Ako znate za robo-making-entuzijaste prosljedite im informaciju. Postoji mogucnost podrske nastupu unutar Multimedijalnog instituta za sve "artbot izazivače" iz HR! .. :::...:: ::.:::...:..:.:: .. .. ::..::: .. ::.:: .. .plan as a mission ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2003 01:53:06 -0500 From: douglas repetto <douglas(a)music.columbia.edu> Reply-To: artbots(a)artbots.org To: artbots(a)artbots.org Subject: [Call for Entries] ArtBots: The Robot Talent Show (please forward!) ----- ArtBots: The Robot Talent Show Call for Entries The second annual international "ArtBots: The Robot Talent Show" will take place at EYEBEAM Gallery in New York City in mid-July, 2003. Creators of talented robots are invited to submit their work for possible inclusion in the show. The deadline for entries is March 1st, 2003. Please see the ArtBots website at http://artbots.org for details on how to submit your work. About ArtBots ArtBots is an international art exhibition for robotic art and art-making robots. No firm rules exist on the types of work that can be submitted; if you think it's a robot and you think it's making art, then it's an art-making robot. About fifteen submissions will be selected for participation in the show. The show will run for two days (saturday and sunday) with all artists in attendence. Selected works will remain installed during the rest of the week as part of EYEBEAM's summer robotics festivities. The first ArtBots show took place in May, 2002, and included the work of ten artists and groups. Nearly six hundred people visited the show during its one day run, and the show received very positive coverage in many print and online publications in the USA and internationally, including The New York Times, TimeOutNY, BoingBoing.net, and the NASA's Cool Robot of the Week site. You can access extensive documentation of the show and participants at: http://artbots.org/2002 ArtBots FAQs: Q: Is ArtBots a robot competition? A: Not really, it's more of an art show. However, we do give out two awards at the end: the "Audience Choice Award" and the "Robots' Choice Award". Q: How many participants will be in the show? A: About fifteen. Q: I'm not sure if my work qualifies for your show. What exactly are you looking for? A: As the name of the show implies, we're looking for work that is some part art, and some part bot. The meanings of "art" and "bot" are left open. Possible formats/media include objects, installations, sculpture, live performance, etc. If you're still not sure, the documentation of previous participants should give you some idea of the kind of work we're looking for. A: Are the artists that participate in the show compensated in any manner? Q: Unfortunately, no. We provide as much support to the participants as we can, but ultimately all costs are the responsibility of the artists. Hopefully this will change in the future. Q: Do you have an exact date for the show? A: Not yet. It will be on a weekend in mid-July. We just aren't sure which one yet. We'll post an update as soon as we know. Q: Is ArtBots open to people outside of New York City? A: Of course. However, we're not in a position to offer anything in the way of support or accommodations for out-of-town participants. (Although we can probably help you find a place to stay if needed.) The first ArtBots show featured artists from New York, Boston, Ohio, and Belgium. We anticipate more geographically diverse entries this year. Q: Is there a swimsuit competition? A: No, there is no swimsuit competition. Q: What's the point of ArtBots? Aren't there enough robot competitions already? A: We started ArtBots because we wanted to have fun and to celebrate some of the creative, non-violent, and not-so-competitive aspects of robotics. People all over the world are doing interesting, important work that combines art and robotics; ArtBots is our way of focusing attention on that work. ............................................. ........ArtBots: The Robot Talent Show....... ..............http://artbots.org............. .............................................