Chris Joseph

Artsactive is an international network of projects, organisations or individuals involved in artists collaborations with science and industry research labs. It was created in 2006, and gathers now 14 organizations and 4 experts.

Organisers are;

* /ANAT
* /Artistsinlabs
* /The Arts Catalyst
* /Arts Council England
* /Arts & Genomics Center
* /Disonancias
* /Ectopia
* /FUSE: cadre_montalvo artist research residency
* /ITEM
* /SymbioticA
* /TransGenesis

The network includes primarily the main organisers of programs of collaboration between artists and science or industry research labs, but also collaborators that study, influence or otherwise motivate such programs.

For further information, go to the website:
http://artsactive.net/en/network/

Under the banner of “A New Cultural Economy; The Limits of Intellectual Property” the 2008 Ars Electronica Festival aims to co-author the preamble to a new knowledge-based society. What’s at stake: the interplay of freedom of information and copyright protection, big profit-making opportunities and the vision of an open knowledge-based society. And this is also a matter of practical, workable regulations governing this new reality, rules whose formulation ought not to be left up to lawyers and MBAs alone.

Ars Electronica invites artists, network nomads, theoreticians, technologists and legal scholars from all over the world to convene in Linz in September. Their artistic and scholarly investigations in the form of symposia, exhibitions, performances and interventions will transcend the confines of conventional conference spaces and cultural venues and pervade the entire city.

For more info, go to http://www.aec.at/en/festival2008/index.asp

Bill Drummond The 17 (317. REPEAT) - Opportunity to take part

The first major event to launch the new QUAD building ‘The 17’ (317. REPEAT) will take place on August 22nd in Derby’s Market Place and we need your voice! Quad have invited renowned artist and musician Bill Drummond, to create a unique performance piece the performance will involve a cross section of the community currently living or working in the Derby city. We are looking for 100 groups of 17 people from all over Derby who fall into the categories listed on the Quad website: http://www.derbyquad.co.uk/whats-on/other-events/the17

For example you may be a Nurse, Cyclist, Mad Scientist, D.J. or even a Loser! You may be an individual or established group or maybe you just know someone who you think would like to take part. ‘The 17’ is a choir, but you do not have to be able to sing well to take part (in fact you may even be tone deaf). Bill Drummond will be running sessions to record 100 groups of 17 Derby people between 10th June and July 18th. All groups of 17 will be recorded together making one note with their voices for five minutes, they will also have a group photo and a short video portrait will be filmed. The whole session will last for 45 minutes, but you’ll be taking part in a historic and ground breaking project that will be interesting, engaging and fun. The 100 separate sound recordings will be mixed together to create one huge sound piece that will have its one and only performance on the 22nd August and afterwards will be deleted forever! All participants will be invited as Quad’s Special Guests to a private view reception and personal tour of QUAD. The film will show on the BBC Big Screen and inside QUAD, and the photographs will be included in the exhibition inside QUAD and published in a special ‘The 17’ (317. REPEAT) book. For more information on the groups, the project in general or to register your email the17 [at] derbyquad.co.uk or call Alfredo Cramerotti on 01332 295897 or visit www.derbyquad.co.uk. ‘The 17’ (317. REPEAT) is a major QUAD commission by internationally renowned artist Bill Drummond and is supported by Radleigh Homes and BAF Graphics.

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