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RHIZOME DIGEST: 03.17.06

RHIZOME DIGEST: March 17, 2006 ++ Always online at <a rel="nofollow" href="http://rhizome.org/digest">http://rhizome.org/digest</a> ++ Content: +note+ 1. Patrick May: Director of Technology's report, March 2006 2. Lauren Cornell: Rhizome Commissions deadline approaching: April 1 +opportunity+ 3. sachiko hayashi: Call: Stereophonic Soundscape 4. Lauren Cornell: EYEBEAM seeks Development & Public Relations Associate 5. Julian Bleecker: Vectors Journal of Culture and Technology, Summer 2006 Fellowship Call for Proposals 6. Lauren Cornell: Eyebeam seeks Programming and Events Coordinator 7. digital@junction.co.uk: ENTER: Call for commissions +work+ 8. Chris Barr: Bureau of Workplace Interruptions +announcement+ 9. celiap@uci.edu: MASSIVE: Summit on the Future of Networked Multiplayer Games 10. laurenawright@gmail.com: Sites and Para-Sites: Networking Art, Monday March 20, ICA 11. Jon Thomson: FRAMED - Slade Research Studios, London + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Rhizome is now offering Organizational Subscriptions, group memberships that can be purchased at the institutional level. These subscriptions allow participants at institutions to access Rhizome's services without having to purchase individual memberships. For a discounted rate, students or faculty at universities or visitors to art centers can have access to Rhizome?s archives of art and text as well as guides and educational tools to make navigation of this content easy. Rhizome is also offering subsidized Organizational Subscriptions to qualifying institutions in poor or excluded communities. Please visit <a rel="nofollow" href="http://rhizome.org/info/org.php">http://rhizome.org/info/org.php</a> for more information or contact Lauren Cornell at LaurenCornell@Rhizome.org + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 1. From: Patrick May <patrick@rhizome.org> Date: Mar 17, 2006 Subject: Director of Technology's report, March 2006 Hello everybody! This is Patrick May, the new Director of Technology at Rhizome. During the month of February, Francis trained me on everything Re: Rhizome. He's done a great job with the site, and his truly professional handling of the transition process has allowed me to hit the ground running. Over the last month and a half, I updated these areas of Rhizome: == ArtBase Submission and Approval The ArtBase submission and approval process is almost entirely managed through email. The notification system that updated both Marisa and the artists was disrupted by the redesign process. Email can be an unreliable medium, and I'd like to make sure the submission process isn't disrupted by any future problems with email notifications. I developed internal web-based tools to help us keep track of ArtBase submissions. I am developing a web-based tool so everyone can track and manage their own ArtBase entries. When this is released, I hope that the ArtBase submission process will become more transparent and easier to navigate. == User profiles There was some confusion as to whether one had to be a member, or a user, to update one's bio, resume, and thumbnails. Since this information is accessible for users (via Artbase or RAW posts), we removed all restrictions on editing this information. == Payment Process We re-arranged the payment process to only require a billing address if one is paying by credit card on the Rhizome site. Additionally, there were "Internal Server Errors" from the credit card processing form that have been corrected. If you experience any problems with registration, please don't hesitate to email us: registration@rhizome.org == Organizational Subscriptions I worked on our internal tools for tracking and delivering organizational subscriptions. This should lead to more reliable service to these organizations. Well, that's it for now. I hope to report on some exciting projects soon, I'll keep in touch :-) Cheers, Patrick – Patrick May Director of Technology Rhizome.org phone: (212) 219-1288 x202 AIM: cyclochew + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 2. From: Lauren Cornell <laurencornell@rhizome.org> Date: Mar 17, 2006 10:32 AM Subject: Rhizome Commissions deadline approaching: April 1 Hello: Just a reminder that the deadline to submit proposals for Rhizome's annual cycle of commissions is coming up soon: April 1. Please submit your proposals, and help us get the word out! <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.rhizome.org/commissions/">http://www.rhizome.org/commissions/</a> Thanks, Lauren Rhizome Commissions 2006-07 Call for Proposals + Deadline for proposals: April 1, 2006 + Rhizome is pleased to announce that with support from the Greenwall Foundation, the Jerome Foundation and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, between eight and eleven new Internet art projects will be commissioned in 2006. The fee for each commission will range from $900 $3,000. Artists are invited to submit proposals for new works of Internet-based art. There is no required theme. The works can manifest offline, as long as the Internet is a primary vehicle in the creation of the work, and the final work is accessible online, whether through a web browser, software, or some other use of internet technologies. When