New Collaborative Research Projects In Digital Media Arts - An Integral Component Of UCSC’s Digital Arts and New Media MFA Program :: Deadline: January 3, 2012.

The Digital Arts and New Media (DANM) MFA Program at the University of California, Santa Cruz is initiating new collaborative research projects in the context of the program’s ongoing research. Collaborating with faculty and contributing to digital media arts research is a critical component of each student’s experience in the DANM MFA program. MFA students entering in Fall 2012 will have the opportunity to collaborate on the following projects: Continue reading

So What Again Is HASTAC? Post #HASTAC2011 Reflections on a Network Founded on a Theory That’s a Practice by Cathy Davidson, originally posted on HASTAC:

We have just finished two and a half glorious days at the University of Michigan. Soon we at HASTAC Central will write a formal thank you blog to all the incredible planners, organizers, and participants of our fifth HASTAC Conference, Digital Scholarly Communications, sponsored by the University of Michigan Institute for the Humanities, the Mellon Foundation, and the Kidder Residency in the Arts, and led by two of our HASTAC Steering Committee members, Danny Herwitz and Julie Thompson Klein. And many others. Incredible event.Incredible people.

Now some overview thinking, not just about the #hastac2011 but about what it all means at this point in HASTAC’s history: Continue reading

Rhythms of Time Sharing (RoTS) in collaboration with Vox Populi, Philadelphia is seeking performers/ collaborators/ artists/ writers working within the conceptual remit of Participation for a live, transatlantic broadcast event in late January 2012. DEADLINE: December 16, 2011

Rhythms of Time Sharing’s first live event will take the form of a collaboration between two artist collectives – KIOSK (London) and Vox Populi (Philadelphia). This one-off event will be held at the Vox Populi space in Philadelphia formed of live performances in the gallery and nocturnal performances streamed across the Atlantic from KIOSK’s studio in South East London. Continue reading

The Wild West of Chronic Pain: Collaborations among Artists, Scientists & Health Care Experts by Artist in Residence Dr. Diane Gromala, Transforming Pain Research Group, SFU, Canada Continue reading

Trust Me I’m an Artist: Towards an Ethics of Art/Science Collaboration presents Adam Zaretsky: Mutate or Die :: December 10, 2011; 3:00 - 6:00 pm :: The Theatrum Anatomicum, De Waag, Nieuwmarkt 4, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

This series of public events, taking place in international settings, investigates the new ethical issues arising from art and science collaboration and consider the roles and responsibilities of the artists, scientists and institutions involved. At each event (before a live audience) an internationally known artist will propose an artwork to a specially formed ethics committee Continue reading

games++ — organized by Alex Myers and Jeff Thompson :: November 4, 2011; 9:00 am - 9:00 pm (make games); 9:00 - 11:00 pm (play games) :: Drift Station Gallery, 1746 “N” Street (at 18th), Lincoln, Nebraska. Continue reading

Training for a Better World :: Centre Regional d’Art Contemporain, 26, Quai Aspirant Herber, Sète, France. Continue reading

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GLI.TC/H ▐▐ 24 Hour No Password Party :: October 5-6, 2011; 12:00 - 12:00 am.

In keeping with bending protocol and breaking structures GLI.TC/H has opened a document to collaboratively construct/ deconstruct the layout for the 20111 READER[OR]

GLI.TC/H is compiling a selection of TXTs to be output in digital static-document formats and printed on dead-trees. Writers, thinkers, and artists have encoded their thoughts, ideas, concerns, theories, philosophies, ideologies, and other txt.ecutable documents for the GLI.TC/H 2011 READER[ROR]!

copy/paste/screen-cap/re-code/de-code/re-bug/de-bug this document. Our erratic, unstable, and glitchy efforts will become the stable structured DOC for the festival/gathering/conference DOC.

Turbulence Commission: PuréeData by Ted Hayes [Optimized for Google Chrome]:

PuréeData is a web-browser interface for a single shared sound environment that allows live, collaborative patching for anyone, anywhere. Visitors interact with a shared PureData audio synthesis patch and listen to the results as an MP3 stream, with no software to install or set up. The project is open-source, and all are encouraged to modify, improve and set up their own PuréeData servers.

PuréeData is a 2011 commission of New Radio and Performing Arts, Inc. for its Turbulence website. It was made possible with funding from the Jerome Foundation. Continue reading