Free VJing workshops offered in Prince Albert by Carrie Gates and Leeane Berger with Common Weal

VJing 101: An Introduction to VJing with Arkaos

Monday, April 23rd to Friday, April 27th 7:00 - 9:00pm,
at Prince Albert's St. Mary's High School computer science labs

Have you ever wondered how VJs create their artwork? Have you ever wanted to create a custom visual projection to work with a dance or theatre piece? Have you ever tried adding live visuals to a band's performance or a DJ set? We can show you how!

Using Arkaos VJing software, instructors Carrie Gates and Leeane Berger will guide you through a series of fun and focused workshops that will take you from recording and digitizing your own video footage to programming video mixing software to being ready for a live VJ performance.

Workshops take place in the evenings, from Monday, April 23rd to Friday, April 27th 7:00 - 9:00pm, at the St. Mary's High School computer science labs. Since there are limited seats, we ask that you send us a short letter or email by April 17th outlining why you would like to learn more about VJing. Let us know if you have any experience working with video, but beginners are also welcome. Up to ten participants will be selected for this free workshop offered by Common Weal Community Arts, Inc.

Please send your application to:
Judy Mc Naughton
nac@commonweal-arts.com
Common Weal Community Arts, Inc.
1010 Central Avenue
Prince Albert, SK, S6V 4V5
Phone: 960-9020 Fax: (306) 953-4814
www.commonweal-arts.com
Applications received after April 17th will not be considered.

Class YouTube Video Website:
http://www.youtube.com/vjnode



More about the instructors, VJs Leeane Berger and Carrie Gates:

Carrie Gates – VJ Instructor
Carrie Gates' diverse art practices span the realms of VJing, experimental turntablism, sound art, sculpture, performance art, digital media, and the catylization of provocative interactive situations. Her work is unified by a pluralist vision and an appetite for teasing the uncanny from the familiar, critically yet playfully using and abusing any media she encounters. Recently, Gates has been working with creating innovative VJ performances using Max/MSP/Jitter and Arkaos software, sharing her findings with her peers through workshops and artist talks to encourage others to reclaim digital media as a tool for personal artistic expression and social change. Since 1996, she has been performing regularly at electronic music events, noise and experimental music shows, new media festivals, and art galleries. Her performances, compositions, videos, and research work have been shown across Canada as well as in Germany and the USA.

http://www.youtube.com/carriegates
http://www.myspace.com/thesoundsofcarriegates
http://www.notype.com/bricolodge
http://www.vinylinterventions.com

Leeane Berger – Assistant VJ Instructor
As part of a new generation of artists, Leeane Berger is currently working in the discovery, documentation and rediscovery of all things - great and small - that make up everyday living in Saskatchewan. In 2004 Leeane set out with a project to refurbish trash from alleys, sidewalks, parks and dumpsters. This endeavor propelled her into further exploration of salvaged and found materials. Leeane works in a variety of techniques and media in attempt to correlate viewer with surroundings. Using simple electronics to bring motion to a piñata television made from found electrical cords, wire and spray paint to the exploration of substance use in adding texture and depth to her found object paintings, Leeane is on a constant look out for new tools of expression. Working most recently in video, a medium she began working with while briefly attending Concordia University in 2005, has lead to experimentation with video mixing and animation. Her videos have since morphed from canadian video art inspired short-films into grungy expressionistic mixups for teasing and pleasing the eye.

http://www.youtube.com/itrashfish
http://www.myspace.com/printedonrecycledpaper



DOWNLOAD THIS INFO AS A PDF FILE HERE:
http://www.otherartists.com/commonweal/pdf/CW-VJ_Poster-April10-07.pdf

Call: LOSS Livecode Festival

> Call for participation
> LOSS Livecode Festival
>
> in association with Access Space, Toplap and lurk.
> Sheffield, UK 20-22 July 2007
>
> A small festival bringing together some of the most dynamic and exciting
> digital musicians in the Uk and beyond. Over the 2 days, it will include
> workshops, presentations, impromptu performances and a special live event.
>
> Livecoding is dynamically creating audio or video by changing software or
> code as it executes. It began during the 1980s, primarily with FORTH and
> Lisp. In recent years new live coding environments and languages such as
> Chuck, Fluxus, Impromptu and SuperCollider 3 have appeared, with
> enthusiastic communities growing around them. Live Coding performances
> have also used PureData, Scheme, Perl, Haskell, Ruby, Python...
>
> Further information and background can be found at
> http://livecode.access-space.org
>
> **Call for Participation**
> Calling all Livecoders and those who are interested. We want your:
> *peformances
> *presentations
> *workshops
> *Input
> to help make this a superb and exciting meeting of livecoders. We have
> some small bursaries availableto contribute towards travel and
> accomodation and we will do our best to help get as many people here as
> possible. Money is however short and
>
> **Call for Commissions**
> We have a limited pot of money for commissioning new works for the
> festival. If you would like time or resources to develop a new way of
> performing, some new language or software feature, or something else
> interesting then please include a short estimated budget in your brief,
> which may include an artist fee. Note that due to funding constraints the
> project should have a strong audio component. The maximum commission will
> be of £1000 (about 1470 euro).
>
> For more information and application details please refer to
> http://livecode.access-space.org
>
> Access Space is the UK's first "Free Media Lab" - a community space
> equipped with locally recycled computers running free, open source
> software. We provide a framework, resources and support for
> self-directed learning, arts and creativity. Taking part is totally free,
> and anyone can walk in and contribute. http://access-space.org
>
> TOPLAP is the Transnational Organisation for the Proliferation of Live
> Algorithm Programming, formed in 2003 to discuss and promote livecoding.
> This will be the third TOPLAP associated international meeting of
> livecoders. http://www.toplap.org/
>
> LOSS Livecode is funded by Arts Council England, Yorkshire, The PRS
> Foundation and Access Space.
>
> --
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Jim Prevett | 1 Sidney St
> Digital Arts Programme Manager | Sheffield, S1 4RG
> |
> ACCESS SPACE | t: +44 (0)114 249 5522
> Reg. Charity 1103837 | w: www.access-space.org
>
>

