[Leonardo/ISAST Network] Call for proposals: SOCIAL FABRICS - LEF Exhibition, CAA, Dallas 2008
Leonardo/ISAST
isast at leonardo.info
Fri Sep 21 14:44:40 EDT 2007
*The Leonardo Education Forum (LEF) *invites proposals for an
event-style exhibition of wearable technology art, to be held at the
College Art Association 2008 Annual Meeting in Dallas, Texas, sponsored
by the Leonardo Education Forum.
/Social Fabrics /will explore artists' creative deployments of mobile,
socially interconnective media as wearable attire or personal
accoutrements. / /This event-style exhibition, curated by Patrick Lichty
and Susan Ryan, will demonstrate convergences between fashion as
expression/statement, and the phenomenology of "network culture." Works
presented will include technological attire and accessories, as well as
works that engage the implications of our contemporary media and fashion
driven lifestyles.
Submitted works should be functional (not concept projects) and able to
be withstand some level of demonstration by the time of the show.
Designers or their representatives are expected to appear in person to
present their work. The exhibition will be accompanied by a catalog
listing the work and presenting a designer's statement.
_Please submit_:
-Title of work
-Names and email addresses of all designers
-Brief description of work including:
(1) How it interacts with others and/or creates or comments on the
digitally enhanced social sphere;
(2) What technologies are utilized; and
(3) How it can be displayed at a modified runway style presentation; and
(4) Whether or not the artist or an agent (named) can commit to
participating in the event in Dallas, Texas, on February 22.
-Photos/sketches/video of project and its presentation (if available)
-Indicate whether or not you would be willing to have visuals from your
project appear on the exhibition website
Please email your submission as a single PDF (photos embedded) to:
info at socialfabrics.org
Video can be sent separately or it can be viewed by us on a website,
send URL.
*Submission Deadline:* October 15 midnight CST: The submissions will be
committee reviewed and you will receive a notification on or before
November 25, 2007.
The exhibition/event will take place on February 22, 2008 at the CAA
2008 Annual Meeting in Dallas, Texas.
*The Leonardo Education Forum (LEF)** *promotes the advancement of
artistic research and academic scholarship at the intersections of art,
science, and technology. Serving practitioners, scholars, and students
who are members of the Leonardo community, LEF provides a forum for
collaboration and exchange with other scholarly communities, including
the College Art Association of America (CAA), of which it is an
affiliate society.
More about *Leonardo Education Forum*:
http://www.leonardo.info/isast/lef.html
More about Social Fabrics: http://www.socialfabrics.org
Leonardo/ISAST is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. Donations are
tax-deductible in the U.S. To learn more about Leonardo/ISAST's
projects, programs and activities, visit http://leonardo.info
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