[Studio XX] Newsletter 41 February 2008

Mon Feb 25 14:26:49 EST 2008

© photo : Studio XX - Matriucles Project's Team © Photo : Studio XX - 
Matricules Project's Team

  Studio XX Newsletter 41 - February 2008

    * :: XX Director's Diary Feb 2008 <#0>
    * :: International Women's Day: March 8 <#1>
      + dpi no 11 <#1b>[March 8]
    * :: Tribute to Hélène Prévost <#2> [Feb 7]
    * :: Salon Femmes br at nchées #67 : Tara Rodgers + Magali Babin @
      B-312 <#3> [March 20]
    * :: Call for proposals : Residency and Co-production <#4> <#5>
      [March 31]
    * :: Workshop starting in March 2008 at Studio XX <#5> [March]
    * :: Matricules News <#6>
    * :: Listen to the XX Files ! <#7>
    * :: Become an XX member <#8>! <#8>
    * :: www.48thparallelproject.com <#9>

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    photo : Paulina Abarca-CantinXX Director's Diary 02_2008

How do long does it takes you to transition from the rush of love at 
first sight to strength of true love? If indeed, that is a transition 
you strive to make...There are all the joyous moments, but for me, 
greater truth is revealed after that first fight, after meeting each 
other's friends and families, after confessing how much is in our bank 
accounts and in the end, when we can articulate and decipher the dreams 
that guide our lives and what we have -- or have not done - all along, 
to make them a reality. The details can be worked on, but that deeper 
bond that waltzes you into the future is pure instinct.

It's all happened since I began working at Studio XX in November. I look 
forward to meeting more of the formidable 'Muses at Large' that have 
contributed to the Studio over the years, just as I look forward to 
seeing more of today's Muses knocking on our door with great work in 
tow. Studio XX is an amazing place, through and through. The integrity 
runs deep and the possibilities are as limitless as female creativity 
itself. The danger is clear when those infinite possibilities exceed 
human resources. Do less: achieve more, is our mantra for 2008.

Modern technology offers women brilliant avenues for self-expression and 
communication. The danger is clear when human interaction is replaced by 
virtual addiction. Using technology and imagery for evasion or facile 
seduction, is not difficult, in my view. Using those tools to connect 
with an audience in genuine, meaningful way - as an artist must - is a 
far trickier art. That's the gold we are after in 2008.

Studio XX is a place for discourse, connection and creation. Call us, 
visit the Lab, propose a project, take a class, bring in your gold. This 
Newsletter is the best place to determine how best to channel your 
longtime or embryonic dreams.

So, what is_was my dream? To produce an international Showcase of the 
best short films directed by women around the globe. Great shorts from 
all genres, any technique. Films with a great story and a true 
Director's eye. Why short films? Because it's that exciting arena where 
cutting-edge technology meets eternal narrative, where every frame must 
be essential. Particularly if it's 3D animation (Time/$). Last but not 
least, because statistically, the number of projects directed by women, 
around the globe, is still so shockingly small. Was that a measure of 
quantity or quality? I needed to know.

I put that dream into motion in 2005. In 2008, it has grown into The 3rd 
Annual WIFTI Short Film Showcase (www.wifti.org/2008sfs 
<http://www.wifti.org/2008sfs/>) featuring 9 stunning short films by 
today's top international women directors -- culled from 5 leading 
Festivals -- which will screen simultaneously in 20 cities worldwide, on 
International Women's Day. It is produced in collaboration with women 
with hearts as big as the world, and this year, with the added strategic 
support of the XX Team. You are cordially invited to the Montreal 
screening on Saturday, March 8 at 7 pm - one night only! We'll celebrate 
worldwide watching these magnificent works by and about women with 
Directors Geneviève Poulette (Montréal) and Denie Pentecost (Australia) 
as our Special Guests. Quite sincerely: may we waltz into the future...!
Seating is limited, so do reserve soon:
http://www.wifti.org/2008sfs/Email/newsletter_march8.html

Best,

Paulina Abarca-Cantin

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    International Women's Day: March 8

Metropolitan Montreal's women's centers will be marking International 
Women's Day at a large feminist event focusing around the theme Strong, 
Proud, Influential and Versatile.
47 organizations will be gathered at UQAM on this Day.

*Come and meet the Studio XX Team* at Stand RMK08 from noon to 5PM. You 
will find information about the Studio's activities, workshops and 
training sessions, programming initiatives, a presentation of the 
Matricules archival project, the *xxxBoite book/DVD artifact* marking 
the Studio's 10 years as well as the launch of *.dpi #11*, Studio XX's 
electronic publication, at 2 pm.