evaluating proposals, the jury will consider artistic merit, technical feasibility, and online accessibility. Although we will provide some technical assistance with final integration into the Rhizome web site, artists are expected to develop projects independently and without significant technical assistance from Rhizome. + How to Submit a Proposal + The jury will only consider proposals from members of Rhizome.org. To sign up for Rhizome membership, please visit: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://rhizome.org/preferences/register.rhiz">http://rhizome.org/preferences/register.rhiz</a> There are two parts to proposal submission: 1. You must create a proposal in the form of a web site that includes the following key elements: + Project description (500 words maximum) that discusses your project's core concept, how you will realize your project, and your project's feasibility. If you plan to work with assistants, consultants, or collaborators, their roles and (if possible) names should be included. + You are encouraged, but not required, to include a production timeline and a project budget, which should include your own fee. If you have other funding sources for your project, please indicate this in your budget. + Your resume or Curriculum Vitae. For collaborative groups, provide either a collective CV or the CV's of all participants. + Up to 5 work samples. Note: More is not necessarily better. You should include only work samples relevant to your proposal. If your proposal has nothing to do with photography, don't include images from your photography portfolio. Please provide contextualizing information (title, date, medium, perhaps a brief description) to help the jury understand what they are looking at. The work sample can take any form, as long as it is accessible via the web. When designing your web-based proposal, please note that the jury will have limited time for evaluations, so try to make your site clear and concise. When your web-based proposal is complete, you are ready for Part Two of the proposal process: 2. Submit your proposal for a Rhizome Commission via an online form at <a rel="nofollow" href="http://rhizome.org/commissions/submit/">http://rhizome.org/commissions/submit/</a>. We do not accept proposals via email, snail mail, or other means. Proposals will be accepted until 12:00AM EST (that's New York time) on Saturday, April 1, 2006. The form requires the following information: + Name of artist or collaborative group + Email address + Place of residence (city, state/province, country) + Title of the project (this can be tentative) + Brief description of project (50 words maximum) + URL of web-based proposal + Jury + Proposals will be reviewed by a jury consisting of Lauren Cornell, Executive Director of Rhizome; blogger Regine Debatty of we-make-money-not-art, net artist Olia Lialina, Professor at Merz Akademie, Stuttgart; artist and writer Eduardo Navas, also founder and contributing editor of Net Art Review and New Media Fix; and Marisa S. Olson, artist and Editor and Curator-at-Large at Rhizome. Rhizome members will also participate in the evaluation and awarding process through secure web-based forms. In this phase of evaluation, Rhizome members will be directed to the submitted web-based proposals. While this more open jurying process does mean that proposals could possibly be discussed publicly, there have been no reported conflicts or abuses of information reported. + Winners + Winners will be contacted on or after May 23rd, 2006. Each winner will be asked to sign an agreement with Rhizome.org governing the terms of the commission. Commissioned projects will be listed on the main Rhizome Commission page and included in the Rhizome ArtBase. + Questions + If you have any questions about the Rhizome Commissions, send an email to commissions@rhizome.org. – Lauren Cornell Executive Director, Rhizome.org New Museum of Contemporary Art 210 Eleventh Ave, NYC, NY 10001 tel. 212.219.1222 X 208 fax. 212.431.5328 ema. laurencornell@rhizome.org + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Support Rhizome: buy a hosting plan from BroadSpire <a rel="nofollow" href="http://rhizome.org/hosting/">http://rhizome.org/hosting/</a> Reliable, robust hosting plans from $65 per year. Purchasing hosting from BroadSpire contributes directly to Rhizome's fiscal well-being, so think about about the new Bundle pack, or any other plan, today! About BroadSpire BroadSpire is a mid-size commercial web hosting provider. After conducting a thorough review of the web hosting industry, we selected BroadSpire as our partner because they offer the right combination of affordable plans (prices start at $14.95 per month), dependable customer support, and a full range of services. We have been working with BroadSpire since June 2002, and have been very impressed with the quality of their service. