Monday, March 28, 2011
BOSTON CYBERARTS EVENTS - April 22 - May 8, 2011
Press Contact: Nina J Berger, 617.543.1595
press@bostoncyberarts.org [mailto:press@bostoncyberarts.org]
www.bostoncyberarts.org/festival
Boston Cyberarts Festival animates new Atlantic Wharf
with exhibitions, music and dance
April 22 - May 8
BOSTON, Mass. - CyberartsCentral, the 2011 Boston Cyberarts Festival headquarters
located at Atlantic Wharf, will feature exhibitions, music and dance performances,
as well as augmented and virtual reality experiences from April 22 to May 8, 2011.
An interactive visit with an Egyptian oracle, dynamic digital painting, a bi-coastal
dance performance, and a chiptune concert are just some of the electric art that
will be on tap.
Fronting the Greenway and Boston's waterfront, Atlantic Wharf is located at 290
Congress Street. The CyberartsCentral visitor center, open 10am-6pm, will offer
festival maps, information and merchandise, and will be staffed by docents who can
help visitors plan their festival experience.
Exhibitions
Waterfront Square at Atlantic Wharf will be the site of Fluid Perimeters: an exhibition
of dynamic digital imagery, including dynamic digital painting, digital animation,
and algorithmically generated software that explores digital and artificial life.
Works included by Brian Knep, Robert Arnold, Dennis Miller, Andrew Neumann, Mark
Stock and Dan Hermes.
CyberParts is an exhibition of works by artists who are showing elsewhere in the
Boston Cyberarts Festival. Each work will be accompanied by information detailing
where visitors can see more of that particular artist's work at other Festival venues.
And, based out of CyberartsCentral will be Mark Swarek and Joseph Hocking's Occupation
Forces, an Augmented Reality Experience, via smartphone app, of an alien invasion
of our public space that will take place around Atlantic Wharf and the Boston Children's
Museum. The project mixes alien invasion mythology with contemporary images of
a foreign troops' occupation. Artist Mark Skwarek will personally lead tours starting
from CyberartsCentral (a schedule is forthcoming).
Events
Friday, April 22, 5 to 8pm. Opening reception for CyberParts, Fluid Perimeters,
Occupation Forces and CyberartsCentral. Free.
Sunday, April 24, 2 to 5pm,If All Those Able Minds Could Be Set Free: Demoshow and
Chiptune Concert. The demoscene is a diverse computer art subculture focused on
demos, or real-time rendered audiovisual demonstrations of coding, musical and artistic
prowess. Demos are meant to be technically as well as visually impressive. Chiptunes
are live performances that include the use of traditional acoustic and electronic
instruments, alongside Gameboys, Commodores and Amigas, as well as more modern computational
devices like palmtop computers. Featured artists will beBr1ght Pr1mate, combining
the forces of indie-scene alum Lydia Marsala and James Therrien (Fugitive Kind),
Arkbit and the Attic Bat, and Don Miller (NO CARRIER). Sponsored by @party [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=4hcz47bab&et=1104957899964&s=2873&e=001I4vNtLeG_3WHyC4Sn4FnIMVZ6GpjeJRcpZZ-kmMsa2uoSInGmjkKnaLGRqJl9n6sYyIYy5mAht9FB-BJnjkat_2jtN1_KvgH_ycO3oMUztKDBa-hWMZrfJ-gq-v8WdjO],
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Free.
Friday, April 29, 8pm,Cyber-Pool, Electronic music performance by local musicians.
Cyber-Pool is derived from the ongoing "The Improvisation Pool" series. Improvisations
are in small and large groupings, featuring a variety of musicians integrating electronic
and acoustic instrumentation. Musicians: Jorrit Dijktsra, alto sax, analog electronics;
Michael Evans, drums, percussion and electronics; Ernst Karel, analog electronics;
Neil Leonard, sax, laptop, electronics; Andrew Neumann, laptop, analog electronics;
Arvid Tomayko-Peters,TOOB, laptop, electronics. Free.
Saturday April 30 at 5pm,Seekers: A Bi-coastal Dance Improvisation. Seekers looks
at the human need for intimacy and connection in a world full of technological mediation.
Four performers in a studio in Los Angeles are broadcast live onto monitors in
Atlantic Wharf's Waterfront Square. Linked by an improvisational score, four performers
in Boston stir a real time cross-country movement dialogue. Desire is one of the
key themes explored in a construct where distance is the premise. Conceived and
directed by Alissa Cardone and Alla Kovgan of Kinodance Company featuring dancers
from Boston, MA and Los Angeles, CA. Free.
Sunday May 1, 2 to 4pm,Egyptian Oracle is a Virtual Reality interactive narrative
on the Egyptian tradition of the public oracle. Using an important religious event
from the Ptolemaic Period, Jeffrey Jacobson's Egyptian Oracle helps audiences develop
a deeper understanding of Egyptian culture. An expert puppeteer creates a virtual
High Priest avatar and several other participants, while the audience plays the
role of the Egyptian public. The expanded Virtual Reality capabilities permits audiences
to directly interact with -- and participate in the ceremony - to enable greater
understanding and empathy for other cultures. The event is limited to 100 seats
at Atlantic Wharf but will be simulcast at the Boston Children's Museum. Free.
