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February 28, 2005
Tyler's Primazons
The Primazons become real beings when you live with them long enough.
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February 25, 2005
A Great Ending with J.G. Ballard and friends
Thursday was somewhat unextraordinary for the most part. Like Spalding Gray wrote of in Swimming to Cambodia, I search for the perfect moment(s); The one(s) that make(s) it All worthwhile... worth waking up to take on another 24/7. As of 6 p.m. yesterday evening, it still hadn't revealed itself, so a few of us made the journey to San Francisco in search of some inspiration.
We entered Ferlinghetti's City Lights bookstore just after 7 and headed up to the poetry room where V. Vale and J.G. Ballard enthusiasts were hanging out reading their favorite quotes from RESEARCH's latest publication J.G. Ballard Quotes. When we first arrived we could only get about halfway up the stairs and stood listening to the various voices coming down to us over a small P.A. from the room just several feet away. I remember staring at the walls while listening and finding a photo of a youthful Lawrence Ferlinghetti leaning against a sign that read, "I Am The Door" (1965).
People would slowly tire and trickle out of the room allowing us to enter and attach the voices to the readers' faces. Besides Vale, several notables were there including R.U. Sirius and Mark Pauline (full list here). While the quotes were great to listen to, some quite profound, it was something that V. said that stayed with me... He shared that he had always thought that if you were to create a J.G. Ballard fan club it would bring together the most extraordinary group of people. And as I looked around this small booklined room I had to agree, we were all there searching for something greater than ourselves.
"I believe in the power of the imagination to remake the world, to release the truth within us, to hold back the night, to transcend death, to charm motorways, to ingratiate ourselves with birds, to enlist the confidences of madmen." ~ J.G. Ballard
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February 23, 2005
Please Support AB 655!
Fund California's art and culture!
On Thursday, February 17, 2005, Assembly Member Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) introduced AB 655, a bill that would establish a continuous funding stream for the California Arts Council and would generate in excess of $30,000,000 earmarked to support non-profit arts organizations and individual artists. AB 655 would place a 1 percent admission surcharge on entertainment venues, excluding nonprofit, scientific, educational organizations or religious institutions.
A statewide campaign to support this bill is now being planned by arts organizations throughout the state. You can do your part by urging your state senator and assembly representative to support this bill. A sample letter/e-mail message can be found below.
For the complete language of the bill visit CAP WIZ.
Please use the text below to send to your legislator in support of AB 655.
Dear _______________,
As your constituent, I urge you to support and become a cosponsor of AB 655 that would establish a continuous funding stream to support California art and culture. As you know, California has been internationally recognized as a hub of creativity; our state's creative energy feeds our economy and keeps our state vibrant and innovative in many different ways.
But California's reputation as an investor in the arts and as a center of noteworthy artistic accomplishments is suffering. Today, California's art funding is almost dead last and lags behind such states as Georgia and Louisiana. Our state spends about $0.05 per person when the national average
is $1.00. We are witnessing the results of our children growing up without art and culture in their schools or in their neighborhoods.
Assemblyman Leno's legislation will help to restore our state's previous reputation as a leader in creative ideas and artistic endeavors.
Revenues generated by AB 655 will be earmarked for the California Arts Council, an agency that supports arts education and arts events throughout the state in cities large and small, and in rural, suburban and urban areas. If passed, the legislation will provide jobs to thousands in the non-profit arts field.
Again, I urge you to become a cosponsor to AB 655 and show your support for the arts. I look forward to working with your district office to assure passage of AB 655.
Sincerely,
Your name
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February 22, 2005
Call for Actors - SJ
Author Charley Trujillo's book Dogs From Illusion is being produced as a feature film. The film follows the lives of three Chicano soldiers in the Vietnam War. The film is set to be directed by Sonya Rhee, whose previous work was broadcast nationally on PBS.
Casting auditions will be conducted in San Jose by Chusma House Publications and will be conducted the week of March 14. Filming will take place in late April. They are seeking the following characters for the trailer of a feature film:
-Three Chicano leads, two females, 18-23 years old, fit and bilingual (English/Spanish).
-Black, Native American, and White males, 18-23, fit and athletic.
-Asian male and female, 18-30, thin, fit, and serious.
To audition send photos and resume to: Chusma House Publications, PO Box 467, San Jose, CA 95103. All submissions must be received no later than Saturday, March 5, 2005.
(Thanks MACLA!)
