[syndicate] Fwd: Reminder-final call Article

[claudia westermann]

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>Article
>- a nordic biannual exhibition for unstable and electronic artforms
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>Call for artistic contributions
>i/o/lab and the curatorial team of Article hereby invite you to submit
>proposals for artistic work and conference talks to be included in Article
>2006.
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>We are interested in productions from areas including but not limited to:
>*interactive objects
>*work for mobile devices
>*video or concepts for broadcast television
>*internet-based work
>*installations for public spaces
>*installations for gallery spaces
>*public actions
>*social events
>*workshops
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>We are primarily interested in completed productions but will give equal
>merit
>to incomplete/suggested work and proposals in the evaluation of
>applications.
>Article wishes to present work which is either site- or context-specific, or
>intended for traditional display spaces, work which explores and exploits
>the
>potential for artistic expression in everyday surroundings and objects.
>The artists/groups we invite will receive artists fees and funding for
>travel
>and board. We will also offer some production support, technical as well as
>financial.
>Article will be launched in the last half of November 2006.
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>Call for conference contributions
>Article will be accompanied by a one-day conference, covering the topics of
>the exhibition and the field of unstable and electronic artforms. We are
>interested in contributions in the form of presentations/talks on subject
>areas relevant to the practice and theory of art in this field.
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>About Article:
>Article is one of the main projects for Stavanger 2008 - European Capital of
>Culture. Article 2006 will be a pilot project for the 2008 installment, but
>also to underline that Article is intended as a biannual event BEYOND the
>scope of the European Capital year.
>Article will be comprised of: a main exhibition; a conference related to the
>themes of the biannual; in-depth practical and theoretical workshops and
>seminars; and contributions from local resources and other collaborative
>partners.
>The goal of Article is to promote artforms which don't merely employ
>electronic techniques in its production and display, but also actively
>comment on technology, the ethics and politics of technology and the
>evolution and dissemination of technology. Article wishes to establish an
>open arena for artforms which critique and engage social processes and
>present reflected positions on the expressive qualities and contexts of the
>media.
>By «Unstable artforms» we intend to encompass art which is not
>institutionalised and stabilised by traditional frameworks of production and
>distribution, art which crosses disciplinary boundaries, which engages
>unusual contexts and references, or art which is not anchored by permanent,
>static objects.
>The basic proposition and theme of the biannual is the artistic and
>democratic
>potential in the use of technology in a socially engaged art practice.
>Article will give this ephemeral and experimental art a context, and present
>it to a local, national and international audience.
>Article intends to present productions / work which are site-specific or
>made
>for traditional exhibition venues, work which explores and expands the
>potential of artistic expression in our immediate environment and objects.
>Article will be produced in close collaboration between i/o/lab, the
>norwegian
>production network for electronic arts, and invited groups and individuals
>from the nordic arts scenes.
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>Application deadline and addresses
>Application deadline: 15. June 2006
>Your application / project proposal can be sent as attachments to an email
>to
>the following address: iolab at iolab.no
>You can also send us a snail mail to this address:
>     i/o/lab
>     P.O.Box 308 Sentrum
>     4002 Stavanger
>     NORWAY
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>The application should include:
>*Project description *OR* outline of conference presentation
>*Summary / abstract of the project, ~150 words
>*Budget
>*CV and biographies
>*Photo documentation, sketches, DVD, CD
>(contact us first if you wish to transfer large files over the net)
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>Evaluation and notification:
>The applications/ project proposals will be evaluated by a programme
>committee
>and the organizers.
>Applicants will receive answers ASAP after the 15th of June 2006, and final
>confirmation within a month, for projects we wish to include in the
>exhibition.
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>Selection / Programming Committee / Process
>The content of Article 2006 will be selected by a programming committee,
>comprised of individual artists, organizers and theoreticians specially
>invited to participate. The invited individuals will form a group of people
>with rich experience in organizing events such as this.
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>The Programme Committee
>The Programme Committee for Article 2006 consists of Hege Tapio and Kevin
>Foust from i/o/lab and the following individuals, each with extensive
>experience in the practice and mediation of unstable arts:
>     Jon Brunberg, Sweden. See: http://www.brunberg.se
>     Juha Huuskonen, Finland. See: http://www.juhuu.nu
>     Mogens Jacobsen, Denmark. http://mogens.info
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>More information / Questions
>If you have any questions, you can call Hege Tapio (tel. +47 51 11 54 59) or
>Kevin Foust (tel. +47 51 11 54 58) or send an email to iolab at iolab.no
>Our website www.iolab.no will also contain additional information.
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>Hege Tapio
>hege at iolab.no