*Saturday, March 8 from Noon to 5 pm
at Agora. Pavillon Judith-Jasmin at UQÀM --- Stand RMK08*
Entrance : Corner de Maisonneuve and St-Denis
Berri-UQÀM Metro

    dpi Launch, issue no. 11

      Image Streams, Memory Networks, signs of presence ?

*Saturday, March 8th @2pm*
at Agora. Pavillon Judith-Jasmin. UQÀM --- Stand RMK08
Entrance : Corner de Maisonneuve and St-Denis
Metro Berri-UQÀM

The 11th edition of .dpi, Studio XX's Electronic Magazine will focus on 
the constant flow of images which drive our societies and our lives 
(television, publicity, web). This new issue seeks to identify the new 
visual frontiers, questioning the new spaces created by the images which 
people our collective memory palaces, and also create Internet networks. 
Parallel articles will question the act of representation itself, as 
well as the signs and symbols around us. When other articles finally 
attach themselves to women's images, women hiding like icons we don't 
truly want to see, hidden women are revealed in images.

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    Photo : Jean-François Doré et Hélène PrévostTribute to Hélène Prévost

On Thursday, February 7th, Studio XX Board Vice-President Hélène Prévost 
was honored with a Lifetime Tribute. Montreal's musical and radio phonic 
community gathered at the Society for Art and Technology (SAT) to pay 
homage and celebrate.

The event underscored the exceptional lifelong contribution of this 
Radio-Canada radio director and her inexhaustible passion and curiosity 
for new music in all its forms.

Photo : Mario Paquet and Hélène Prévost.

You will find an excerpt of Navire Night at this address :
http://www.radio-canada.ca/radio/navire/ and more information about the 
event follows shortly.

Chantal Dumas. The event's artistic team and organizers, Monique Savoie, 
Chantal Dumas, Marie Marais and Micheline Richard.

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    images : magali babin, tara rodgerSalon Femmes br at nchées #67
    Tara Rodgers + Magali Babin @ B-312

Thursday March 20th 2008, 8:00 PM,
Entrance Fee: 5$,
Galerie B-312, 372 Ste-Catherine Ouest, Suite 403

*tara rodgers* :: /butterfly effects/,
multichannel sound performance

*magali babin* :: /onion router/,
audio interactive performance with projection

beginning with a conversation with the artists

A Studio XX and Galerie B-312 Co-production.

logo Galerie B-312

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    Call for Proposals : Residency and Co-Production Programs at Studio XX

Studio XX accepts on-going submissions for its residency and 
co-production programs.
*Deadline for 2008-2009 : March 31.
Projects selection is announced at the end of April of each year.*

Studio XX has redefined its Residency and Co-Production Program in 
keeping with the diversity of approaches that have been brought about by 
new and multiple methodologies and processes being practiced by artists 
working with new media and the Web as creative platforms. Residencies 
are offered each year through three major axes identified below. We've 
done it in order to offer an improved context within which Québecois and 
Canadian women artists may conceptualize and create, and to better 
accommodate the evolving realities of contemporary networked practices.

*Residency Program*

This year, the residences are theme-free. All themes are eligible for 
consideration. That said, we favour projects taking into account the 
Studio's orientation and commitment to open source software.

*NEW*

*The Matricules Project Residency*
This new category of residency is centered around the use of the Studio 
XX archives as source material for a proposal. Last year, Studio XX 
embarked on a major archival project called Matricules which will allow 
the Studio to post all of its archival material to date online. It is at 
once an image bank and a depository of all of the Studio's writings and 
documentary footage to date.

Despite the fact that online access to these archives will only be 
available as of April 1, this should not prevent you from 
conceptualizing a proposal.  All of the original source material is also 
available at the Studio.  The Matricules Project is comprised of more 
than 3400 images files, sounds, videos, written critical texts and press 
releases documenting all our artistic  streams: The Femmes Br at nchées 
Salons, The Artist Residencies, Co-productions and Collaborations, 
Projects and Special Events, training workshops, the HTMlles Festival, 
XX Files radio interviews and .dpi articles.  The Matricules Project 
data base allows the user to cross-reference individual artists, events 
and documents, switching from one event to another. Matricules' main 
interface offers an image table of contents by event type and by month, 
providing historical trajectory of the Studio's activities. 

This innovative prototype was developed with assistance from Koumbit's 
Drupal Content Management System (CMS): an open source tool for web site 
creation. From the beginning, the Matricules project was conceived as an 
interactive archive allowing users to modify or correct the Studio's 
written history, where necessary. When the site is completed, it will 
ultimately be a very powerful archival, presentation and interpretation 
tool for Studio XX's members.

