Call For Entries
Upgrade! International: Oklahoma City
Upgrade! OKC
811 N Broadway
Oklahoma City, OK, 73102
December 1st - 29th
DIY Exhibition:
DIY (do-it-yourself) is the overarching theme for the exhibit. We live in an era of
increased technological dependency in which the phrase, “Do-it-Yourself” has and will
continue to take on new cultural meanings. The Upgrade! OKC and IAO (Individual
Artists of Oklahoma) are inviting local and regional artists working with digital and
electronic media to submit examples and interpretations of this concept to be exhibited
as part of the 2006 Upgrade! International Symposium. These works will be shown at
the IAO Gallery with a net art exhibition curated by Tubulence.org and Rhizome.org.
The Symposium will be a four-day event running from Thursday, November 30th –
Sunday, December 3rd. However, this exhibition will remain on display through
December 29th.
About Upgrade!:
Upgrade! is an international, emerging network of autonomous nodes united by art,
technology, and a commitment to bridging cultural divides. While individual nodes
present new media projects, engage in informal critique, and foster dialogue and
collaboration between individual artists, Upgrade! International functions as an online,
global network that gathers annually in different cities to meet one another, showcase
local art, and work on the agenda for the following year.
About the Upgrade! International Symposium:
The UIOC will be the second annual international gathering where individual Upgrade!
organizations and their artists converge in one physical location to present art and ideas
to each other and the community. Included in the event will be workshops on art and
technology, audio/video performances and presentations, and an exhibition of
international and regional artists. Workshops will cover topics such as net art and
creating content for the world wide web for children, creative application of open source
software, social mapping as a medium of self expression, and much more.
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