CALL FOR APPLICATIONS MORPHOS Dome Artist in Residence 2016 COLORADO

MORPHOS is a one of a kind digital dome artist in residence program that provides workshops and individual support for artists who want to take their work to the immersive level. Our goal is to expose and train artists in full immersion production for a growing need of digital dome (fulldome) art. 2016 welcomes our third year of hosting this unique experience and for our second consecutive year, we will be hosting MORPHOS in the Denver metro area that is leading the way in dome art. Denver offers a triplicity of domes – Denver’s Gates Planetarium, Fort Collin’s Digital Dome, and Boulder’s 8k Fiske Planetarium. Come join us for MORPHOS Dome Artist in Residence for an experience of a lifetime held September 11 – October 11, 2016 in Colorado.

To Apply: http://bit.ly/1THIKc4

MORPHOS digital dome artist in residence program is for artists interested in experimenting and exploring 360° immersive digital art through digital dome. Artists will receive hands on training in fulldome and Virtual Reality, weekly dome time, individual consultation, production support, group outings, a group closing dinner, and two public presentations of their experience at the end of the residency. MORPHOS artists have gone on to present at international dome conferences, festivals, and art shows.

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MORPHOS has inspired us to start a not for profit organization, Denver Arts + Technology Advancement (DATA). In collaboration with our new immersive and interactive media studio Alt Ethos, Ltd. who is focused on synthesizing digital and physical environments into unexpected realities. DATA is working to create a vanguard center for public engagement that cultivates and strengthens local community by putting research, education, creation and exhibition together under the same roof with interactive immersive media at it’s center.

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Recent advances in technology are rapidly changing the way in which we view digital media. The digital dome offers a unique immersive group experience with it’s half sphere screen, high resolution digital projections systems, and surround sound. With recent innovations that allow for easy drag and drop playback, live VJing, interactivity, and gaming platforms, the virtually untapped possibilities in the digital dome are endless. Artists will also receive training in Virtual Reality, which is entering the consumer market with high refresh rates that allow for individual full spherical 360° immersive experiences and is a great way to previz dome work.

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Join us on the forefront of this Immersive digital media revolution with this one of a kind fulldome experience. This residency takes place in state of the art facilities with the latest in fulldome technology. The multi projector system displaying a seamless 4k 360-degree image and surround sound. The MORPHOS support team are industry leaders who specialize in immersive art, 360° VJing, interactive installation design, 360° immersive production tools on a budget, dome installation, and show production.

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Artists will receive:
3 days fulldome workshop,
1 day VR workshop,
3 hours per week one-on-one consulting with individual dome time to test concepts,
Local dome artist group meetings and support
Group outings
Use of rendering machine and spherical live action capture equipment
Two public presentations – Fort Collins’ Digital Dome and Denver’s Gates Planetarium
Online recognition and social media exposure
End of residency dinner celebration

To Apply: http://bit.ly/1THIKc4

SUPPORT STAFF:
Ethan Bach, Producer
Ethan Bach is the CEO of Alt Ethos Ltd, CEO of BETA LLC, and Executive Director of Denver Arts and Technology Advancement. As an artist, curator, and producer. He created MORPHOS Artist in Residence program to assist artists in understanding and exploring the medium of immersive digital interactive spaces. Bach served as Principal Investigator for a DoD grant developing interactivity for fulldome (which resulted in the open source dome server software, vDome) and as research associate for an NSF grant developing tools and content for fulldome environments. Bach holds an MFA from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Electronic Arts and is internationally recognized for his digital art which is primarily in immersive and interactive media. Bach’s artistic expertise in experimental media won him awards from the Santa Fe Arts Commission, New Mexico Film Visions, and New Mexico Art in Public Spaces.

Ben Gondrez, Assistant Producer
Ben Gondrez is a creative technologist who is always looking for unique and innovative ways to utilize technology to enhance educational, artistic, and professional purposes. Ben is currently the Digital Dome Manager at the Fort Collins Museum of Discovery. He facilitates bi-monthly DomeLab meetings where local artists can learn fulldome production and experiment in the dome as well as quarterly Dome Club meetings showcasing international and local dome art. He has also had numerous years of experience working in the educational and cultural sectors utilizing technology to create new experiences as well as augment existing practices.

Eric Davis , Dome Production Assistant to the Artists
Eric Davis as an artist and performer. His work focuses on generative and physical interaction with aural and visual art while employing the creative use of immersive and interactive technology to invoke a deepened physical connection between the relationship of art and observer. Eric has been working in the digital dome for years and is the Producer of DomeLab Denver. Eric is expected to graduate for the University of Colorado Denver in 2017 with a degree in Music Business.

COST:
We work hard to keep costs down for artists as much as possible. The artist in residence is estimated at a $22,500 value for each artist. It is our goal to raise enough funds to fully support each artist’s experience, but until that time, we ask artists to pay a registration fee. All artists must provide their own transportation and housing for Denver. In previous years, artists were able to raise funds via crowd source funding to help support their residency and the project itself. You can too!

Individual Artist:1,650
Group Applicants: $1,650 first artist and $1,000 each additional Artist

To Apply: http://bit.ly/1THIKc4