Call for artists looking for Digital/New Media Training:
ISIS Arts is offering a limited amount of subsidised training opportunities for artists from the North East Region looking to update their digital/new media skills in a particular area.
The training can be in any programme or specialised area as long as it will benefit the artist's practise. This can include the creation and/or manipulation (live or post production) of still image, sound or video and other areas such as web-based work, 3D and interactive media. In addition to previous resources we now also have the ability to train in MAYA (3d animation software). A good general level of computer skills is required in order to benefit from this great opportunity to get tailored one-to-one tuition. Check out your eligibility before applying as only certain postcodes are eligible: http://www.go-ne.gov.uk/gone/eurofunding/objective2/key_docs/?a=42496
A contribution of £25 per training day (on average each artist will receive two days training) will be required.
The training will need to take place before 28th September 2008. (In applying for this opportunity please outline your availability.)
This call is open to any artist who has not received training at ISIS since September 2006
We are particularly keen to support training that might take place in August.
To apply please send a fully completed application form, downloadable from the ISIS Arts website: http://www.isisarts.org.uk/docs/training_form_2008.pdf an up-to-date CV and a few examples of your art work to ISIS Arts by 5pm, Tuesday 29th July 2008 (the selection will take place on the 30th of July).
Call for Proposals: Iraqimemorial.org
(http://www.iraqimemorial.org/ -or- http://www.iraqimemorial.org/arabic/)
Information/Project Contact:
Project Director Joseph DeLappe
Associate Professor
Digital Media Studio
Department of Art/224
University of Nevada, Reno
Reno, Nevada 89509
775-784-6624
delappe@unr.edu
delappe@iraqimemorial.org
http://www.iraqimemorial.org/
http://www.delappe.net/
Iraqimemorial.org is an online call to action to artists, designers, architects or other interested creative individuals or collaborators to propose concepts for the creation of memorials to the many thousands of Iraqi civilians killed in the War in Iraq. As of 2007, estimates range from 77,000 to over 655,000 deaths in Iraq of non-combatants as a consequence of 'Operation Iraqi Freedom'. The memorial concepts will be featured in a growing online exhibition/database of proposals accessible on the site. Proposals are available to be viewed and rated by the public as well as by an internationally diverse group of individual scholars and curators who are serving as jurors.
Jurors include:
-Dr. Nadje Al-Ali, Centre for Gender Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, UK
-Yaelle Amir, Independent Curator and Writer, New York City, USA
-Dr Bernadette Buckley, Lecturer in International Politics, Goldsmiths University of London, UK
-Monica Narula & Shuddhabrata Sengupta, The Raqs Media Collective, Delhi, India
-Dr. David Simpson, Professor of English, University of California Davis, USA
-John David Spiak, Curator, Arizona State University Art Museum, Tempe, USA
-Dr. Marjorie Vecchio, Director/Curator, Sheppard Fine Arts Gallery, University of Nevada, Reno, USA
Participating artists as of 11/29/07 include:
Tony Allard-USA, Paul Dixon-UK, Carla Drago-Australia, Al Fadhil-Germany/Iraq, James Hutchinson-UK, James Johnson-Perkins-UK, Sabine Kacunko-Germany, Suzanne Kanatsiz-USA, Lynn Marie Kirby-USA, Erik Krikortz-Sweden, Patrick Lichty-USA, Maria Paschalidou-Greece, John Quinn-UK, Rashad Salim, Germany/Iraq, Kate Sicchio, UK, Jack Toolin-USA.
Guidelines for Entries:
http://www.iraqimemorial.org/proposals.html
This project seeks to highlight conceptions of memorials in the broadest context possible. All media and processes are to be featured on the project site, this includes but is not limited to experimental or traditional applications of: sculpture, architecture, installation, performance, murals, web art, digital art, photography, video, film, audio art, etc. Please visit the project web site for further detailed entry requirements and information.
Who May Submit Proposals?
All artists, architects, designers, individuals or collaborations are welcome and invited to submit proposals. You must be at minimum 18 years old to participate in this project.
How to Submit
http://www.iraqimemorial.org/proposals.html
Entries are solely accepted via an online submission process available through the project website.
Deadline
As a user generated content site, the project is ongoing indefinitely - Iraqimemorial.org will continue to be realized as new memorial proposals are uploaded to the site. A first 'Juror's Deadline for Review' has been established as March 19th, 2008, the fifth anniversary of the start of the war in Iraq.
Equal Opportunities
ISIS Arts Limited aims not to discriminate against its workers on the basis of their gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, disability or age, pregnancy or trade union membership or the fact that they are a part-time worker or a fixed-term employee. ISIS Arts Limited shall, at all times, strive to work within legislative requirements as well as promoting best practice.
ISIS Arts premises have limited disabled access. However, we aim to ensure that our activities are as accessible as possible. If you have any particular access needs, please contact us and we will try to facilitate you.