[bioundgrd] Call for Student Projects for the FAST Festival // Deadline 12/10/10

[Janice Chang]

>Date: Tue, 2 Nov 2010 14:19:17 -0400
>Subject: Please Distribute: Call for Student Projects for the FAST 
>Festival //Deadline 12/10/10
>From: Meg Rotzel <mrotzel.mit at gmail.com>
>To: Meg Rotzel <mrotzel at mit.edu>
>
>Call for graduate and undergraduate student projects for the 
>Festival of Art, Science and Technology celebrating MIT's 150th 
>Anniversary for this spring. Deadline is December 10, 2010 with 
>prizes up to $5,000.
>
>Thanks!
>Meg Rotzel
>Producer, FAST Festival
>MIT 2011
>..................
>
>FAST Student Awards
>
>Deadline: December 10, 2010
>Award: Up to $5,000 per project created for the FAST Festival of 
>Art, Science and Technology
>Project sites: MIT campus Spring 2011
>Eligibility: MIT undergraduate and graduate students
>**Please direct any questions to 
><mailto:fastproducers at mit.edu>fastproducers at mit.edu.
>
>ABOUT the MIT150 FAST Festival of Art, Science and Technology:
>A prominent feature of the MIT150 anniversary events will be FAST, a 
>festival celebrating MIT's unique confluence of art, science, and 
>technology. Produced by a steering committee headed by Tod Machover, 
>Professor of Music and Media, FAST will present an exciting and 
>surprising variety of work, embracing past to future, performance to 
>debate, and installations to the unclassifiable. FAST will appear 
>throughout the MIT campus and extend over the entire Spring 2011 
>semester, punctuated by five special Festival weekends.
>
>For more FAST information, please visit: 
><http://mit150.mit.edu/arts-festival>http://mit150.mit.edu/arts-festival
>
>PROJECTS:
>The FAST Steering Committee is calling on students to create 
>projects to be installed and presented throughout campus in Spring 
>2011, culminating on the evening of May 6 for the final Festival 
>weekend. The theme of the event on May 6 is "light," specifically, 
>the kinetic illumination of MIT. Therefore, projects involving 
>structures, performance, sound, music, movement, installation and 
>more that incorporate light are highly encouraged. The FAST Steering 
>Committee will work with award winners to site projects and produce 
>the work during IAP and throughout the semester.
>
>Requirements:
>
>Projects must be sited on MIT's campus
>Installation projects must be able to withstand an installation 
>period of at least 1-week
>Projects must meet the Safety Office's 
><http://ehs.mit.edu/site/content/projectsexhibits-public-spaces>guidelines 
>and are subject to its safety approval process.
>Award winners MUST be available to work with FAST during IAP to site 
>and develop their projects
>
>
>ELIGIBILITY
>The competition is open to any registered MIT student or team of 
>students who are enrolled during the academic year of 2010/11. 
>Cross-disciplinary teams of students are especially welcome.
>
>JURY
>The FAST Student Awards will be juried by members of the MIT faculty 
>and the FAST Steering Committee, led by Professor Tod Machover, 
>Associate Professor Meejin Yoon, and Director of Arts Initiatives 
>Leila Kinney.
>
>APPLICATIONS
>Project proposals must be submitted as a PDF to 
><mailto:fastproducers at mit.edu>fastproducers at mit.edu by December 10, 
>2010 and must include the following:
>
>Cover Sheet (see details below)
>Minimum 150-word description
>Desired project site
>Production plan
>Budget
>Any requirements for technical support
>Highly recommended: Supporting demonstrative materials such as 
>visualizations, video demos, etc. that provide the most accurate 
>depiction of the proposed project.
>
>Cover Sheet Information:
>Title of Project:
>Name:
>Department:
>Student ID:
>Contact email and phone:
>Undergraduate (major and year of graduation) or Graduate Student 
>(degree and program):
>Additional team members:
>
>..................
>
>
>--
>Meg Rotzel
>Producer of Artists in Residence and Public Programs
>MIT Office of the Arts
><mailto:mrotzel at mit.edu>mrotzel at mit.edu
>617.253.2372
>
>77 Mass. Ave., Bldg. E15-205
>Cambridge, MA 02139-4307 USA
><http://web.mit.edu/arts/>http://web.mit.edu/arts/
><http://artscal.mit.edu>http://artscal.mit.edu
>
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