Friday May 6, 6 to 9pm. Boston Cyberarts Gala, Gallery and Waterfront Square.
The Gala celebrates the culmination of the Boston Cyberarts Festival and is also
the award ceremony for the IBM Innovation Awards for best artwork in the festival.
Tickets are $50, info@bostoncyberarts.org.
The 2011 Boston Cyberarts Festival takes place April 22 - May 8, 2011, when artists,
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,
takes place in and around Boston at museums, galleries, performing spaces, educations
institutions, and on the web.Complete information about the Festival, including
a searchable database of the more than 40 events and exhibitions, is available at
www.bostoncyberarts.org.
Atlantic Wharf is located just two blocks from South Station, and is accessible
via the Red Line, Water Taxi, #4 & 11 buses, and features a 650 car parking garage
directly below the building.
Further information on the Boston Cyberarts Festival is available by calling 617.524.8495
or emailing info@bostoncyberarts.org, or visitingwww.bostoncyberarts.org/festival
[http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=4hcz47bab&et=1104957899964&s=2873&e=001I4vNtLeG_3XRQovvHTpNkO24mRg3c5Ey2YNC7OhRUiPhtAkZIBn11D9x_0ZFVcAoudiFcIJMCNGw6363IS7j3QGLizzxr2rKMROrUATtAuCuTDkwu8LmWvlO4iDxsRPu2oh8WfyZ018=].
# # #
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 New IBM, the Massachusetts Cultural Council, ArtsBoston, Boston Cultural
Council and Avid. Boston Cyberarts is proud to be a partner with Boston Properties
and Atlantic Wharf, and the Boston Children's Museum. Dig Boston is the media sponsor.
# # #
Press contact: Nina J Berger, 617.543.1595, press@bostoncyberarts.org [mailto:press@bostoncyberarts.org]
High and low-resolution DOWNLOADABLE images are available at http://bostoncyberarts.org/festival/pressimages/
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# # #
Boston Cyberarts Festival
Administrative Offices: 9 Myrtle Street, Boston, MA 02130
Telephone 617.524.8495
Fax 617.524.9968 www.bostoncyberarts.org [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=4hcz47bab&et=1104957899964&s=2873&e=001I4vNtLeG_3VCX83TPcSF--sNFoQIFYDdgzN0YDpap3n4iEjM-YTnRvHoWTAi4kOXs-Fj8KnEGHySxjE7cmfKTxOskfREJdxbHLFUuvx3vvCawCP6q6ujYA==]
info@bostoncyberarts.org [mailto:info@bostoncyberarts.org]
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press@bostoncyberarts.org [mailto:press@bostoncyberarts.org]
www.bostoncyberarts.org/festival
Boston Cyberarts Festival animates new Atlantic Wharf
with exhibitions, music and dance
April 22 - May 8
BOSTON, Mass. - CyberartsCentral, the 2011 Boston Cyberarts Festival headquarters
located at Atlantic Wharf, will feature exhibitions, music and dance performances,
as well as augmented and virtual reality experiences from April 22 to May 8, 2011.
An interactive visit with an Egyptian oracle, dynamic digital painting, a bi-coastal
dance performance, and a chiptune concert are just some of the electric art that
will be on tap.
Fronting the Greenway and Boston's waterfront, Atlantic Wharf is located at 290
Congress Street. The CyberartsCentral visitor center, open 10am-6pm, will offer
festival maps, information and merchandise, and will be staffed by docents who can
help visitors plan their festival experience.
Exhibitions
Waterfront Square at Atlantic Wharf will be the site of Fluid Perimeters: an exhibition
of dynamic digital imagery, including dynamic digital painting, digital animation,
and algorithmically generated software that explores digital and artificial life.
Works included by Brian Knep, Robert Arnold, Dennis Miller, Andrew Neumann, Mark
Stock and Dan Hermes.
CyberParts is an exhibition of works by artists who are showing elsewhere in the
Boston Cyberarts Festival. Each work will be accompanied by information detailing
where visitors can see more of that particular artist's work at other Festival venues.
And, based out of CyberartsCentral will be Mark Swarek and Joseph Hocking's Occupation
Forces, an Augmented Reality Experience, via smartphone app, of an alien invasion
of our public space that will take place around Atlantic Wharf and the Boston Children's
Museum. The project mixes alien invasion mythology with contemporary images of
a foreign troops' occupation. Artist Mark Skwarek will personally lead tours starting
from CyberartsCentral (a schedule is forthcoming).
Events
Friday, April 22, 5 to 8pm. Opening reception for CyberParts, Fluid Perimeters,
Occupation Forces and CyberartsCentral. Free.