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February 21, 2005
Graffiti World L.A.
ManOne's gallery Crewest (L.A.) is hosting an exhibit in conjunction with the Graffiti World book release. Opening reception is Fri., Feb. 25th from 5-9pm. There will also be a symposium and booksigning at MOCA on Sat., Feb. 26th.
GRAFFITI WORLD EVENTS
Book Launch / Art Exhibition / Graffiti Art Symposium
Come and join us for a weekend of events as we celebrate the official launching of the book Graffiti World: Street Art from Five Continents" the most thorough presentation of graffiti art ever published!
Friday--February 25, 2005
Crewest Gallery Opening Reception 5pm to 9pm
A group exhibition of selected art prints by local and international artists featured in GRAFFITI WORLD. Get your book signed by German author Nicholas Ganz or one of the many local artists who will also be in attendance.
Exhibit runs through March 27.
Crewest is located @
2703 W. Valley Blvd.
Alhambra, CA 91803
626.458.2465
www.crewest.com
Gallery Hours -
Wednesday & Thursday: 3pm - 7pm
Friday & Saturday: Noon - 8pm
Sunday: Noon - 6pm
or by appointment only.
Saturday--February 26, 2005
MoCA Graffiti Art Symposium and Book Signing 2:30pm to 5pm
Panel discussion with the author Nicholas Ganz and artists Chaz Bojorquez, Asylm, EyeOne, and Man One, moderated by Spraycan Art author Jim Prigoff. Book signing in the MOCA Store will follow. Symposium FREE with museum admission.
The Museum of Contemporary Art is located @
250 South Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90012
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February 19, 2005
SJ Representin' at The Gates
Viewing The Gates, live in person, was an inspiring event for us. We met up with Anabella, John, Nate (all SJ), Hogo and Roxie (LA) for a fun stroll through Central Park.
View of The Gates (still cocooned) on our way in from the airport.
Christo and Jean Claude signed each workers vest.
The Met Museum opened it's rooftop garden for a nice overview of the park.
As you're walking through, the fabric makes a wonderful "whipping" noise.
View from Belvedere Castle Visitors Center.
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The Nomi Song
We've just returned from NYC (to see The Gates....more on that later) and had the great fortune to see a documentary of New Wave opera/pop alien Klaus Nomi (thanks to the above pasteup poster!). The Nomi Song is playing as we type at the Castro Theater in SF thru 2/24. View trailer here.
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Lumberjack Messiah
Also because of a street poster we checked out a play by MacArthur (genius) grantee Richard Foreman called The Gods Are Pounding My Head (aka Lumberjack Messiah.) It was a great avant garde experience on the second floor of St. Mark's Church in the East Village (NYC) which serves as the Ontological - Hysteric Theatre. This is Foreman's 37th and final play at St. Marks. The play is scheduled through 4/17 and usually sells out, so make reservations.
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February 18, 2005
Italian DJ receives record fine for pirate music files
Police seize over 2,000 MP3 files during a nightclub raid in Reiti, Italy. DJ is fined 1.4 million euros... it's considered to be "the biggest penalty ever slapped on an individual for unlawful music copying and the use of copyrighted music in the MP3 format." Full story on Reuters.
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February 17, 2005
Life Cycle Analysis
An installation by NoMe Edonna, Ricardo Richey & Andrew Schoultz
February 23 through April 16, FREE
Opening Reception: Wednesday February 23, 6pm
Gallery Hours: Tuesday by appt., Wed-Sat, 12-5pm
A brand new collaborative painting and sculptural installation investigating the role of consumerism, consumption, and recycling, this project sheds light on the complex mechanics and hidden components of recovering physical material for reuse. Touching upon cultural differences in the approach to consuming and recycling material goods, the three artists in this project pose both problems and potential solutions for how to deal with stuff.
Intersection for the Arts
446 Valencia (btwn 15/16)
Mission District, San Francisco
(415) 626-2787
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Portable Mural Youth Workshop
This is a two-part hands-on workshop for youth aged 11 - 19, participants will create a collaborative portable mural using traditional mural drawing and painting techniques at Precita Eyes Mural Arts & Visitors Center (348 Precita Avenue, Mission District, SF). The finished mural will be displayed in a local community center.
