25th International Space Development Conference Space Art Track

You are invited to participate in the Space Art Track
held as a part of the proceedings of the 25th International Space
Development Conference 2006, co-sponsored by the National Space Society
and the Planetary Society, taking place May 4 - 7, 2006, at the Sheraton
Gateway Hotel at Los Angeles International Airport In Los Angeles,
California.

This email will provide you with information on conference registration,
presentation, exhibition and volunteer opportunities.

The Zero Gravity Arts Consortiums (ZGAC) International Conference Program in collaboration with the STUDIO For Creative Inquiry at the College of Fine Arts at Carnegie Mellon University will help organize this Space Art Track, with Lowry Burgess and Frank Pietronigro serving the community as Co-Chairs. Based in part upon the program model that was created to support the Workshop for Space Artist's Residencies and Collaborations, that took place February 2005 at Carnegie Mellon University West at the NASA Ames Research, it is our intention that internet, private working sessions and public activities take place as a part of the Space Art Track.


FOR CONFERENCE REGISTRATION AND INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT:

http://isdc.nss.org/2006/register.html


INVITATION TO PRESENT - ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 15, 2006
(Note: the deadline of February 1, 2006 listed on the ISDC website will be extended and please note that the Co-Chairs cannot fund participant travel fees).


To submit an abstract please visit the conference website at:

http://isdc2005.xisp.net/~kmiller/isdc_archive/


We seek abstracts for presentations that relate to any of one of the three following topics:

1. In the spirit of the theme of the 25th International Space Development
Conference 'Exploring New Worlds' we seek presentations that relate to the fortification of participation in space art projects and collaborations that include the diversity and cultural richness of our global community as reflected in the population of the conference's host city Los Angeles.

The Space Art practice is a global, human cultural endeavor that
transcends national boundaries and as artists we are Exploring New
Worlds in order to create our work. All human experience the force of
gravity and people from all parts of the world look up to the sky, from
their unique cultural viewpoints.

2. Presentations that relate to the theme Gravity Pulse may also be used
as a guide during the development of presentation abstracts.

Gravity Pulse is a theme for proposed alternating gravity flight campaigns formed to embrace all of the acceleration conditions of parabolic flight: 1G earth gravity , microgravity, and above 1G acceleration states. It is meant to extend the range of artistic creativity and meditation on the interacting continuum between microgravity and the other two states present in an experimental parabolic flight

The alternating gravity / acceleration continuum can also be understood
and experienced as an alternating energy/experience and an overwhelming
and defining force for a completely new physical, psychological and
psychic creative environment.

3. Presentations that relate to the implementation of and/or continue to
refine the report, The Arts and Space Culture: The Common Ground of
Creativity. Your presentation should elaborate upon or address one or more of the key areas of that report including: Residencies, Collaborations, Funding, Bringing Space Art to the Broader Public, Education, and Archiving, Chronologies, Bibliographies, Databases and Scholarship. This report resulted from the February 2005 workshop and a copy can be found on the Community Zero / Spaceculture website located at:

http://www.communityzero.com/spaceculture

If you are not a member of Community Zero / Spaceculture and would like to obtain a copy of the report please email [email protected] (use
Community Zero in the subject line) and you will receive an invitation to join Community Zero / Spaceculture.

Everyone submitting abstracts will be contacted by March 1, 2006.


SPACE ART EXHIBITION OPPORTUNITIES DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 15, 2006

Members of the International Association of Astronomical Artists (IAAA)
are invited to contact Jon Ramer along with other artists interested in
exhibiting paintings, illustrations or other two dimensional space
artworks for the proposed ISDC2006 Space Art Track Exhibition.

We also invite artists to exhibit interdisciplinary, new media and other
space art projects to contact Jon Ramer at [email protected]

All artists proposing should email a .jpg, contact and biographical
information including the:
Title
Description
Size
Format

Please be sure to include .jpgs of the work you wish to show.


Jean Luc Soret, President of Space Art One and Curator of the
International @rt Outsiders Festival, is interested in reviewing proposals to exhibit documentation of new works that relate to the theme of space and electromagnetism. Please contact Jean Luc at [email protected]

Please email your contact and biographical information to Jean Luc Soret
along with the:
Title
Description of Your Project
Format


All artists will be contacted by March 1, 2006 regarding your request to
exhibit work in the Space Art Track Exhibition of the 25th International
Space Development Conference.

The Space Art Track Exhibition Committee includes: Lowry Burgess, Sam
Coniglio (Los Angeles artists liaison), Jean Luc Soret (Space and
Electromagnetism) Jon Ramer (IAAA Exhibit) and Chris Robinson. Lorelei
Lisowsky will serve on the committee as an advisor and as ZGAC Parabolic
Flight for Artist exhibition liaison.


SPACE ART SCREENING OPPORTUNITIES - DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 15, 2006

Members of the international space art community have an opportunity to
raise the level of awareness about their organizations and projects as
well as inspire the scientists, space agency officials, space tourism
advocates and other key stakeholders who will be attending the 25th
International Space Development Conference.

You are invited to submit a request to screen video documentation. Please email [email protected] no later than February 15, 2006. (Add 'ISDC
Screening' in the Subject Line).

Email your contact information, affiliations and biographical information
along with the:
Title
Description
Format
TRT of the content you would like to screen.

You will be contacted by March 1, 2006 regarding your request to screen
video documentation.


SPACE ART TRACK VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Please contact [email protected] (Use 'ISDC Volunteer' in the Subject
Line) if you would like to volunteer to help in the following areas.