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 3. From: sachiko hayashi <look@e-garde.com> Date: Mar 13, 2006 Subject: Call: Stereophonic Soundscape STEREOPHONIC SOUNDSCAPE Call for Works The Digital Art Weeks of ETH Zurich and the Stereolith Speaker System Company, Switzerland, would like to invite audio artists to submit soundscape works. Each work must be in stereo and not more than 10 minutes in length. The works will be chosen on their ability to "evoke" the presence of things or beings in space and to the extent in which the work "immerses" the listener into a completely imaginary sonic environment. Stereolith is an innovative reproduction system for the re-creation of recordings made to playback in stereo. Unlike traditional loudspeaker configurations, the Stereolith is a single construction in which both the "left" and the "right" channels have been incorporated. In this way, the system can be installed at any point within the listening space and allows the listener to experience a true stereo effect of each work from any point within the space as if it was a live event. Please submit all works in .aiff format on a CD. Please include the title of the work, a short description of it no more than 100 words)and a short biography of the author of the work (no more than 50 words). Selected works will be presented on the Stereolith Systems over a period of 4 days from the 12th to the 15th of July 2006 in the VisDome of ETH Zurich in conjunction with the exhibition Zeitschnitt which will include projected works from various artists throughout Europe. Information about each audio artist, soundscape work and the time it can be heard will be announced in the events program. Deadline: Friday, 14th April 2006. Notification of acceptance of proposals will be sent out on or before Friday, 5th May 2006. For more information regarding the call please write to: arthur.clay@inf.ethz.ch For more on the Digital Art Weeks 06, please see: www.digitalartweeks.ethz.ch For technical information on the Stereolith and for purchasing purposes, please see the following URL link: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.stereolith.ch">http://www.stereolith.ch</a> Please send all submissions to: Art Clay Computer Systems Institute ETH Zentrum, RZ H 18 Clausiusstrasse 59 CH-8092 Zürich Switzerland + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 4. From: Lauren Cornell <laurencornell@rhizome.org> Date: Mar 14, 2006 Subject: EYEBEAM seeks Development & Public Relations Associate See below for details – Lauren Eyebeam, a not-for-profit art & technology center located in New York's Chelsea art district, is currently seeking a Development- Public Relations Associate. This full-time position offers opportunity for professional and individual growth within an arts organization dedicated to promoting creation and experimentation with new technologies. Work with energetic staff to a) strengthen development program while broadening support; b) publicize innovative public programming, exhibitions, projects, and events and c) help to build community. Eyebeam is a not-for-profit arts and technology center which fosters the creative use of new technologies through research and production initiatives, education programs and the presentation of new work. Founded in 1997, Eyebeam is dedicated to exposing broad and diverse audiences to new technologies and media arts, while simultaneously establishing and demonstrating new media as a significant genre. For more information and current programming please visit: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.eyebeam.org">http://www.eyebeam.org</a> For more information and application instructions please visit <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.eyebeam.org/about/about.php?page=jobs">http://www.eyebeam.org/about/about.php?page=jobs</a> Application closing date: March 27, 2006 Development-Public Relations Associate Responsibilities: Development - Write and prepare grant applications and proposals; - Research, identify and help to cultivate relationships with donors and prospects; - Maintain development calendar; - Assist with event management; - Maintain electronic and paper donor files. Public Relations - Continually research, update and maintain press contact list and database; - Assist with distribution of press releases and promotional material to media, exhibitions/events listings and mailing lists; - Work with Development and Communications staff to refine language, institutional positioning, and message points; - Assist with fielding press inquiries as needed. General - Participate in annual planning and contribute to operational plans for the organization; - Work with organizational committees, as designated; - Other administrative duties as required. Proficiency Skills/Interests/Qualifications: - Independent and creative thinker. - Organized, self-starter, able to initiate and follow through with projects. - Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills. - Experience with and understanding of local, national and international funding sources and media. - Familiarity relaying and manipulating information with new technologies. - Interest in critical issues related to culture, philanthropy, art and technology - Bachelor¹s Degree with a minimum of 3 year¹s experience Salary: $32,000 - $34,000 with Health Benefits Please send resume with cover letter and two writing samples to: winnie@eyebeam.org or fax 212-937-6582, Attn: Winnie Fung No phone calls, please. