Call for Works from New Museum

Submission deadline: December 17, 2004
Exhibition dates: April 21-June 4, 2005
Location: Media Lounge at the New Museum of Contemporary Art

Fresh- is a special showcase opportunity for emerging New York-based artists working in all aspects of the digital medium. This exhibition evolved from the successful Digital Culture Evening Fresh of Fall 2003, which acted as a critical development workshop for selected graduates of interdisciplinary design programs with a focus on new media. Fresh was organized in collaboration with independent curator Michele Thursz and Mark Tribe, Founder of Rhizome.org.

We invite submissions from artists producing the most engaging digital work and welcome a wide range of projects from spatial/architectural installations and networked objects to playful games and websites. Cross-disciplinary approaches are encouraged. The exhibition aims to provoke critical discussion about innovation and current movements in the field that blur boundaries, for example, between art/architecture/ new media, or that result in new forms of artistic production.

Please consider these following factors for your installations. The projects should:

 Take the factor of exhibition into account, as the work should be designed for the Media Lounge. (Please email [email protected] for floor plan or visit the New Museum (Chelsea 556 West 22nd Street) for a closer look.

 Provide detailed instructions regarding the installation and operation of the work.

 Depending on the nature of the submissions, the exhibition will either take the form of a group show or two to three separate installations between April-June.


What the New Museum will provide:

 Necessary PC based systems, audio and video equipment and the cabling for the installation

Please refer to the current technical capabilities (please contact
[email protected] for up to date information)

 Various computers
Pentium III 750Mhz, 256MB Ram, 32 MB screen card, sound card, dvd player, windows 98 or 2000
Pentium 4 1.2 GHz, 256MB Ram, 32 MB screen card, sound card, dvd player, windows 98, 2000 or XP
 1000lumens AND 2300lumens projectors that are all 800x600 native resolution
 5 42” plasma screens 16x9 ratio, 2 60" plasma screen 16x9 ratio, and 6-7 15”
plasma monitors
 Sound systems: JBL shelf speakers, Bose shelf speakers, 1 dolby surround amp, and many stereo amps.
 Internet connection of Business DSL 1,5Mbps


Application

Please read the requirements above before you complete this form. If you have any questions about the application process, then please email us at [email protected]. Once completed, please send your form along with materials to:

[email protected] or
Fresh/ Education and New Media Programs/ New Museum
210 11th Avenue 2nd Floor
NYC 10001

Name of artist(s)

Contact email / cell phone #

Biographical information

Artist Statement

Samples of most current and related work
(This can include: images + media samples on-line)

Proposed project
(This should include: Concept/Context/Use of Technology)-

Requirements/ Instructions on the Installation and Operation of the Work

Exhibition
New Museum of Contemporary Art will exhibit the projects both physically and on-line.

Timeline
Deadline for submissions: December 17, 2004
Review of projects: January 7, 2005
Announcement of successful proposals by: January 12, 2005
Launch: April 21, 2005

About the New Museum of Contemporary Art
The New Museum of Contemporary Art, founded in 1977 and located in the heart of Soho, is the premier destination for contemporary art in New York City. With an annual schedule of dynamic exhibitions, the Museum presents the most innovative and experimental work from around the world. Debate and discussion about contemporary culture are encouraged through a broad range of educational programs, publications, performances, and new media initiatives. The New Museum will begin construction on a new 60,000 square foot facility at 235 Bowery in 2005. Visit www.newmuseum.org for more about the New Museum.