TITLE:
Space Art Track / ISDC Program Liaison
Space Art Track Scheduling Support Staff
Space Art Track On-site Exhibition Support Staff
Space Art Track Screenings Manager
Space Art Screening Technical Support Staff
Space Art Track On-site Documentation Support Staff (Film, Video,
Photography)
Space Art Track International Participation Outreach Coordinator
International Arts Community Outreach Coordinator
National Arts Community Outreach Coordinator

DESCRIPTION OF TASKS:

Space Art Track / ISDC Program Liaison
This person will support the Space Art Track team as a liaison between the ISDC Program Book Staff and the Space Art Track Co-Chairs to gather all Space Art Track information for inclusion in the ISDC Program Book. This person will compile and edit all program information.

Space Art Track Scheduling Support Staff
This person will support the Space Art Track Co-Chairs with all scheduling details.

Space Art Track On-site Exhibition Support Staff
These people will support the Space Art Track Exhibition Committee on site in Los Angeles with shipping and receiving, exhibition set up, signage, and exhibition strike.

Space Art Track Screenings Manager
This person will work directly with the Co-Chairs and manage all aspects
of the Space Art Track screenings.

Space Art Screening Technical Support Staff
This person will work directly with the Space Art Track Screenings Manager in Los Angeles to help run the program tapes and address any technical problems as they arise. This person will work as a liaison between the Space Art Track and the ISDC conference hotel AV facilities staff.

Space Art Track On-site Documentation Support Staff (Video / Photography)
These people will assist with all aspects of Space Art Track documentation identifying key features and program highlights and then setting up the documentation systems to catalogue those events using video and photography.

Space Art Track International Participation Outreach Coordinator
This person will support the Space Art Track team by identifying and
inviting participants from Europe, the Middle East, Africa, China, Central America, Japan, Russia, India, South America, and Australia.

International and National Arts Community Outreach Coordinator
This person will support the Space Art Track team by identifying and
inviting participants from museums, art publications, and other key arts
institutions.

In closing, we wish to say that it is our vision, as Co-Chairs, that many different cultural points of view, including yours, are represented in our Space Art Track. We sincerely hope that you accept our invitation to join us in Los Angeles, May 4-7, 2006 and we appreciate your consideration. Please feel free to contact us if you any questions.

Sincerely,
Lowry Burgess and Frank Pietronigro
Co-Chairs
Space Art Track

International Space Development Conference 2006
http://isdc.nss.org/2006/

Lowry Burgess ([email protected]), Professor of Art, STUDIO For Creative
Inquiry
College of Fine Arts, Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Frank Pietronigro ([email protected]), Co-Founder and Project
Director, Zero Gravity Arts Consortium, San Francisco, CA


SPACE ART TRACK SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS

The National Space Society
The Planetary Society
The STUDIO For Creative Inquiry at the College of Fine Arts, Carnegie
Mellon University
Zero Gravity Arts Consortium
Zero Gravity Corporation


AFFILIATE / COLLABORATING INSTITUTIONS

The Arts Catalyst, London, United Kingdom
California Space Grant Consortium, United States
Exequo, the Open Broadcast Network, London, United Kingdom
Foundation for Space Exploration, United States
General Orbital Corporation, United States
Goianesia Communities, Brazil
International Association of Astronomical Artists, Canada
ItauLab - Itau Cultural Institute, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Itau Cultural, Brazil
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Space Environment Utilization Center,
Utilization Planning and Integration Office, Japan
Lateq/UnB Laboratory of Applied Chemistry from the University of
Brasilia, Brazil
Leonardo / OLATS, France
Leonardo Space Arts Working Group
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Aeronautics and
Astronautics, United States
New York University, Interactive Telecommunications Program, United States
Philcorp, United States
San Francisco Art Institute, Center for Art+Science, United States
Skedio, Brazil
Texas Space Grant Consortium, University of Texas Center For Space
Research, United States
University of California Santa Barbara Media Arts and Technology
Department, United States
University of South Carolina, Art Department, United States
Space Art One, France
Zavod Projekt Atol Institute, Slovenia
Zero G Arts Lab, United Kingdom

ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Annick Bureaud
Leonardo/Olats

James D. Burke
International Space University

Marcos Cuzziol
ItauLab - Itau Cultural Institute, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Burke Fort
President, Foundation For Space Exploration and Director, Texas Space
Grant Consortium, University of Texas Center For Space Research

Dr. Holly Henry
California State University, San Bernardino Member of Space Generation
Advisory Council

Jeffrey Hoffman
Former NASA Astronaut

Bettyann Holtzmann Kevles
The Planetary Society Member
Professor of History, Yale University

Marko Peljhan
Associate Professor, Interdisciplinary Studies, University of California,
Santa Barbara, Director Projekt Atol

Richard Lowenberg
Radlab

Roger Malina
International Academy of Astronautics

Margaret Myers
STUDIO For Creative Inquiry, College of Fine Arts, Carnegie Mellon
University

Dr. Dava J. Newman
Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics and Engineering Systems,
Director of Technology and Policy Program, MacVicar Faculty Fellow,
Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of
Technology

David Raitt
Senior Technology Transfer Officer, European Space Agency

Jon Ramer
International Association of Astronomical Artists (IAAA)

Douglas Rushkoff
New York University, Interactive Telecommunications Program

Jean Luc Soret
Space Art One

Nicola Triscott
The Arts Catalyst

Meredith Tromble
San Francisco Art Institute, Center for Art+Science

Mike Wiskerchen
California Space Grant Consortium

Arthur Woods
The OURS Foundation

Tsutomu Yamanaka
Senior Researcher
Space Environment Utilization Center
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency