Collage Filmmaker Lewis Klahr

From Carl Bogner:
Say, if you can be on the campus of UWM tomorrow night, come see filmmaker Lewis Klahr who will be in town to screen his newest collage films. Artful and deftly evocative, his animation (of figures cut out from comic books and vintage magazines, mostly) offers a musically entrancing experience of melancholy laced with the unexpected.

Klahr will be presenting his most recent two works - The "Two Minute to Zero" Trilogy and "Daylight Moon (A Quartet)" Wednesday, November 29 at 6:30pm in the Fine Arts Recital Hall (MUS 175).

Admission is free. The Fine Arts Recital Hall is just north of Kenwood, across the courtyard from Mitchell Hall.

Presented by the UWM Department of Film

Fly Press

Photo by Peter Diantoni

FLY
One Night Only
8:00 PM
Saturday November 18 at the Marcus Center, Vogel Hall.
929 N. Water St.
(414) 273-7206
Tickets $10

Read about it:
MKE
Shepherd Express
Suceptible to Images
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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New Media and Performance

Brought to you by Lane Hall, Director of Graduate studies in Visual Art:

Harrell Fletcher @ 7:00 pm, Curtin 175, Thursday Nov 16, Layton Lecture
Internationally renowned new-media artist Harrell Fletcher gives a Layton Lecture about his particularly democratic form of art-making. Hear Harrell expound upon his multi-platform projects, from “Learning to Love You More” (which was included in a recent Whitney Biennale) to video projection pieces, “people’s exhibitions” and various other public projects. (Co-hosted with the Film Dept).
http://www.harrellfletcher.com/
http://www.learningtoloveyoumore.com/

CARTUNE XPREZ, SLOW DANCE RECYTTAL, HOOLIGANSHIP @ 8:00 pm
Electronic Music Studio (B60 Music Building), Tuesday, Nov 21st
Come see, hear and witness this traveling collective (Peter Burr, Christorpher Doulgeris and Cassandra C Jones) combine their infatuation with over-the-counter digital media and live music/video performance. Explore their obsession with google-mania and over-saturated visual culture. Not to be missed!

Production Assistants needed for FLY

We are looking for production assistants to help with set and prop construction for FLY (Nov 18 at the Marcus Center). If you or anyone you know have time and are willing to help, please contact Brent Budsberg, Scenic Director at babudsberg[at]sbcglobal.net

The dates that you can help are Monday, Nov 6 thru Monday Nov 13 and Wed Nov 15 thru Fri Nov. 17. There will be two blocks of time each day - from 1pm to 5pm and from 7 pm until 10pm. If you are only available during mornings, Brent may be able to shift the schedule to accommodate a morning session.

These are volunteer positions, but anyone helping will gain invaluable experience working with Milwaukee's premiere installation, performance, theatre, music and dance artists as will as getting your name in the program and a line on your resume as a production assistant for a cutting edge inter-media performance. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you.

Nohl Fellowship Exhibition

Nicolas Lampert's Chicken at Bradford Beach

See the giant chicken tonight at iNOVA
INSTITUTE OF VISUAL ARTS

Third Annual Mary L. Nohl Fellowship Exhibition
October 13-December 10, 2006
Opening reception: October 13, 6-9 pm; gallery talk with Nato Thompson and Jane Simon begins at 6:30 pm.

Inova/Vogel, Vogel Hall, 3253 N. Downer Ave.
Gallery hours: Wednesday-Sunday, 12 noon-5 p.m.
FREE
Information: (414) 229-5070 or arts.uwm.edu/inova

The third annual exhibition of the Greater Milwaukee Foundation’s Mary L. Nohl Fund Fellowship recipients features work by Nicolas Lampert, Fred Stonehouse and Jason Yi (Established Artists) and Juan Juarez, Michael Julian, Mat Rappaport and Stephen Wetzel (Emerging Artists). Jane Simon and Nato Thompson, jurors for the 2005 competition, return for the opening night gallery talk (6:30 pm). Watch for talks, performances and screenings by the Nohl fellows throughout the exhibition period.

Super Vision at MCA

Jon McKenzie and I went down to see this last night. Visually compelling. Absorbing. Sharp performances on the subject of our data bodies. I highly recommend it.

The Builders Association & dbox: SUPER VISION
October 12-14, 2006
at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago

Each time you swipe a credit card, chat online, fill a prescription, or make an airline reservation, click by click, you leave a trail of personal electronic information that takes shape as a virtual data body, well recorded and maintained. It never goes away; it’s there for the taking. SUPER VISION is a provocative and often funny look at Digital Age anxieties, using the language and tools of surveillance itself to craft gorgeous illusions about the hidden realms of our instant-access society. Obie Award-winning performance ensemble The Builders Association and dbox, the acclaimed New York digital design studio, were last seen in Chicago with the MCA co-commission Alladeen. This collaboration extends the scope of contemporary theater and of personal identity, using a seamless blend of performance, text, architecture, and digital media to explore the impact of technology on humanity.

Roundtable Discussion
Saturday, October 14, 2 pm, Kanter meeting room; Free
The artists and the public participate in a free-ranging conversation about the topics raised by SUPER VISION.

Free Toast
Friday, October 13
Audience members are invited to a free round of drinks with the artists immediately following the performance. Hosted by The Chestnut Grill & Wine Bar at The Seneca Hotel, 200 East Chestnut. Limited to ages 21 and over; one drink per admission stub.

Milwaukee Street, Milwaukee

Sean Quast, Treasurer for DACSO told me about this:
Milwaukee Street, Milwaukee
October 13, 2006
8:00 PM - 12:00 PM

Did you miss Nauman 101—the party celebrating the work of Bruce Nauman through the work of local artists? Well you have another chance. The Museum and Cedar Block, creator of Nauman 101, collaborate again for Milwaukee Street, Milwaukee—a night of photography, fashion, music, and interactive fun based on the photography of Saul Leiter. Local photographers are given one day to capture the essence of Milwaukee Street using Lomo or Holga cameras. The cameras are deliberately lo-fi and emphasize casual, snapshot photography—perfect for documenting everyday life. Come to the party, see how local artists interperet the work of Leiter into their own street photography.

Sponsored by:

Cost: $7/$5 for members

Location:
MAM

Contact:
MAM
414-224-3200

Bay View Compass Seeks Photo Intern

Photographer

Bay View Compass seeks bright, highly motivated, talented intern an excellent eye and sense of composition and narrative to take photos ranging from portraits (profiles), to live action (news) and stills (features). Requirements: college sophomore, junior, or senior majoring in photojournalism, art and/or photography. Candidate must possess digital camera and be able to upload images to the web.

The Bay View Compass is a two-year old independent, monthly newspaper that provides quality, content rich news, features, and business information. To submit your resume for the above-listed internship, please e-mail: publisher[at]bayviewcompass.com.

Spark Video Screening

Call for submissions. All video, animation, and short film work for monthly curated screenings at Spark Contemporary Art Space in Syracuse, NY. The first deadline is September 25, 2006. The first screening will also be shown at the Everson Museum of Art on October 7 as part of an ongoing film series. Please send submissions to:

Krista Birnbaum
102 Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY 13224-1210

Visit Spark Contemporary Art Space at http://sparkartspace.com for more information.

SparkVideo Call for Submissions

TERMINAL01 :: CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

TERMINAL01 :: CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

keywords = generative art, mobility, airport architecture, data visualisation, social exchange, flight patterns, air travel, collaborative networks, mapping

Year Zero One is seeking submissions for Terminal01 (T01), an interactive networked art exhibition to be lauched at Toronto Pearson International Airport in the spring of 2007. T01 will consist of a kiosk housing a touch-sensitive screen, an audio-video output, an embedded web camera, sensors and projection screen. Artists will be invited to create site-responsive computer generated work based on their experience and interpretation of air travel environs, airports, mobility, flight data and networked communities. Emphasis will be given to works with a generative component or works dealing directly with themes relevant to travel (space-time).

ONLINE SUBMISSION

Please Submit Proposals through the online submission form (Requires Flash 8 plugin). Deadline for submissions is December 1st, 2006. Artist fees paid. T01 is curated by Michael Alstad and David Jhave Johnston.

Call for Diaspora Art for "Trans: Visual Culture" Conference

Thanks to Mat Rappaport for this:

Call for Diaspora Art for "Trans: Visual Culture" Conference

A show of diaspora art is being organized in Oct as part of a program of exhibitions that will be run concurrently with the "Trans: Visual culture" conference at UW. The details of the conference are at -
http://www.visualculture.wisc.edu/Conference/trans.html

If you identify yourself as a diaspora artist or work in a diaspora aesthetic, please apply.

There will be 4 or 5 sites with works that speak to the phenomenon of trans-culturation. There will be a good amount of publicity and viewership for participating artists.

We are accepting both emailed and postmarked submissions. All entries should be received by September 30, 2006.

