turbulence are the people who do the networked performance blog, which is a pretty good resource for interesting online events, & they have promoted events in UpStage. they also do a networked music blog. the original turbulence email is at the bottom, below marc's email.
if many people make a small donation it will really help. thanks, h : ) > >Hi Everyone, > >Please go to Turbulence (http://turbulence.org) and make a donation now. > >I really, really think that everyone should be gathering a momentum in >supporting Turbulence right now. > >The positive and cultural impact that they have had in supporting and >nurturing the continuation of a lively and dynamic Internet and media >art culture, has been pretty solid through the years. > >Many artists and artist groups have gained not only decent commissions >from Turbulence but they have also experienced, productive results from >their involvement with Turbulence regarding representation and other >relevant connections that feed the much needed process of becoming seen >by a larger audience. Their unique and flexible approach with working >with artists is noted and respected, we could do with a few more groups >like them out there. > >I am not exactly rolling in cash, but I have made an effort in >contributing some money today. I want those who value our media art >culture to give their money and support to Turbulence also. I do not >just hope that Turbulence gets past this troubling period, but I also >personally need reassurance that there are plenty of people out there >who are interested in contributing to a sustainable future of groups >such as Turbulence beyond mere, personal and immediate needs; that >people are still interested in trying to maintain a creative field that >does not only rely on traditional structures to justify our shared >imaginations. > >We need these progressive platforms to keep our work and potential >growth around it alive. > >We need them all. Feed them and they feed us - it's simple. > >So, please do not waste time and help them out before it's too late. > >Wishing everyone well. > >marc >www.furtherfield.org > > > > > Many of you may not realize that we are a tiny, not-for-profit >organization. > > Helen and I spend much of our time raising funds from government >and private > > foundations to commission networked art. Our mission is to support both > > emerging and established artists. > > > > There are very few resources for new media/networked art in the United > > States, which makes the process highly competitive. When we succeed, we are > > only entitled to use a very small percentage of the grants for server > > maintenance and administrative overhead, which translates into inadequate > > salaries for ourselves and our system administrator. > > > > Our passion for the field has fueled our commitment for many years, but we > > can no longer sustain Turbulence, Networked Performance and Networked Music > > Review without your help. We hope you value them enough to help >us keep them > > alive. > > > > Please go to Turbulence (http://turbulence.org) and make a donation now. > > > > Sincerely, > > Jo and Helen > > > > Jo-Anne Green, Co-Director > > New Radio and Performing Arts, Inc.: http://new-radio.org > > New York: 917.548.7780 . Boston: 617.522.3856 > > Turbulence: http://turbulence.org > > Networked_Performance Blog: http://turbulence.org/blog > > Networked_Music_Review: http://turbulence.org/networked_music_review > > Upgrade! Boston: http://turbulence.org/upgrade > > New American Radio: http://somewhere.org > > \ -- ____________________________________________________________ helen varley jamieson: creative catalyst [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.creative-catalyst.com http://www.avatarbodycollision.org http://www.upstage.org.nz http://www.writerfind.com/hjamieson.htm ____________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Ada_list mailing list [email protected] http://aotearoadigitalarts.org.nz/
