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Syndicate: Alchemy: International Masterclass for New Media Artists and Curators |
Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2000 14:28:38 +1030 To: anat@anat.org.au From: Australian Network for Art and Technology <anat@anat.org.au> The Australian Network for Art & Technology (ANAT) announce ** Alchemy ** International Masterclass for New Media Artists and Curators Brisbane, Queensland May/June, 2000 Applications due: 18 February, 2000 Please contact ANAT for guidelines and application forms or visit http://www.anat.org.au/projects/alchemy ANAT will hold an International Masterclass for New Media Artists and Curators for six weeks in May/ June 2000, in association with the new Powerhouse Live Arts Complex in Brisbane <http://www.brisbanepowerhouse.org>. Artists, curators and theorists will come together to germinate and hothouse their ideas, test their hypotheses, develop new processes and create new works, within the context of an intensive learning environment. The intention is to provide an opportunity for artists and arts practitioners from across Australia and around the world to network, develop new work, devise new forms of collaboration. Participants will be provided with 24 hour access to a lab., exhibition/ installation, performance space and workrooms in the exciting new Powerhouse Live Arts Complex, which also opens in May. Highly experienced curators and artists will provide training and lead workshops for participants, within the context of a critical production site. The makeup and composition of the Masterclass will constantly evolve, as tutors and participants undertake different aspects of the project. The Masterclass will engage with a diverse range of topics: from science discourses to indigenous issues to curatorial practice. Of particular note will be the component of the masterclass dedicated to performance and hybrid practices being developed in collaboration with the New Media Arts Fund of the Australia Council. As the project is intended as a dynamic one, there will be continual opportunities for exchange of ideas. Alchemy will be divided into thematic areas. These themes will not happen in isolation. There will be overlap and confluences between the different areas. Participants will be asked to identify two to three themes which may be of particular relevance to their practice in order to participate in those components of the Masterclass. Themes which will be addressed are: * Art and Science Collaborations * Indigenous artists needs * A Digital Region?: collaboration and exchange in Asia and the Pacific regions. * Curatorial Issues for New Media practices * Performance and Hybrid Art Practices * Artistic practice and the Internet To culturally contextualise the project, satellite events - combiinge fora with open days - will be held, giving the public and media an opportunity to view the work-in-progress produced by participants. Throughout the Masterclass there will be a focus on skills development and skills sharing. The framework for the masterclass will also address issues of access to local and overseas works and theoretical issues in order to contextualise new media work, particularly within an international framework. In order to take into account the needs of participants, the program for the project will not be finalised until the participants have been identified. ANAT has pioneered intensive skilling programs for artists through its coordination of annual National Summer Schools in computer media since 1989. The schools have provided the catalyst for profound conceptual shifts and directions in practice for participating artists. In 1999 ANAT, for the first time, ran three National Schools: two National Schools for artists (one for Indigenous Australian artists and one with a science / art focus), and one for curators and other artsworkers. Based on ANAT's experience managing these diverse projects and an ever increasing number of enquiries internationally about the possibility of participating in our programs, for 2000 the scope of this concept has been broadened to develop a more interactive and collaborative approach to the Masterclass learning environment and, with the support of the Daniel Langlois Foundation, opened up to international participation. The intention for this project is for it to be very much a people event. We are interested in developing an environment which will encourage the formation of ongoing international collaborations. Please contact ANAT for guidelines and application forms. or visit http://www.anat.org.au/projects/alchemy The masterclass has been generously supported by the Daniel Langlois Foundation, the Australia Council, the Federal Government's arts funding and advisory body and Arts Queensland with additional support from the Government of South Australia through Arts SA, Arts Tasmania and the NSW Ministry for the Arts. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FROM THE DESK OF THE AUSTRALIAN NETWORK FOR ART AND TECHNOLOGY anat@anat.org.au postal address: PO Box 8029 Hindley Street, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia web address: http://www.anat.org.au/ ph: +61 (0)8-8231-9037 fax: +61 (0)8-8211-7323 Director: Amanda McDonald Crowley (mobile: 0419 829 313) Manager: Amber Carvan Information Officer: Charity Bramwell Web and Technical Officer: Martin Thompson Memberships: $A12 (unwaged), $A25 (waged), $A50 (institutions) ANAT receives support from The Australia Council, http://www.ozco.gov.au the Federal Government's arts funding and advisory body ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------Syndicate mailinglist-------------------- Syndicate network for media culture and media art information and archive: http://www.v2.nl/syndicate to unsubscribe, write to <syndicate-request@aec.at> in the body of the msg: unsubscribe your@email.adress