+++ Call for entries +++ 1st Bio:Fiction Science, Art & Filmfestival, Vienna +++ Deadline for film entries: 15th of July 2010
The 1st Bio:Fiction Science, Art & Filmfestival aims at attracting public awareness to synthetic biology and its ramifications for our daily life in the future.
Synthetic biology is the design and construction of new biological systems not found in nature. Synthetic biology aims at creating new forms of life for practical purposes. By applying engineering principles to biology scientists will be able to design life forms much different from breeding or traditional genetic engineering.
We want to encourage filmmakers to share their cinematic visions of a present or future society shaped by synthetic biology. What is your view on a world living with synthetic life forms? Your approach is up to you - the filmmaker, scientists or artist - the entries can be on science, fiction, or science fiction. We welcome regular short film, animation or documentary film. The main criteria is that synthetic biology has to be reflected somehow in the work, but how you do it is up to you.
Prizes will be awarded in the following categories:
Bio:Fiction Award – Short Fiction Bio:Fiction Award – Documentary Film Bio:Fiction Award - Animation Online-Audience Award Special Award of the Jury (the prize money in each category will be announced soon) On http://www.bio- fiction.com you will find more useful and inspiring information on synthetic biology, the entry form and the regulations of the filmfestival.
The nominated films will be presented in public at the festival event in Vienna, Austria, in May 2011. Finally, a Bio:Fiction Award ceremony will build the highlight of the festival.
The deadline for film entries is the 15th of July 2010 There is no entry fee for submitting films.
Jan van Eyck Academie, institut post-academic de cercetare si productie in arta din Maastricht, Olanda, a lansat un apel de proiecte de cercetare adresat artistilor, inclusiv din Romania. Sunteti invitati sa aplicati (individual sau in grup) cu un program de cercetare in arta cu durata intre o luna si doi ani, cu data de incepere ianuarie 2010. Termen limita pentru trimiterea aplicatiei: 15 septembrie 2009.
Nu sunt impuse conditii legate de mijloacele de exprimare ale artistului, forma sau continutul cercetarii si sunt incurajate schimbul inter-disciplinar si colaborarea intre cercetatori. Limbile de lucru ale institutului sunt engleza si olandeza.
Pentru mai multe detalii: http://poxa.ro/2009/08/ 07/rezidenta- artistica- olanda/
We invite you to submit your films to Grand OFF - World Off Film Awards. Each year, in November, world independent films receive nominations in 9 categories: directing, scriptwriting, editing, cinematography, best actor, best actress, fiction, documentary and animation.
After a meticulous process of nomination, the members of the Grand Off Awards jury chapter, namely the representatives of film circles from 26 countries, select best pictures. The nominated films are screened in Warsaw, Poland, during the Grand Off Festival. During the Awards Ceremony, the authors of the awarded films receive the honourable Grand Off statuettes and diplomas.
A week later, the awarded films screenings are held in 25 cities in Poland and that is also when their fierce promotion starts.
The year 2009 will also mark the introduction of an entirely new award category, namely the Lifetime Contribution Prize. The awarded filmmaker will become an honourable guest of the festival, charting the artistic trends for the generations of independent filmmakers to come!
The initiative has already established its prestigious position in Europe and globally. Please join us in Warsaw on the 21st of November during the 3rd Grand OFF - World Off Film Awards Ceremony!
To become one of the invited filmmakers, you just have to submit your film!
Online submission form, as well as Grand OFF regulations are available on our website www.grandoff.eu
Deadline for submission is the 15th of August 2009.
Perioada de desfăşurare a cursului: 1-10 octombrie 2009, Milano, Italia.
Deşi poate nu e un an bun să vizitezi Italia(sau poate doar umblă aşa prin aer din considerente francmasonice), acest curs de formare a curatorilor de artă contemporană pare o oportunitate de networking şi de educaţie destul de ok pentru curatorii români. E gratis, cazarea de asemenea. Cursul ţine 10 zile, în care participi la prelegeri şi seminarii practice susţinute de Ulrich Loock, Deputy Director al Muzeului de Artă Contemporană Serralves, din Porto. Se va discuta curatoriatul contemporan, teoretic şi practic.
