CFP Re@act: Social Change Art Technology, NEoN Digital Arts Festival

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
React: SOCIAL CHANGE ART TECHNOLOGY

November 6th-8th, 2019
Dundee, Scotland
Submissions and info:

https://northeastofnorth.com/react-symposium-call-out/

Call for papers, panels, presentations, actions and workshops

NEoN Digital Arts Festival – REACT 2019 in Dundee, Scotland, will be exploring how artists use digital systems to effect change within our social and political realities. NEoN was founded in 2009, and with every annual edition of the festival has hosted an artist-led symposium. This year, we are very pleased to be organising an expanded 3-day symposium and interconnected activities entitled, Re@ct: Social Change Art Technology (from the 6th to the 8th November 2019), chaired by Professor Joseph DeLappe (Abertay University, Dundee), Professor Sarah Cook (University of Glasgow) and Dr Laura Leuzzi (DJCAD, University of Dundee).

Festival Dates 4th – 10th November 2019
NEoN: https://northeastofnorth.com/theme/
Symposium Dates 6th – 8th November 2019

Deadline for submissions June 30th, 2019, 5pm GMT

Themes
Many artists involved in digital arts have historically been prompted to react and respond to local, national, global, social and political crises (i.e. around issues of environmentalism, gender equality, exploitation, colonialism, militarism, emancipation). Re@ct will be a platform to critically examine the relevance and impact of past and present practices, theories and strategies – to engage an uncertain future through an exploration of the creative potential of digital art.

Papers, Panels and Presentations
We seek papers, panels and presentations that investigate, assess, contextualise, critique, question and ultimately engage digital art and activism. Selected papers from the symposium will be published in the peer reviewed journal Media-N Journal of the New Media Caucus in a special issue expected to be published in Spring 2021.

Actions, Performances,Temporal Works:
We are keen to receive proposals for temporal works, street actions, mobile engagements and creative interventions that could enhance and expand upon the themes of the festival and symposium. We have modest “Action Grants” ranging from £250-£500 available to help facilitate such proposals.

Workshops
We seek proposals for workshops that creatively involve and engage festival attendees and our community towards participation, activation and agency.

Submissions and info:
https://northeastofnorth.com/react-symposium-call-out/

Limited Travel Grants available for current Phd or MFA candidates and recent graduates within 2 years of completing their Phd or MFA.

The event is supported by NEoN, Creative Scotland, The Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE), DJCAD (University of Dundee), University of Glasgow, and Abertay University, Dundee.

Any questions or inquiries: [email protected]