[Leonardo/ISAST Network] DISONANCIAS 2006 (Art and Innovation) call for proposals

[Leonardo/ISAST]

Dear Leonardo Colleagues,

Leonardo is co-sponsoring a working group, ARTSACTIVE, of 
organizations involved in artists residencies in arts and science labs 
in universities and industry.

As part of this we are collaborating with the Disonancias 2006 Project 
who have just issued a call for artists proposals. We encourage you to 
disseminate this information widely to interested artists (see below).

I note that June 16 is the deadline for artists proposals for the 
Space Science Labs, UC Berkeley artists residency 
(http://leonardo.info/whatsnew.html)

Roger Malina



DISONANCIAS 2006 (Art and Innovation)

Call for Artists to realize joint research projects in Research labs 
and R&D units

This is a call for artists to collaborate on joint research projects 
with Research Labs and R&D units in Spain (Basque Country)
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: JULY 5.

Download the application: www.disonancias.com
Promoter: Grupo Xabide. For more information:info at disonancias.com

The call for artists to participate in DISONANCIAS 2006 is now open.
DISONANCIAS (Art and innovation) is the second round of this art and 
industry collaboration project located in the Basque Country, Spain. 
The project seeks to promote the diversification in relation to the 
process of innovation inside research labs and R & D units here, based 
on the potentials of experience and exchange generated by the 
relationship with artists.

Ten artists will be chosen to collaborate with research teams in 
companies and labs, in order to encourage "deviations and dissonances" 
from the regular logical thought and action processes, in the hope of 
leading to a news definition of prototypes for different products or 
different approaches toward production.

Artists are asked to research concepts, to think up new products or to 
reinvent formats (according to companies and labs interests) in 
DAISALUX, EITB, EL CORREO, EUVE Technology Centre, FORMICA, GAIKER 
Technology Centre, GRUPO ALFA LAN, KAIKU, LEIA Technology Centre y 
VICOMTech Technology Centre.

The deadline for applications is 5 July 2006. We encourage artists to 
apply who normally work on collective and relational projects and/or 
on projects related to science and technology. There are no limits 
regarding age, nationality or place of residence in order to take part 
in the project.

The Jury consists of Roger Malina, astrophysicist at the Laboratory of 
Spatial Astronomy of the CNRS at Marseille (France), and executive 
editor of Leonardo publications on Arts and Sciences, Jill Scott, 
Director of "The Artistsinlabs" project and professor and vice 
director of Z-node PHD Program in Art and Science at the Institute of 
Cultural Studies in Art, Media and design at the Academy of Art and 
Design in Zurich (Switzerland) and Santi Eraso, Director of Arteleku 
(Public Art Centre) in Donostia - San Sebastian (Spain).

The 10 artists (or group of artists) selected will receive a fee of 
5.000 euros each, and a minimum of 1.300 euros for travel, food and 
accommodation. In addition, each artist is entitled to a maximum of 
5.000 euros (depending on the project) for expenses driving from the 
development of the research. The collaborations last 6 months each, 
alternating virtual and presential relations according to the 
project's needs.

Full information on the companies and research centers participating 
and the rules for participation are available at www.disonancias.com.

Promoter: XABIDE Group (www.grupoxabide.es). Main sponsor: SPRI / 
Basque Government. Associated bodies: Alava Development Agency / Bai 
Bizkaia Innovation Agency / Regional Government of Gipuzkoa 
(Department for Innovation and Knowledge Society). Collaborators: 
Arteleku / Spanish Ministry for Culture. Disonancias y a Divergentes 
project.