În cadrul cursului, vei vizita spaţii expoziţionale şi alte instituţii de profil din zonă. În plus, vei petrece o zi cu un artist internaţional, inivtat de profesorul Ulrich Loock.
Cursul abordează condiţiile organizării unei expoziţii de proporţii foarte mari şi va fi prezentat ca studiu de caz o expoziţie internaţională dedicată anilor ‘80. Participanţii vor discuta şi proiecta implementarea unei astfel de expoziţii în toate detaliile, inclusiv:
subiectul abordat
pertinenţa istorică
alegerea artiştilor, lucrărilor şi contribuţiilor
metodologie muzeologică
instalaţia
publicarea
Realizarea unor modele diferite, conflictuale chiar, de către participanţi, va conduce la apariţia unor întrebări esenţiale privind funcţia şi misiunea unui muzeu de artă contemporană şi a unei expoziţii istorice. Pentru a explora acest aspect, cursul cuprinde şi dezbaterea diferitelor modele de expoziţii începând cu anii ‘60. Dacă vrei să participi, ar trebui să te documentezi un pic înainte de curs.
Pentru a aplica, trebuie să ştii engleză şi să ai peste 18 ani. Nu sunt impuse condiţii legate de educţie şamd. Aplicaţia, trimisă prin poştă, trebuie să cuprindă:
CV
scurte descrieri şi documentaţie ale celor mai relevante proiecte curatoriale realizate
o scrisoare de motivaţie care să prezinte interesul de cercetare, de maxim 4000 de caractere.
Pentru detalii despre adresa la care trebuie trimisă aplicaţia, obiective declarate ale cursului şi alte informaţii utile, intră pe site-ul fundaţiei Antonio Ratti, co-organizator al cursului, alături de multe alte organisme internaţionale. Şi desigur, poţi spune ce crezi comentând mai jos, la acest articol.
Artistii interesati mai au la dispoziţie doua saptamani pentru a se inscrie la editia de anul acesta a Premiului Henkel CEE pentru Arta, dedicata mai multor domenii simultan : pictura, desen, fotografie, video si instalatie.Dosarele de inscrieri sunt asteptate pana pe 8 iunie 2009 (data postei).
Editia de anul acesta a Premiului Henkel CEE pentru Arta este dedicata picturii, desenului, fotografiei, artei video si instalatiei. Castigatorul va fi ales de un juriu international renumit si va primi 7,000 Euro. Pe langa acest premiu, anul acesta, pentru prima oara, castigatorul premiului va fi invitat sa isi expuna lucrarile in cadrul unei expozitii individuale organizate la Museum der Modernen Kunst Stiftung Ludwig (MUMOK) din Viena, unul din partenerii proiectului, alaturi de KulturKontakt Austria.
Si anul acesta, in cazul in care exista mai mult de cinci inscrieri in Romania, se va organiza o preselectie locala, jurizata de personalitati importante ale mediului artistic local si un reprezentant al companiei Henkel Romania. Juriul va alege cele cinci lucrari care vor intra in procesul final de selectie de la Viena, precum si un castigator local, care va primi un premiu de 1,000 Euro.
In cazul in care sunt numai cinci inscrieri in competitie, lucrarile vor fi transmise direct la Viena, pentru selectia finala.
Conditii de inscriere in concurs
Pentru inscrierea la aceasta editie a “Premiului Henkel CEE pentru Arta” sunt necesare urmatoarele documente:
-Curriculum Vitae si documente care sa ateste dezvoltarea profesionala a artistului (in limba engleza);
-5-10 lucrari inscrise sub forma de fotografii, dosare, cataloage de arta (dimensiune maxima A3), diapozitive si DVD-uri. Nu se vor trimite lucrari originale in prima faza a competitiei!
-Pentru fisierele in format video trimise trebuie respectate urmatoarele specificatii:
Format flv, dimenisiuni maxime de 400×300px, audio intre 48 si 128 kbps (stereo sau mono).
-Lucrarile nu trebuie sa fie anterioare anului 2006.
