Governor's Conference on Arts & Technology
circuits@nys
The Arts in a Digital Age

How to use the latest technology to create, present and promote the arts
will be the topic of "circuits@nys: The Arts in a Digital Age,"
sponsored by the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) in
partnership with the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA).

Activities begin March 26, 1998 with a conference kick-off event at the
New York Information Technology Center in Manhattan's downtown "Silicon
Alley" and continue with a 2 1/2 day conference from March 27 - 29 at
the Palisades Executive Conference Center in Palisades, New York.

A diverse group of individual artists, arts organizations and businesses
from around the state will see and share examples of significant
applications of technology for art-making, communication, networking and
marketing. Over 45 sessions will be offered, including hands-on learning
experiences, roundtable discussions, policy review and case studies.

Registration fees for the full conference begin at $100; registrations
should be postmarked by February 5th. Registration forms can be
downloaded from the conference website at www.circuitsnys.org. For
additional information, call 212-366-6900 ext. 342, or email to
circuits@circuitsnys.org.

SPEAKERS

Plenary speakers include Stephen Johnson, co-founder of the leading web
magazine Feed, and author of "Interface Culture: How New Technology
Transforms The Way We Create And Communicate"; Joan Shikegawa of the
Rockefeller Foundation; and renowned video artist and founder of the
Kitchen, Steina Vasulka.

ARTS AND INTERACTION

The conference will also feature performances, installations, computer
animation, and artist CD-ROMS and web projects. Confirmed performers
include composer Nick Didkovsky and performance artist Joshua Fried, and
visual artists from the 5th Annual New York Digital Salon, as well as
SIGGRAPH's annual computer graphics conference. New tech companies will
be on hand to demonstrate cutting-edge products such as Life Forms,
Adobe After Effects, SGI, AVID, Softimage, and Flame. The conference
will also offer "Doctor's Hours," which allow participants to discuss
legal, web or organizational issue with professionals, and "Artists'
Exchange," an informal space for you to show and discuss your work with
colleagues.