SCAN Symposium on Small Computers in the Arts: Nov. 7-9, 1997, Philadelphia, PA
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The 17th ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM on
SMALL COMPUTERS IN THE ARTS
November 7-9, 1997
The Franklin Institute Science Museum
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Come join us for 3 days and 3 nights of presentations,
performances and an art exhibition all centered around the
applications of computer technology in the arts. This
intimate artistic gathering offers unusually abundant
opportunities to speak personally with the presenting
artists and performers, and to network with other attending
artists.
For full details, see the web site at
http://www.scanarts.com/scan/ or write or call for a copy
of the brochure (contact information below).
Preliminary SCHEDULE:
Thursday, November 6th 7pm Reception
Friday, November 7th 8:30am Registration
9am-4pm Presentations, demos, workshops
4pm-7pm Art exhibit opens
8pm Jaron Lanier's VR Lecture/Performance
Saturday, November 8th 9am-6pm Presentations, demos, workshops
8pm Concert and dance performances
Sunday, November 9th 9am-4pm Presentations, demos, workshops
REGISTRATION information:
Full symposium (3 days): $125; $40 for student with ID
One day: $55, $20 for student with ID
Jaron Lanier performance: $12.50 or $10 (represents a 50%
discount for SCAN attendees), available from UPSTAGES at
(215) 569-9700.
Please make check payable to SCAN
SCAN, 209 Upland Road, Merion Station, PA 19066-1821
For more info, call Misako Scott at (610) 664-3417
or email scan@netaxs.com
PRESENTATIONS will include (subject to change):
Minute Variations
--Lawrence Fritts, Director, Electronic Music Studios
SUPER Computers in the Arts
--Laura Giannitrapani, Manager of Graphics Consulting,
Scientific Computing and Visualization, Boston University
GRAMMATRON: Hypertext Fiction On The Web
MARK AMERIKA, author of The Kafka Chronicles and Sexual
--Blood, founder and publisher of Alt-X online magazine
Artistic Collaborative and Educational Possibilities Using
Interactive Multimedia-Dance
--A. William Smith, Ph.D., Ohio State University
Sculptural Form & Space And Boolean Algebra
--Timothy Duffield, Sculptor and Landscape Architect
--Robert Michael Smith, Sculptor
BYTES of Bryant Park: From Cyberspace to Performance Space
--Steve Koplowitz, director, choreographer
The First Wave: Art that is defining the pallet of the Web
--George Thompson, publisher Electronic Alchemy, Director of
the isual Arts and Music Program at Johnson County Community
College, KC, MO
Computer Aided Design for Handmade Sculpture
--Rod McCormick, Sculptor, Metalsmith, Chair Crafts Dept.,
University of the Arts, Phila, PA
Lisa: Using Motion Sensing And Realtime Sound Sampling
Systems In Performance
--Richard Povall, Chair Timara Dept., Oberlin College
Conservatory of Music, Oberlin, Ohio
Creating Digital Sculpture
--Bruce Wands, Chair of the Computer Art Department and
Director Computer Education, School of isual Arts, NYC, and
Peter Terezakis, Instructor Electrical Engineering for
Artists, Digital Sculpture, and Advanced Computer Systems,
School of Visual Arts, NYC
...and a performance by Jaron Lanier, Virtual Reality Pioneer.
SCAN: Small Computers in the Arts Network, Philadelphia, PA
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== Contacts:
== Misako Scott, scan@netaxs.com -- conference info and registration
== Ranjit Bhatnagar, ranjit@best.com -- web site and mailing list help
Web: http://www.scanarts.com/scan/