AIM III: Luna Park Festival - Call for Entries

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AIM III: Luna Park Festival - Call for Entries

AIM III: Luna Park takes place January - April 2002,  and consists of 
series of dynamic lectures, a two-day symposium, an  International
On-line Student Competition, and a number of related  exhibitions,
screenings and events.
AIM, in partnership with the Museum of Contemporary  Arts, Los Angeles, is
pleased to present AIM III: Luna Park - a series of  critical inquiries into the
crucial issues raised by the nexus of art,  technology, entertainment and
activism in the context of globalization and the  rising privatization of culture. At
the core of this debate is the ascendance of  entertainment and our ubiquitous,
and largely unquestioned, fascination with the  spectacular.
Titled in reference to the world's first modern  amusement park AIM III: Luna
Park takes place January - April 2002, and consists  of a series of dynamic
lectures, culminating in a two-day symposium,  programmed by AIM Executive
Producer Christiane Robbins; an International  On-line Student Competition,
and a number of related exhibitions, screenings and  events. The festivals
distinguished participants will include writer,  theorist, and performance
artist Coco Fusco; design engineer and technoartist  Natalie Jeremijenko;
conceptual artist, writer, and musician Paul Miller  aka "Dj Spooky that
Subliminal Kid;" and new media artist and writer  Rafael Lozano-Hemmer.

The AIM III International Online Student Competition
Presented by The University of Southern California  School of Fine Arts
Deadline: JANUARY 15, 2002
Entry is FREE
Entry form and further details: http://www.usc.edu/aim
Contact: aim at usc.edu
AIM III seeks student entries for its International  Student Competition. The
selected entries will be hosted by AIM in an online  exhibition, featured in an
exhibition at the Helen Lindhurst Fine Arts Gallery,  and will become part of the
pool of works that the AIM festival draws on when  touring internationally.
Prizes include the $1000 USC SOFA Award. Awards will  be made by a
distinguished jury that includes designer, writer  and researcher Brenda Laurel,
and author, researcher, and curator Erkki Huhtamo.
Submission Criteria:
Works must be 'time-based' and created by a student,  of any age, working in
any discipline. Works should also be capable of  exhibition on the Internet, and
address the festival theme. AIM defines 'time-based'  to include: websites,
Internet projects, film, video, digital video,  hand-drawn and digital animation,
interactive computer games, sound pieces, digital  media, CD-ROMs, and
DVDs - as well as various emerging hybrids that  elude traditional
categorization. All submitted works must be  completed after October 1, 1999,
and be complete enough for on-line presentation at  the time of submission. All
entries must be postmarked no later than January 15,  2002.
Submission to AIM is free. Submit copies of projects  (no originals please) in
the form of a DVD, VCD, VHS (NTSC), Macintosh  CD-ROM, or a URL, as
appropriate. Other formats can be accommodated by  prior arrangement with
AIM. Entry form pasted below, and located at: http://www.usc.edu/aim

How to Enter the AIM III International Online  Student Competition:
Step 1: Read the official rules and regulations and  submission information
Step 2: Print and fill out an entry form
Step 3: Send us your project, completed entry form  and all accompanying
materials. All entries must be postmarked by January  15, 2002.
Mail submissions to:
Art In Motion
USC School of Fine Arts
Watt Hall Rm.103,
University Park, Los Angeles
CA 90089-0292, USA