Pixel Pops! Submit Online

PIXEL POPS! Submit Online

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
2008 THEME: WIDE OPEN
4th Annual Pixel Pops!
SUBMISSION DEADLINE EXTENDED: SEPT. 15TH, 2008.

The 2008 exhibit will be held in November at the Collaborative Advanced Navigation Virtual Art Studio at the Krannert Art Museum at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE EXTENDED: SEPT. 15TH, 2008. Note: All submissions must be done using this online form below (please scroll down page).

ABOUT THIS YEAR'S THEME: WIDE OPEN. In honor of the wide open spaces of the prairie in which the Krannert Art Museum is located, this theme can be interpreted in many ways, not limited to: widescreen and multichannel video works, panoramic video, fast paced and rapidly changing imagery, etc. Preference will be given to works that embody this theme or subvert it in interesting ways.

ACCEPTED FORMAT: Preferred file formats include: MPG, MOV, SWF. We will work with artists who have files in other formats as much as possible. We are especially open to pieces that require widescreen (16:9, 16:10) aspect ratios and multichannel video works in a diptych/triptych format.

PLEASE NOTE: ONLINE SUBMISSIONS ONLY ACCEPTED. FOR SUBMISSIONS PLEASE SEND SMALLER VERSIONS OF YOUR FILES IN THE .MOV, .MPG OR .SWF FORMATS. Maximum SUBMISSION file size: 5MB. IF WORK IS ACCEPTED WE WILL ASK FOR A LARGER VERSION TO BE SENT VIA FTP OR DVD.

EXHIBITION DATE: NOVEMBER 2008

2008 CURATOR/ORGANIZER: This year's CURATOR/ORGANIZER IS DAMON LOREN BAKER. Damon is the Associate Curator of Art, Design, and Technology at the Krannert Art Museum at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He directs the Intermedia Gallery/Lab which brings together artists from around the world to explore the opportunities provided by advances in science and technology, collaborates with researchers in laboratories at the Siebel Center for Computer Science, the National Center for Supercomputing Applications, and the Beckman Institute, develops software for the creation of virtual reality art, and is part of the Cultural Informatics project of the Institute for Advanced Computing Applications and Technologies."

ABOUT PIXEL POPS!: PixelPops! is an ongoing, traveling series of annual digital art exhibits. The series is uniquely organic in that it changes with each year's new locale and the creativity each new curator brings to it. Year after year the online catalogue continues to grow and provides new resonances and global connections in artistic interpretation. PixelPops! was founded by and is set in motion each year (from afar) by Colleen Tully.

DIRECTIONS FOR ONLINE FORM
Please use this form to send us your actual submission file(s) and your submission information. Fill out form, read and agree to terms set forth and click on the submit button on bottom of page.

Please note the following
Fees: There is no admission charge for any screenings therefore there is no artists fee payable for contributing to this project nor for submitting to this project. Notification of Delivery: If you would like notification that your submission has been received please make sure you enter a valid email address in the CONTACT EMAIL field below. Required Formats/Size: Please read requirements above carefully before submitting.

If you are having trouble using the form below please email info@poppingpixels.org for assistance.

IMPORTANT: All music or sound used in your projects must be credited.

PERSONAL CONTACT INFO:
FIRST NAME: LAST NAME: CONTACT EMAIL: STREET ADDRESS:* *CITY:	STATE (PROVINCE): POST/ZIP: COUNTRY: DAY PHONE:* Please include country code/area code as if dialing from the US. EVE PHONE: Please include country code/area code as if dialing from the US.

This form allows you to submit up to three pieces for consideration for the upcoming exhibit. If you are going to submit more than three, please fill out the form COMPLETELY a second time.
SUBMIT ENTRY 1:
TITLE:
YEAR COMPLETED:
MEDIUM/TECHINCAL STATS:
*UPLOAD FILE: Having trouble uploading? Email the file to info@poppingpixels.org after completing this form. The email cannot be over 10 MBs in size or it will not be received.
SUBMIT ENTRY 2:
TITLE:
YEAR COMPLETED:
MEDIUM/TECHINCAL STATS:
UPLOAD 2ND FILE: Having trouble uploading? Email the file to info@poppingpixels.org after completing this form. The email cannot be over 10 MBs in size or it will not be received.
SUBMIT ENTRY 3:
TITLE:
YEAR COMPLETED:
MEDIUM/TECHINCAL STATS:
UPLOAD 3RD FILE: Having trouble uploading? Email the file to info@poppingpixels.org after completing this form. The email cannot be over 10 MBs in size or it will not be received.

*Artist Statement Please also provide a short description of the work or an artist statement concerning the work submitted. Texts accepted in English, French, Spanish and German:
Artist Notes or Questions: You may use this space to credit any music or sound used in your projects.
TERMS: I understand that, if accepted, screen shots of my accepted work may appear in materials used for publicity and promotion for future Pixel Pops! I also understand that my work will be viewed in the public gallery/space during the physical exhibit (see above for place/date), as well as viewed on the http://www.pixelpops.org website indefinitely. I understand that I, as the artist, will retain ownership of copyright and all other rights to my artwork. I accept the terms listed above.