REMINDER: DEADLINE MARCH 16 2012

We are pleased to invite you to Arts, Humanities, and Complex Networks —
3rd Leonardo satellite symposium at NetSci 2012 taking place at Northwestern University near
Chicago, IL on the shores of Lake Michigan, on Tuesday, June 19, 2012.

CALL FOR PAPERS: from both scientists and artists and humanities scholars

http://artshumanities.netsci2012.net/

Abstract:
We are pleased to announce the third Leonardo satellite symposium at NetSci2012 on Arts,
Humanities, and Complex Networks. The aim of the symposium is to foster cross-disciplinary
research on complex systems within or with the help of arts and humanities.
The symposium will highlight arts and humanities as an interesting source of data, where
the combined experience of arts, humanities research, and natural science makes a huge
difference in overcoming the limitations of artificially segregated communities of practice.
Furthermore, the symposium will focus on striking examples, where artists and humanities
researchers make an impact within the natural sciences. By bringing together network
scientists and specialists from the arts and humanities we strive for a better understanding
of networks and their visualizations in general.

The overall mission is to bring together pioneer work, leveraging previously unused potential
by developing the right questions, methods, and tools, as well as dealing with problems of
information accuracy and incompleteness. Running parallel to the NetSci2012 conference,
the symposium will also provide a unique opportunity to mingle with leading researchers and
practitioners of complex network science, potentially sparking fruitful collaborations.
In addition to keynotes and interdisciplinary discussion, we are looking for a number of
contributed talks. Selected papers will be published in print in a Special Section of Leonardo
Journal (MIT Press), as well as online in Leonardo Transactions.

For previous editions papers and video presentations please visit the following URLs:
2010 URL: http://artshumanities.netsci2010.net
2011 URL: http://artshumanities.netsci2011.net

Confirmed keynote speakers include:
Burak Arikan, Artist based in New York and Istanbul: http://burak-arikan.com/
Pedro Cano, Chief Technology Officer, bmat.com: http://bmat.com/
Miriah Meyer, Assistant Professor ,University of Utah: http://www.cs.utah.edu/~miriah/

Organizing committee:
Maximilian Schich, DFG Visiting Research Scientist, CCNR, Northeastern University, USA
Roger Malina, Executive Editor at Leonardo Publications, France/USA
Isabel Meirelles, Associate Professor, Dept. of Art + Design, Northeastern University, USA
Cristián Huepe, Visiting Scholar, Applied Math Department, Northwestern University. USA

Possible subjects include:
* Contemporary art and network science;
* Cultural analytics, culturomics, and high throghput approaches
* Cultural exchange and trade networks (from the Neolithic to modern supply chains);
* Emergence and evolution of canon in art, music, literature and film;
* Evolution of communities of practice in art and science;
* History and theory of network visualization;

http://artshumanities.netsci2012.net/

In 2012, as part of the project Zebrastraat and following the first three biennials, the Liedts-Meesen Foundation will organize update_4 update. In this update_4 we would like to keep and strengthen the philosophy of the past, and at the same time we would like to emphasize new trends. In the past, the exhibitions were associated with the New Technological Art Award Liedts-Meesen which enjoys increasingly more interest from the artists and the public. For this reason we wish to enhance the importance of this competition through the following measures:

– A new set of rules that is stricter but more focused on the contribution of new technologies to art
– The number of nominees having the chance to show their artwork to the public increases from 10 to 20,
– Finally, the works will be presented at three different locations: the Zebrastraat in Ghent, La Cambre in Brussels (with Caroline Mierop, Director; works will be exhibited outside only) and iMAL, also in Brussels (Yves Bernard).

The second part of the event includes an exhibition by established artists in the field of New Technological Art. Only two or three works should be exhibited at each location. Both these activities are complemented with a colloquium. During three days, artists and theorists will be invited to reflect on contemporary art in relation to new media and technology, both during private and public sessions. The traditional catalog of the Update exhibitions and Prize will be enriched with texts and conclusions of the discussions at the colloquium.

As you can see, from an exhibition combined with a contest, we will evolve into an event where contest, conference and exhibition will come together and yield a leading reference work. These principles lead to a new set of rules and the corresponding normalized registration form.

http://www.newtechnologicalartaward.be/en/index.html

Call for applications:

Ars Bioarctica art&science residency in 2012

Ars Bioarctica is long term art&science program by the Finnish
Society of Bioart together with the Kilpisjärvi Biological Station.

Since 2010 it is organizing an artist-in-residency program at the
Kilpisjärvi Biological Station of the University of Helsinki in
the sub-Arctic Lapland.

The emphasis of the residency is the Arctic environment and art&
science collaboration and is is open for artists and art&science
research teams.

The residency takes place in the facilities of the Kilpisjärvi
Biological Station. It provides the residents with a combined
living and working environment, a basic laboratory, internet
connection and sauna.

The Kilpisjärvi Biological Station offers to the visiting artists
the same possibilities and infrastructure as its scientists and
staff. This includes access to all scientific equipment, laboratory
facilities, the library and seminar room as well as the usage of
field equipment. A dedicated contact person in Kilpisjärvi will
familiarize residents with the local environment and customs.

The basic costs of a residency period which have to be covered by
the applicant include:
* travel to Finland
* travel within Finland to Kilpisjärvi
* accommodation and provisions at the Station.