Offsite mural workshop for youth
at Precita Eyes
Saturday March 12 & 19, 2005 at 12 PM
contact: t 415.285.2311 or
email pem@precitaeyes.org
in conjunction with:
Intersection for the Arts
446 Valencia (btwn 15/16)
Mission District, San Francisco
(415) 626-2787
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Lowered Hi-Ball
New Tenderloin gallery opens with Lowered Hi-Ball exhibit this Friday, February 18th from 7-11 p.m. The show will feature works from artists Carina DiMarcellis, Porous Walker, Matt Irving, Brian Barneclo, Sacha Eckes, Chris Pastras, Isaac McKay-Randozzi and Patrick Jilbert.
Pawbrokers Gallery
835 Larking at Geary
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February 16, 2005
5th Annual Monster Drawing Rally
Southern Exposure’s 5th Annual Monster Drawing Rally
Friday, February 18, 2005
6:00 pm – 10:30 pm
Suggested donation: $5 and up
Don’t miss this live drawing event where more than 100 artists will create work, live and in person! Drawings will be available for purchase for $50 each to benefit Southern Exposure’s Exhibitions and Artists in Education Programs.
Artists include: Nick Ackerman, Kathy Aoki, Michael Arcega, Chester Arnold, Nora Auston, Rina Ayuyang, Amy Berk, Sarah Bostwick, Jon Brumit, Jason Byers, Aaron Cardella, Jim Christensen, Lauren Davies, Veronica De Jesus, Chris Duncan, Amanda Eicher, Cathy Ellis, Tia Factor, Christiana Ferroggiaro, Rhea Fontaine, Cecilia Galiena, Jim Gaylord, Larry Gonick, Debra Greene, Michael Hall, David Hamill, Cliff Hengst, John Herschend, Scott Hewicker, Amy Hicks, Jake Huffman, Amanda Hughen, Suzanne Husky, Misako Inaoka, Jason Jagel, Marisa Jahn, Packard Jennings, Kerri Lee Johnson, Patrick Kavanagh, Jeddie Kawahatsu, Tae Kitakata, Jason Kleidosty, Stella Lai, Noah Lang, Max Lariviere Hedrick, Eric Larson, Carrie Leeb, Anli Liu, Frederick Loomis, Reuben Lorch Miller, Saaba MBB Lutzeler, Amber MacLean, Hector Magaña, Kara Maria, Stephanie Metz, Deborah Morris, Chris Natrop, Brion Nuda Rosch, Sarah Partch-Smith, Kamau Patton, Matt Pawlowski, Alison Pebworth, Mel Prest, Clare Price, Emily Prince, Amy Rathbone, Ben Riesman, Lettie Jane Rennekamp, Fanny Retsek, Lisa Ricci, Walter Robinson, Thorina Rose, Jon Rubin, Alena Rudolph, Pico Sanchez, Jovi Schnell, Andrew Schoultz, Brian Scott, Mary Joy Scott, Emily Sevier, Steve Shada, Tim Sharman, Christine Shields, Sarah Smith, Jessica Snow, Chris Sollars, Travis Somerville, Laura Splan, Sandra Starkey-Simon, Jennifer Starkweather, José Antonio Suarez Londono, William Swanson, Weston Teruya, Tara Tucker, Adrian Van Allen, Victoria Wagner, Robin Ward, Wei Weng, Christine Wilcox Ackerman, Megan Wilson, Jenifer Wofford, Lena Wolff, and Sandra Wong.
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RE/Search Party at City Lights
City Lights Bookstore will host a special RE/Search event with many featured guests reading their favorite Ballard quote. (My favorite Ballard quote so far: "Learn the rules, and you can get away with anything." Millennium People, 2003)
JG BALLARD QUOTES
Thur Feb. 24 7pm - Free
261 Columbus at Broadway, San Francisco. 415-362-8193.
Event curator: Peter Maravelis of City Lights.
Featured Guests:
1. Mark Pauline. Founder and Director of Survival Research Laboratories (SRL), a San Francisco art institution since 1978. SRL pioneered the genre of violent machine art performance on large locations, incorporating and innovating cutting-edge computer technology and remote-controlled robotics. Mr. Pauline is also a graphic artist, engineer, inventor, writer, and has lectured at numerous universities and museums in the U.S., Europe, and Japan. He has been featured in V. Vale's Search & Destroy, RE/Search magazine, the Industrial Culture Handbook, Pranks, the 1984 JG Ballard celebration at Fort Mason, and will be featured in the forthcoming J.G. Ballard INTERVIEWS book.
