Electronic Folk Art?!

Do-it-yourself robotic toys, homebrew vidgames, ASCII images, homemade software - could these be a kind of 21st century folk art?

Roundtable with artists and academics
Surrey Art Gallery (Surrey, BC)
Sunday, February 6, 2 - 3:30pm
Free admission
www.surreytechlab.ca
Location and directions are available from the website

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What is electronic folk art?
Is it an art practice that is culturally specific to North America?
Is anyone who appropriates electronic toys, tools and software for their art an electronic folk artist?
What are the possible forms of electronic folk art?

Artists and academics will share their thoughts on these questions, and whether electronic folk art exists as a distinct area of contemporary art in general and/or within the realm of new media.

The invited speakers are:
* Diana Burgoyne (current exhibiting artist and PHD student in Interactive Arts, Simon Fraser University)
* Don Krug (theorist; folk art researcher and curriculum specialist, University of British Columbia)
* Leonard Paul (electronic music composer - lauded for his score for the film The Corporation, and video game audio instructor, Vancouver Film School)
* Niranjan Rajah (theorist; curator and convenor, New Forms Festival 2005)

Networking reception (3:30 - 5pm) following the Roundtable.