Email submission requirements to: pchowdhry[at]wisc[dot]edu

Submissions must include, as attachments:
upto 5 JPEGS, 640x480
Resume as PDF or Word Document

In the body of email:
Name and contact information
Corresponding image list: Title, Date, Media and Dimensions
Artist statement

For Postmarked submissions:

upto 5 JPEGS on cd, 640x480
Corresponding image list: Title, Date, Media and Dimensions
Name and contact information
Resume
Artist statement

Mail submissions to:
Pritika Chowdhry
114 Meadow Ridge Lane
Madison, WI 53704

Deadline for submissions (received): September 30, 2006

Open Positions: Emerging Media, Visual Culture

Assistant Professor, Cultural Studies of Digital Media and Technology
University of Toronto Mississauga

The Institute of Communication and Culture (ICC) at the University of Toronto at Mississauga seeks applications for a tenure-stream appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor in Cultural Studies of Digital Media and Technology with an emphasis on Visual Cultural and
Communication. The successful candidate will be associated with programs in the
Centre for Visual and Media Culture (CVMC) and in Communication, Culture
and Information Technology (CCIT). Appointment will begin on July 1,
2007.

We are seeking a specialist with an emphasis on emerging media and technologies as well as demonstrated theoretical sophistication in cultural studies of digital media and technology with an emphasis on visual culture and communication.

see 1st comment for how to apply.

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Assistant Professor of Asian New Media, Visual Culture, and Contemporary Art
University of Toronto at Mississauga

The Institute of Communication and Culture (ICC) at the University of Toronto at Mississauga seeks applications for a tenure-stream appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor of Asian New Media, Visual Culture and Contemporary Art. The successful candidate will be associated with programs in the Centre for Visual and Media Culture (CVMC).
Appointment will begin on July 1, 2007.

We are seeking a specialist in the areas of East and/or South Asian new media, visual culture, and contemporary art. Research and teaching interests may include digital arts and technology, the globalization of visual culture, and post-colonialism, among other areas.

see 2nd comment for how to apply.

Deja Vu: (re-)creating web history

This site differs from archive.org's wayback machine-- the dejavu.org emulator lets one look at contemporary sites with vintage browsers. Thanks to LeisureArts, once again.

The Journal of New Media and Culture

It looks like LeisureArts went on a del.icio.us tear tagging peer reviewed journals:
NMEDIAC has adopted the mission of publishing peer-reviewed papers and audiovisual pieces that contextualize encoding/decoding environments and the discourses, ideologies, and human experiences/uses of new media apparatuses. NMEDIAC provides an intellectual canvas where the cultural spaces and experiences of new media are theorized and rigorously explored within both global and local contingencies of the present and past. In particular, we publish articles that attempt inter- and intra-disciplinary research of new media texts and technologies. Works that incorporate either or both humanities and social science approaches to scholarship are welcome.

Also BeeHive Hypertext/Hypermedia Literary Journal

K A I R O S: A Journal of Rhetoric, Technology, and Pedagogy

Town Meeting on the Future of Media

From Jeff Smith, Department Chair:
The Department of Journalism and Mass Communication at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is a sponsor of a Town Meeting on the Future of Media on Thursday, September 7, 2006, at 6:30 p.m. The event will be held at the Helen Bader Concert Hall in UWM's Helene Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts.

A message from community artist/activist Nicolas Lampert says:
This is an open hearing; that means that anyone can and is encouraged to provide testimony to the commissioners about how well their media serves the community. This is a rare opportunity for people to come and speak to the commissioners of the FCC. Being a commissioner is an appointed position, not an elected one, so it is very rare that they come to public events and open up for discussion and criticism from the public.

From Free Press:
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
How well are your media serving you?

Do you want the media to do a better job covering issues you care about? Do you want more quality journalism? Are you wondering whether a few giant media conglomerates will provide the diverse and independent viewpoints you need?

Now is your chance to tell FCC Commissioners Jonathan Adelstein and Michael Copps how well the media are serving your community. Don’t miss this opportunity to make your voice heard!

Town Meeting on the Future of Media
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Thursday, September 7, 2006
6:30 pm

University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Helen Bader Concert Hall
Helene Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts
2419 East Kenwood Blvd.

Located between Prospect and Stowell on Kenwood, kitty-corner from the student union. For parking and accessability, see: http://www.uwm.edu/map/map.pdf

View and/or download the flyer here. Join us to learn more about who owns the media in Wisconsin and offer public testimony on the proposed changes to ownership rules. All events are free and open to the public.

Production Assistants Needed

This from Mat Rappaport, Assistant Professor in Digital Media, who is using helicopters and trucks for this.

Dear students who are interested in video/film and art production:

I am looking for production assistants to fill out my crew for a video shoot this Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. One need not volunteer for all days and all times.

> A project description can be found at
> http://meme01.com/projects/span.html

The project is being shown at inova on October 13th as part of the Mary L. Nohl Artist Fellowship Exhibition.

Students interested in helping out should email me at matrapp[at]uwm.edu.

