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geekgirl (r)osiex aka the metal cupcake publishing about interesting things for a really long time!
world aids day
Take Action. No Discrimination World AIDS Day takes place on 1 December 2010 and this year has the theme, Take Action. No Discrimination. The global event was established by the World Health Organization in an effort to raise public awareness about HIV issues, including the need for support and understanding for people living with HIV.
Dorkbot Sydney is calling for media and electric works for their exhibition, Dorkbot Sydney Group Show, which will be held at Sydney Artist Run Initiative Serial Space. The aim of the show will be to exhibit work by ‘people doing strange things with electricity’. Submissions should not be limited to artworks only, rather, Dorkbot encourages applicants to picture something between an art exhibition and a science fair.
“PEOPLE DOING STRANGE THINGS WITH ELECTRICITY” deadline: 6 December 2010
48Hour Film Project – Melbourne ========== **Register by November 30** [www.48melbourne.com.au](http://www.48melbourne.com.au/)
The 48 Hour Film Project (48HFP) is a wild and sleepless weekend in which film making teams make a short movie in just 48 hours. That means – writing, shooting, editing & scoring it!
Everybody who has access to some camera and editing equipment can take part. For those who don’t have access to gear, we can arrange some hiring deals. We will screen ALL the films at the Big Sceen of the prestigious inner-city BMW Edge, Federation Square, that will be our homebase and screening venue for this year.
You will have the chance to win some sweet prizes & awards.
You can register as a team or find cast and crew using the starnow service. Jump on boad and have the most exhausting but memorable, funny, sweaty and exciting 48 non-stop film making hours of your life!
The 48 Hour Film Proejct timeline is: **3.12.10: The Kick Off** Thats when it gets hot – the 48 hour countdown starts **5.12.10: The Drop Off** When you hand in your finished films **17.12 & 18.12.10: Screenings at BMW Edge Theatre** Two days in which we show ALL the films **19.12.10 Awards Night & After Party** The 12 best films are screened – and get awarded with cool prizes. Plus the after party!
The Geek in Residence program connects ‘geeks’ (technically confident artists and creatively confident technicians) with arts organisations through a temporary subsidised secondment scheme. This fund allows the Australia Council to enable digital artists and technicians to share their skills and experiences with arts workers. Geeks will be able to share their passion for solving unknown technological problems in creative situations, and arts workers will feel better equipped to work in digital spaces.
Toronto :: Call for Submissions :: Deadline 12 December 2010
In 2011 The Subtle Technologies Festival celebrates its 14th year of bringing people together to promote wonder, incite creativity and spark innovation across disciplines. The festival provides a forum to pose and explore questions and inspire work at the intersection of art, science and technology through symposia, exhibitions, workshops, screenings and performances. For 2011 the festival will be moving away from a single theme in an attempt to foster new relationships and create new inter-disciplines and a diverse program will be assembled to represent a wide range of subjects and disciplines. What does the future hold in terms of interdisciplinary work? What approaches can we take to foster inter-cultural exchanges when it comes to science or technology based work? How do we make complex scientific systems more accessible to artists as tools for creating new work? The festival is interested in hearing successful stories from artists and scientists working together – and is equally interested in hearing about some of the issues that prevent disciplines from having stronger collaborations.
http://www.subtletechnologies.com (erratic connection)