Applications have to include the desired residency duration, a work
proposal, a working plan with time schedule, the desired residency
outcome, a list of necessities for the work to be carried out and
the artists CV.

The application deadline is 31st of January 2012.

The evaluation of the applications emphasizes the quality of the
proposal, its interaction of art&science, its artistic and or
scientific significance, the projects relation to the thematic
focus of Ars Bioarctica, and its feasibility to be carried out at
the Kilpisjärvi Biological Station in the given time.

For applications or questions please contact Erich Berger:
erich.berger@bioartsociety.fi

More info:
http://bioartsociety.fi/
http://www.bioartsociety.fi/residency/
http://www.helsinki.fi/kilpis/english/index.htm

3rd and FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS

The Electronic Literature as a Model of Creativity and Innovation in Practice (ELMCIP) research project invites paper and presentation proposals for its conference, Remediating the Social. Selected papers will be presented at the conference in Edinburgh, November 1-3, 2012.

ELMCIP welcomes abstracts of up to 500 words for papers, presentations and group panel sessions that address network and digitally mediated creative practices that effect and reflect upon the role of creativity in social and community formation. Remediating the Social apprehends people and media as interacting generative agents, remediating one another as a vital part of contemporary social space. Papers that reflect upon “born digital” literary and artistic practice within the context of cultural formation are especially welcome. Papers might present theoretical positions, case studies or artist’s presentations, as well as other forms. We welcome proposals for panel discussions on specific topics that engage the conference theme.

Remediating the Social will be hosted at Edinburgh College of Art (eca) of the University of Edinburgh, in collaboration with New Media Scotland and University College Falmouth. The conference will be held at eca. An associated exhibition will be held at Inspace, a purpose-built research and exhibition facility in the University of Edinburgh’s School of Informatics, fully instrumented to facilitate engagement with developments in new technologies, scientific research and creative practice. The exhibition will continue after the conference for three weeks.

The conference programme will consist of paper presentations, across a range of disciplines and modes of inquiry, addressing examples of creative communities that have formed around various practices, media and discourses. Case studies, papers and panels, including examples arising from the ELMCIP project and other contexts, will be presented. The conference will be web-cast, allowing for remote attendees to monitor events and put questions to conference via a live public feed, employing mediating technologies within the event. Conference proceedings will be peer reviewed and published, with ISBN.

About ELMCIP
Electronic Literature as a Model of Creativity and Innovation in Practice (ELMCIP) is a three year collaborative research project running from 2010-2013, funded by the Humanities in the European Research Area Joint Research Programme for Creativity and Innovation. ELMCIP involves seven European academic research partners and one non-academic partner who are investigating how creative communities of practitioners form within transnational and transcultural contexts in globalized and distributed communications environments. Focusing on the electronic literature community in Europe, as a model of networked creativity and innovation in practice, ELMCIP studies the formation and interactions of that community and seeks to further electronic literature research and practice in Europe. The project partners are The University of Bergen, Edinburgh College of Art, Blekinge Institute of Technology, The University of Amsterdam, The University of Ljubljana, The University of Jyväskylä,, University College Falmouth and New Media Scotland.

Abstracts of papers should be of no more than 500 words and/or two pages of A4 in PDF format (11 point). A biographical statement of no more than 250 words (one page A4, 11 point) should be included (additional to the abstract word count).

Abstracts must be sent as a single PDF file and not exceed 4 megabytes in size. They should include clear indication of technical and resource requirements as well as duration and space requirements (if applicable). Submissions will only be accepted electronically and to the email address below.

Abstracts submission Deadline: December 30, 2011
Notification of selection February 29, 2012
Full papers deadline May 31, 2012
Conference dates: 01-03 November 2012, Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh, UK
Submissions to: artworks@elmcip.net
http://www.elmcip.net/conference

Co-Chairs: Simon Biggs and Jerome Fletcher. ELMCIP Project Leader: Scott Rettberg

Peer review committee:
Jan Baetens, University of Leuven
Giselle Beiguelman, Sao Paulo Catholic University
Simon Biggs, Edinburgh College of Art
Serge Bouchardon, University of Technology of Compiegne
Friedrich Block, Stiftung Brückner-Kühner, Kassel
Laura Borràs Castanyer, University of Barcelona
Mark Daniels, New Media Scotland
Yra Van Dijk, University of Amsterdam
Maria Engberg, Blekinge Institute of Technology
Jerome Fletcher, University College Falmouth
Raine Koskimaa, University of Jyväskylä
James Leach, University of Aberdeen
Talan Memmott, Blekinge Institute of Technology
Scott Rettberg, University of Bergen
Margriet Schavemaker, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
Janez Strehovec, University of Ljubljana
Joseph Tabbi, University of Illinois at Chicago
Penny Travlou, Edinburgh College of Art
Jill Walker-Rettberg, University of Bergen

CONTACT
Email: artworks@elmcip.net
Tel.: +44 (0)131 2216084
Mail: ELMCIP 2012 Chair (att: Professor Simon Biggs)
Research Zone, Edinburgh College of Art, University of Edinburgh
Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, EH3 9DF, UK

Supported by the HERA Joint Research Programme (www.heranet.info) which is co-funded by AHRC, AKA, DASTI, ETF, FNR, FWF, HAZU, IRCHSS, MHEST, NWO, RANNIS, RCN, VR and The European Community FP7 2007-2013, under the Socio-economic Sciences and Humanities programme.