=-=-=-=-= Evolutionary Art Competition =-=-=-=-=

This competition invites conference participants to demonstrate that
genetic and evolutionary computation can be applied to create impressive
and provocative works of art. The competition will identify the best
work, be it an image, a sculpture, a music score, a video, an
interactive online experience, or a system that exhibits some form of
independent creativity.

== Entry Submission ==

Entrants must submit: (1) a brief artistic statement illustrating the
concept, (2) a short paper describing the technical details, and (3) a
set of multimedia files to illustrate the result of the evolutionary
process. Artists can either submit five still images, or a video of up
to 5 minutes, or a sound file of up to 5 minutes. All submissions
should be sent to christian.gagne@gel.ulaval.ca by June 18, 2010.

== Evaluation ==

The submissions will be evaluated by a jury of researchers from the
evolutionary computation and the technological arts communities, who
will evaluate the submissions on the following criteria: originality
(50 %), technical quality (30 %), and relevance to evolutionary art and
the goals of the competition (20 %).

== Presentation ==

Finalists selected by the jury will be invited to present their
submission at the competition session, held during the GECCO conference.
The winner of the competition will be announced at the SIGEVO meeting
ceremony, on July 11, 2010.

== Important Dates ==

* Submission deadline: June 18, 2010
* Conference: July 7-11, 2010

== Organizers ==

* Scott Draves, Electric Sheep
* Christian Gagné, Université Laval
* Jeffrey Ventrella, independent artist/researcher

== Calls ==

* PDF: http://www.sigevo.org/gecco-2010/docs/GECCO2010-EVOART.pdf
* swf: http://www.sigevo.org/gecco-2010/docs/GECCO2010-EVOART.swf