Upcoming Opening of MADT Alumni at Truck Gallery
Launch Party: Pamela Paper
Sean Sader (Calgary, AB)
Thursday, April 8, 2010 @ 8 PM in the Main Space
Guest Panel February 26th
MADT, in conjunction with Photography and Exposure 2010 is pleased to invite you to free public lecture and panel discussion entitled The Internet in Contemporary Art on Friday, February 26 @ 2:00 pm.
Additionally, there will be artists’ talks on Thursday, February 25, 6:30 pm in the Stanford Perrott Lecture Theater featuring Jeremy Bailey and Sally McKay.
Jeremy Bailey received his MFA in Video Art from Syracuse University and an undergraduate degree in Visual Studies from the University of Toronto. He is co-founder of award winning artist collective 640 480. His work has been described by filmmaker magazine as “a one man revolution on the way we use video, computers and our bodies to create art”.
Sally McKay is an art writer, independent curator and practicing artist. She is currently a PhD candidate in Art History and Visual Culture at York University, studying neuroaesthetics from a feminist perspective. From 1997-2003, Sally was co-owner/editor with Catherine Osborne of the Toronto art magazine Lola. Since that time she has continued to publish numerous essays and reviews on Canadian art, she has curated several major exhibitions, and continues to perform and exhibit her own art projects.
Penelope Umbrico; born, Philadelphia, PA; education: Ontario College of Art, AOCA, Toronto; School of Visual Arts, M.F.A., New York; exhibited nationally and internationally; collections include the Museum of Modern Art, NY; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, International Center of Photography, NY; Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY; grants include Anonymous Was A Woman, Aaron Siskind Foundation Fellowship; NYFA Artists Fellowship; NYFA Catalogue Project Grant; Harvestworks Scholar Fellowship. Umbrico is currently core faculty at the School of Visual Arts, MFA Photography and Related Media program in NYC, and is the Chair of MFA Photography at Bard College, NY.
Internship at Design Research Lab, Berlin
The Design Research Lab at Deutsche Telekom Laboratories, Berlin, is currently looking for an intern (f/m) in the area of embodied interaction / physical computing / tangible interaction design.
If interested, candidates would be offered existing research activities (e.g. weight- and shape-based interaction with mobile phones) to engage in much space for original ideas, from quick and dirty prototypes to high-quality implementations.
As the ideal candidate, you’re a highly creative designer, able to express your ideas through: Adobe Flash, Premiere, Illustrator, etc. improvisation with duct tape, clay, LEGO technic, etc. Arduino, Processing, etc. hacked printers and Wii-motes or whatever suits your ideas.
Plus, interested candidates should bring along:
-motivation 24/7
-fluent English (written and spoken), German would be a plus
-experience in interaction design or similar studies.
The internship is paid (800 Euros/month before taxes).
Please send your application/CV to: corinna.schmidt@telekom.de
4th ANNUAL U OF L FILM FESTIVAL: CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
4th ANNUAL U OF L FILM FESTIVAL: CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
The 4th Annual University of Lethbridge Film Festival is looking for new
short films to show at this year’s festival on MARCH 29, 2010.
Films will be judged by an independent jury of local filmmakers and film
scholars. Awards will be presented to the best films in the following
categories:
Narrative Short Film Under 5 Minutes
Narrative Short Film Over 5 Minutes
2D/3D Animated Short Film
Documentary/Experimental Short Film
Audience Award (Audience members will receive a ballot with their
program so they can vote for their favourite film of the evening)
$150 Will go to the winner of each category.
Films cannot exceed 20 minutes. The shorter your film is, the higher the
chance that it will be shown.
It’s free to submit!
Submission Deadline: March 12, 2010
Late Submission Deadline: March 19, 2010 (Late submissions will ONLY be
eligible for the Audience Award)
TO SUBMIT, PLEASE INCLUDE:
- A high quality .AVI or .MOV file on a DVD or CD.
- Completed application and release form
MAIL TO:
Film Submissions
24 Lafayette Blvd W.
Lethbridge, AB
T1K 3Y5
Submitted materials will not be returned.
If selected, you will be notified by March 22, 2010.
For questions or concerns please email: UofLFilmFest2010@gmail.com
Alumni Andy Yang at Paul Kuhn Gallery
Tonight MADT Alumni Andy Yang will be opening his first solo show. Andy was a finalist in the BMO award in 2009 and his show was listed as one of the top 10 things to experience during the Exposure festival.
“Within Reach!”
at the Paul Kuhn Gallery
724 11 Avenue SW Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Opening Night Thursday February 11, 6-8 pm
http://www.canadianart.ca/online/features/2010/01/28/exposure/