Enjin Museum of Dead Media
Enjin in collaboration with The Trinity Session is embarking on the development of a Museum for Dead Media. The purpose is to call the public's attention to the significance of collecting or preserving one's redundant or dated technology, reflections on ways in which these tools are still applied in creative processes and of course to reflect on the advancements in new technologies and media. Key to this project are questions around what shape and form a museum of dead media could take. Is it a building, a collective networked data system, a discussion forum or a series of presentations and features in future issues of the magazine and dvd supplement. The first steps towards this project manifest in the Hobbs/Neustetter installation at Design Indaba and the call for interest and ideas on creative uses of dead media, and concepts for the 'museum'.
Who is involved?
Enjin is South Africa's leading resource for creative professionals, brings you comprehensive coverage of the art of design, 3D, animation, video, effects, web and interactive design. Enjin addresses the needs of those within the digital media market by providing relevant and forward-thinking content. Now in its sixth year, Enjin Creative Magazine consistently delivers the content that people want to read.
The meeting of Stephen Hobbs and Marcus Neustetter as an artist collaborative fuses their interests in urban social change and virtual culture. Over the years their artistic practices have resulted from experimentation with the juxtaposition of high and low tech, dead and new media interventions. These experiments manifest in public space, galleries and museums and in the arena of their artist lab: the Trinity Session. Taking into consideration the exclusivity of the museum and gallery context, current projects focus on social research and mobile platforms enabling their artistic expression.
Directed by Hobbs and Neustetter, The Trinity Session is a contemporary art production team that investigates the strategies and relationships between art and business, collaborative practice, network development and creative contextual response. As Hobbs' personal artistic interest is the urban environment and Neustetter's the digital and virtual, the thematic focus of The Trinity Session revolves around these subject areas. Heavily informed and influenced by context, The Trinity Session defines its approaches from a position within Johannesburg, South Africa, thusdetermining its attitude tolocal and global debates, networks and partnerships for survival and sustainability of the visual arts industries. By acting as correspondents and consultants, and approaching the work process from a network and 'accommodation and exchange of information' angle, the purpose of the working dynamic is to produce in a cross-platform multidisciplinary way with artists, institutions and corporate brands and services. Interests lie in interdisciplinary working methods, conceptualising and interacting with like-minded partners.
Enjin is building a museum and we need your help. Create a visual piece in any format or material. Submit your personal or professional interpretation of dead media to Enjin magazine for inclusion in the Enjin Museum of Dead Media. Works will be selected to feature in future editions of Enjin magazine, and for pride of place in the Museum. There are no entry restrictions - all visual comments on the theme of dead media are accepted and encouraged.
For more info, download the emodm brief and submission form from www.enjin co.za.
Send your museum piece concepts and proposals to modm@onair.co.za . Call (011) 339 2785 or 381 7711 for further information.
Red Eye in collaboration with the Mercury Durban Designer Collection
The Mid year Red Eye will be held in collaboration with the Mercury Durban Designer Collection on May 13 and 14. The event will mark the dawning of a new era for the Durban inner city and will be entitled 'Urban Edge'. This event will offer a unique opportunity to witness the profound influence of Urban Rejuvenation on the evolution of
our new democratic Durban, e'Thekwini, KwaZulu-Natal identity.
For a number of years creative forces have been grappling with this emerging identity. Attention has been drawn to South Africa by this distinctive new style, movement or era. It is our intention that this event reflects these qualities which have become synonymous with creativity from within our region. This new-found optimism and confidence often eludes definition. Perhaps it is a defiant flamboyance characterised by innovative fusions of traditional Zulu, Indian and post-colonial sub-cultures which continually reinvent themselves.
We are calling on people to participate in this exciting transformation of our inner city - to make artwork, dance, poetry, to walk Durban's streets, to embrace and stake your claim in our new history. We invite proposals in the following areas.
Historical Presence:
We are looking to facilitate 6 large-scale, outdoor works to be presented in the Settlers' Square precinct in front of the Durban City Hall. These could be performance related, sculptural, or interventions into existing structures. They could also be works which are already in existence and would benefit from re-interpretation in a new context.
Urban Migration:
We are looking for fifty mobile works inspired by re-invention of the use of the 'shopping trolley': mobile vending, recycling of scrap metal and paper, mobile homes, informal transport or other solutions to Urban Renewal.
Traditional Dress:
We are looking for two-dimensional works that will be hung in a corridor of the City Hall as a Salon Style Exhibition. These works must be framed or ready for installation. Either new or existing works may be submitted, relating to notions of dress as a form of Durban identity - traditional or contemporary. These works will be on sale for the duration of the event.
Word on the Street:
A stage will be set up to facilitate performance-based work: poetry, dance, music and street-buskers. This work needs to be inspired around themes of Rejuvenation of Urban Pride and a celebration of cultural heritage.
Proposals must include:
- Statement of intent
- Sketch/s where applicable
- Lighting and sound requirements, if applicable
- Technical requirements
- Production timetable
- Budget
- Contact information including full name, address and contact numbers (also email address if available)
Funding will be granted at the selectors' discretion. All participants will be required to work in close conjunction with the curators. All proposals need to be submitted by March 10. No late submissions will be considered.
Proposals can be hand delivered to the Durban Art Gallery, City Hall, Smith Street.
Mark for attention: Red Eye
Proposals can also be emailed to Turnerl@prcsu.durban.gov.za
All works will be subject to documentation of both production and end
product.
For more information call Tamlyn Martin 082 360 3465 or Liana Turner (031) 311 2268
UNESCO-Aschberg Bursaries for Artists Programme
The Programme UNESCO-Aschberg Bursaries for Artists falls under the aegis of
the International Fund for the Promotion of Culture (IFPC) of UNESCO. Visual
Artists can apply for residencies throughout the world. For the brochure with
a list of all residencies please contact UNESCO-Aschberg Bursaries for Artists
at the address below or download it from www.unesco.org/culture/ifpc/. The
selection procedure is shared between an International Artistic Committee which
meets once a year under the supervision of the IFPC and the host institutions.
In general the deadline for applications for residencies in 2005/2006 is April
30 (please check the institution's closing date for applications).
UNESCO-FIPC
1, rue Miollis
F-75732 Paris Cedex 15 / France
Fax. 0033-1-45 68-55 95
Email: dir.aschberg@unesco.org
http://www.unesco.org/culture/aschberg
Meat in Parktown North
A collective of designers/writers/artists who curate what they term 'exhibition parties' along certain themes are proclaiming their boredom with exclusive shows that 'don't give up-and-coming artists a platform to exhibit their work'. Based in Parktown North, they've decided to give art an inclusive, popular culture voice, and extend a call for art submissions, for an exhibition which will be held on March 29.
'Our audience varies,' Kerry Friend comments, 'but mainly they're young professionals, media and advertising folk who like something irreverent and thought provoking. The show also includes some dancing and a cash bar, and usually continues into the wee hours of the morning.'
'Send us some meat', they invite. 'Rare, medium or simply well done will do. Each artwork must be wrapped in bubble wrap and have a secure tag attached to it.'
Submissions by: March 29
The event takes place on April 1
Louise Bredenkamp and Peter Guy
68 Seventh Avenue, Parktown North
Tel: (Jonathan Cane) 083 628 5159 or (Kerry Friend) 083 353 2625 or (Louise Bredenkamp) 084 901 2664
Email: kerry.friend@ogilvy.co.za
Position available at ArtThrob
ArtThrob currently has a vacancy for the position of KwaZulu Natal Editor.
KwaZulu Natal Editor:
We are looking for a suitable candidate to fill the position of KwaZulu Natal Editor, which is currently vacant. The position is ideally suited for a recent graduate and/or a working artist looking to become established as an emergent voice in the local art scene.
The position requires the successful candidate to manage the relevant provincial listing (i.e. KwaZulu Natal), write at least two critical reviews per monthly update, as well as submit newsworthy articles for the News section (from time to time). The position requires diligence, excellent writing and editing skills, an ability to work to strict deadlines and passion for the local arts scene. ArtThrob is a not for profit publication and relies on the generosity of sponsors and practicing artists who donate their work through the Editions for ArtThrob programme to fund and sustain itself. As such the position will be remunerated through a fixed rate in keeping with our funding structure.