Thanks,

Mat

The World's Highest Resolution Seamless Display Ever Built

From Doreen Maloney, Associate Professor of New Media at the University of Kentucky and Former President, New Media Caucus

The World's Highest Resolution Seamless Display Ever Built
http://www.mersive.com/WorldRecordDisplay.cfm

Mersive Technologies is building the highest resolution, seamless display ever seen by the public. The display is composed of 80 digital light projectors blended into a seamless image containing 60 million pixels. These pixels will be packed into a display that is 27 feet across and 15 feet tall. The resulting 160,000 lumens of brightness will be seen for many city blocks in the heart of downtown Louisville, Kentucky as part of the 4-day International Idea Festival (www.ideafestival.com).

Imagery that has never before been seen at its native resolution will be unveiled as part of the event.

Call for Imagery, Art, and Content

The display will showcase media from artists and content creators across many domains including science, engineering, medicine, gaming, entertainment, and art. We are looking for media that can take advantage of this increased resolution as well as the public nature of the project. Works selected will reflect both technical and conceptual possibilities presented by the future of high-resolution displays.

Content will be edited into a continuous video loop that will display contributions throughout the 4-day event from 8am to 10pm. Accepted contributors will retain the copyright to their material and will receive acknowledgment on the display, on a printed schedule at the event, and at Mersive's website. All electronically contributed content will be deleted at the end of the event.

See Comments for Submission Details:

In War/At War: The Practice of Everyday

From Mat Rappaport via rhizome.org
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

War affects the daily life of all societies, cultures, families and individuals. The result is a climate of war, including the physical, economic, and psychological conditions created by the direct and indirect connection to this kind of violent conflict. We (in the broadest sense) generate and define the everyday, all becoming participants that shape perceptions of daily experience. In War our adjustments to everyday practices and daily life can reflect its radical climate, pointing to the nature of conflict and ones relationship to experience. We adapt. These adaptations vary depending on personal experiences and define one’s relationship to war and inform one’s everyday life.

In War/At War: The Practice of Everyday is an exhibition and series of events that investigates variations on everyday practices, projects, and tactics explored by individuals whom cope, adapt and adjust to War and the climate it produces.

Schedule
September 7, 2006 – Submission deadline
September 14, 2006 – Notification of acceptances
September 28, 2006 – Artwork due at OPENSOURCE
October 5, 2006 7-10pm – Opening reception

Please download the full Call for Submissions (pdf) for information about the exhibitions and our exciting program of events and talks

More about "In War/At War: The Practice of Everyday"

Select Media Festival 5

CALL FOR PROJECTS, WORKSHOPS, VIDEOS AND ART ACTION
Deadline for projects: September 7, 2006
contact: edmar ed(at)lumpen.com
www.selectmediafestival.org

Select Media Festival 5 takes place Oct 13 to Oct 22, 2006 throughout
Chicago.

SMF5: The DIY Academy
We are seeking documentaries, short films, animations, new media projects, workshops, skillshares, presentations and media to share and present.


Select Media Festival features video programs, brand new media, installations, performance programs, street art, public projects as well as experimental and advanced music. Our goal is to share innovative art and technology projects as well as culturally and socially charged work.
The festival is produced by Public Media Institute and Lumpen. It is organized by artists and activists from Chicago.

This years festivals components include:

-The Film/Video Program: Docs, shorts, animation. kick ass work.

-TLVSN: we will be airing and creating cable tv episodes during the festival. You can send us your tv to air on cable access too.

-The Other net and The Brand New Media: Net based and technology driven projects, and the new media channels.

-Performance Program: Live music and performance.

DIY Academy : How to XYZ :: This year we want to share ideas strategies and practical applications for intervention, agitation and public. Workshops, skillshares, presentations and ideas on how to __ the __ are welcome.

Please help us re-ignite dormant forces.

www.selectmediafestival.org


Send material to:
Select Media Festival 5
960 W 31st St
Chicago Il 60608
U$A

Internship Opportunity: QZAP-DAC Partnership

See the comments or the pdf for more details.

The Queer Zine Archive Project and the Digital Arts and Culture program is currently seeking an intern for the 2006-2007 academic year. This is an excellent opportunity for students interested in LGBT history and culture, digital arts, independent publishing, zines, digital archiving, and open source software to earn 6 credits (3/semester) and a small stipend. Attached is the call for applicants. Please pass this on to people in and around UWM that you think might be interested. Though there is no formal deadline, the last day to add classes for the fall semester is September 18th.
Thanks on behalf of the QZAP-DAC Partnership.

Milo Miller
Co-Founder
the Queer Zine Archive Project
http://www.qzap.org

QZAP_DACInternship.pdf