ISEA 2013 in Australia: Electronic Art – Resistance is Futile

The timing is a little tricky since ISEA (International Symposium on Electronic Arts) 2012 (being held in Albuquerque) is taking place in Sept. 2012 while ISEA 2013 in Australia is taking place in June 2013,  which means you might not manage to attend and/or present at both. Still, the Australian organizers must be pressed for time so they are now asking for expressions of interest from artists and organizations wanting to present performances, events, etc. in 2013.

Here are a few details about the 2013 event (from the home page),

Theme

Electronic Art – Resistance is Futile

The bleeding edge of digital art has moved from the margins to become part of the fabric of everyday life. At once ubiquitous and unnoticed, resistance to electronic art has proven futile — it now lies embedded in the heart of our contemporary cultures. ISEA2013 will bleed through Sydney, from the margin to the core. More than a series of exhibitions (although that will be part of it), the symposium events will infuse the city’s social, digital and physical infrastructure. ISEA2013 aims to create a fluid body of thought, culture, community, industry, science and technology.

Artists play an important role in this “bleeding edge.” By creatively investigating the possibilities and pushing the limits of new technologies, artists help us imaginatively experience and critically reflect on their implications for life in the 21st century. Digital electronic art is our source of innovation, the new norm in everything from publishing to TV, to radio, games, film, fashion, music, architecture, design, applications and gadgets. Ubiquitous and pervasive, digital media permeates almost all creative endeavors in everyday life and the city. The urban spaces of Sydney will provide the scene for thinking through the consequences of digital life, creative industries, and contemporary electronic art practice.

ISEA 2013 will be held from Friday, June 7 – Sunday, June 16, 2013 in Sydney, Australia.

Here’s more information from the Proposals page about Expressions of Interest,

ISEA2013 will consist of exhibitions, performances, symposium and public events to be held in Sydney from the Friday 7th of June until Sunday 16th of June 2013. It will also support residencies and associated events throughout regional NSW and across Australia leading into and out of the core event.

Australian Artists and Organisations with large-scale projects and collaborations

In this round we are inviting applications from Australian organisations and artists who want to propose large-scale new works and developmental projects with long lead-times in the areas of Visual Arts, Theatre, Music, ATSIA, Dance, Literature and Community Partnerships. If you have an idea for a Creative Australia project that might be suitable for an outcome in ISEA2013, we encourage you to apply now.

Artists with Individual Artworks

Unless your Expression of Interest is for a large-scale project that requires long lead-times, we recommend that you apply in our next round. This next round will be an Open Call for Artworks and will have more specific categories and guidelines. We will be announcing this final round in the next few weeks.

International Artists

If you are an international artist, with an individual artwork, we recommend that you apply in the next round. However, if you have an idea for a particularly large-scale project that is dependent on funding from other sources (i.e. government, philanthropic agencies, etc.) with deadlines approaching, you should contact us to discuss your idea please contact isea@anat.org.au.

The deadline for this round is Friday, 27th April 2012 (midnight).

ISEA 2013 has not yet begun to solicit conference papers and proposals.

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