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> From: Rebecca Roberts <mosaica@yorku.ca>
> Date: November 1, 2004 11:27:59 AM EST
> To:
> Subject: Mosaica web project
>
>
> Call for online projects:
>
> Project Mosaica, a new website devoted to contemporary Jewish culture
> online, is
> seeking projects from individuals and groups on the theme of Jews and
> Diaspora:
> Jewish Culture, Web Culture, New Culture. Two $1,000 (CND) production
> honoraria
> will be awarded to the successful candidates whose web projects
> address the
> possibilities of the virtual diaspora with this theme.
>
> Projects should be innovative and address the visual possibilities of
> the web as
> well as contribute to an understanding of the multi-valent nature,
> complexities,
> significance and changes in meaning of diaspora. This call is intended
> to be as
> inclusive as possible: projects enlisting any and all artistic
> disciplines are
> welcome.
>
> Provide a project description in 500 words including the following: a
> statement
> about the project's relationship to Jews and diaspora; why the web is=

> a viable
> medium for the project; and an explanation of how the project will be
> sustainable beyond implementation.
>
> Include a web-ready presentation.
>
> Include a CV.
>
> Include a selected portfolio of previous work in CD-R, DV-R or
> video-DVD
> (region-one compatible) as appropriate, featuring no more than three
> images or
> five minutes of video.
>
> Proposals to be submitted in English or French; however, we recognize
> that other
> languages may play a role in the final project.
>
> Innovative content and its adaptation to web aesthetics will be the
> primary
> consideration in the selection process. Artists will maintain
> copyright of their
> productions, which will be disseminated by Mosaica on the site
> http://www.mosaica.ca and may be presented at public talks and
> screenings.
> Submission material will not be returned.
>
> Applications must be submitted by January 1, 2005.
> Online applications are to be submitted to mosaica@yorku.ca
> Decision date: Candidates will be notified by March 1, 2005.
> A condition of the honorarium is completion of the project by
> September 1, 2005.