Sunday, April 24, 2 to 5pm,If All Those Able Minds Could Be Set Free: Demoshow and
Chiptune Concert. The demoscene is a diverse computer art subculture focused on
demos, or real-time rendered audiovisual demonstrations of coding, musical and artistic
prowess. Demos are meant to be technically as well as visually impressive. Chiptunes
are live performances that include the use of traditional acoustic and electronic
instruments, alongside Gameboys, Commodores and Amigas, as well as more modern computational
devices like palmtop computers. Featured artists will beBr1ght Pr1mate, combining
the forces of indie-scene alum Lydia Marsala and James Therrien (Fugitive Kind),
Arkbit and the Attic Bat, and Don Miller (NO CARRIER). Sponsored by @party [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=4hcz47bab&et=1104957899964&s=2873&e=001I4vNtLeG_3WHyC4Sn4FnIMVZ6GpjeJRcpZZ-kmMsa2uoSInGmjkKnaLGRqJl9n6sYyIYy5mAht9FB-BJnjkat_2jtN1_KvgH_ycO3oMUztKDBa-hWMZrfJ-gq-v8WdjO],
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Free.
Friday, April 29, 8pm,Cyber-Pool, Electronic music performance by local musicians.
Cyber-Pool is derived from the ongoing "The Improvisation Pool" series. Improvisations
are in small and large groupings, featuring a variety of musicians integrating electronic
and acoustic instrumentation. Musicians: Jorrit Dijktsra, alto sax, analog electronics;
Michael Evans, drums, percussion and electronics; Ernst Karel, analog electronics;
Neil Leonard, sax, laptop, electronics; Andrew Neumann, laptop, analog electronics;
Arvid Tomayko-Peters,TOOB, laptop, electronics. Free.
Saturday April 30 at 5pm,Seekers: A Bi-coastal Dance Improvisation. Seekers looks
at the human need for intimacy and connection in a world full of technological mediation.
Four performers in a studio in Los Angeles are broadcast live onto monitors in
Atlantic Wharf's Waterfront Square. Linked by an improvisational score, four performers
in Boston stir a real time cross-country movement dialogue. Desire is one of the
key themes explored in a construct where distance is the premise. Conceived and
directed by Alissa Cardone and Alla Kovgan of Kinodance Company featuring dancers
from Boston, MA and Los Angeles, CA. Free.
Sunday May 1, 2 to 4pm,Egyptian Oracle is a Virtual Reality interactive narrative
on the Egyptian tradition of the public oracle. Using an important religious event
from the Ptolemaic Period, Jeffrey Jacobson's Egyptian Oracle helps audiences develop
a deeper understanding of Egyptian culture. An expert puppeteer creates a virtual
High Priest avatar and several other participants, while the audience plays the
role of the Egyptian public. The expanded Virtual Reality capabilities permits audiences
to directly interact with -- and participate in the ceremony - to enable greater
understanding and empathy for other cultures. The event is limited to 100 seats
at Atlantic Wharf but will be simulcast at the Boston Children's Museum. Free.
Friday May 6, 6 to 9pm. Boston Cyberarts Gala, Gallery and Waterfront Square.
The Gala celebrates the culmination of the Boston Cyberarts Festival and is also
the award ceremony for the IBM Innovation Awards for best artwork in the festival.
Tickets are $50, info@bostoncyberarts.org.
The 2011 Boston Cyberarts Festival takes place April 22 - May 8, 2011, when artists,
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,
takes place in and around Boston at museums, galleries, performing spaces, educations
institutions, and on the web.Complete information about the Festival, including
a searchable database of the more than 40 events and exhibitions, is available at
www.bostoncyberarts.org.
Atlantic Wharf is located just two blocks from South Station, and is accessible
via the Red Line, Water Taxi, #4 & 11 buses, and features a 650 car parking garage
directly below the building.
Further information on the Boston Cyberarts Festival is available by calling 617.524.8495
or emailing info@bostoncyberarts.org, or visitingwww.bostoncyberarts.org/festival
[http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=4hcz47bab&et=1104957899964&s=2873&e=001I4vNtLeG_3XRQovvHTpNkO24mRg3c5Ey2YNC7OhRUiPhtAkZIBn11D9x_0ZFVcAoudiFcIJMCNGw6363IS7j3QGLizzxr2rKMROrUATtAuCuTDkwu8LmWvlO4iDxsRPu2oh8WfyZ018=].
# # #
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 New IBM, the Massachusetts Cultural Council, ArtsBoston, Boston Cultural
Council and Avid. Boston Cyberarts is proud to be a partner with Boston Properties
and Atlantic Wharf, and the Boston Children's Museum. Dig Boston is the media sponsor.
# # #
Press contact: Nina J Berger, 617.543.1595, press@bostoncyberarts.org [mailto:press@bostoncyberarts.org]
High and low-resolution DOWNLOADABLE images are available at http://bostoncyberarts.org/festival/pressimages/
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Boston Cyberarts Festival
Administrative Offices: 9 Myrtle Street, Boston, MA 02130
Telephone 617.524.8495
Fax 617.524.9968 www.bostoncyberarts.org [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=4hcz47bab&et=1104957899964&s=2873&e=001I4vNtLeG_3VCX83TPcSF--sNFoQIFYDdgzN0YDpap3n4iEjM-YTnRvHoWTAi4kOXs-Fj8KnEGHySxjE7cmfKTxOskfREJdxbHLFUuvx3vvCawCP6q6ujYA==]
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