2. SRL engineer Karen Marcelo maintains the SRL website (srl.org) and is responsible for implementing internet controllers for the tele-operated machines used in many SRL shows. She provides vital assistance to STELARC as a programmer and technical facilitator.
3. Eric Paulos received his PhD in Computer Science from UC Berkeley and is currently a senior research scientist at Intel where he heads the Urban Atmospheres group focused on exploring the proactive archeology of our urban landscapes and emerging technology (www.urban-atmospheres.net). Dr. Paulos is also a long time associate of SRL and director of the Experimental Interaction Unit. Eric has developed numerous teleoperated robots and interaction system throughout the years and is also teaching a course at the San Francisco Art Institute. (www.paulos.net)
4. R.U. Sirius (aka Ken Goffman) has enjoyed a long career as editor of High Frontiers and Mondo 2000 magazine, and is the author of six books, including the recently-published Counterculture Through the Ages (with Dan Joy). He was a friend to Timothy Leary and Terence McKenna.
5. David Pescovitz is Co-Editor of the popular Boing-Boing blog. His writings on science, technology and art have been featured in Scientific American, the New York Times, Popular Science, and many other publications. He is co-author of the book Reality Check, based on his long-running futurist column in Wired magazine where he is currently a contributing writer.
6. SM Gray's amazing photographs (depicting the corporate media takeover of "public" space) are featured in JGBALLARD QUOTES. He is a veteran of the 70s punk rock cultural revolution. To view his poetry, writing, and photographs, go to telepoetic.com. (Sadly, photographer ANA BARRADO could not attend; she currently resides in Florida.)
7. Joe Donohoe is a San Francisco independent writer and taxicab driver whose interviews and writing may be found at www.speciousspecies.com. He has written an introduction to the forthcoming JGBALLARD INTERVIEWS book.
Featured guests will read a selection of their favorite quotations from the JGBALLARD QUOTES book, and will be introduced by V. Vale and Marian Wallace, editors and publishers.
Latest release: J.G. Ballard Quotes A mini-review from an avid RE/Search reader: "This book is like a travel guide to your own mind. No matter what the subject, Ballard nails it. Nobody else has predicted the future as well as Ballard--why don't more people know about him?!"
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February 08, 2005
Jeff Chang at MACLA this Thursday
Jeff Chang is the author of the upcoming book,Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation (February 2005 on St. Martin's Press). He will be giving a reading this Thursday, February 10th, at MACLA during his book release/signing event. It all starts at 7 p.m. Admission is free. Check it out.
Jeff Chang has written on race, culture, music and politics in Vibe, Spin, The Nation, Mother Jones, the Village Voice, the San Francisco Bay Guardian, the Los Angeles Weekly, and the Washington Post. He was Senior Editor of Politics at Russell Simmons' 360hiphop.com, a founding editor of ColorLines Magazine, and a co-founder of the influential hip-hop indie label, SoleSides (now Quannum Projects), where he helped launch the careers of DJ Shadow, Blackalicious, Lyrics Born and Lateef the Truth Speaker. He helped produce over a dozen records, including the "godfathers of gangsta rap", the Watts Prophets.
Jeff has worked in community, campus, and labor organizing and a public interest lobbying, and currently serves as an advisor to a number of foundations and organizations on racial justice, hip-hop activism, media justice, and social change. He holds a bachelor's degree from the University of California at Berkeley in Economics and a master's degree in Asian American Studies from the University of California at Los Angeles. Born of Chinese and Native Hawaiian ancestry and raised in Hawai'i, Chang resides in Berkeley, California. www.cantstopwontstop.com
MACLA, Castellano Playhouse, 510 S. First St., San José
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The Eighth Annual Activating the Medium
23five Incorporated proudly presents the Eighth Annual Activating the Medium at SomArts. The festival, founded in 1998, set out to expose and educate new audiences to trans-disciplinary themes explored within the genre of Sound Art. Since its inception, seven festivals have spanned the state of California. This Saturday, February 12th, Activating the Medium celebrates the "Old School" noise scene. Doors open at 8 p.m. Admission is $10.
SomArts Cultural Center
934 Brannan Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
415.552.2131
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February 07, 2005
Cupid Knew
This new painting by artist Alfonso Kellenberger is available at Anno Domini. View Cupid Knew here.
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(I) Heart Art
There are two Valentine's Day themed exhibits coming up in San Jose. Both on the Alameda, both on Saturday, February 12th.