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Rhizome ArtBase Exhibitions <a rel="nofollow" href="http://rhizome.org/art/exhibition/">http://rhizome.org/art/exhibition/</a> Visit "Net Art's Cyborg[feminist]s, Punks, and Manifestos", an exhibition on the politics of internet appearances, guest-curated by Marina Grzinic from the Rhizome ArtBase. <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.rhizome.org/art/exhibition/cyborg/">http://www.rhizome.org/art/exhibition/cyborg/</a> + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 5. From: Julian Bleecker <julian@techkwondo.com> Date: Mar 15, 2006 Subject: Vectors Journal of Culture and Technology, Summer 2006 Fellowship Call for Proposals The University of Southern California's Institute for Multimedia Literacy is pleased to announce a third annual Fellowship program for summer 2006 to foster innovative research for its digital publishing venture, Vectors: Journal of Culture and Technology in a Dynamic Vernacular. First launched in 2005, Vectors is an international electronic journal dedicated to expanding the potentials of academic publication via emergent and transitional media. Moving well beyond the text-with-pictures format of much electronic scholarly publishing, Vectors brings together visionary scholars with cutting-edge designers and technologists to propose a thorough rethinking of the dynamic relationship of form to content in academic research, focusing on the ways technology shapes, transforms and reconfigures social and cultural relations. Vectors adheres to the highest standards of quality in a strenuously reviewed format. The journal is edited by Tara McPherson and Steve Anderson, with Creative Directors Erik Loyer and Raegan Kelly and Lead Programmer Craig Dietrich, and is guided by the collective knowledge of a prestigious international board. About the Fellowships Vectors Fellowships will be awarded to up to eight individuals or teams of collaborators in the early to mid- stages of development of a scholarly multimedia project related to the themes of Difference or Memory. Completed projects will be included in Volume 3 of the journal in 2007. Vectors features next-generation multimedia scholarship, publishing work that can only be realized in an online format. Volume Three, Issue One: Difference >From Charles Babbage's 19th century 'Difference Engine' to Derrida's 1980s neographism 'Differance,' the notion of difference has served as a provocative metaphor for thinking about language, culture, politics, technology and identity. This issue of Vectors encourages diverse examinations of the notion of difference as it plays out in a variety of cultural spheres, discourses and practices. We are interested in a broadly-conceived notion of difference, one that engages technology and culture or that might be productively examined through the format of an interactive multimedia journal. In particular, we seek proposals that foreground the cultural or political manifestations of racial, gender, national, religious, ethnic, geographic, technological or economic differences. Possible areas of investigation include but are not limited to: -historical and future conceptions of difference -rethinking otherness, multi-culturalism, convergence -technologies of difference -legacies + limits of 1990s theories and manifestations of difference -sounding out difference(s) -afro-futurism, speculative differences, future species -sameness and/or difference, the logics of both/and -rethinking identity; difference/multiplicity/fragmentation -post-Katrina, post-9/11, post-racism -post-feminist gender differences -war and ethnic/religious differences -economic disparity and cultural differences Volume Three, Issue Two: Memory Jean Luc Godard's dictum that 'only the hand that erases can write' underscores the ironic and contradictory status of memory in postmodern culture. In an age when both history and memory are routinely characterized as being at an end, it is more important than ever to closely examine the epistemological precepts and rhetorical strategies by which we engage, remember and speak about the past. This issue of Vectors explores a range of possible frameworks for thinking about memory as a phenomenon that is fundamentally entangled with the discourses of competing disciplines, political imperatives and cultural contexts. We are particularly interested in proposals that engage the eccentric, disruptive and dynamic potentials of memory as it relates to history, media, technology, and/or the sciences. Possible areas of investigation include but are not limited to: -the impact of proliferating technological and prosthetic forms of memory -scientific and medical visualization -visual memory, media and popular culture memories -memorialization, reminiscence, recall -the role of nostalgia, desire, psychology and narrative -amnesia, displacement, erasure, regeneration -the dynamic interplay of remembering and forgetting; 'creative forgetting,' 'active forgetting' -memory as practice, process and ritual -reconstruction, reenactment, rescripting and remixing of memories -counter-memory, chaos and resistance -discontinuous, fragmentary or disruptive visions of the past -individual vs. social, cultural and popular memory About the Awards All fellowship recipients will participate in a one-week residency June 19-23, 2006 at USC's Institute for Multimedia Literacy, where they will have access to state of the art production facilities. Fellows work in collaboration with world-class