Syndicate: Art on the Net - Streaming Media exh. in Japan

[Andreas Broeckmann <abroeck@v2.nl>]

CALL FOR ENTRIES

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"ART ON THE NET 1998"
Beyond Language Barriers --The Age of Streaming Media --

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"Art on the Net" is an on-line museum hosted by the Machida City Museum
of Graphic Arts Tokyo (MCMOGATK) and the "Art on the Net" Steering
Committee. This museum exists only in the form of web pages.

MCMOGATK has been making bold attempts to use the Internet as a new
space for artistic expressions.

That's the "Art on the Net Exhibition".

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The MACHIDA CITY MUSEUM OF GRAPHIC ARTS in Tokyo, and THE ART ON THE
NET STEERING COMMITTEE will begin an online art exhibition from
September 1, 1998 to March 31, 1999.

In our "ART ON THE NET 1998" Exhibition, we will explore the artistic
possibilities of Streaming Media. MCMOGATK would like to encourage
artists
to make use of this exciting tool, as we see its unprecedented potential
as a medium ofartistic of expression.

You are invited to entry your original artwork. The theme this year is
"Beyond Language Barrieres".

Board of jurors representing various countries will select Grand
Prize, Silver Prize, and Bronze Prize. Those who have been selected
will receive 300,000 yen, 200,000 yen and 100,000 yen respectively.

The jurors are:

Shirouyasu Suzuki (Japan)
Professor of Tama Art University, Poet, Filmmaker

Bernie Roehl (Canada)
Senior Software Developer, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Dept. at University of Waterloo.
Author and VRML expert.

Olga Shishko and & Tatyana Moguilevskaya, a collective (Russia)
Critics who are active as curators and directors in media art
scenes.

Tetsuo Kogawa (Japan)
Media critic, Professor of Communications at Tokyo Keizai
University
Guest curator of this exhibition


The DEADLINE to accept the work is August 15.

All the informations you will need are at:

	http://art.by.arena.ne.jp/


We are waiting for your entries.

you minowa <mcmogatk@po.infosphere.or.jp>