Love & Chaos Revisited. A Valentine Art Exhibition & Silent Auction. Over 50 artists hosted by PAN located at the Alameda Artworks 5:30pm - 7pm.
Annual Valentine Gala at Gallery Blu. Champagne & chocolate covered strawberries gala, 5pm - 10pm.
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February 06, 2005
Three Calls by SJ Public Art Program
There are three calls for interested artists/individuals this week by the San Jose Public Art Program. (With all the comments we hear from artists and art enthusiasts wanting more opportunities for participation, there should be a barage of entries!)
1. Make a Mesa Of Your Own a competition to design a custom library table in the MLK Library.
2. ISEA 2006 Artist Residency Opporunity.
3. Nominations are being accepted for the San Jose Airport Art Program Oversight Committee (AAPOC).
This is to update you on the status of the San José Airport Art Program Oversight Committee (AAPOC) appointments. On January 25, the San José Public Art Committee met to discuss the AAPOC nominations. The Public Art Committee was impressed with the interesting and impressive depth of experience of all the nominees that would surely yield compelling perspective to the Airport Public Art Program. Ultimately, the Public Art Committee decided to recommend the following four individuals for the AAPOC:
· Sheila Malone, San José-based artist, performer, photographer, and educator; Board President of WORKS Gallery, professor at SJSU and Cabrillo College, and a graduate from SJSU's CADRE laboratory for Digital Media Arts.
· Peter Richards, San Francisco-based Senior Artist at the Exploratorium Center and founder of the Exploratorium's Artist-in-Residence Program which commissions artists to create works that address the intersection between art, science, and technology.
· Rick Reinhart, Berkeley-based artist, and Director of Digital Media for the Berkeley Art Museum, manager of "Archiving the Avant Garde," a consortium of five museums and art organizations developing professional best practices for documenting and preserving digital and variable media art.
· Ali Sant, Berkeley-based multi-media artist and architect whose work explores the dynamics of urban space.
This recommendation will be reviewed by the Arts Commission at their February 16th meeting (5:30 PM at City Hall, Room 204, 801 North 1st Street).
The Public Art Committee decided to leave two positions open for further consideration at their next meeting. The Committee is specifically interested in increasing the nominees from Santa Clara Valley.
Qualifications needed are: Professionals in the field of public art; new media art; contemporary art; art history, criticism or theory; science; and/or other related industries. The guest members' profiles will be more broad including experts and/or advisors in technology, engineering, or other related fields.
The Public Art Committee will review the next round of applications on February 22. Therefore, we are on a fast track in seeking new nominees.
Applications for AAPOC should be sent by February 11 to mary.rubin@sanjoseca.gov. If possible, applications should include a letter of intent and a professional resume. At minimum, include your nominee's contact information and brief biographical information. Get detailed information on the Airport Master Plan.
Additional nominations will be considered by the Public Art Committee at their February 22, 2005 meeting.
Public Art Program
San Jose Office of Cultural Affairs
365 Market Street
San Jose, CA 95113
Telephone: 408/277.5514
Fax: 408/277.3160
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February 05, 2005
ISEA 2006 Artist Residency Opportunity
INVITATION TO SUBMIT QUALIFICATIONS
The City of San Jose Public Art Program, in collaboration with the San Jose Airport Department is pleased to announce an artist residency program as part of the ISEA2006 Symposium and ZeroOne San Jose: A Global Festival of Art on the Edge being held in August 2006. The outcome of the residency is to create a project that activates the Airport as a gateway to the community--local, global, and festival. The primary presentation of this residency project will be on the San Jose International Airport property.
BACKGROUND
From August 5 – 13, 2006, the city of San Jose will host a week of panels, lectures, exhibitions, performances and citywide events as part of the ISEA2006 Symposium and ZeroOne San Jose. The Symposium is a gathering of the international art, science and technology communities featuring interactive experiences mediated by innovative technology.
One of the four primary themes of the Festival is Community Domain, a platform for articulating community identity, telling stories, providing connections between discrete and hybrid communities, creating a forum for individual expression and group action, honoring histories and cartographies of diverse manifestations of community. Facilitated by emerging technologies, projects that address the theme of Community Domain will allow for dynamic explorations into the community fabric and explore how these same technologies can express the diversity found in San Jose. The other Festival themes, Interactive City, Transvergence, and Pacific Rim, may also be part of the investigation of this residency.
For more information about the ISEA2006 Symposium and ZeroOne San Jose see the temporary Festival website.