*Virtual Residency*
In response to a growing demand by women artists working outside of the 
Montreal region wishing to explore the different possibilities of 
on-line and/or networked collaborations, Studio XX is in the process of 
elaborating the mechanics of Virtual Residencies in order to facilitate 
the creation of works via other networks.

*Open Residency*
Open and self-directed, these residencies offer access to women artists 
wishing to deepen the experimentation phase of projects they are 
currently developing.

PRACTICAL INFORMATION:

Studio XX favours interdisciplinary approaches and welcomes projects 
created or directed by women artists or collectives working in 
collaboration with other professionals. This axis responds to the 
growing number of trans-disciplinary projects and their inherent 
technological challenges and complexities. Selected projects must be 
undertaken using Studio's available resources (equipment, technical 
knowledge, financial resources).

All submissions are reviewed by a Selection Committee. Selection of 
applicants is also based on at least two out of the three following 
criteria:

- Offering significant support and at an important point of the artist's 
development
- Resonant with Studio XX's priorities in terms of technical experimentation
- Relevant, captivating expression of theoretical, political and/or 
social engagement

Residencies are eight weeks in length. For accepted proposals, Studio XX 
offers:

_A $750 artist's fee
_45 hours of technical support ($1125 value)
_Access to the Studio's equipment ($3335 rental value)
_Possibility to participate in certain group workshops ($200-300 value)
_Distinct working space for the artist and her instructor

Studio XX will disseminate the artist's project on its web site, with an 
artist's presentation to be given within its Femmes br at nchées Salon 
Series in the year following completion of the project. For participants 
working from afar, the presentation will take place on-line via 
streaming or chat. Residencies do not include travel costs and per diem, 
and the artist is responsible for her living arrangements while in Montreal.

To submit a residency proposal - Online registration :
http://www.studioxx.org/calls/residences_form_e.php

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*Co-Production Program*

All year long, Studio XX accepts co-production proposals from artists as 
well as from collectives and artist-organizations. Emerging and 
experienced artists working with new technologies and curators are 
invited to submit project ideas including technical specifications.

The Studio provides a Linux lab and Macs, video an digital audio 
resources. Projects are selected based on quality, the availability of 
the lab and technical requirements. Co-productions carried out at Studio 
XX demand full autonomy from the artists on both a conceptual and 
technical level. These residencies require autonomy on the conceptual 
and technical level but if necessary, the Studio can provide 
personalized technical support at the hourly rate of $25. The projects 
can stretch over a three-month period.

During the residency, the artists will have access to Studio XX's 
computer, video and digital audio equipment. They will also have access 
to available space on one of the large bandwidth servers - ideal for 
network experiments and webcasting - and to a dispatcher for wireless 
Internet connections. It will be necessary to provide a fixed schedule 
and to book time in the lab.

It is possible for the Studio to cover certain expenses for 
co-productions, such as training fees. The productions and 
co-productions are not housed on our web site but we do direct the 
artists towards servers that can accommodate their work. Studio XX 
actively seeks to program artworks produced within the co-productions at 
events as the Femmes br at nchées Salon series.

To submit a co-production proposal - Online registration :
http://www.studioxx.org/calls/coprods_form_e.php

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    image modifié par beewooWorkshops beginning in March 2008 at Studio XX:

*3D MODELLING WITH BLENDER*
Wednesday, March 12 until April 16, from 6pm - 9pm, 18 hours $ 275
Blender has its unconditional fans, because you can do almost anything 
with Blender: 3D modelling, rendering, montage, animation. This Open 
Source multi-platform software is now recognized by the videogame 
industry and on-going training is abundant online. Why deprive yourself 
for any longer? Come and continue to improve on what you have started 
learning online with our experienced teacher at the Studio.

*Html, CSS and Design for Web 2.0*
Thursday, March 13 until April 3, from 6pm - 9pm, 12 hours/ 200$
Html basics and and a good understanding of cascading style sheets will 
allow you to master the art of graphic design for the Web to create 
interesting layouts for your websites.

*AUDIODIGITAL PRODUCTION WITH ARDOUR*
Friday, March 14 until April 18 from 6pm - 9pm, 18 hours / $275
"You can use Ardour to record, edit and mix multitrack audio, produce 
your own CDs, mix sound tracks for video, experiment and work on 
multi-broadcasting installations, in short, have a good time. Ardour 
consists of: multitrack non-linear recording, non-destructive editing, 
total automation, a mixing console equipped like hardware equipment, 
numerous plug-ins that can be controlled by hardware. It carries out 
functions similar to ProTools, Nuendo, Cubase SX, Digital Performer, 
Samplitude or Sequoia (Mac Music) Except that Ardour is free!

