Art & Cultural Events List

It's a brand new year! And there's already lots of news in Cyber-land.

Big News: Axiom and Boston Cyberarts are Merging!
New Year's Resolution: Join ATNE!
SHIFTboston: A New Decade!
SIGGRAPH Call for Entries
There's Still Time for AstroDime

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Big News: Axiom and Boston Cyberarts are Merging!

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We're delighted to announce that Boston Cyberartsand the Axiom Center for New and Experimental Mediaare planning to merge! The two nonprofit organizations, both of which serve artists and others who are involved in the creation and exhibition of multimedia and digital art, will combine their operations into a single entity. Boston Cyberarts, founded in 1997, has been the driving force behind the biennial Boston Cyberarts Festivals, which have brought national and international attention to the Boston area as a center of innovation in art and technology. The Festivals have featured artists working with new technologies in all art forms, including visual and performing arts, film, video, electronic literature, public art, and web art, and have involved dozens of museums, galleries, performing spaces, educational institutions, and public spaces throughout the Boston area. The Axiom Center for New and Experimental Media was originally founded as an artist collaborative in 2004. Axiom mounts regular exhibitions of both emerging and established artists in its gallery space located at 141 Green Street in Jamaica Plain. In addition to its highly-regarded series of exhibitions, in recent years Axiom has expanded its programming to include performances, lectures, workshops, and other events. In making the announcement, George Fifield, Founder and Director of Boston Cyberarts (pictured above), said, "We are thrilled to be joining with Axiom, and working together to build the future of new media in the region. Axiom's year-round programming provides a perfect complement to Boston Cyberarts' activities, giving us visibility as an institution and opportunities to work with artists on a regular basis, in addition to what we do as part of the biennial Festivals." He added, "We see this as a tremendous opportunity for future growth for both organizations." Heidi Kayser, Founder and Director of Axiom, echoed Fifield's comments. "The merger gives Axiom access to the resources of a larger and more established entity, and one that shares Axiom's mission and commitment to new media and digital art. We're confident that the merger will act to strengthen both our organizations." In anticipation of the merger, Heidi has been appointed Assistant Director of Boston Cyberarts, Inc. The merger was officially announced on December 12 at "Spark: A Gala Celebration," a fundraising event that took place at Massachusetts College of Art and Design's Pozen Center. The merger will become official following approval of both organizations' Boards of Directors, which is expected in January.
Pictured: George Fifield announcing merger at Spark! Photo by Jim Manning.

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New Year's Resolution: Join ATNE!
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It's a new year -- and you've probably resolved to get more involved in networking
with other cyber-minded individuals and organizations. Well, we're here to help you keep that resolution! Art Technology New England (ATNE)is a new initiative that connects four distinct groups in the art/techology sector:

-- Multimedia and digital artists.
-- Academic institutions that train digital artists.
-- Nonprofit organizations who support the digital arts.
-- Businesses that either generate new creative technologies

or use those technologies to create digital arts and entertainment.
ATNE provides a variety of services, including resource sharing, a forum for interaction
and networking, opportunities for learning and collaboration, workforce development and human resource assistance, and avenues for advocacy and community building. Among the specific programs will be a Job Board, Internship Placement Program, a Digital Art Lending Program, Artist Residencies at high-tech companies, and an array of professional development workshops. And social opportunities too -- like the fabulous launch party "Spark!" that took place on December 12! Individual membership is just $60 per year, or $45 for students; organization memberships are also available. To find out more about ATNE and to sign up for membership, go to www.atne.org [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102908221928&s=2873&e=001dlc0kiAhDhydE9llvFlgdatkJSLhcwgRRqotYedNPFq--ZjzNs-GfxFtBtq4ORHjcZycqCN4QhE_ZpSI_HCZ5ltfd5DSbOS_PYZp_vAoo64=].

Start-up funding for ATNE was provided by the Massachusetts Cultural Council's Adams
Arts Fund, a program that invests in cultural economic development projects across the state. Pictured: Julie Madden and Heidi Kayser with the winners of the creative and experimental costume contest at Spark! Photo by Jim Manning.

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SHIFTboston: A New Decade!

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WHAT IF this could happen in Boston? You won't want to miss the SHIFTboston Forum: 25 Ideas, 3 hours, 1 Boston. SHIFTboston Ideas Competition invited design professionals to unleash their wildest visions for Boston's public spaces - to think outside the box, to think big. The competition generated interest from almost all 50 states and over 80 countries. The top 25 entries and the grand winner will be presented at the SHIFTboston Forum, taking place on January 14 at the ICA, 100 Northern Avenue in Boston. The evening begins with a cocktail reception at 6 pm, the presentation at 7 pm, and continues with an after-party starting at 9. For more information, go to www.shiftboston.org [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102908221928&s=2873&e=001dlc0kiAhDhwfMsSKlJjeGY5GbOH6fLnQZtEX2TYdRq6BXJcAnJV_leBoJeZeW597j9zKwZsWIT3__2tuPQGyAKj0WxzEExfbnzNYCQ7oP4X7ytlbihskvg==];

to RSVP for the event, contact info@shiftboston.org [mailto:info@shiftboston.org].

