Call for Submissions for the 2012 Subtle Technologies Festival is now online.

Festival details:
Toronto, Canada
May 24-27, 2012
Submissions deadline: December 15, 2011
http://www.subtletechnologies.com

In 2012, Subtle Technologies celebrates our 15th anniversary with our annual
Festival.

For 15 years Subtle Technologies has been bringing people together to
promote wonder, incite creativity and spark innovation across disciplines.
Our symposium, performances, workshops, screenings, exhibitions and
networking sessions provide a forum to explore ideas and pose questions at
the intersection of art, science and technology. Subtle Technologies is
known internationally for presenting work by artists and scientists at the
leading edge of their respective disciplines.

Our 2012 festival takes place from May 24 to May 27 2012 at various venues
throughout Toronto. Our annual open call accepts submissions that bridge
art, science and technology. This year we are also accepting submissions for
a themed session which explores work inspired by biology, as outlined below.
For both streams we are soliciting proposals from all disciplines and also
welcome topics that explore ways of knowing that are outside of the western
framework.

We are interested in receiving submissions from individuals as well as
interdisciplinary teams and collaborative projects. We would like to present
successful stories from artists and scientists working together. We are
equally interested in hearing about the issues that inhibit disciplines from
collaborating. What approaches can we take to foster inter-cultural
exchanges when it comes to science or technology based work? How do we make
scientific systems more accessible to artists as tools for creating new
work?

Possible areas to be explored in this year’s Festival from either an
artistic or scientific approach include:
* Acoustics
* Alternative energy
* Artificial intelligence
* Astronomy
* Bioengineering
* Bioethics
* Chemistry
* Complexity
* Computer science
* Consciousness
* Environmental science
* Ethnobotany
* Funding strategies for interdisciplinary collaboration
* Hacking and DIY culture
* Imaging techniques and systems
* Interactive systems
* Indigenous science
* Mathematics
* Nanotechnology
* Network Theory
* Neuroscience
* Pharmacology
* Psychology
* Physics
* Robotics
* Science and society
* Systems theory
* Virtual worlds

In 2012 Subtle Technologies is also presenting a special session at our
symposium that focuses on work inspired by, utilizing or hacking biological
systems. This special session will include work by artists who are using
live tissues, bacteria and other biological process in their work. We are
also interested in submissions exploring enhancements or modifications to
the human body through transhumanism. Projects which use concepts of
biomimicry, genetic engineering and synthetic biology will also be
considered for this special session. We are interested in both technical,
socio-political and ethical issues surrounding this work.

The above topics are only suggested ones for inclusion in the Festival.
Other relevant topics within the realm of art, science and technology will
be considered.

To have your submission considered for either the symposium, poster session,
or a workshop please visit our submissions form.
http://www.subtletechnologies.com

Subtle Technologies would like to gratefully acknowledge the support of:
Canada Council for the Arts
Ontario Arts Council
Toronto Arts Council
Ontario Trillium Foundation