OBJECTIVES
The objective of this residency is to engage an artist or artist group working in the intersection of art and technology to create a connection between the Airport, the inhabitants and workers of San Jose, visitors, and other communities as may be identified through the residency process.
San Jose and the surrounding area known as Silicon Valley, is a dynamic place where innovation flourishes. From agriculture inventions to the first electrified city in the west to the world’s first radio broadcasting station, and to today’s innovations in information technology, this region has been a leader. In particular, as a result San Jose’s identification with innovations in computing and related technologies, it is one of only a few cities worldwide that has been credited with the kind of revolutionary thinking that has changed the face of the global community.
Art has an important role to play in articulating the region’s unique identity, environment, cultural values, and artistic vitality at this important regional portal. The Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport is a major gateway to Silicon Valley, and the Airport Public Art Master Plan, approved by the San Jose City Council in November 2004, creates a framework for a unified program of Art & Technology that will identify San Jose as a diverse global center for innovation and change. Using the tools and technologies developed in Silicon Valley, public art will provide a portal to the region, highlighting the histories and stories that are a foundation of San Jose’s place in today’s global economy. The Master Plan can be viewed on line at: http://www.sanjoseculture.org/pub_art/collection.htm.
This Artist Residency provides an exciting chance to explore, create, discover, and/or reveal the Airport, issues of regional identity, and the community (both local and global). An opportunity to work with San Jose Airport operational and data systems will be provided based on the mutual interest of Airport staff and the commissioned artist.
The resulting artwork will be sited on Airport property for the duration of the Festival and potentially become part of the permanent Airport Public Art collection.
PROCESS
This call is a Request for Qualifications (see below). A jury organized by the ISEA2006 Symposium and ZeroOne San Jose will review the entries and select the artist/artist team. The selected artist/artist team will work closely with the City’s Office of Cultural Affairs (OCA), which is responsible for managing this residency. OCA will facilitate outreach to local community, Airport staff, and oversee the artwork design, fabrication, and installation. OCA will also facilitate approvals with City Arts Commission.
SCHEDULE
1/31/05 – 2/24/05 Call for Artists
3/1/05 Letter of Interest/Qualifications Due
3/2/05 – 3/9/05 Short List Established
3/22/05-3/25/05 Interviews and final selection
3/29/05 – 4/13/05 City Approvals
6/05 – 8/05 Residency: Research and Development
7/26/05 City Approval of Schematic Design
9/05 – 12/05 Design Development: iterate and refine project concept; approve final specifications and budget
1/28/06 – 2/8/06 City Approval of Design Development
2/06 – 6/06 Production and implementation of final project
6/06 – 7/06 Testing and final presentation
BUDGET
• $10,000 community outreach, design development, (inclusive of travel)
• $35,000 Fabrication and installation (inclusive of travel)
• Lodging, if required, to be provided for by Festival
The project budget includes all expenses related to the research, design, fabrication and installation of the artwork, including, but not limited to: engineering, fabrication, transportation, installation, insurance, and all other project related expenses including any changes to the building necessitated by the installation such as electrical and data outlets, lighting, structural bracing, etc.
ELIGIBILITY
Artists, or artist teams (that may include architects and designers), responding to this call are eligible to submit qualifications and a letter of interest to be considered for this artwork opportunity. ISEA2006 Symposium and the City of San Jose encourage applicants locally and globally.
ARTIST SELECTION SUMMARY
There will be two phases to this process:
1) A selection panel will review the qualifications, letter of interest, and past work of qualified artists with the goal of short-listing up to 5 artists/artist teams for interviews.
2) Artists will be interviewed in person and a finalist recommended for commission. Ultimately, one artist/artist team will be commissioned for this residency.
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS APPLICATION DEADLINE: Tuesday, March 1, 2005
Applicants should apply online at isea2006.sjsu.edu. Applications must be received no later than midnight PST (GMT –8) on the due date.
APPLICATION PROCESS
The completed application must include the following information and materials as described below, all of which are required to constitute a complete application.
1. Artist statement of interest (2 page maximum). Specific proposals are not requested and will not be reviewed at this time. Your letter of intent is an opportunity to help the selection panel understand how you develop a conceptual approach, i.e., how you think. Please answer the following questions in your letter of intent:
i. What interests you about this project?
ii. What are some of the important considerations in a project of this nature?
iii. How would you approach this opportunity?
iv. What is your experience and/or interest in working with community?