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SIGGRAPH Call for Entries

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Submissions are being accepted for a forthcoming special issue of Leonardo. The issue will feature SIGGRAPH 2010 Art Papers and the SIGGRAPH 2010 Juried Art Gallery.
SIGGRAPH 2010, in collaboration with Leonardo/ISAST, honors not only artists and artwork, but also the process of making art and its place in society. They are seeking papers that illuminate and explore how people understand the changing roles of artists and art-making in an increasingly networked, multi-sensory, online world. Papers can be submitted in four categories: Applications, Monograph, Project, or Survey. Accepted papers will be published in a special issue of Leonardo, Journal of the International Society of the Arts, Sciences and Technology. The issue also will include visual documentation of the works exhibited in the SIGGRAPH 2010 juried art gallery "TouchPoint: The Haptic Exchange Between Digits." Publication of this special issue of Leonardo will coincide with SIGGRAPH 2010. Online submission forms are available here [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102908221928&s=2873 e=001dlc0kiAhDhxAB9rS2sI64s4qnrRoBPbs98IYQfy8uxTFLPc66ltlq7tTmzKN0XNb7qhoR2iVlc0sJCFkWwMCPDyXsELXoDTiVfJjrRbRyM73PVfO5IwyIzjSZiXL_whQOkQdQMXCoBu3B1WSZdSgUcpkOiCMHmMe]

-- but the deadline is January 7, so you'd better hurry!

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There's Still Time for AstroDime

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It's not too late to submit video, film, or animation work to AstroDime Transit Authority, to be featured in the upcoming issue of INtransit, a biannual journal of art and technoscience. The coming issue is entitled "Scientific American," and looks at the history and representation of American science within and outside the United States, using the magazine Scientific American as a metaphorical framework. Works should be under 10 minutes, or be able to be excerpted (please indicate which). Work should be submitted by snail mail, on DVD, VHS, or mini-DV, to AstroDime c/o La Ciencia, 119 Chelmsford Street, Lowell, MA 01851. Work submitted will also be considered for other issues. The deadline is January 15, and you can get more information on the AstroDime website [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102908221928&s=2873&e=001dlc0kiAhDhy2IW7-NqD0AgpLGocAQZg_gR2gV6792YsQZF8NU_phxkI87Tn_wRzYiVZyIdZrbJ_nmgA3BaKbkONMSvZ3RkIgY8Wtc0yYDSGBVCN7nIB1NkUY5H_XO9JCeyL_-Jp6UKoGSQkLm5745jswKKUavy-M].

AstroDime is sponsored by the 119 Gallery [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102908221928&s=2873&e=001dlc0kiAhDhwtPYUH14p3dK5xx3UoXqDzsDEQRQiRlHwpAD-bpXh4Ie-AThjwR9xkAg61nM6LF6GhO64qF3ozw9jbxP1SwBC5Gj8ZEw9V3avDOhWsWeBnLw==].

For more info, please contact Sam Smileyat rocketscience@virtualberet.net [mailto:rocketscience@virtualberet.net].

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Thanks to our sponsors!
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Boston Cyberarts extends a special thanks to our many generous sponsors. We couldn't do the work we do without you!

1330 Boylston Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts
Art New England
Arts Boston
Cage & Pixelyze
IBM
Koundakjian &
Co
LEF Foundation
Phoenix Media
Communications Group
Tech Superpowers
The MathWorks
Yelp!

And many other generous institutions and individuals. We would love to work with your company on upcoming Boston Cyberarts projects! Please contact George Fifield at 617.524.2109 or george@bostoncyberarts.org [mailto:george@bostoncyberarts.org] for information on becoming a sponsor.

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Cyber-publicity 4 U
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Do you have a cyberart event or exhibition you'd like to promote? If so, please send details and an image to press@bostoncyberarts.org [mailto:press@bostoncyberarts.org] by the 15th of the month preceding your event. We'll be happy to include it in our monthly eblast, if we have space and if we get your stuff in time.

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Contact Us at info@bostoncyberararts.org [mailto:info@bostoncyberararts.org]
or visit www.bostoncyberarts.org [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102908221928&s=2873&e=001dlc0kiAhDhymk_eP8E6kOZ-btpavz_VOQ5nRFOj4yeGMgKzmANAkYTWd93ljMXFyfqroGcpBMNDAVcw2zG7JkffUwQYGDhRZ0u5WIbrcUvVnNb2kXLWenDS53zdVhEwe]

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