SF Media Arts Resources

hi, daniel. i'm replying to the whole list, in case others are interested
in this answer… there are a few interesting things going on in the bay
area. there are obviously a number of great artists, but my list here will
be of org's. forgive me if you find a lot of "we"'s in here–it's a
nepotistic lil community…

In SF:
SF Camerawork–a nonprofit south of market (1246 folsom @9th, shares space
w/NLA, below) focused on "photographic media" which extends to
lns/lishgt-ased work, like led's, net art, video, portables, and even
installation work. i'm looking, for instance, into organizing something
with stephen vitiello on sound art made with the use of photo cells… we
have a show up, right now, that's a new incarnation of the MIT/Kitchen
show, Id/Entity: Portraiture in the 21st Century. in case you saw it, it
includes slightly modified versions of jd beltran's, julia scher's, and
paul kaiser/merce cunningham/shelley eshkar/marc downie's projects. i also
added work by jim campbell, the surveillance camera players, and joan
logue. it's up until march 22.

New Langton Arts–nonprofit (camerawork, nla, and southern exposure, below,
all share a 28-yr b-day) that shows performing, visual, literary, and new
media work. most of this revolves around net art. richard rinehart (an
artist & uc berkeley lecturer) curates an online project space for them.
find it at newlangtonarts.org

SMAC–sf media arts council, loosely affliated with sfmoma. we organize
short-run shows at the museum, panel discussions, and produce a zine which
is a low-tech paper-only affair guest designed as an "art object" by a
different designer, each issue, and featuring essays and original art
"installations" by a range of artists, critics, theorists, and curators. we
also just started a discussion salon series where 3 artists present their
work and everyone chats, wine & muchies in hand, usually followed by a nice
party.

The Lab–another nonprofit. in the mission (16th & capp). a frequent site
of exhibitions, and performances in the media arts genre.

GenArtSF–gen art in sf is very different from gen art in nyc or la, with
much more of a visual arts focus. we organize a show, every year, called
NewFangle, which features ~12 emerging bay area artists doing
"technology-based" work. every year, the 4 curators selected define
"technology" in their selections. this has been a launching pad for many
artists. we also organize prublic programs, ranging form panel discussions
and a/v performances to professional development workshops for artists.

Blasthaus–these guys have nonprofit & for-profit arms. their bread and
butter lies in organizing big dj events but they also collaborate with arts
orgs to produce exhibitions, a/v performances, and their annual Transcinema
festival.

you'd also meet many interesting folks at Survivial Research Labs' (SRL)
tours and gatherings; at Dorkbot, depending on your interests, where
artist/engineers get together to yack & show work–loosly related to a
group of power tool drag racers!; and the programming at Southern Exposure
and Intersection for the Arts (both in the mission) do not revolve as
explicitly around the media arts, but is quite strong and they are
important community resources.

Greater Bay Area:

UC Berkeley–ken goldberg organizes a regular lecture series (monday
nights) featuring prominent members of the media arts community discussing
intersections btwn art, technology, and culture. ken usually posts the
announcements for these on rhizome, so look for the next one and get on the
main list.

CADRE Institute/San Jose State–officially, this is an mfa program, but
it's also a south bay node for the media arts, producing the online
journal, Switch, and bringing in artists & leaders for programs & dialogue
around new media. thir gallery currently features a show by jennifer &
kevin mccoy.

Zero:One–formerly known as Ground Zero, this group
sponsors/organizes/incubates art projects, shows, publications,
conferences, etc on the media arts. they have a mission to merge the art &
tech communities (incl merging creative & biz).

i am sure that i am forgetting some very important and obvious resources.
i've not said much about museums, because i figure those are more easily on
your radar. sfmoma has a media arts gallery and an online exhibition space.

welcome to sf!
marisa olson

Original Message:
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From: Daniel Schwartz [email protected]
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2003 01:26:05 -0500
To: [email protected]
Subject: RHIZOME_RAW: SF Rhizomers?


Hi,

I have moved out to the bay area from NYC and am looking for
net/newmedia/computer arts activity out here. Any leads appreciated. Im
interested in collobarting/ contributing to projects too and even knowing
where such arts are being presented.

cheers,
-Daniel.
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Comments

, Rachel Greene

sorry for my totally redundant post about SF. I didn't see this til this
second!!


