Call for Art – Artists for the Ocean, ASCI

Our immediate goal is to begin the online exhibition with a small, strong group of international artists whose work [in all media] can be beautifully documented online.

Deadline: Open

From ASCI:

“The mission of this project is to demonstrate how the arts can be an effective tool in raising public awareness about the critical state of our oceans, its role as the fabric of life on our planet, the plight of endangered marine life, as well as the “dance” of interdependency required to sustain its ecological balance… [or about the current imbalance and its affects]. The artwork should not didactically reference these ideas, but most likely will be inspired by some aspect of them and a desire for your aesthetic “voice” to be heard about one of the most important environmental topics of our time.

Our immediate goal is to begin the online exhibition with a small, strong group of international artists whose work [in all media] can be beautifully documented online. This “seed” group provides a way of inviting others to submit their work for consideration, and also inspiring artists to create new work, thus creating a cannonball effect. Growing over the years, we anticipate it will become a major online portal for this environmental [and humanitarian] cause.

Ideally along the way, the online exhibition will:
- become a physical exhibition
- inspire museums to select artists from the online exhibition for their shows
- stimulate science and art teachers/professors to share the artworks with their students for classroom discussion and student projects
- and hopefully, ASCI will produce a coffee-table book of selections from the online exhibition…”

READ FULL ANNOUNCEMENT [web]
About ASCI [web]

Call for Papers – Touch and Go, Leonardo Electronic Almanac

This issue explores the role interactivity and participation, as well as light art and new media approaches to the public space as tool that may foster engagement and shared forms of participation.

Deadline: February 12, 2012

From Leonardo:

“Leonardo Electronic Almanac in collaboration with Watermans and Goldsmiths College in occasion of the Watermans’ International Festival of Digital Art, 2012 announces a special issue titled: Touch and Go.

This issue explores the role interactivity and participation, as well as light art and new media approaches to the public space as tool that may foster engagement and shared forms of participation.

We would like to welcome papers relevant to the following themes:

• Interactivity and audience engagement (art, technology and participation)
• New media geographies and technology
• New Media art and illusion: physical interaction & perception
• Sound and gesture in New Media Art
• Gender, sport and technology
• Art in Virtual Reality / virtual spaces and game-space as artistic medium

New Media academics, theoreticians, curators, art historians and artists that are interested in any combination of the above themes are particularly welcome to submit proposals for consideration…”

READ FULL ANNOUNCEMENT [web]

Call for Entries – PRIX ARS Electronica 2012

Since 1987, the Prix Ars Electronica has served as an interdisciplinary platform for everyone who uses the computer as a universal medium for implementing and designing their creative projects at the interface of art, technology and society.

Deadline: March 02, 2012

From ARS Electronica:

“The competition is organized by the Ars Electronica Linz GmbH and ORF’s Upper Austria Regional Studio in collaboration with the OK Center for Contemporary Art and the Brucknerhaus Linz, and the prizes are awarded during the Ars Electronica Festival each year. The Prix Ars Electronica is one of the most important awards for creativity and pioneering spirit in the field of digital media.

The event calls for entries in seven categories, including a youth competition. And since internationally renowned artists from over 70 countries also participate in the Prix Ars Electronica, it has established itself as a barometer for trends in contemporary media art.

The Prix Ars Electronica calls for entries and awards prizes in the following categories:

Computer Animation / Film / VFX
Interactive Art
Digital Musics & Sound Art
Hybrid Art
Digital Communities
u19–Create Your World
[the next idea] voestalpine Art and Technology Grant

READ FULL ANNOUNCEMENT [web]
Submission Information/Form [web]
Previous Winners [web]

Call for Papers – STEAM, the new ART + SCIENCE journal

This is a call for papers for a theory and practice peer-reviewed journal on STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics).

Deadline: Feb. 28, 2012

This is a call for papers for a theory and practice peer-reviewed journal on STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics).

The goal is to make this transdisciplinary topic accessible across different fields and create awareness of STEAM at Claremont Graduate University (CGU). This is open to anyone interested in submitting a paper such as graduates, educators, art advocates, artists, policy-makers, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) and STEAM advocates, business leaders, or any other individual interested in contributing their voices to this journal.

The STEAM journal’s core team is made up of graduate students, faculty members and experts in several fields. The advisory board consists of leaders in the field of STEAM and faculty members such as Dean Margaret Grogan, Dr. David Drew and Professor David Pagel. The submissions will undergo a peer review process. The journal will be published and distributed by CGU, which fosters research that transcends academic boundaries. CGU will be hosting a conference on STEAM in 2012.

