years.
 
* Works completed
prior to January 2010 will not be considered. Re-edited or re- formatted works may be considered, though artists must
note the original composition and exhibition forums in their entry.
 
 
LED Specifications
Motion graphic files should be created as 462x1100 @ 30 fps
- square pixels and delivered in .mov or .mpeg file format.  Compositions that are not full-frame to
the LED dimensions must be centered in frame with black-screen on both sides.
Other considerations
We will not return your work samples nor be responsible for
lost or damaged material. If your entry is selected for the exhibition, we will
notify you via email by May 1st. Artists or
artist groups may submit up to three works.  Best
of show winner to be announced during the event on May 13th.
 
Questions regarding this event will be fielded from March 19th
through April 1st only, contact pattie.ryan@gmail.com
 
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