> hi, daniel. i'm replying to the whole list, in case others are interested
> in this answer… there are a few interesting things going on in the bay
> area. there are obviously a number of great artists, but my list here will
> be of org's. forgive me if you find a lot of "we"'s in here–it's a
> nepotistic lil community…
>
> In SF:
> SF Camerawork–a nonprofit south of market (1246 folsom @9th, shares space
> w/NLA, below) focused on "photographic media" which extends to
> lns/lishgt-ased work, like led's, net art, video, portables, and even
> installation work. i'm looking, for instance, into organizing something
> with stephen vitiello on sound art made with the use of photo cells… we
> have a show up, right now, that's a new incarnation of the MIT/Kitchen
> show, Id/Entity: Portraiture in the 21st Century. in case you saw it, it
> includes slightly modified versions of jd beltran's, julia scher's, and
> paul kaiser/merce cunningham/shelley eshkar/marc downie's projects. i also
> added work by jim campbell, the surveillance camera players, and joan
> logue. it's up until march 22.
>
> New Langton Arts–nonprofit (camerawork, nla, and southern exposure, below,
> all share a 28-yr b-day) that shows performing, visual, literary, and new
> media work. most of this revolves around net art. richard rinehart (an
> artist & uc berkeley lecturer) curates an online project space for them.
> find it at newlangtonarts.org
>
> SMAC–sf media arts council, loosely affliated with sfmoma. we organize
> short-run shows at the museum, panel discussions, and produce a zine which
> is a low-tech paper-only affair guest designed as an "art object" by a
> different designer, each issue, and featuring essays and original art
> "installations" by a range of artists, critics, theorists, and curators. we
> also just started a discussion salon series where 3 artists present their
> work and everyone chats, wine & muchies in hand, usually followed by a nice
> party.
>
> The Lab–another nonprofit. in the mission (16th & capp). a frequent site
> of exhibitions, and performances in the media arts genre.
>
> GenArtSF–gen art in sf is very different from gen art in nyc or la, with
> much more of a visual arts focus. we organize a show, every year, called
> NewFangle, which features ~12 emerging bay area artists doing
> "technology-based" work. every year, the 4 curators selected define
> "technology" in their selections. this has been a launching pad for many
> artists. we also organize prublic programs, ranging form panel discussions
> and a/v performances to professional development workshops for artists.
>
> Blasthaus–these guys have nonprofit & for-profit arms. their bread and
> butter lies in organizing big dj events but they also collaborate with arts
> orgs to produce exhibitions, a/v performances, and their annual Transcinema
> festival.
>
> you'd also meet many interesting folks at Survivial Research Labs' (SRL)
> tours and gatherings; at Dorkbot, depending on your interests, where
> artist/engineers get together to yack & show work–loosly related to a
> group of power tool drag racers!; and the programming at Southern Exposure
> and Intersection for the Arts (both in the mission) do not revolve as
> explicitly around the media arts, but is quite strong and they are
> important community resources.
>
> Greater Bay Area:
>
> UC Berkeley–ken goldberg organizes a regular lecture series (monday
> nights) featuring prominent members of the media arts community discussing
> intersections btwn art, technology, and culture. ken usually posts the
> announcements for these on rhizome, so look for the next one and get on the
> main list.
>
> CADRE Institute/San Jose State–officially, this is an mfa program, but
> it's also a south bay node for the media arts, producing the online
> journal, Switch, and bringing in artists & leaders for programs & dialogue
> around new media. thir gallery currently features a show by jennifer &
> kevin mccoy.
>
> Zero:One–formerly known as Ground Zero, this group
> sponsors/organizes/incubates art projects, shows, publications,
> conferences, etc on the media arts. they have a mission to merge the art &
> tech communities (incl merging creative & biz).
>
> i am sure that i am forgetting some very important and obvious resources.
> i've not said much about museums, because i figure those are more easily on
> your radar. sfmoma has a media arts gallery and an online exhibition space.
>
> welcome to sf!
> marisa olson
>
> Original Message:
> —————–
> From: Daniel Schwartz [email protected]
> Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2003 01:26:05 -0500
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: RHIZOME_RAW: SF Rhizomers?
>
>
> Hi,
>
> I have moved out to the bay area from NYC and am looking for
> net/newmedia/computer arts activity out here. Any leads appreciated. Im
> interested in collobarting/ contributing to projects too and even knowing
> where such arts are being presented.
>
> cheers,
> -Daniel.
> + ti esrever dna ti pilf nwod gniht ym tup
> -> post: [email protected]
> -> questions: [email protected]
> -> subscribe/unsubscribe: http://rhizome.org/preferences/subscribe.rhiz
> -> give: http://rhizome.org/support
> +
> Subscribers to Rhizome are subject to the terms set out in the
> Membership Agreement available online at http://rhizome.org/info/29.php
>
> ——————————————————————–
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> http://mail2web.com/ .
>
>
> + ti esrever dna ti pilf nwod gniht ym tup
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> -> questions: [email protected]
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