Guidelines for submissions:

An academic paper of 1000-1500 words: this paper can be theoretical, a discussion of an issue or policy pertaining to STEAM or aspects linked to STEAM such as creativity, innovation, future work force or a research paper. These papers should reflect scholarly and research writing. Submissions using the American Psychological Association (APA) format are encouraged (APA format: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/)

A reflection of 250-500 words: this can be a reflection from the field (any field that is relevant to STEAM) and can be a personal reaction that offers insights into STEAM and related topics.

A lesson/program/unit plan of 500-1000 words: This piece should be an overview of a successful plan that was carried out through a lesson, program, unit or action that led to positive outcomes of STEAM. The location, age and number of students/participants should be listed. The steps carried out should be explained with a list of resources needed. Photographs or sample work is strongly encouraged to visually support the plan’s outcome. This is open to educators, activists, advocates, community outreach and any relevant work in organizations.

Art work: A photograph of an art piece that responds to the field of STEAM, a JPEG file no larger than 2 MB. The artwork should be accompanied by a title and a paragraph to explain not exceeding 100 words along with a bio of the artist not exceeding 50 words.

All FINAL versions of your submissions should be made to the editor-in-chief at steam@cgu.edu by midnight February 28th 2012.

All Word documents should be emailed as an attachment. Any photographs accompanying the articles should be emailed as a JPEG file no larger than 2 MB.

Questions may be directed to Sara Kapadia through steam@cgu.edu

Thank you.

STEAM Journal ~ Claremont Graduate University
steam@cgu.edu

Call for Residency: 2012 Synapse, Australian Network for Art & Technology

The residencies are open to Australian artists with a demonstrated interest in science working in any discipline and/or medium. Australian-based residencies of 16 weeks’ duration that take place during the 2012 calendar year will be supported.

DEADLINE: Febreuary 14, 2012

From ANAT:

“The Australian Network for Art & Technology (ANAT) is calling for applications from artists and science and research organisations for the 2012 Synapse Residency program. Now in its seventh round, the program is a core element of the Synapse initiative of the Australia Council for the Arts and ANAT, which supports collaboration between artists and scientists.

The residencies are open to Australian artists with a demonstrated interest in science working in any discipline and/or medium. Australian-based residencies of 16 weeks’ duration that take place during the 2012 calendar year will be supported.

To ensure a good fit between the artist and host organisation, a joint application must be submitted. It is the responsibility of the project partners to establish contact and to identify the nature of the proposed collaboration prior to application. Those with existing relationships are strongly encouraged to apply. The Synapse residencies have a creative research focus and it is not expected that they will result in the production of new work. The residencies may also be approached as a platform for testing and informing a more comprehensive, longer-term research project suitable for submission to the ARC Synapse Linkage program.

GUIDELINES & APPLICATION [web, pdf]
ABOUT ANAT [web]

Call for Submissions: The Wellcome Trust Arts Awards

Arts Awards support imaginative and experimental arts projects that investigate biomedical science.

DEADLINE: December 12, 2011

From the Wellcome Trust:

“Large awards (over £30 000)
[Arts Awards program] is currently seeking proposals for large arts projects. If you have an idea for a project that you think might be suitable then please contact one of our Arts Advisers ( arts@wellcome.ac.uk) with a one-page summary at any time before 16 December 2011. We will get back in touch to discuss whether it is something that can be taken forward.

Arts Awards support imaginative and experimental arts projects that investigate biomedical science.

The scheme aims to:

• stimulate interest, excitement and debate about biomedical science through the arts
• examine the social, cultural, and ethical impact of biomedical science
• support formal and informal learning
• encourage new ways of thinking
• encourage high quality interdisciplinary practice and collaborative partnerships in arts, science and/or education practice

All art forms are covered by the programme: dance, drama, performance arts, visual arts, music, film, craft, photography, creative writing or digital media. The Trust invites applications for projects which engage adult audiences and/or young people.

Background
We believe the arts are an effective way of stimulating debate and engaging people with biomedical science. Visual art, music, moving image, creative writing and performance can reach new audiences which may not traditionally be interested in science and provide new ways of thinking about the social, cultural and ethical issues around contemporary science. Collaborative and interdisciplinary practice across the arts and sciences can help to provide new perspectives on both fields. The arts can also provide imaginative ways of engaging and educating young people in the field of science…”

MORE INFORMATION AND APPLICATION [web]