-Nu exista o tema obligatorie
-Competitia este deschisa artistilor din urmatoarele tari: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaidjan, Bielorusia, Bosnia si Hertegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Republica Ceha, Estonia, Georgia, Ungaria, Kazakhstan, Kirghistan, Letonia, Lituania, Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Muntenegru, Polonia, Romania, Rusia, Serbia, Slovacia, Slovenia, Tadjikistan, Turcia, Turkmenistan, Ucraina si Uzbekistan.
Varsta limita a aplicantilor este 40 ani.
Artistii romani sunt rugati sa trimita lucrarile lor (care sa respecte conditiile de mai sus) pana cel tarziu
Lucrarile inscrise NU trebuie sa aiba nicio legatura cu Henkel sau produsele Henkel!
Henkel nu isi asuma responsabilitatea pentru eventuala deteriorare a lucrarilor de arta. Lucrarile inscrise de artisti vor fi returnate dupa deliberarea juriului sau dupa expozitie. Nu se percepe taxa de participare la concurs.
Lucrarile celor cinci finalisti internationali nominalizati la Henkel CEE Art Award 2009 vor fi expuse publicului in cadrul unei expozitii organizate la Viena in luna noiembrie 2009. Artistii vor fi rugati sa trimita lucrari suplimentare pentru aceasta expozitie. Compania Henkel va suporta costurile de transport de aproximativ 150 Euro. Artistii nu vor fi remunerati pentru participarea la aceasta expozitie din Viena (sau pentru expozitia din tara lor de origine).
Muuuvi Fest is looking for the most original movie character. Submit your movie presenting the most original movie, animation, documentary character until 10.07.2009.
Deadline: 10.07.2009
What can I send?
You may send any kind of short movie, including animations, documentaries and short fiction.
What I can’t send?
Movies presenting explicit violence, pornography. Movies produced before 01.01.2007. Movies longer then 13 minutes.
Acceptance criteria:
• DVD PAL – format / Mini DV
• 13 minutes maximum length
• Obligatory English Subtitle
• 1-5 Hi-Resolution still pictures
from the movie
• Filled Entry-Form
• Movies produced after 01.01.2007
• Submission deadline: 10.07.2009.
(date of the post office)
Send your movie to:
Centrul Cultural si de Arte Lazarea
aleea Bastionului nr. 67
537135, Lazarea
Jud. Harghita
Specify on the envelope: “muuuvi”
The movies will be evaluated by a 5 members international jury. We have 9 award categories, as seen below. The festival trophy looks different every year, and it’s produced by a young artist.
Bloody Cow Award festival grand prize for the best movie/animation character
Best Animation
for the best animation
Best Short
for the best short fiction movie
Best Experimental
for the best experimental movie
Best Documentary
for the best documentary
Muuuvi Camera Award
for the best image
Muuuvi Director Award
for the best director
Best muuuvi from Gheorgheni
local award for the best local
filmmaker
DIGITAL_LAB will be awarded with a prize of 20,000 Euros for the production of an art work that must have both installation and virtual characteristics.
LABoral Centro has issued a call for proposals for DIGITAL_LAB, a competition open to all artists interested in producing a work of art that combines aspects of an installation with virtual characteristics, the latter to be linked to LABoral’s web page. The curator is the art critic and new technology expert, Roberta Bosco. The art work, to be given a production budget of 20,000 Euros, will exhibit its installation dimension in LABoral’s Gallery Platform 1 from September 25th, 2009, to January 11, 2010. Project proposals will be accepted starting this Monday, February 23rd, until the 15th of May.
DIGITAL_LAB is organised by LABoral’s Projects Office, a space always at the disposition of the cultural sector, which was started to assist in the production of artistic projects and their introduction to professional circuits.
The topic to be treated by projects submitted to DIGITAL_LAB is open to the discretion of the artist, as are the technological media used in building it. Reflection upon the following subjects, however, will be valued most highly: the challenges facing our communication society, the digital divide and discrimination generated by new computer and communication technologies, new communities located between the physical and the virtual, the management and advantageous use of digital participation tools. At the same time, art whose use of new technologies and computer systems inspires new functionalities and conceptual, aesthetic and formal innovations will also be evaluated most highly.