Please send letters of interest (in email form), a CV appropriate to the position and at least two samples of �writing (1200 � 4000 words total) to Andrew Lamprecht at alamprec@hiddingh.uct.ac.za
Deadline: Wednesday, February 23
2006 Spier Sculpture Biennial seeks curator
Call for expressions of interest.
The arts organisation Public Eye seeks a curator for the 2006 Spier Outdoor Sculpture Biennial. This will be the third event of its kind, and involve up to 20 artists realising work on a chosen theme.
The curator will be required to work with Spier and Public Eye to develop a vision for the 2006 Biennale, and coordinate all aspects of the project including installation and implementation.
If you are interested in this opportunity, email heapau@iafrica.com before February 20, 2005�stating the reasons for your interest with a CV listing relevant experience.
Public Eye is a Section 21 company which was founded in 1999 by a collection of Cape Town-based artists and cultural activists to initiate and manage art projects in the public arena with the aim of enriching the cultural life of the city and the country.
The Statue of Freedom
We wish to make designers and artists all over the world aware of a competition to design 'The Statue of Freedom' in South Africa. The statue will be the most significant piece of public art in Africa since the pyramids.
The statue will be erected in Mandela Bay in the Port Elizabeth harbour precinct and will commemorate the freedom miracle that has occurred in South Africa.
The competition will be officially launched early in January 2005, but you can
visit the website at www.thefreedomstatue.com and register your interest. The competition is open to
'all creative South Africans as individuals or in consortia and involving associates
from elsewhere in the world'.
Both the competition and subsequent project are under the auspices of the Mandela Bay Development Agency.
ABSA L'Atelier Awards 2005
Artists are invited to submit entries for the Absa L'Atelier competition, South Africa's most prestigious art award and Africa's richest art competition for young artists with prize money totalling R400 000. The competition is held annually for artists aged between 21 and 35.
This year sees the competition celebrate its 20th year and is expected to produce the highest quality of entries in its prestigious history, as this country's most promising artists strive to land the sought-after prize of a six-month study period at the prestigious Cit� Internationale des Arts in the heart of Paris. Here they will be exposed to art and artists from around the world.
The prize includes R100 000 pocket money, a return ticket to France and free access to galleries and museums in the capital. Last year's winner was Conrad Botes.
A welcome addition to the competition is the Gerard Sekoto Award for the most promising disadvantaged artist with an income of less than R60 000 a year. The award - now in its second year - comprises a return ticket to Paris, three months' accommodation at the Cit� Internationale des Arts, nationwide touring exhibitions and French language classes. The total value of this prize is R80 000. It was won last year by Belinda Zangewa.
In addition, four merit award winners will each pocket R20 000 and while the top 10 finalists will receive a R1 000 bonus prize. This brings the total prize value of the Award to R400 000.
The Absa L'Atelier competition, presented in conjunction with the South African National Association for the Visual Arts (SANAVA), has been the launch pad for the careers of many South African artists who have become household names on the global stage - artists such as Penny Siopis, William Kentridge, Karel Nel, Diane Victor and Colbert Mashile.
Entries will be accepted between March 1 and 4. For more information, competition rules, collection points and an entry form contact Cecile Loedolff:
Tel: (011) 350-5793
www.absa.co.za
Traveling Magazine Table by Nomads&Residents
Nomads&Residents is a forum for visitors in the arts: making connections, supporting networks, setting up meetings.
This is an open call for magazines or periodicals published by non-profit and
alternative spaces, independent groups, artists, and artists' collectives to be part of the 'Nomads&Residents' Traveling Magazine Table'. This collection of materials will be on view at the Center for Advanced Visual Studies at MIT, Boston, this winter and spring. If you would like your magazine or periodical to be included in the collection, please send two copies of your latest issue(s) to:
The Center for Advanced Visual Studies
Attn: Traveling Magazine Table
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Avenue N52-390
Cambridge MA 02139
USA
For more information:
Tel: 617 452 2484
Email: lrharris@mit.edu
Send materials to:
nomadsresidents@hotmail.com
About Nomads&Residents
Big cities are in a continuous flux, with a coming and going of people who settle in, stay temporarily or move through. Newcomers enter this flux, become part of the life of the city, and make connections with others. The city, as a space, contains possibilities through the dynamic relationships between people, which may provoke an active engagement. Strangers become friends, ideas become practice, models are being transformed into action. Nomads&Residents originated in New York, yet also bases its activities on the coming and going of people who settle in, stay temporarily or move through cities such as Los Angeles, Rotterdam, Munich and Amsterdam.
