Tom Friedman, in a recent NY Times op-ed article, spoke of 2008 as the year of “The Great Disruption”, a title coined by Australian environmentalist, Paul Gilding. To combat the downward spiral of the country, President Obama is working to “stimulate” the economy and through some of his initiatives to develop a new philosophy for the U.S. to live by. We believe the continued ingenuity of artists can encourage us all to envision a future that provides a more sustainable and compassionate outlook for the country and the world.
Though we aren’t asking artists to adhere to this theme, submissions might respond to establishing new directions in politics, the environment and culture. As a new feature of this year’s events we are also looking for work that makes use of mobile technologies and encourage work that crosses physical with digital media in unique ways.
THE SUBMISSION PERIOD FOR WORK IS APRIL 21 - MAY 21, 2009.
Pixilerations Festival takes place September 24 – October 11, 2009 in Providence, Rhode Island
About Pixilerations
Pixilerations is a New Media festival in Providence, Rhode Island that investigates the state of New Media arts through installations, concert performance and film/video screenings. The festival is part of the larger FirstWorks Festival held each fall (www.first-works.org), Providence’s multidimensional performing arts festival. Pixilerations is produced by FirstWorks in collaboration with the Rhode Island School of Design and Brown University.
Now in its sixth year, Pixilerations showcases groundbreaking work in digital music and art. Last year’s festival, Pixilerations *: fragments & (w)holes, presented innovative works by over sixty artists from the United States, Germany, France, South Africa and the Netherlands, and featured guest artists Gail Wight and Heidi Kumao.
Sumission requirements
Details on the submission process will be posted on www.pixilerations.org on April 21. All applicants must complete an online submission form on the Pixilerations website.
Applicants are invited to submit a total of two works for consideration. A separate application for each work is required.
Funding: please note that, regretfully, Pixilerations does not have financial resources to fund selected artists.
Contact:info@first-works.org or visit the Pixilierations website.