<div class="gmail_quote">From: <b class="gmail_sendername">douglas repetto</b> <a href="mailto:douglas@music.columbia.edu">douglas@music.columbia.edu</a><br><br>DEAR OVERLORDS!<br><br>PLEASE FORWARD WIDELY! DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS IS THIS WEEK!<br>
<br><br>+++++++<br><br>ArtBots 2008 Call for Works<br><br>ArtBots (<a href="http://artbots.org/" target="_blank">http://artbots.org</a>) is pleased to announce that the fifth<br>international ArtBots exhibition for robotic art and art-making robots<br>
will take place at the Trinity College Science Gallery in Dublin,<br>Ireland on September 19-21, 2008. Creators of talented robots are<br>invited to submit their work for possible inclusion in the show.<br><br>We have no fixed idea of what qualifies as robotic art; if you think<br>
it's a robot and you think it's art, we encourage you to submit your<br>work. Regardless of whether it's hi-tech, low-tech, or neg-tech, we're<br>interested in the ideas you're working with, not just the gear.<br>
Proposals for workshops, performances, and other kinds of participation<br>are also welcome.<br><br>Each ArtBots is a bit different; the location changes and we invite new<br>humans to co-curate the show with us. We hope that by changing the<br>
specifics of the show each year we can keep it accessible to a diverse<br>range of people, works, and ideas.<br><br>+++++++<br><br>This year's co-curators are:<br><br>Warren Ellis: author of novels, comics, video games, and screenplays;<br>
blogger and creator of numerous online forums<br><br>Marie Redmond: computer science professor; director of the MSc<br>Multimedia Systems Course, Trinity College; entrepreneur<br><br>Douglas Repetto: artist and teacher; Director of Research at the<br>
Columbia University Computer Music Center, director and founder of<br>ArtBots, dorkbot, organism, and music-dsp<br><br><br>+++++++<br><br>ArtBots is a hands-on, community-oriented show, run by and for artists.<br>Participating artists install their own work and are present during the<br>
show to meet one another, maintain their pieces, and talk with visitors.<br>Each participant is given a 1000 Euro artist fee to help cover the cost<br>of attending. All costs, including shipping, travel, lodging, meals,<br>
etc., are the responsibility of the artist. While we cannot provide<br>additional monetary resources, we are happy to provide invitation<br>letters or other documents that might help artists with local grant<br>applications, sponsorships, etc.<br>
<br>Important Dates:<br><br>Deadline for entries: 1 May<br>Acceptance notifications sent: 2 June<br>Artists confirm participation by: 16 June<br>Show load-in and installation: 16-18 September<br>Show open: 19-21 September<br>
Breakdown and load-out: 22 September<br><br>+++++++<br><br>To submit your work for consideration for ArtBots 2008, please fill out<br>the following form. In addition to the form, please provide<br>documentation (photos, video, sounds, plans, etc.) and a brief statement<br>
describing the work and your motivation for creating it. Tell us why the<br>work is interesting, and help us understand how it fits in the context<br>of the ArtBots show.<br><br>We strongly encourage you to create a website with your entry materials<br>
in an easily viewable form. This will allow the three geographically<br>separated curators to view the materials as you intend them to be viewed.<br><br>Email attachments, printed documentation, slides, videotapes, CD-ROMs,<br>
and DVDs are all acceptable as documentation, but will make it more<br>difficult for the curators to view your work. We regret that we cannot<br>return submitted materials, so please do not send originals.<br><br><br>Please send your entry form and documentation to:<br>
<br><a href="mailto:artbots@artbots.org" target="_blank">artbots@artbots.org</a><br><br>or:<br><br>ArtBots<br>c/o Douglas Repetto<br>Columbia University Computer Music Center<br>632 W 125th St.<br>318 Prentis Hall<br>New York, NY<br>
10027 USA<br><br><br>Entries must be received by May 1st, 2008. There is no entry fee. We<br>will send you confirmation via email when we receive your entry. Have fun!<br><br><br>Douglas Repetto<br>Marie Redmond<br>Warren Ellis<br>
<br>Curators, ArtBots 2008<br><br>+++++++<br><br>ArtBots 2008 is a joint production of The Science Gallery at Trinity<br>College, ArtBots, and The Columbia University Computer Music Center.<br><br><a href="http://www.sciencegallery.ie/" target="_blank">http://www.sciencegallery.ie</a><br>
<a href="http://artbots.org/" target="_blank">http://artbots.org</a><br><a href="http://music.columbia.edu/cmc" target="_blank">http://music.columbia.edu/cmc</a><br><br><br>What is the Science Gallery?<br><br>The Science Gallery is a new public science centre located in the heart<br>
of Dublin city. A place where ideas meet, the Gallery will bring<br>together people with diverse interests and backgrounds including<br>creative thinkers and young innovators, to connect, explore, create,<br>debate and share ideas on science, technology and the arts, opening up<br>
these fields to new audiences.<br><br>The Science Gallery 'space' consists of a 144-seater multimedia theatre,<br>studios, café and stunning open gallery space, providing an ideal<br>location for new emerging creative talent to be discovered through a<br>
programme of changing exhibitions, events and workshops.<br><br>With a target audience of 15 year olds up and an emphasis on creating a<br>collaborative community, the Science Gallery, which launched in February<br>2008 with LIGHTWAVE, a nine-day festival exploring the art and science<br>
of controlling light already has over 2000 members. For more information<br>on the Science Gallery and our past and upcoming programmes visit<br><a href="http://www.sciencegallery.com/" target="_blank">www.sciencegallery.com</a><br>
<br><br>+++++++<br><br><br>ArtBots 2008 Entry Form<br><br>Title of work:<br><br>Contact name:<br><br>Contact email address:<br><br>Mailing address and phone number:<br><br>Other project members:<br><br>+++++++<br><br>What are the physical dimensions of the work and its operating area?<br>
<br>How is your work powered? Does it have any special power needs?<br><br>Does your work require access to any resources (other than electrical<br>power) that you cannot provide yourself (e.g. a sound system, video<br>projector, net access, special lighting, compressed air, running water,<br>
etc.)?<br><br>Is your work particularly loud, bright, or active, or does your work<br>require extreme quiet, darkness, or other particular sound/light conditions?<br><br>How long does it take you to set up your work, and how difficult is it<br>
to set up?<br><br>Has the piece traveled before? Do you foresee any problems transporting<br>the work?<br><br>How long can your piece run reliably? Can it run continuously for<br>several hours over the course of several days? Does it need frequent<br>
maintenance?<br><br>Is this a completed work, or is it still being designed or built?<br><br>If it is still in the planning stages, what is your timeline for<br>completing the piece?<br><br>List any elements of your work that are potentially dangerous or may<br>
cause fire/safety code problems in indoor spaces (gas engine, fire,<br>hazardous chemicals, projectiles, etc.):<br><br>Is there anything else you think we should know about your work?<br><br><br><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>
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