To read more about Nomads&Residents and browse through its archive and
calendar of events please visit: www.nomadsresidents.org
Tsunami - call for submissions
The current Asian tsunami disaster made it again evident: the human being cannot control the destructive powers of nature.
A Virtual Memorial www.a-virtual-memorial.org and [R][R][F]2005---XP www.newmediafest.org/rrf2005 initiate on occasion of this disaster and in solidarity with all affected people in this human tragedy a net-based art project environment, entitled 'Tsunami'.
The title 'Tsunami' does thematically not only refer to this or similiar disasters in present or past,
but beyond that 'Tsunami' is primarily also understood as a symbol for the inevitable, the immutable, for powers of nature, powers of destiny which cannot be controlled by the human being, situations of helplessness of which the human being is irrevocably at the mercy. Has he any chance to escape or take influence?
Nearly everybody wherever he may live has had experiences of that kind in one or the other way already. Artists around the globe are invited to reflect on these traumatic conditions of human life and submit art works, documents, texts or any other material which can be submitted as digital file.
'Tsunami' - this collaborative project will be published and featured on www.a-virtual-memorial.org and www.newmediafest.org/rrf2005 simultaneously and will take part
in all coming physical events of [R][R][F]2005--->XP, global networking project by Agricola de Cologne.
Following file types are accepted:
Text: .txt, .rtf, plain email
Image: .jpg,.gif., png
sound: .mpg3
movie: .mov, .avi, wmv, .swf, .drc, .mpeg2
The submission can consist of different parts, works or documents but must not exceed 5MB.
All serious contributions will be accepted.
First deadline is March 31, afterwards ongoing, but the project will be launched on February 1 and from then on continuously updated.
Please use this form for submitting
1. Name, Email, URL
2. Brief bio (not more than 50 words/English)
3. Work(s) (number of entries, titles, year of origin, medium of original work, submitted media file types)
4. Short description for each submitted work (not more than 50 words/English)
Please send the submission as individual files attached to info@a-virtual-memorial.org with
'tsunami' in the subject line.
Exhibitions and workshops for the 2006 Commonwealth Games
'Ubuntu - To Make a Place' is an exhibition to be staged as a highlight of the Commonwealth Games cultural programme. It will be located in the Melbourne Museum in association with the Spirit of the Games exhibition. 'Ubuntu' will offer visitors an opportunity to develop a deeper understanding of the cultures gathered in Melbourne for this event. They will see thought-provoking objects made with creativity and skill from materials local to the makers. Outside the exhibition, communities in Melbourne and regional centres will be able to interact with the makers through a series of satellite residencies in schools and galleries. The exhibition will help us understand the differences between cultures, while appreciating the shared creativity of their makers.
In July 2004, representatives from 14 southern countries met for the first time to discuss what it is that they might have to say to each other. This gathering marked the initial phase in a four-year journey designed to develop south-south dialogue that realises the new energy and potential of southern countries emerging from shadows of colonialism. The 'Ubuntu' project, administered by Craft Victoria, arises from this meeting.
The focus of Craft Victoria is to celebrate the 'world at hand'. This involves an appreciation of the skills and materials in our midst, both as an expression of local identity and as a means of adding value to our work. Craft Victoria manages the South Project, which is designed to find ways of giving expression to what it means to live in the south - 'Think global, make local' is one of its core principles.
At this stage, Craft Victoria is seeking expressions of interest from organisations and individuals who might be part of this project. In particular, we are looking for support in:
- distributing information about the opportunities of this exhibition for makers
- assisting makers travelling to Melbourne for the event
- professional development opportunities
- interest in being part of the discussion about the meaning of 'Ubuntu' and its relevance beyond South Africa
The South Project is a three year journey leading towards a Festival of the South in 2008. This journey entails four meetings where artists and writers can continue the exchange about what it means to live in the south. The first was in Melbourne, July 2004. 2005 will be in Auckland/Wellington (New Zealand), 2006 will be Santiago (Chile) and the final gathering in 2007 will be in South African (location to be confirmed).
