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Call for Entries

The 20th Annual Symposium about Computer Technology and its unique relationship toThe Visual Arts, Music, Dance and Performance Art.

Art Exhibition

SCAN 20/2000 Computer Art Exhibition:

Held at: Philadelphia's Silicon Gallery - November 3rd – 29th 2000

Then at: Silicon Gallery – New York (date to be announced)

ELIGIBILITY AND MEDIA
This exhibition is open to all artists working in any medium who include the computer as an integral part of their work. Artwork must not have been exhibited in a previous SCAN Symposium Art Exhibition.

ACCEPTABLE MEDIA INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:
Prints, Photographs, Sculpture, Animation, Multimedia, VHS or 3/4" Videotape, Installations, 3D Stereoscopic Images, Textiles and Crafts, Holograms, Interactive Work, Robotics . . . any medium will be considered.

ENTRY PROCEDURE (Entry fee - $20.00)
A limit of three works per artist represented as listed below may be submitted for jurying. Please follow the guidelines outlined below for either electronic submission (accompanied by credit card payment) or submission by mail (accompanied by check). For information on entry procedures, please email info@scanarts.com

Entry format:
In addition to slides, the following methods may be used for submission of work for consideration:

Ø      By mail on a 3.5” disk in Mac or PC format. Files must be in a format that is either self running or can be read by a program listed below. Disks will not be returned.

Ø      By e-mail—files may be no larger than 100 Kbytes*

Ø      By reference to a specific web site address*

Files submitted electronically must be in one of the following formats:

Ø JPG

Ø      Photoshop 5.0 or earlier

Ø      TIF

Ø      PCX

Ø      Apple Quicktime

Ø     Windows AV

Ø     Windows  MPG

Ø      Macromedia Director Projector files

Ø      Flash

Ø      Shockwave

Ø     Any executable file that can be read on a Mac G3 (or earlier) or Intel PIII (or earlier) computer

All files submitted electronically must be named with the entrants name (e.g. smith1.tif or lewis_blueimage.psd)

Entries submitted via electronic means must be paid for via Credit Card. Checks may be submitted with any entry referencing a web site.

2D Works:
Submit 1-3 slides of each work.

Sculpture:
Submit 1-3 slides of each sculpture. Accepted work must include instructions if it needs on-site assembly or maintenance.

Video Works:
In addition to the tape, submit 1-3 slides representative of the video imagery for publicity and slide collection. Please cue tape to approximately 10 seconds before the beginning of the segment. Works longer than 5 minutes may (or may not) be partially exhibited.

Installations:
Submit 1-3 slides, a disk if applicable, and a brief description of the installation. Accepted works must include all equipment and complete set up and operation instructions as needed.

Interactive Sculpture:
Submit a videotape of work.

Please note:
The slides mentioned above must be marked as follows:
A dot on the lower left corner of the slide mount (visible in the upper right when placed correctly in a carousel)
Artist's Name and Title of Work (if any)

BE SURE TO ENCLOSE:

1. Info regarding Medium, Hardware, Software, Dimensions of the work, Completion date and price. (Price indicated should be the amount the artists wishes to receive for the work - not the retail price)
2. Sufficient postage, packaging and mailing labels for the return of slides, tapes etc.
3. E-mail address for jury notification
4. Slides, disks or tape of each entry as indicated above

Submissions of all works should be mailed along with entry fee to:

SCAN 20/2000 Computer Art Exhibition
c/o Silicon Gallery
139 North 3rd Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106

Please make checks payable to: Small Computers in the Arts Network

CATALOGUE
A catalogue listing selected works and the artists may be published or made available via the Internet.

DeadlinesWorks for display MUST be received by Silicon Gallery by October 30th, 2000.

Conditions of Agreement
SCAN and SILICON GALLERY, their employees, volunteers, etc. cannot be responsible for slides and materials submitted for review. All selected works must remain for the duration of the exhibit. SCAN and SILICON GALLERY reserve the right to reproduce entries for publicity, catalogue and slide set purposes. Submission of entries will constitute an agreement to the conditions set forth in this prospectus.

Silicon Gallery Fine Art Prints offer Fine Art Giclee printing services on an (Iris 3047 Printer with Archival Inks on Acid-Free Paper) to all applicants who are accepted at a 50% discount.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON PRINT SERVICES

Contact: Michal Smith
Phone: Toll free 888-ART PRIN - Fax: 215 · 238 6067
e-mail: michal@fineartprint.com