Call: audio artists wanted for "Noise Miniatures" project

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Noise Miniatures (Calgary)
Deadline: September 2, 2007; Source: Tammy McGrath

The Noise Miniatures miniature noise cdr record label is pleased to announce the launch a new series of
SMALL SONG 3" cdr compilations. Each volume will be dedicated to a single theme (sometimes very
broad, sometimes very specific), and will consist of variations on said theme. The artist is always
encouraged to interpret the theme as they see fit.

Tracks submitted must be no longer than 1 minute and 30 seconds, and no other restrictions apply.
Artists selected for inclusion will receive three (3) copies of the finished product. All copyrights will be
retained by the artists and all editions will not exceed a run of 150 copies.

The theme for small compilation VOLUME 1 is : Calligraphy

Deadline for submissions for volume one is September 2nd. 2007

For more info:

www.noiseminiatures.com
info@noiseminiatures.com

Call: Pantheon Experimental Sonic Art Festival (Nicosia/Cyprus) seeks sound art

Call for entries
Deadline: 31 July 2007

Experimental Sonic Art Festival Nicosia/Cyprus - 28 December 2007
is looking for experimental sonic artworks

WORD: http://www.pantheonxperimental.org/downloads/SonicApllication.doc
PDF: http://www.pantheonxperimental.org/downloads/SonicApllication.pdf

Pantheon Cultural Association Nicosia/Cyprus
http://www.pantheonxperimental.org



Pantheon Cultural Association invites you to Xperimental | Sonic Arts, an experimental music event of improvisation and sound-sculpture

Within the Xperimental program, Pantheon Cultural Association has begun a new effort of experimental creativity through the sonic arts. The aim of this effort is to support the young artists (composers, musicians) in the production but also promotion of their work.

While often supporting experimental artists in Cyprus we observed a developing interest for non-commercial, experimental music scene and considered it necessary to create a foundation for those interested (both artists and publics) under the name Xperimental | Sonic Arts.

While intending to present these new sounds to the public a team of experimental musicians are organized, playing together and introducing themselves to each other’s art. The event Xperimental | Sonic Arts aims to present the experimental music scene live. The artists present their music and the music scene they are involved in. These individuals have been involved with and worked in the music sector since their early youth, emphasizing their need for experimentation in their personal creations.

Considering the creation of a breeding ground for experimental musicians necessary, the Pantheon Cultural Association responded with ‘Sonic Arts’ consisting in the release of CDs compiling the work of musicians, supported by improvisational concerts. The launching of the collection is hosted on one of the grounds of the Pantheon Cultural Association (TRITOS). The CDs compiled by the event are then distributed and followed by an improvisational jam on the premises. The Association intends to promote the CD in Cyprus as well as in other European countries as a record of the local music scene.

Through its cooperation with the networkProject Studio, the Association aims to support the artists taking part in ‘Sonic Arts’, creating the best possible conditions for the live performances as well as providing, to those musicians without the necessary tools, an affordable means for them to record their music in the best possible environment.

Musicians taking part in the project are expected to support their entry with a live performance of some sort at the event, held at the TRITOS venue.

Call: ((AUDIENCE07)) - an immersive sound art biennial - New Delhi, India - seeks sound art

Call for entries
Deadline: 1 June 2007

((AUDIENCE07)) - an immersive sound art biennial
New Delhi, India

AUDIENCE07 will be an international exhibition of cinematic sound art.
The festival will be presented in a darkened movie hall in New Delhi, India, in October 2007. A New York preview is scheduled for September. (Venues TBC)

We are now accepting submissions for audio art compositions with an emphasis on narrative, temporal and spatial experimentation. We are especially interested in artists that treat cinema as a distinct form for the organization of time. Accepted formats include:

DVD (Quad, 5.1, 7.1)
CD (Stereo)
¼” inch tape (Quad)

Submissions will not be returned. Stereo samples of larger works are welcome, but final works must be provided in a standard surround sound cinema format.

Submissions for 2007 are due by June 1st, 2007. Late submissions will be kept for consideration in future AUDIENCE events.

Submissions should be mailed to:
Nadalex
39 Avenue A – Box 103
New York, NY 10009
ATTN: Audience

For further guidelines, submission information, and updates please visit audience.nadalex.net.

AUDIENCE07
Curators: Alexis Bhagat, Dylan Gauthier and Lauren Rosati
Produced in cooperation with Pooja Sood and Khoj International Artists Association, New Delhi.

Call: Bhatboy seeks artist to make an indoor forest

I am looking to bid on a commission for the city of Ottawa to create an
indoor forest.
I am looking for an artist to share the project with me that will
create a light and sound element to the project.
There will be several thousand dollars in artists fee's paid.
Is there anyone you know of that may be interested.
The deadline for the project is Monday the 16th of April, if anyone is
interested in working on this project with me please let me know by the
first week in April (thats next week)
Thank you,
Bhat Boy

bhatboy@rogers.com