'Ubuntu - to make a place' is one of many projects based on collaborative possibilities. Countries of the south are conditioned to be gazing northwards. This is an opportunity to look to each other and see what we can achieve together.
For more information, contact:
Kevin Murray
Director
Craft Victoria
31 Flinders Lane, Melbourne VIC 3000
Tel: 61 3 9650 7775
Email: kmurray@craftvic.asn.au or info@southproject.org
www.southproject.org
The Surface-online invites contributions
The Surface-online is a Scottish-based international chronicle of observation and comment - a shop window for aspiring writers, poets, illustrators, photographers and journalists. We offer no fee.
The Surface is completely and fiercely independent and involves no charge at any time to either reader or contributor. The Surface is self-funded through donations. If you would like your work showcased to literary agents, art directors and editors worldwide then please feel free to contribute.
Each edition of The Surface will be hung on a theme, each theme broad and open to interpretation - your interpretation. We are open to suggestion on future themes.
Submission Guidelines:
Submissions should be made to the editor of the specific section. Please read and follow the guidelines at www.surfaceonline.org/submission.htm
Visual Arts -
visual-arts@surfaceonlie.org
Photography -
photography@surfaceonline.org
Strip Cartoons -
cartoon-strip@surfaceonline.org
For all other communications please contact the editor at editor@www.surfaceonline.org
The Surface represents the diversity and talents of creative people. Submissions should reflect the interests of an international readership.
2004/05 - Themes
America - Following the USA elections we reflect on America. Despotic Empire or land of the free? America has established itself as a sole superpower - but to what purpose? There seem to a lot of people either side of the fence when it comes to loving or hating America. Does size matter? What does America mean, politically, economically, demographically, etc.? Does everyone believe the ideals that America holds dear - freedom, democracy? Are there truly any things which are self-evident? The deadline for copy and artwork is December 10, 2004.
Language - Reflections and explorations of the English language in its many forms and variations.
In examining language are we looking at how our language shapes how we think, and therefore who we think we are? What would it mean for humanity to have a truly global language, should it
ever occur? The deadline for copy and artwork is February 10, 2005.
Rise and Fall of God And the Devil - the inspirations of the sublime and the profane. Is God particularly relevant to the age in which we live? Secularism; do we actually need God any more? Have we grown up? The deadline for copy and artwork is April 10, 2005.
Second Generation - the impact of being the children of emigrants, (political, economic, nomadic), born in lands foreign to your parents, but so familiar to you. The tensions of the two cultures and values, the Old Ways contrasting with the New Ways, the irony of parents emigrating to provide a
better life for their children, but still wanting their family to follow the old traditions, culture, values, language even, and religion, and the fabulous art forms that evolve from the melting pot of humanity the Global Village can and does produce. The deadline for copy and artwork is June 10, 2005.
Games - from the social games we play: white lies, flirtation, roles in society; to actual
contests of strength, intellect or guile between people and countries. Olympian feats to drawing room farce - the world as the artist's game board. The deadline for copy and artwork is August 10, 2005.
Degrees of consciousness -The subtlety of consciousness and the scales on which it occurs. Sentience; self-awareness. From a single neuron to a whole universe. Where does it come from and can it be reproduced artificially? Is it just an illusion? What does it actually mean, if anything, to be able to reason about one's existence? The deadline for copy and artwork is October 10, 2005.
'Etcetera' - a new section edited collectively by the editorial team, it will contain approaches and material that don't fit into the more formal areas of The Surface: we want to highlight Internet-based installations, films, music, avant garde work, new projects online; in fact, anything that feeds our theme and provides surprise. This section will be accumulative with material, links and
other media being retained and compacting as the issues proceed.
'Postcards from the edge' will be our own central pivot to this new section - it could be seen as artistic form of Bogging where artists and writers are connected from the same location - the writer
produces a short piece of prose/poetry/text as the message of the postcard and the rtist/photographer creates an image. It will be about a specific place - in a one off production or as a series.
