Upcoming conferences, seminars, competitions, exhibitions, and other events for the tekkie community


Conferences and Seminars


August


3 - 5

Visual Plus: Design for electronic communication

Location: Goetziz, Vorarlberg, Austria

contact: Peter Simlinger

phone: +43(1)4036662 or fax +43(1)4088347


6 - 10

Web World

Location: Chicago

more info: (508)470-3880


Conference 6 - 11 and Exhibition 8 - 10

22nd International Conference on Computer Graphics and Interactive

Techniques "SIGGRAPH 95" Los Angeles Convention Center, Los

Angeles, CA. The conference will feature the adventurous edge of

cyberspace, interactive techniques, new entertainment media,

networked communities, and the fundamental science that creates

tomorrow's technologies. For more information call 312-321-6830

FAX: 312-321-6876 e-mail: siggraph.org


8 - 11

MacWorld Expo, Boston

Contact: Mitch Hall Assoc. (617-361-2001); (fax: 617-361-3389)


13 - 17

Object World San Francisco

Location: San Francisco, Ca

more info: (800)225-4698


22 - 24

Desktop Video Conferencing'95 East

Secaucus, NJ

more info:(408)778-1994


23 - 25

Interactive Multimedia'95

Location: Arlington, VA

more info: (800)457-6812


23 - 25

Washington Interactive Multimedia '95, Washington, D.C.

Contact: The Society for Applied Learning Technology (703-347-0055); (fax: 703-349-3169)



September


11 - 14

Multimedia Expo West/Digital San Francisco

Location: Santa Clara, Ca

more info:(800)225-4698


Call for Entries



SECA/SFMOMA

1st SECA Award in Electronic Media

Deadline: Aug. 28-Sep.8

San Francisco, CA. Spring, Summer 1996

Open to Northern California

Media: Video, digital image manipulation, interactive media,

multi-image installation. Fee: $10/entry. Awards: $3,000.

Juror: Robert Riley. For entry form:

SECA Coordinator, SFMOMA, 151 3rd St., San Francisco, CA 94103-3159

Phone: 415-357-4031, fax 415-357-4037


Small Computers in the Arts Network 1995 Annual Symposium

& Computer Music Concert (Scan '95), which will take place November 3

to 5 at the Benjamin Franklin Science Museum in Philadelphia, is

looking for participants. If you are interested in exchanging ideas

with and presenting your work to other computer artists, digital

photographers, and musicians who use computers, call 212/674-0665.

Submission are due by July 31.


If you are a Ray Dream user, the company is inviting submission to its

third annual Modern Masters of 3D International Art & Design

Contest. The theme this year is "Spirit of Invention-Build a Better

Mousetrap." The deadline for entries is August 15. Call 415/960-0768x121.


The London Effects & Animation Festival, which will take place

November 28-30, is seeking entries for the annual Festival Awards.

Categories include art, PC/Mac-based work, broadcast graphics, and

interactive entertainment. Entries are due by September 8. Call

0181-995-3632 or fax 0181-995-3633 if you'd like an entry form.


If you'd like your artwork to appear on the Internet, or if you'd like to

view hundreds of images from other artists and photographers, visit

the Picture Conversion site (www.picture.com) on the World Wide Web.


Exhibitions



On going on line>

The Peoria Art Guild and Bradley University present the second

annual juried exhibition, "Digital Photography 95." This show explores

the range of new work the artists are creating using the interplay of

the camera and the computer. Links are provided to "artists'

statement," portraits of the artists, and the artists' audio files.

This competitive exhibit sought entries worldwide from

photographers whose work involved the techniques of "digital"

(computer) photography. The URL is http://www.bradley.edu/exhibit95/


Alan Rath's Robot Ballet This kinetic wall sculpture is composed

of 2 5-foot-long computer-controlled mechanical arms that

will move smoothly and gracefully in concert with each other.

United Airlines terminal, San Francisco

International Airport, San Francisco


July 1-September 4, 1995

Veered Science

Huntington Beach Art Center

538 Main St., Huntington Beach, CA 92648

Group exhibition of 15 artists, including Alan Rath, Tim Hawkinson,

Laurel Katz and Christine Tamblyn