[cmc-announcements] ArtBots 2008 Dublin!

[douglas repetto]

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE					15 July 2008

Contact: Douglas Repetto
	 artbots at artbots.org
	 http://artbots.org

New York/Dublin – We are very pleased to announce that ArtBots 2008
Dublin will take place on September 19-21, 2008, at Science Gallery at
Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland. The show features 15 works by 16
artists from 9 countries, as well as performances, workshops, lectures,
and an awards ceremony. Participating works were selected from an
international open call for "robotic art and art-making robots", and
represent a broad and inclusive cross-section of the tremendous range of
creative art and robotics activity.

The ArtBots 2008 Dublin participants are: Paula Matthusen (USA), Leo
Peschta (Austria), Koichiro Mori (Japan), Matt Denton (UK), Yuliya
Lanina (Russia/USA), Che-Wei Wang & Kristin O'Friel (Japan/USA), Matthew
Gardiner (Australia), Ralf Baecker (Germany), Byeong Sam Jeon
(Korea/USA), Peter Redmond (Ireland), Allison Kudla (USA), Jack Pavlik
(USA), Joan Healy (Ireland), Christopher Kaczmarek (USA), and Riley
Harmon (USA).

Sound artist Ray Lee (UK) will open the show with “Forcefield”, a
kinetic sound machine performance. Metal fabricator/artisan Phillip
Isohe (Kenya) has created this year’s Robots’ Choice Award, and designer
Eliza Gauger (USA) created the 2008 ArtBots logo. During the show
members of the EU funded Living with Robots and Interactive Companions
project will lead discussions with the artists and audience members.

The ArtBots 2008 Dublin curators are: Douglas Repetto (USA - Columbia
University Computer Music Center), Marie Redmond (Ireland - Trinity
College Computer Science), and Warren Ellis (UK - graphic novelist).
ArtBots 2008 Dublin is sponsored by Science Gallery at Trinity College
and The Columbia University Computer Music Center.

For information on ArtBots, the participants, and their works, including
photos, descriptions, and bios, please visit: http://artbots.org


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