Call for Makers has opened! We are accepting Maker applications through March 31, 2010.

This year’s focus is on Young Makers, with projects and activities designed around innovation, education and inspiration. We are excited to be engaging Makers of all ages. Get your entry/submission into us and we’ll provide you with a space to demonstrate, share and inspire Maker Faire attendees. As you know, Maker Faire’s success is a direct result of the cool stuff YOU make and share at Maker Faire. Come be part of this DIY community! Continue reading

Call for entries: Pixilerations [v.7] — a showcase of digital media and interactive performance, and part of the FirstWorks Festival :: September 30 - October 10, 2010 :: Providence, Rhode Island (US) :: Deadline: March 31, 2010

PIXILERATIONS [v.7] is a new media showcase in Providence, Rhode Island that investigates the state of new media arts through installations, concert performances and film/video screenings. It is part of the larger FirstWorks Festival, a multidimensional performing arts festival held in Providence each fall. Pixilerations is produced by FirstWorks in collaboration with the Rhode Island School of Design, Brown University, and the City of Providence’s Department of Art, Culture + Tourism. Continue reading

International Image Festival: Media Art Monographic Show :: April 13-17, 2010 :: Bogotá, Columbia :: Call for Participants — Deadline: March 5, 2010.

The International Image Festival, conducted by the Department of Visual Design of University of Caldas, Manizales (Colombia), is a meeting and debate space on issues related to electronic arts, digital audiovisual creation, digital and electro-acoustic sound, and rising relationships among art, design, science and technology. The Ninth International Image Festival will be held from April 13 to 17, 2010 and will develop the following activities:

International Seminar / Soundscapes / Cinema (and) Digital Workshops /Exhibitions / Special Events / Presentation Design and Creation Continue reading

V MOBILEFEST 2010 :: Call for Papers, Projects, Prototypes, Products, Solutions, Mobile Applications — Deadline: March 31, 2010 :: Sao Paulo, April 15-18, 2010; and in Rio deJaneiro, May tba.

Theme: How can mobile technology contribute to democracy, culture, art, environment, peace, education, health and the Third Sector?

Key Words: 3g, mobile applications, interactive architecture, electronic art, mobile activism, bluetooth, cyber culture, live cinema, mociology, culture, democracy, inclusion design, ecology, education, d-i-y, gprs, gps, LBS, innovation, mobile and wireless games, lbs, locative, geotagging, electronic music, mobile music, Continue reading

Computer Vision in Max/ MSP/ Jitter using jit.cv with Adam Rokhsar :: March 7, 2010; 12:00 - 6:00 pm :: Harvestworks.

Computer Vision gives any camera you attach to your computer a more human-like intelligence. From finding faces to tracking motion, recognizing objects to detecting patterns in movements, computer vision algorithms have powerful applications in art, science, and industry. Max/ MSP/ Jitter allows people to use computer vision thanks to the development of the library cv.jit, which is a free collection of computer vision algorithms ready to be used in Jitter. Continue reading

Circuit Bending Workshop with Audun Eriksen:: March 22-26, 2010; 6:00 - 11:00 pm :: PikselHut, Georgernes Verft 12, 5011 Bergen :: Registration: info [at] piksel.no

Piksel has invited sound artist and instrument maker, Audun Eriksen to host a circuit bending workshop in Bergen. The 5 day workshop aims to give the participants the opportunity of learning how to short-circuit existing audio toys and instruments to reveal new soundscapes.

No previous experience within electronics needed. No need to fully understand how it works. If it sounds good and doesn’t smell burnt, it’s ok. Almost anything goes — a vital part of CB is trial and error. More here.

CMOS Music I - DIY Digital Music Workshop (Sequencers) :: March 6, 2010; 2:30 - 6:30 pm :: 3rd Ward, 573 Metropolitan Av, Brooklyn, NY :: Registration. Continue reading

Figment Boston:: June 5, 2010, 12:00 noon to 6:00 p.m.:: Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA :: Submissions are now open: http://figmentproject.org/2010/opportunities/submit-a-project/boston-waiver/ :: All project submissions must be received by May 1, 2010 ::
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Figment is an offshoot of a Festival on Governor’s Island in NYC, which in turn has its roots in a European Festival. Operating under the umbrella of the Cambridge Arts Council , Figment Boston will happen alongside the Cambridge River Festival on June 5, 2010. It will have the riverside from Western Ave almost to the Weeks footbridge and Memorial drive to fill with Art and performance. Figment is looking for interactive art; sculpture, music, performance, what have you. The more interactive, the better, but a temporary sculpture park would be fine as well. Continue reading

The International Computer Music Conference (ICMC) is now accepting proposals for workshops :: Deadline: March 15th :: the International Computer Music Conference (ICMC) will be held in New York City and Stony Brook, NY, USA from June 1-5 2010.

These workshop events focus on the development of extended computer music techniques and knowledge through demonstrations, hands-on learning, and tutorials with a special emphasis on physical computing and building things. Continue reading

send + receive audio art festival :: Call for Submissions — Deadline: March 5, 2010.

send + receive is an annual audio art festival showcasing current and newly emerging areas of sonic investigation in a variety of forms through live performance, radio broadcasts, web-based projects, internet streaming projects, installations, film and video screenings, workshops, talks and panel discussions. send + receive is an international festival that advances the discipline of sound art, and is one of the few annual media arts festivals in North America focusing exclusively on sound-based work.

As the festival is programed well in advance of each edition, most submissions received by the March 5, 2010 deadline will be considered for future editions and off season programming in 2011 and beyond.