For more info, contact thesurface@mac.com
Gallery in Georgia,
USA seeks South African artists
Fine Art Gallery in Roswell, Georgia (USA) seeks talented artists
from South Africa. The gallery is located in an affluent part of
the city, surrounded by other galleries, bookstores and fine restaurants.
Please submit work and resumé to:
Laramee Fine Art
984 Canton St.
Roswell, Georgia (USA) 30075
Email submissions should be sent to: larameefineart@charter.net
Submissions
invited for Norwegian Opera House Commission
The Art Committee for the New Opera House in Oslo, Norway, would
like to draw your attention to an invitation to participate in a
pre-qualifying round of public art/ design commission. Visit the
following website for more information:
www.operautsmykking.no where
an English version is available.
Remembering-Repressing-Forgetting
Newmediafest 2004
www.newmediafest.org/rrf2004 global networking is preparing a feature
related to Iraq - the war and the period afterwards, and is looking
for proposals of net-based art works, papers, articles, comments,
links etc which fit in this spectrum.
Accepted works and items must have a clearly defined copyright
note and will be included in the new Iraq module to be created. Besides
URLs of works or sources, certain media files are acceptable, see
specifications below.
Please use this form for submitting:
1. first name/ name of artist, email, URL
2. a brief bio/ CV (not more than 300 words)
3. title and URL or type of media file
4. a short work description (not more than 300 words)
5. one screen shot (max 800x600 pixels, .jpg)
Please send your submission to rrf2004@newmediafest.org with
'Iraq' in the subject line.
Only these types of media files are accepted:
1. text - plain email, .txt or .doc
2. image -.jpg
3. movie -.swf, .dcr, .mov, .mpeg
The deadline is ongoing and as soon as submissions are accepted,
they will be included and posted.
AVA invites submissions
The Association For Visual Arts (AVA) in Cape Town invites submissions
from visual artists who wish to exhibit at AVA from 2004 onwards.
The Selection Committee of the AVA meets every two months to review
submissions and the next meeting takes place on Wednesday, November
19. Selection meetings take place every second month thereafter.
Interested artists should bring to the gallery six to eight works
(these can be supplemented by visual material such as slides and
photographs), a CV and a short letter of intent or an artist's statement.
The committee is most interested in reviewing the work that the artists
wish to exhibit or else their most recent works. Artists can collect
their works the day after the meeting.
In addition, any curators wishing to curate exhibitions for AVA
should submit proposals to AVA's Selection Committee.
AVA is committed to the ongoing promotion of art and artists, both
emerging and established, both formally trained and self- taught.
For more information, contact Estelle Jacobs.
Association for Visual Arts
35 Church Street, Cape Town
Tel: (021) 424 7436
Fax: (021) 423 2637
Email: estava@iafrica.com
Website: www.ava.co.za
My Mission: call
for submissions
'{self}_representation 2003', the new show on Le Musee di-visioniste
curated by Agricola de Cologne and launched on September 30 2003,
invites artists to submit to the recently initiated project 'My Mission',
a collection of textual self-representations in form of artistic
statements.
Please send your statement as a short text in plain email format
(no more than 500 words), stating how you see your mission as an
artist.
'My mission' is an ongoing project with an open end, so you can
send your statement at any time, there is no deadline.
All serious entries will be immediately included.
Send submissions to info@le-musee-divisioniste.org with
'My Mission' in the subject line.
www.le-musee-divisioniste.org or www.le-musee-divisioniste.org/start1.htm
Donate your
art to AIDS orphans auction website
Last year the Art for AIDS Orphans auction raised over a million
rands for AIDS orphans. Organizer Nicci Bailey is currently setting
up a permanent charity website gallery, www.art4aids.co.za, and are
requesting that all artists who would like to donate a piece for
this worthy cause to log onto our site.
Contact: Nicci Bailey
Email: beezy@beezybailey.co.za
AnimationXchange at Michaelis
AnimationXchange is place for everyone interested in animation, including animators, illustrators, writers and sound producers. This monthly event provides opportunity for you to showcase your own work while being exposed to both local and international work. You can also enter the '100 second Challenge'.
For more info visit www.animationsa.org or email cpayne@iziko.org.za
7 - 9pm, Thursday February 10
Michaelis School of Fine Art
Hiddingh Campus, 31 - 7 Orange Street
Gardens
Cape Town