designers and Vectors' technical support and programming team throughout the project's development, typically during a span of 3-5 months. The residency will include colloquia and working sessions where participants will have the chance to develop project foundations and collectively engage relevant issues in scholarly multimedia. Applicants need not be proficient with new media authoring, but must demonstrate familiarity with the potentials of digital media forms. Evidence of the capacity for successful collaboration and for scholarly innovation is required. Fellowship awards will include an honorarium of $1500 for each participant or team of collaborators, in addition to travel and accommodation expenses. About the Proposals We are seeking project proposals that creatively address issues related to the themes of Difference and Memory. While the format of the journal is meant to explore innovative modes of multimedia scholarship, we are not necessarily looking for projects that are about new media. Rather, we are interested in the various ways that 'old' and 'new' technologies suggest a transformation of scholarship, art and communication practices and their relevance to everyday life in an unevenly mediated world. Applicants are encouraged to think beyond the computer screen to consider possibilities created by the proliferation of wireless technology, handheld devices, alternative exhibition venues, etc. Projects may translate existing scholarly work or be entirely conceived for new media. We are particularly interested in projects that re-imagine the role of the user and seek to reach broader publics. Work that creatively explores innovations in interactivity, cross-disciplinary collaboration, or scholarly applications for newly developing scientific or engineering technologies are also encouraged. Proposals should include the following * Title of project and a one-sentence description * A 3-5 page description of the project concept, goals and outcome. This description should address questions of audience; innovative uses of interactivity, address and form. Please also detail the project's argument and its contribution to multimedia scholarship and, more generally, to contemporary scholarship in your field. * Brief biography of each applicant, including relevant qualifications and experience for this fellowship * Full CV for each applicant * Anticipated required resources (design, technical, hardware, software, exhibition, etc.) * Projected timeline for project development * Sample media if available (CD, DVD, VHS (any standard), or NTSC Mini-DV); for electronic submissions, URLs are preferred but still images may be sent as e-mail attachments if necessary) Projects that articulate a clear understanding of the value of multimedia to their execution will be the most successful. Take seriously the questions 'Why does this project need to be realized in multimedia? What is to be gained by the use of a rich media format for the argument or experience I aim to present?' Electronic applications are preferred. Please submit to: vectors [at] annenberg [dot] edu Mailing address Vectors Summer Fellowships Annenberg Center for Communication 746 W. Adams Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90089-7727 Priority will be given to applications received by April 15, 2006. Fellowship recipients will be notified in May 2006. Additional Information For additional information about Vectors and the Vectors Summer Fellowship Program, please visit <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.vectorsjournal.org">http://www.vectorsjournal.org</a> Questions may be directed to Tara McPherson tmcphers [at] usc [dot] edu or Steve Anderson sfanders [at] usc [dot] edu + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Rhizome.org 2005-2006 Net Art Commissions The Rhizome Commissioning Program makes financial support available to artists for the creation of innovative new media art work via panel-awarded commissions. For the 2005-2006 Rhizome Commissions, eleven artists/groups were selected to create original works of net art. <a rel="nofollow" href="http://rhizome.org/commissions/">http://rhizome.org/commissions/</a> The Rhizome Commissions Program is made possible by support from the Jerome Foundation in celebration of the Jerome Hill Centennial, the Greenwall Foundation, the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. Additional support has been provided by members of the Rhizome community. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 6. From: Lauren Cornell <laurencornell@rhizome.org> Date: Mar 16, 2006 Subject: Eyebeam seeks Programming and Events Coordinator A second job opening at Eyebeam. – Lauren Eyebeam, a not-for-profit art & technology center located in New York's Chelsea art district, is currently seeking a full-time Programming and Events Coordinator to assist with the development, coordination and promotion of innovative exhibitions, performances, seminars and other related public programming and special events. We seek a creative individual, familiar with current contemporary art practices, in particular new media, technology, and art and science related practices, who can assist with the development of a critically rigorous schedule of temporary exhibitions, inclusive public programs and