2. Resume: 1 (one) page maximum. If you intend to work with a team, name all the key members of your team and their qualifications. State whether this team has worked together before and whether they have agreed to work on this project. (1 (one) page per person maximum)
3. A brief summary of relevant past experience (1 page maximum).
4. Examples of past artwork that demonstrate your qualifications for this project. Submissions are limited to no more than 5 files and 5 URLs, which will be presented to the selection panel. Audio and video files must be 2 minutes maximum.
5. A corresponding image or file list, including:
a. Title
b. Description of project
c. Date completed
d. Media
e. Dimensions
f. Location
g. Project cost
h. URLs if applicable
i. Copies of relevant reviews, articles, etc.: 3 pages maximum
j. Budget range.
Submit completed applications online (not yet operational).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION or QUESTIONS on the content of the RFQ please call Brooke Jones (408) 277-5144 extension 18 or brooke.jones@sanjoseca.gov. For questions about the submission process, email isea_residencies@cadre.sjsu.edu.
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ISEA2006 and ZeroOne San Jose
Several months ago we heard the news that San Jose had won the bid to host the ISEA Symposium in 2006. It was one of the most promising signs that our city could one day come to be known for its contributions to arts and culture. San Jose is reknown for its visionaries and innovation in technology, but when it comes to the furtherance of the rest of the creative class... well, let's just say, we've been lagging.
But anyone that lives here or has been watching our city with an inquisitive eye can see that something is changing. The powers-that-be seem to be catching on. There's an interest, if not a buzz, about the merging of art, culture and technology. That bridge we've been desiring for years that crosses over this creative stream, connecting us all, appears to finally be in the works.
We were invited to participate in the project. My partner, Cherri Lakey, and I are on ZeroOne San Jose's Events Committee and we are the organizers/producer's of Night Culture during the festival. We'll be keeping you informed of opportunities as they arise; both for artists and venues/organizations. Feel free to contact us with interest or inquiries.
The 2006 edition of the internationally renowned ISEA Symposium will be held August 5-13, 2006, in San Jose, California.
Every two years, currently, cities bid to host ISEA's International Symmposium on Electronic Art. Prior host cities include Helsinki, Paris, Sydney, Montreal, Chicago, Manchester and Nagoya. For 2006, the ISEA Board accepted San Jose's proposal to host the Symposium from August 5-13.
ZeroOne San Jose: A Global Festival of Art on the Edge
ZeroOne San Jose is a milestone festival to be held biennially that makes accessible the work of the most innovative contemporary artists in the world. In 2006 it will be held in conjunction with the ISEA2006 Symposium.
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Oregon Department of Kick Ass returns to Bay Area
If you were fortunate enough to attend the Lucky Bum Film Tour when it came to gallery A.D. two years back, you got a little taste of filmmaker Vanessa Renwick's work. It was a great night. If you missed it... here's three chances to redeem yourself with the Oregon Department of Kick Ass.
Follow Me To Certain Death
Sunday, February 13 at 7:30pm
California College of the Arts
1111 Eighth Street (near Sixteenth)
Nomads and Nozones
DVD release party
Tuesday February 15 8PM
ATA 992 Valencia St. SF, CA
Natural Reflections
OPENING RECEPTION Feb 16 5:30-7:30
SAN FRANCISCO EXPLORATORIUM
runs February 17-May 30, 2005
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February 04, 2005
Do you believe?
"In the end, the people who do what they believe in, who have something to believe in... in the end, they last longer." ~ Hugh Macleod, author of the Hughtrain
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February 03, 2005
Greater New York 2005
Greater New York 2005 will be jointly organized by P.S.1 and The Museum of Modern Art and will be on view at P.S.1 from March 13 through September 22, 2005. This exhibition builds from the spirit of its first incarnation, Greater New York, which opened at P.S.1 in 2000, shortly after the two institutions became affiliated. Greater New York 2005 presents approximately 150 artists from New York's five boroughs that have emerged since 2000, whose works explore both this specific time period, during which New York City has changed dramatically; show vitality, energy, and exciting promise; and anticipate new artistic practices. The exhibition will occupy all of P.S.1's 145,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor gallery space and will include works in all media.
Greater New York 2005
March 13, 2005 - September 22, 2005
Curators and directors of P.S. 1 and the Modern examining artists' submissions above.
Talent Call: Hot New Artists Wanted
by Carol Vogel, New York Times
Published: February 3, 2005
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