People Doing Strange Things With Electricity IV
We are seeking a broad range of art that uses electricity as a major component: interactive installations, art that borders the line between physical and digital art, kinetic sculpture, large scale collaborations, lighting installations, web-based art, networked art, ubiquitous computing...to name a few.
Please see http://www.dorkbot.org/dorkbotsea/events.shtml for an overviews of our previous exhibits, and http://flickr.com/photos/tags/pdstwe3/ for photos from the last People Doing Strange Things With Electricity show.
2009 Theme: Emergent Communication
This year we are also inviting artists to create and collaborate on works that explore the theme "Emergent Communication." Artists are encouraged (but not required) to work in groups to build pieces that communicate with each other (and potentially the viewers and environment) in novel ways, to create a larger system that's greater and more complex than its individual parts. Methods of communication are up to the artist(s); you could use anything from two pieces bumping into each other to complex network protocols sharing media. Artists will be encouraged to document how their pieces communicate so that others can create works to join in the conversation.
Meetings will be held in Seattle starting in January to spark ideas and connect artists and engineers, and a wiki will be made available for sharing and documentation. If you have an interest in participating in this part of the show contact Eric McNeill at strangethingsseattle [at] gmail.com .
Opening Night Pieces
At our opening night party on Friday, June 26 we'll have space available in the 911 Media Center Theater for video projections and performance pieces. We may also have access to the parking lot outside for performances. If you have an interest in participating in this one-night-only event please submit a proposal marked as such.
Criteria
"Strange Things" is a juried show of about 15-30 pieces, ranging from small wall images to full room installations. We have several large rooms and a theatre available. The criteria on which the proposals will be judged include artistic quality; appropriateness for the exhibit; successfully addressing the goals of "Strange Things": successfully addressing public safety and maintenance issues; and the ability of the artist to complete the work as described. We reserve the right to decline any or all of the submittals.
Selection Process
Submission selections will be made by the dorkbot-sea organizing committee. Submissions will receive conditional acceptances in March, with final decisions made in May based on likelihood of completion and timely installation. See schedule below. The committee may choose to solicit more information from artists in the process of making their decisions. The committee is comprised of the Dorkbot overlord committee including: Eric McNeill as curator/jury lead, Shelly Farnham as event producer, Eldan Goldenberg, Toby Paddock, Scott David, Josh Kopel and Chris Prosser, and a guest juror from 911 Media.
Eligibility
We expect that most submissions will be made by local artists in the dorkbot community, however we invite submissions from artists from all locations as long as their creations fit the "Criteria" described above. In past exhibits, artists reflected the diversity and inclusiveness of the global dorkbot community, encompassing established artists broadening their creative horizons, emerging artists working with new technologies and new artists with technical backgrounds exploring the artistic possibilities of their field of expertise. As noted below, each artist will be responsible for all costs of transporting their work to and from the show.
