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Art is Electric at 2011 Boston Cyberarts Festival

April 22 - May 8

BOSTON, Mass. - Art and technology converge at the highly anticipated seventh Boston
Cyberarts Festival, April 22 - May 8, 2011, when artists, filmmakers, dancers, musicians
and visionary thinkers come together to bring the best in digitally inspired creativity
to Greater Boston.

The Festival, a collaboration of visual and performing artists, cultural organi­zations,
educators and high-technology professionals, will be headquartered at the newly
opened Atlantic Wharf, and take place at museums, galleries, theaters, artist's
studios, educations institutions and public spaces in and around the Boston area,
and online at www.bostoncyberarts.org [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=4hcz47bab&et=1104397156054&s=2873&e=001cjWJeG2Sz4z5Rc_Qx8tAcYZao5CFzTeFzD1d82Y5MzIS9eh1obRmsWKl9fMuxN2Tui4nE_o-E-7pzDytz_gKWAy31ccQB-Fc0Bm9xQXN2UIBGH0RPw_ZSw==].
A complete list of exhibitions, performances and locations will be announced in
the coming months.

The biennial Boston Cyberarts Festival celebrates a long tradition of technological
and artistic innovation throughout Massachusetts. The first Boston Cyberarts Festival
took place twelve years ago in 1999, and since that time the biennial event has
grown to be an integral part of the New England arts landscape.

George Fifield, Director of Boston Cyberarts, noted: "The Boston area has been a
center of art and technology for decades, since the pioneering work done by institutions
like WGBH, Polaroid and the MIT Media Lab. We're proud that we are able to shine
a spotlight on both the rich history of art and technology, and on the visions
for the future."

CyberartsCentral, a visitor center with festival maps, information and docent volunteers,
located at the new Atlantic Wharf, 290 Congress Street, Boston, will be the site
of a special exhibition, BEHOLD, Sight in New Media, as well as innovative music
and dance performances.

This year's Festival will take a look back at the history of Cyberart:

· George Fifield curates Drawing with Code [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=4hcz47bab&et=1104397156054&s=2873&e=001cjWJeG2Sz4xqDEoU7Nkar4q0AdU739hwcSo1kL_FbJ99iizbkdNW4ZdP72t4_ipebAyvjVVFsBwXrMorqRfexIyzoehuqQjJREKEctRgsuL932UYsN9qn8HkEFNUTmhZv2XEHelOQyElzUW5cJei70yCFlHMwPNqAo60NBcjpK5GOZlWqCSF4NRYNIUN75MJrpe-Kfbj1z1fgZcgW-e9ug==]
at the DeCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, an exhibition of the earliest computer-generated
art by the form's most important practitioners from the 1950s to today. The Providence-based
collection of Anne and Michael Spalter is one of the largest and most important
of its kind in the U.S. and shines a new light onto a darkened corner of the art
historical record.

· MIT's List Visual Arts Center presents the first United States museum survey
of the work of Chilean-born video artist Juan Downey (1940-1993). Juan Downey: The
Invisible Architect [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=4hcz47bab&et=1104397156054&s=2873&e=001cjWJeG2Sz4z5sjFxfu2xe_NHakN2tcmmXlmQbE3t-6PFVj6_M8ej_Kh8vTprQ-Gb1b9IIgvklSnPsbOrG80PwPIXzPAhZ8TRATPtGPyXVssdR4Brfbzu8lPRv-bN3teH]
will feature a selection of key works by this under-recognized pioneer of video
art. A key protagonist in the 1970s and 1980s New York art scene, Downey combined
autobiographical content with an anthropological documentary style in his video
works.

· The Goethe Institut's RECORD > AGAIN! - 40yearsvideoart.de - Part 2 concentrates
on early German video art, including several rarely seen, re-discovered works.

And, a rich array of events and exhibitions in many art forms are on tap for the
2011 Festival:

· Visual art has always been a central part of the Boston Cyberarts Festival.
Among the 2011 offerings are Jim Campbell at the Howard Yezerski Gallery, Move Me
an exhibition of kinetic sculpture. at Axiom Center of New and Experimental Media,
Andy Zimmerman's Where Am I? at Boston Sculptors Gallery, Nathalie Miebach's Changing
Waters [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=4hcz47bab&et=1104397156054&s=2873&e=001cjWJeG2Sz4z_RH1j4kdexKYtXgZ07wmDDurjhTDhyf72bX2JJrBm3h8_2vTun3YbRnvjtmaCeY2uOenEgMRlAjs70JxaZtZ5AxS5mcIGBdKmymT7GRFySOy94MNzxv4deIuVI13vUf4=]
at the Fuller Craft Museum, Francis Alÿs: The Moment Where Sculpture Happens [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=4hcz47bab&et=1104397156054&s=2873&e=001cjWJeG2Sz4xEp8ZUcStvlhenQecKHbjcMd0MiwN-eNGMtVsBSlZV5sJ7CtXiAzsX679-I37YYy654eZDD3_J-_XFA0k8FAl6k3FHMg2S9DvlaVlXCX1blpH6fs4M9rNenIgtJEKTjv1ARI1GzCETmmEPNZhFpn07Z4jgXx0kxc1ddg2wzzAydcF4w51y33CIaS-2Tb_Oit2qwp2o5tanZGw0Ey5U-rf9hSDtUZ0wzo3DLMD_Ja17J4RCoYp16D_lMrC1kYyYiU4gx9uUFZCT3g==]
at the Davis Museum, and exhibitions at 119 Gallery, Mobius, Huret & Spector Gallery,
and more;

