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Thematic residency program on Science fiction : Ayesha Hameed
Studio XX is proud to welcome this fall Ayesha Hameed in its thematic residency program on Science fiction – or the reinvention of our time and space. outer space is a web-based project that look at the parallels between tropes in science fiction and the fantasies of colonial expansion. What unites science fiction and the colonial-metropolitan imaginary, is a changed conception of distance or ‘outer’ space. The fascination for outer space that is found in science fiction has its counterpart in the dependence of the average metropolitan dweller in the 18th century who consumes sugar and spices from the still unknown ‘New World’ and the ‘primitive’ East. Distance in the outer space of the mysterious New World and ‘Orient’ is ingrained into the daily life of the metropolis, fuelling a fascination with the world outside. outer space is a site with 3 windows. Two of them are flash/html based hypertextual sites that look at (1) outer space and colonialism and (2) outer space and science fiction. These are two separate hypertextual narratives using images, text, moving images and simple vector animation. The third window use php for the user to combine these elements and form connections of their own. Ayesha Hameed is a doing a PhD in Social and Political Thought at York University where she writes about new media and history and makes hypertext work on the history of trans-Atlantic slavery. Her academic work has appeared in Fuse Magazine, and two of her collaborative projects are forthcoming in West Coast Line and Public.
Call for submission :
Studio XX requests proposals for interactive audio and/or video projects to be produced within the framework of two professional development workshops intended for female artists. Proposals for the first session should be straightforward and possible to realize in the context of the beginners’ workshop starting October 2005. Please send your proposals and CV to A request for proposals will be made in November 2005 for the advanced workshop beginning January 2006. Workshop 1 (October 2005): Beginners The general aim of the workshop is for female artists to learn about the various audio, visual and interactive components of multimedia production by creating a digital work using MAX or Pure Data open-source software. Using MAX (and Pure Data) is essential in terms of understanding the technical language and manipulating the basic audio, video and interactive tools used in digital creation. Contents: Workshop 1 _Image _Audio Dates For further information please contact Marie-Christiane
Mathieu, 514 845 7934 or directrice@studioxx.org Workshop 2 (January 2006): Advanced A practical Max/Pure Data workshop where participants will learn how (Basic Stamp) microcontrollers work and how to construct small electronic circuits to carry out programmed functions. The workshop will enable the artists to master the tools necessary to fully realize all aspects of multimedia projects. Contents: Workshop 2 _Interactivity _Circuits The submissions deadline for the second workshop will
be announced in November 2005. These two workshops are designed to develop the professional skills necessary to using new technology as a creative tool. The training provided by Patrice Coulombe will allow participants
to increase their artistic and professional skills by learning: Studio XX will present the resulting works within the framework of a Femmes br@nchées salon.
Studio
XX - Fall Workshops Introduction to Website Design
(18 hrs) > Begins September 20th 2005 The World Wide Web (6hrs)
> Begins October 15th 2005 Intro to Flash : (18hrs)
> Begins October 17 2005 Web Interactivity using PHP and MySQL (18hrs) > Begins November 8th 2005 Sound Manipulation using Pure Data (18hrs) > Begins November 9th 2005 Audacity (9hrs) > Begins
November 12th 2005 The Gimp (To
be scheduled) Intro to Networking (To
be scheduled) Web Server Admin (To
be scheduled) OSX (To
be scheduled) Blog! (To
be scheduled) Traffic Jam (To
be scheduled)
Artivistic /05 : art.information.activism/e Artivistic is a transdisciplinary event on the interPlay between art, information and activism. Artivistic is part of an evolving landscape of inclusive events which celebrate the power of engaged art as a catalyst for positive change. The bilingual event will bring together diverse practitioners and theorists of activist art and communication through performances, exhibitions, interventions, workshops and roundtables. On the Saturday September 24 Technology and Communities workshop-panel, Studio XX gives a special talk on open source sound softwares, and tries to answer the question « Who is allowed to communicate? » with Koumbit (Montréal), LabCMO (UQAM, Montréal), IleSansFil (Montréal) and Art-Act (Six-Fours, France). +
Call for submissions : mini projo 2006 presented by Studio 303 in collaboration with La Chapelle
and the MAI (Montréal, arts interculturels) as part of Studio
303's Interdisciplinary series and Vasistas mini projo will be held on February 10-11-12 2006 at the
MAI Details and application form may be found at www.studio303.ca
Coaching d’entreprises pour la Relève artistique Formation d’art-affaires pour les artistes et artisanes de 20 à 35 ans, toutes disciplines. 14 semaines, à raison d'une fois par semaine. Début de formation en septembre 2005. Séances d’information : 30 août et 1er septembre Compagnie F, entrepreneurship pour femmes
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