imaginative special events. Reporting to the Executive Director and the Director of Strategy and Development the responsibilities include the development, implementation, outreach and evaluation of all public programs and events. Eyebeam is a not-for-profit arts and technology center which fosters the creative use of new technologies through research and production initiatives, education programs and the presentation of new work. Founded in 1997, Eyebeam is dedicated to exposing broad and diverse audiences to new technologies and media arts, while simultaneously establishing and demonstrating new media as a significant genre. For more information and current programming please visit: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.eyebeam.org">http://www.eyebeam.org</a> For more information and application instructions please visit <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.eyebeam.org/about/about.php?page=jobs">http://www.eyebeam.org/about/about.php?page=jobs</a> Application closing date: March 27, 2006 Programming and Events Coordinator Responsibilities: - Develop and implement, in consultation with other staff, a presentation schedule for temporary exhibitions, performances, seminars, workshops and related public programs and special events, including the development of innovative opening events; - Assist with the development, planning and execution of fund raising events; - Assist with the planning and development of exhibitions and oversee their fabrication and installation; - Seek out collaborative programming opportunities with other organizations and institutions whenever possible; - Plan and develop special projects such as publications that support the public?s appreciation and knowledge of new media and technology; - Ensure a high level of quality and professionalism in the presentation of all temporary exhibitions, events and interpretive materials; - Supervise contracted labor and/or volunteers. Assist Executive Director and Director of Strategy and Development as needed with: - Exhibition files and information management, curatorial research and interpretive writing, program related correspondence, assisting with development of interpretive materials; - Preparing annual programming and exhibition budgets; - Ensuring that exhibition and programming-related reporting requirements are met in a timely and professional manner; - Preparing grant applications for ongoing exhibition and programming needs as well as special projects; - Participate in annual planning and contribute to operational plans for the organization; - Work with organizational and programming committees, as designated; - Other administrative duties as required. Qualifications: - Academic qualification in a field related to the position (e.g. Arts Management, New Media, Art and Technology, Art History) or equivalent combination of education and work experience; - Proven practical experience (minimum 2 years) in the development and installation of temporary and/or permanent exhibitions and in the development of public programming, preferably related to art, technology and/or history; - Writing and publication experience an asset including demonstrated ability in writing grant applications; - Experience working with community groups and volunteers; - Experience working independently and as an effective team member; - Highly motivated, creative, flexible and innovative thinker; - Willing to work flexible hours including evenings and weekends; - Experience in project management; - Excellent multi-tasking skills, highly organized; - Strong computer skills. Salary: $32,000 - $34,000 with Health Benefits Please send resume with cover letter and a sample of your written work with the subject heading "Programming and Events Coordinator" to: winnie@eyebeam.org or fax 212-937-6582, Attn: Winnie Fung. No phone calls, please. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 7. From: digital@junction.co.uk <digital@junction.co.uk> Date: Mar 17, 2006 Subject: ENTER: Call for commissions ENTER - EXPLORATIONS IN NEW TECHNOLOGY ART is pleased to announce that it will commission three media arts projects in 2006/07 for its festival Unknown Territories: Adventures in Space in Cambridge (UK) between 25-29 April 2007. We are looking for new work that engages with audiences regionally, nationally and/or globally. Although Cambridge is at the heart of the festival, the commissions should have a wider geographical and time-based spread. Deadline for submissions is 1 June 2006. You can find additional information and submission forms on: www.enternet.org.uk If you want to receive regular enter news, please e-mail to: enter@junction.co.uk Annette Wolfsberger — Festival Director enter - Explorations in New Technology Art www.enternet.org.uk + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 8. From: Chris Barr <chris@chrisbarr.net> Date: Mar 16, 2006 Subject: Bureau of Workplace Interruptions Hi Rhizomers, This message is to announce a new participatory project, The Bureau of Workplace Interruptions. <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.interruptions.org">http://www.interruptions.org</a> The Bureau of Workplace Interruptions is an "intimate bureaucracy" created to challenge our relationship to efficiency and productivity. BWI uses interruptive