lab for culture - curatorial proposals

LabforCulture.org is the essential online tool for everyone involved in arts and culture who creates, collaborates, shares and produces across borders in Europe. This interactive web platform was launched in 2006 to encourage dialogue, networking and collaboration across physical, cultural and imaginative borders across 48 countries in the broader Europe. Initiated by the European Cultural Foundation (ECF) and jointly developed and supported by many of Europe’s leading cultural organisations, LabforCulture offers a wealth of essential information, debate and research – including all the latest news, vital funding tips, blogs and a vast searchable database of cultural organisations operating from Rome to Reykjavík.

circulating contexts--curating media/net/art

The curating of Internet-based art on the Internet is a multifaceted communication-process between Internet-users with all kinds of different backgrounds regarding the content. Along with the changing conditions of production and reception of art on the Internet came new possibilities of curation which deserve study. [CC] “circulating contexts—curating media/net/art” is a series of experimental long-term research projects hosted by the Vienna-based organisation CONT3XT.NET, investigating current tendencies in the curation of (New)Media and Internet Art. For the catalogue which will be presented in October 2007 in Vienna as well as online, we currently seek contributions to the following sub-projects.

Berlin Biennial 5: Co-curator announced

The 5th berlin biennial for contemporary art is delighted to announce that Adam Szymczyk, the curator of the 5th berlin biennial in 2008 has invited Elena Filipovic to join him as co-curator.

Istanbul Biennial 10: Nightcomers

Nightcomers is one of the night programme projects of the 10th International Istanbul Biennial, perhaps the most somnambulist. The conceptual structure of the project was based on the concept of “dazibao” used by Hou Hanru in reference to wall-mounted posters produced by the public during the Chinese Revolution.

Manifesta 6, Department 3: Abschlussball

Manifesta 6, Department 3: Abschlussball is an independent, collaborative, self-organised initiative from more than 20 of the selected students from Dept III of the “failed” Manifesta 6 school-as-biennale project. We use the term “failed” purposefully in quotations.

Leonardo Abstracts Service (LABS)

Leonardo Abstracts Service (LABS), consisting of the English LABS database and Spanish LABS database, is a comprehensive collection of Ph.D., Masters and MFA thesis abstracts on topics in the emerging intersection between art, science and technology. Individuals receiving advanced degrees in the arts (visual, sound, performance, text), computer sciences, the sciences and/or technology that in some way investigate philosophical, historical or critical applications of science or technology to the arts are invited to submit abstracts of their theses for consideration.

video works for OVNI 2008

The Observatory Archives are intentional in nature and organized around specific themes, bringing together material that supports a critique of contemporary culture through different approaches such as video art, independent documentary and mass media archeology.

Deste Prize 2007

The opening of the Deste Prize 2007 Exhibition will take place on Thursday, 24th May 2007 at the Deste Foundation’s Centre for Contemporary Art. The Deste Prize was established in 1999 as an inseparable part of the Foundation’s overall policy of supporting and promoting contemporary Greek art and is awarded every two years to a young Greek artist living in Greece or abroad.

Seoul International Film Festival 2007 Net Section

Seoul International Film Festival Net Section is trying to introduce talented visual artists all over the world and their brilliant works and to lead the new audio-visual experiences based on the Internet and New Media. We sincerely hope you consider this exciting opportunity to show your great endeavours in the digital convergence era.

Turner Prize 2007

Tate announced the four artists shortlisted for the Turner Prize 2007. The artists are Zarina Bhimji, Nathan Coley, Mike Nelson and Mark Wallinger. This is the first time that the Turner Prize has been presented outside London since it began in 1984, and is a curtain-raiser for Liverpool European Capital of Culture 2008.

ATA Film and Video Festival 2007

ATA is accepting experimental and independent shorts (running 20 minutes or less) in all genres for the ATA Film & Video Festival 2007!

paraflows 07

The topic of the 2nd annual convention for digital arts and cultures in the city of Vienna is UN_SPACE.
“A body is defined by having length, width and depth.” (Euclid) In his Philosophy of Nature, Aristotle employs the three dimensions of the body as the basis for his theory of space. For Aristotle, space is the sum of all places occupied by bodies. Space is defined as the limit of the surrounding body toward what is surrounded. This is a theory of relations by which Aristotle rejects the definition of space as the void. Empty space is an impossibility since space is always occupied and there can be no in between.

Appropriation in Creative Practice

Dispatx Art Collective is now accepting proposals for full-length collaborative projects related to the theme in exploration, Appropriation in Creative Practice.

ctrl_alt_del open call

In 2007, ctrl_alt_del will be realized by NOMAD in corporation with Istanbul Technical University – MIAM and Kadir Has University. The base of the project will be Kadir Has University which is located on Golden Horn. This year ctrl_alt_del will include Opening Concert, Performance Series (live), Workshops, Panels, Presentations, Open Call, Field Studies/Workshops, Exhibition, Radio Programmes, Publication and CD release.

Electrofringe 2007

Electrofringe is a 5-day festival of electronic arts and culture featuring national and international artists and occurring as part of the ‘This Is Not Art’ festival in Newcastle, NSW.The festival is dedicated to unearthing emergent forms, presenting innovative work and encouraging participants to explore technology collaboratively through skills development and exchange.

Unimovie 11

The 11th edition of Unimovie – International Short Film and Video Festival will take place in Pescara (Italy), from the 3rd to the 6th of October 2007.

INTERVENCIONES TV.8

A Fundación Rodríguez project produced by CC Montehermoso with the collaboration of Madrid Abierto

24th Kassel Documentary Film & Video Festival 2007

The 24th edition of the Kassel Documentary Film and Video Festival is going to take place from November 13 to 18, 2007. On six days the festival presents about 220 international documentary films as well as experimental and artistic works.

VAD 2007

We are pleased to inform you that you can send your videos, digital works, video installations, etc. to VAD, Video and Digital Arts International Festival Competition of Girona (Spain), that will take place from October 17 to 21.

a-m-b-e_r 2007, body-process arts festival

a-m-b-e_r is organizing an international art and new media festival in Istanbul in November 2007, around the theme of “voice and survival”. The platform will include stage performances, interactive installations, workshops, and artist presentations and seminars.