In accordance with the Terms and Conditions of the competition, proposals may be submitted by any artist or collective, regardless of their age or nationality. The winning project will be chosen by a jury, whose final decision is incontestable, will be made public on June 1st, 2009, on the competition’s web page and by email to the winning artist.
Vrei sa fii artist in rezidenta la Institutul Cultural Roman din Londra? E foarte simplu daca:
-ai proiecte in: arte vizuale, curatoriat si critica de arta, muzeologie / muzeografie; muzica si muzicologie; jurnalism; traduceri; cercetare si documentare; arhitectura, urbanism si design; literatura si critica literara; dans, artele spectacolului, film si critica de specialitate; patrimoniu cultural; management cultural; stiinte sociale (economie, psihologie, relatii internationale, drept, stiinte politice, sociologie, filozofie, istorie si istoria ideilor etc.)
Frieze Writer’s Prize is an annual international award to discover and
promote new art critics. The award will be judged in 2009 by critic
and art historian James Elkins, novelist and critic Ali Smith, and
co-editor of frieze magazine Jennifer Higgie.
• Entrants must submit one previously unpublished review of a recent
contemporary art exhibition, approximately 700 words in length.
• Entries must be submitted in English, but may be a translation (this
must be acknowledged).
• Entrants must be over 18 years old.
• To qualify, entrants may only previously have had a maximum of three
pieces of writing on art published in any national or regional
newspaper or magazine. Previous online publication is permitted.
• The winning entrant will be commissioned to write a review for the
October issue of frieze and be awarded 2000 GBP.
• Closing date is 26 June 2009.
• Entries should be emailed as a word attachment to writersprize@frieze.com. Please do not send images.
Judges
James Elkins (critic and art historian)
Ali Smith (novelist and critic)
Jennifer Higgie (frieze co-editor).
The Canada Council for the Arts offers an international residency program at the Darling Foundry for professional visual artists from outside of Canada. Two artists will be awarded four-month residencies in 2009. Each resident will receive a grant to cover living expenses, trave l fees and production costs. Artists are provided with a creation studio with separate living accommodation, common spaces and a wood and metal workshop. They are also invited to participate in open studio events, studio visits by art professionals, networking activities, and excursions.
The Darling Foundry celebrates the CCA’s 20th anniversary!
The Darling Foundry, Visual Arts Centre is proud to participate in the celebrations for the Canadian Centre for Architecture’ s 20th anniversary by offering its members and the friends of the CCA, free access to the exhibitions presented at both centres.
For its first edition, this mutual agreement will be valid from May 1, 2009 to April 30, 2010.
EASTER WEEKEND
Our exhibitions will be open as usual for Easter : Friday through Sunday from noon to 7 pm, and closed on Monday.
APPEL DE DOSSIERS
Résidence internationale du Conseil des Arts du Canada
Le Conseil des Arts du Canada offre un programme de résidences internationales à la Fonderie Darling pour les artistes visuels professionnels provenant de l’extérieur du Canada. Deux résidences de quatre mois seront attribuées en 2009.
L’artiste en résidence reçoit une bourse pour couvrir ses frais de déplacement, de subsistance et de production. L’artiste dispose d’un atelier avec logement distinct, d’aires communes ainsi que d’atelier s de bois et de métal. La Fonderie Darling organise pour les résidents des journées portes ouvertes, des visites d’ateliers par des professionnels du milieu de l’art, des événements de réseautage et des activités culturelles.
La Fonderie Darling célèbre aussi les 20 ans du CCA!
La Fonderie Darling, Centre d’arts visuels, participe aux célébrations des 20 ans du Centre Canadien d’Architecture (CCA) en offrant cette année à ses membres ainsi qu’à ceux du CCA l’accès gratuit à la programmation des deux institutions.
Pour sa première édition, cette entente de réciprocité sera en vigueur du 1 mai 2009 au 30 avril 2010 pour les amis de chacun des deux centres.
WEEK-END DE PÂQUES
Nous maintenons l’horaire habituel pour le week-end de Pâques, soit de midi à 19 h vendredi, samedi et dimanche, et fermé le lundi.