technology such as email, snail mail, and the telephone, as well as in-person visits to create invisible theatre that steals time from the realm of work and capital. Thanks, Chris + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 9. From: celiap@uci.edu <celiap@uci.edu> Date: Mar 15, 2006 Subject: MASSIVE: Summit on the Future of Networked Multiplayer Games MASSIVE will engage 25 speakers and Approximately 80 registrants from industry and academia in a dialog about the future design, technical and cultural challenges presented by massively multiplayer games, current and future research agendas from both industry and academia, and case studies and future models for industry academia collaboration. For info and registration, visit <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.isr.uci.edu/events/massive/">http://www.isr.uci.edu/events/massive/</a> + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 10. From: laurenawright@gmail.com <laurenawright@gmail.com> Date: Mar 15, 2006 Subject: Sites and Para-Sites: Networking Art, Monday March 20, ICA Sites and Para-sites: Networking Art The ICA, Brandon Room The Mall, London SW1Y 5AH Monday, March 20 7:30 pm £3/£2 ICA members Tickets: ICA box office 020 7930 3647 The London Consortium, the ICA and NODE.London present a conversation on how networks make artworks. Why might (or might not) media artists and organisations choose to utilise networks to generate and distribute artworks? What does the prevalence of networks in media arts reflect about the increasingly networked character of contemporary culture and society? What are some of the advantages and disadvantages of the network model in comparison to other organisational structures? A panel of professionals with differing relationships to media arts and its networks will examine these questions and invite discussion from the audience. Panel includes Ruth Catlow, artist, co-founder and co-director of Furtherfield.org and HTTP [House of Technologically Termed Practice] and a Voluntary Organiser for Node.London ; Kelli Dipple, integrated media and performance artist and Webcasting Curator at Tate; Shu Lea Cheang, digital artist working in the field of net-based installation, social interface and film production; Tom Corby, artist, writer, curator, academic at the University of Westminster, and editor "Network Art: Practices and Positions," recently published by Routledge; Helen Sloan, director of SCAN, the new media art agency in the South of England; and moderator, Professor Steven Connor, Academic Director of the London Consortium. www.londonconsortium.com www.nodel.org + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 11. From: Jon Thomson <j.thomson@ucl.ac.uk> Date: Mar 17, 2006 Subject: FRAMED - Slade Research Studios, London You are invited to FRAMED A Slade Centre for Electronic Media event as part of the Node.London season of media art events 23 - 24 - 25 March 2006 Join us between 6-9 pm on Friday 24 March for an evening of live performances and webcasts Slade Research Centre Woburn Square, Bloomsbury, London WC1H 0AB Open: Thurs 23, 12-8pm, Fri 24, 12-9pm, Sat 25th, 12-6pm With some audio works also broadcast on Resonance 104.4 fm, London?s Art Radio Station. Check website for updated schedule and details on all works, events and Directions and to book a session to see the work in the UCL Immersive VR Laboratory <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.scemfa.org/framed">http://www.scemfa.org/framed</a> To coincide with the NODE.London season for media arts and to mark the 10th anniversary of the Slade Centre for Electronic Media From works exploring transmission, networking and time to palm pilot drawings, live chat room, sound performances as well as experimental works developed in collaboration with UCL's Immersive VR Laboratory exploring physiological input devices, this event is intended to provide a snapshot of the broad range of interests, exploration and investigations in this area. Lanfranco Aceti Tom Badley Alex Baker Ben Barwise Ramona Behravan Dale Berning Rebecca Birch Martin John Callanan Ana Cavic Georgia Chatzivasileiadi Susan Collins Phil Coy Amy Cunningham Dream Products Co Simon Elliston Anita Wernstrom & Jennie Fagerstrom Simon Faithfull Penny Florence Brett Foreman Judith Goddard Florencia Guillen Tim Head Louisa Clarke and Jaye Ho Nick Hornby Will Hurt Alex Impey Janice Kerbel Richard Lockett Brighid Lowe Sunee Markosov Viveka Marksjo Vaishali Pathak & Katie Miller Suzi Webster & Katie Paterson Salomon Rogberg Jack Southern Naoko Takahashi Thomson&Craighead Timo Vaittinen Jon Velardi William West Patrick White Eli Zafran Supported by Arts Council England With additional support and assistance from University College London?s Multimedia Resources and Information Systems Remote Support Team, Dr Doron Friedman and UCL's Immersive VR Laboratory and Adi AV The Slade Centre for Electronic Media is part of the Slade School of Fine Art, University College London <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.scemfa.org/framed">http://www.scemfa.org/framed</a> + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Rhizome.org is a 501©(3) nonprofit organization and an affiliate of the New Museum of Contemporary Art. 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