To register for a workshop, please contact us via e-mail 
(ateliers at studioxx.org <mailto:ateliers at studioxx.org>) mentioning the 
name of the workshop you would like to attend. Contact us at : ateliers 
@studioxx.org T. 514.845-0289

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    Matricules Project News

image : publication xxxboîteOur achival project is progressing smoothly: 
the team recently delivered a second phase report including our Beta 
site demo. The completion of the project is slated for the end of March. 
The Matricules Project was created with the support of Heritage Canada's 
Canadian Culture Online Program and in partnership with Koumbit 
(www.koumbit.org <http://www.koumbit.org>).

We have just received our newly printed edition of *xxxboîte*! It is 
available for purchase at the cost of $20.00 from the Studio. Online 
purchase are also available for our International members. Contact us 
for more information or consult the Press Release 
<http://www.studioxx.org/newsletter/lancement_xxxboite.html>.

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Photo : Sara Mandana Tizhouch, Stéphanie Lagueux et Annie BonsaintA huge 
thank you to *Sara Mandana Tizhouch*, technician in charge of the 
digitalization of audio and video, for her detailed work on this project.
Sara completed the digitalization of several hundred video and audio 
clips from multiple formats.

Matricules Project Director and Studio XX Webmistress Stéphanie Lagueux 
and Annie Bonsaint will continue to work with koumbit to complete the 
storage of the Studio's content for this dynamic Web site.

In the photo : Sara Mandana Tizhouch, Stéphanie Lagueux and Annie Bonsaint

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    radio XX FilesListen to the XX Files!

The XX Files is the Studio's weekly radio show exploring all aspects of 
the digital world from the perspective of the women living it. Tune in 
to *CKUT Radio McGill 90.3 FM,* and at www.ckut.ca <http://www.ckut.ca>, 
every Wednesdays from 11:30am to 12:00 pm, for the scoop on women and 
technology. The show is produced and hosted by Anita Cotic, beewoo and 
Valerie Walker.

The next show will present the second half of an interview produced by 
beewoo in New York with artist *Ayah Bdeir* (http://www.ayahbdeir.com).

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    Become an XX member !

Regular Membership $30,00
Community Membership* $50,00
Supporting Member $100,00 or more
* Reserved for non-profit organizations. All community memberships 
include 3 regular memberships.

Membership has many advantages:
- Small workshops in a friendly and supportive environment
- Technical assistance
- Customized courses
- Open access to the computer lab
- Free admission to all Femmes Br at nchées Salons and to the HTMlles Festival
- Newsletter informing you of all of our other activities and preferred 
information regarding equipment sales.
- Right to vote at our General Assembly

To become a Studio XX member : Download 
<http://www.studioxx.org/e/studioxx/member.pdf> (PDF file), print and 
fill out the registration form and send it along with your check made to 
the order of Studio XX. You will receive a membership card and become a 
part of a great community.

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    www.48thparallelproject.com

This vibrant new website is a politically motivated, artistically driven 
network for feminists interested in challenging the status quo. 
Committed to showcasing female artists and their work, the 48th Parallel 
Project invites filmmakers, artists and writers to the site. The 
network's name was inspired by the fact that in a world-wide survey of 
women in elected governments, Canada ranked in the disappointing 
position of number 48!
http://www.48thparallelproject.com

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STUDIO XX <http://www.studioxx.org/>

4001 Berri Street, Suite 201 . Montréal . Québec . H2L 4H2 . tél: 
514-845-7934
http://www.studioxx.org Information: info at studioxx.org 
<mailto:info at studioxx.org>

Founded in 1996, Studio XX is Montreal's foremost women's digital 
resource centre. Through a variety of creative activities and 
initiatives, the Studio works with women to demystify digital 
technologies, to critically examine their social aspects, to facilitate 
women's access to technology, and to create and exhibit women's new 
digital art.

Studio XX thanks its members and partners for their continued generous 
support : the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, the Canadian 
Arts Council, Canadian Heritage, Emploi Québec, the Conseil québécois 
des ressources humaines en culture, the Conseil des arts de Montréal and 
the City of Montréal.

logo Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québeclogo Conseil des arts du 
Canadalogo Patrimoine canadienlogo Emploi Québeclogo CQRHClogo Conseil 
des arts de Montréallogo Ville de Montréal

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