Fwd: Call for Projects: Exhibit2:Mobilise at The Digital Hub

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Call for Projects for Exhibition of Digital technology projects in The
Digital Hub Project Office , 10 - 13 Thomas Street .


In December 2002, The Digital Hub launched the first in its series of
exhibitions showcasing digital technology in its new project office on
Thomas Street.

During 2003 The Digital Hub will continue to exhibit work that
demonstrates and explores the creative potential of digital technologies
on an ongoing basis. These exhibitions will provide a unique platform
for newcomers and established artists, filmmakers, designers,
programmers, developers and musicians, animators from many diverse
backgrounds to exhibit their work.

Exhibit2:Mobilise
The second exhibition in the series, 'Mobilise', aims to publicise the
creative potential of personal telecommunications of all shapes and
forms. We are looking for innovative content for mobile- or location
aware- computing platforms e.g. distributed role playing games, location
aware art applications.

-SMS, PDA, GPS, GPRS, Wi-Fi, Games, Gadgets, Graffiti for your phones…

>From SMS poetry, phone photography/video, to innovative or conceptual
designs for next generation mobile devices. Films, adverts and
animations made using mobile technologies or themed around personal
communications issues to music featuring telecommunications samples or
mobile collaboration- All could potentially feature in 'Mobilise'.

We are inviting submissions from various disciplines including but not
exclusively all fine art practice, computer generated images,
interactive media, web art, film: both linear and interactive,
animation, special effects, music, sound, design: graphic, fashion, or
product, motion graphics, commercial production, gaming, e-learning,
m-learning, advertising, enabling technologies, mobile technologies, web
development and computer programming.

We are also looking for submissions for video installations to be shown
at the 'Projected Windows' site, No. 157 Thomas St. Dublin. Ireland.

For more information on this site please check our website
www.thedigitalhub.com <http://www.thedigitalhub.com>.

Submissions can come from persons and organisations based in Ireland or
Abroad.

The final exhibits will be chosen by a selection panel and those that
are chosen to exhibit will be awarded an honorarium of EUR1,000. This
initiative is been supported by Diageo Ireland under the Liberties
Learning Initiative. Should the fee be waived it will be donated to the
Liberties Learning Initiative.

Those interested in exhibiting can present their ideas either as a
finished piece of work, work in progress or as a proposal. For the pilot
showcase, turnaround time to complete the project is three weeks.
Closing date for receipt of proposals is 17thof Febuary 2003.

Successful exhibitors should be prepared to present their projects in a
series of talks and that will take place in 2003

You may send your projects on CD, DVD, URL, interactive presentation ,
VHS or mini DV or email [email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]> with your proposal. Please clearly
mark your submissions 'Exhibit 2:Mobilise'.

Email:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
Address: Nicky Gogan, The Digital Hub Project Office, 10-13 Thomas St.,
The Digital Hub, Dublin 8

The Digital Hub is also developing an archive of digital media projects
for learning and showcase purposes. Exhibitors will be asked to donate a
copy of their work to the archive. Full terms will be agreed with the
exhibitors after the selections have been made.

Further information on The Digital Hub is available at
www.thedigitalhub.com

Yours sincerely,
Nicky Gogan
Curator
Exhibitions and Special Events