· Mark Swarek and Joseph Hocking'sOccupation Forces [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=4hcz47bab&et=1104397156054&s=2873&e=001cjWJeG2Sz4wsiLpKlNnFHQQ7QM6WQklDfdrmCCGovMMA4gKipZoOf4jqeWTsT25e0PDvurAgYmmwkUPFfNoS4a1aJngxvEQZ_9_RU9Byl2RtVr7YHqCMu9Cmv7J_JwU4],
an augmented reality experience, via iPhone app, of an alien invasion of our public
space, will be based out of CyberartsCentral and take place throughout downtown
Boston and Cambridge. The project mixes alien invasion mythology with contemporary
images of a foreign troops' occupation.

· Dance events curated by Alissa Cardone at CyberartsCentral, and a two-day
series of readings, demonstrations and small-scale performances at MIT Media Lab'sDance
Technology and Circulations of the Social, Version 2.0 conference;

· Experimental film featuring the premiere of Clea T. Waite's Moonwalk, specifically
designed for the Museum of Science's new full-dome planetarium. The rough cut of
Moonwalk received the IBM Innovation Prize at the 2007 Cyberarts Festival. Part
of an entire evening celebrating our love affair with the galaxy,When Science Meets
Art: Moonwalk MashUp [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=4hcz47bab&et=1104397156054&s=2873&e=001cjWJeG2Sz4z1B56ktO5NT0f5cvJsBcjyjjJp3btatohKDNQBPdwezQSm6F27HIF_ZyCiEJHKnIItWCWGLN9YXHGbnZS494c4bhm-rIAncHSLWwnynDF7sEeYGeOukFau8J6H0wrjyMa9cvpEGB_oDwLmE4T4GT3T]
will also include a cosmic story slam, cosmic cocktail reception with space-wear
inspired fashion.

· Electronic music offerings this year include The Brandeis Electro-Music Studio
(BEAMS) Marathon, twelve solid hours of international electronic music, and Dan
Hirsch's programming for CyberartsCentral;

· FAST Light [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=4hcz47bab&et=1104397156054&s=2873&e=001cjWJeG2Sz4wxdirDIfkYBdUTuOWn2EwCP06jqHEHPSRR0uEIyfe3Dg4mZq388ZT0wiKDK3WxZ3AGwDC2fAZhmq1EyH2ivUWPoCEnrqQLbZCYSX9ttUAHY7cuvsnpd28qUeL807iUk9U=],
an all-evening celebration involving light and kinetic illumination throughout the
MIT campus and along Memorial Drive as the culmination of FAST (MIT's Festival of
Art, Science and Technology). Iconic artist Otto Piene will be holding a Sky Event
in the afternoon with the launch at dusk with more than 15 other installations lit
up on campus and on the Charles.

· Youth programming takes place in collaboration with Urbano Project and Urban
Arts Institute

The closing weekend of the Festival features a gala celebration and awards ceremony
on May 6, at which artists and arts patrons can meet and mingle; and where Boston
Cyberarts presents the IBM Innovation Awards to the top three events or exhibitions
of the year.

"Boston Cyberarts has played a unique and vital role in showcasing cutting-edge
programming at so many of the arts and educational venues across our region," says
Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino. "In doing so, the Festival also celebrates the long
history of technology and innovation that is one of the hallmarks of the history
of Boston."

The Festival is an important contributor to the region's economy and independent
studies have demonstrated that each of the Festivals, with a budget of less than
$200,000, generated a total economic impact of over $2 million.

For further information, contact the Festival office at 617.524.8495, email info@bostoncyberarts.org,
or visit www.bostoncyberarts.org.

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Cyberart encompasses any artistic endeavor in which computer technology is used
to expand artistic possibilities - that is, where the computer's unique capabilities
are integral elements of the creative process in the same way that paint, photographic
film, musical instruments, and other materials have always been used to express
an artist's vision. The Boston Cyberarts Festival, launched by George Fifield in
1999 with seed funding from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, is the only Festival
in the world that encompasses all art forms, including both visual and performing
arts, film, video, electronic literature, public art, and web art.

Boston Cyberarts is grateful for the support of many generous individuals and institutions,
including the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, New England Foundation for
the Arts, IBM, the Massachusetts Cultural Council, ArtsBoston and the Trust for
Mutual Understanding.

Boston Cyberarts is proud to be a partner with Boston Properties and Atlantic Wharf.

Dig Boston and Art New England are media sponsors.

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Press contact: Nina J Berger, 617.543.1595, press@bostoncyberarts.org [mailto:press@bostoncyberarts.org]

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