Residency Artist's Work Online: Beeldenstad.net

Beeldenstad.net, the brainchild of Babak Fakhamzadeh (Bag Factory Artist in Residence), was started as an informal way to track art in public spaces in several cities in Europe. Last year, Google Maps functionality was added to display public artworks on a map of some of those cities.

Beeldenstad.net is fully user driven, meaning that anyone can submit artworks and photos, the latter either directly through Beeldenstad.net, or alternatively through the popular photo sharing service Flickr.com.

During Babak's third month as a resident artist at The Bag Factory, he worked together with Eric Itzkin of the department of Arts, Culture and Heritage of the city of Johanesburg, to identify and map some 50 public artworks and bring them to Beeldenstad.net, most of them with extensive information on the individual artworks.

Now, Beeldenstad.net also offers KML and GeoRSS feeds for displaying geospatial information inside Google Earth or Google Maps.

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Workshop #3: National Arts Council [Apply now!]

Venue: The Bag Factory Artist’s Studios, 10 Mahlatini Street, Fordsburg,

Johannesburg

Dates : Monday 6th of August 2007

Time : 17:30 for 18:00 until 19:00

RE/Action: An Evening of Performance Art

Opening: Wednesday 8 August 2007 at 18h00 (One Night Only)
Venue: The Bag Factory (Fordsburg Artists Studios),
10 Mahlatini Street,
Fordsburg, Johannesburg
Contact: +27 11 834 9181
info@bagfactoryart.org.za

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Interactive Video Weekend Workshops

Interactive Video Weekend Workshops

Venue : The Bag Factory Artist's Studios, 10 Mahlatini Street, Fordsburg, Johannesburg

Dates : 10th August @ 17:30 for 18:00 (Open Introductory lecture)

11th and 12th August 9:00 till 16:00 ( 1hour lunch break at 13:00)

18thth and 19th August 9:00 till 16:00 (1 hour lunch break at 13:00)

Cost : R1000 all inclusive

Workshop:

Interactive Video combines the use of video cameras and computers in order to track bodies, motion, proximity, light and color for use in interactive installation, multimedia performance, and VJing. The workshop will cover a basic intro to all of the above, as well as real-time video mixing, scrubbing and effects, and the use of sound to generate and/or interfere with video.

All students will leave with copies of the software worked on in this workshop.

Bookings and more information:

Bronwyn Lace bronwyn@bagfactoryart.org.za 011 834 9181

International Artists' Workshops

International Artists' Workshop, Lahore, Fall 2007

VASL Lahore will be holding its two week International Artists' Workshop end this year. Applications are open to artists and dates of the workshop will be coming up on the VASL website as soon as they are confirmed. Please check: www.vaslart.org.

Download application form and send it together with your CV and a maximum of 10 images to vaslahore@yahoo.com

Deadline: August 28th 2007

International Artists' Workshop, Karachi, Feb 2008

Two week International Artists' workshop scheduled for Feb 2008. Applications from Pakistani and International artists are welcome now. Download Application and send with your 12 recent work images and CV to vaslinternational.workshop@gmail.com

Deadline: October 15 2007

Johannesburg Art Gallery - Digital Africa Panel Discussion

Africa Beyond call for applications - African artists' residencies in London

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS - THREE-MONTH RESIDENCIES IN LONDON

Africa Beyond aims to keep African culture in a central position within the modern UK landscape, through its website and other media, lively public events, and now through a series of residencies in London beginning in April 2008.

Gasworks International Residency Programme will play host to three visiting artists from Africa who will be supported in developing a project with InIVA, Photographers' Gallery, or the Southbank Centre.

Established contemporary visual artists from Africa, who have not spent extensive time working in Europe, are invited to apply for this programme. Each of the three residencies will have a specific aim and focus:

At the Southbank Centre, the residency will focus on the display of new and existing work, showcase his/her practice on a major public platform. The residency with the Photographers' Gallery will focus on an artist's contribution to the community and the role of education in artistic practice. At InIVA, the artist will have the opportunity to develop and contribute within a leading space for research and discussion of contemporary art. All artists will be provided with a studio and support at Gasworks.

Applications must state which residency/institution the artist would like to become involved in.

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