I know someone already posted about this, but here is the most updated info...
entity, the Ann Arbor Digital Artists Group, proudly presents..... ---------------IMMEDIA 1901 http://entity.ummu.umich.edu/immedia1901/ The largest annual exhibition of new electronic and digital art in the Mid-West. This year we have attracted submissions from across the country and around the world. The sixth year running, immedia1901 is by far the largest most diverse showcase yet! This year's theme reflects 100 years of technological innovation: immedia1901 attempts to draw a parallel between the industrial revolution of the last turn-of-the-century with the current digital revolution of the new millennium. We have gathered an eclectic and talented group of performers, speakers, and artists this year and are expecting it to be a unique experience for both performer and audience community. The exhibition will be open for viewing from 1 PM until 9 PM February 8th through February 18th in the Media Union on University of Michigan's North Campus located at 2281 Bonisteel Blvd, Ann Arbor, MI. Opening Reception on Friday, February 9th from 7 PM with an opening presentation beginning at 5:30 PM. Admission Free. Parking Free. Schedule as Follows February 9th: Opening Night 5:30-7:00 Jaron Lanier 7-Midnight Opening Night Reception Opening Night Performers: Room 1: Video studio Room 2: Central Collaboration Area Room 1... 7-8: Isaac Dietz (dj/performer) 8-9: Diana Potts (dj/performer) 9-10:30: Tomorrowland (electronic super-group) 10:30-12: Tom Linder (performer) Room 2... 7-9: Rob Theakston (dj/performer) 9-10: Bill vanLoo (dj/performer) 10-11: Nate Deyonker 11-12: Jeremy Kallio and Partner dance performance Other immedia1901 Events: WHO: Jaron Lanier WHEN: Friday, February 9th, 5:30 PM WHERE: Chesebrough (Chrysler) Auditorium WHAT: Generally speaking, Jaron Lanier is the modern Renassaince man. He is best known for his work in virtual reality through his company VPL Research and is in fact credited with coining the term "Virtual Reality." His talents do not end there. As a writer he has appeared in countless renowned magazines and authored "Confessions of a Closet Human." He is also a talented pianist and specialist in many unusual Asian string and woodwind instruments. As a painter, he has been featured in museums and galleries in the United States and Europe and his installations such as "Video Feedback Waterbed" and "Time-accelerated Painting" have been showcased in New York. Countless companies and institutions have hired him as a public speaker and many claim he is one of the greatest orators alive today. Jaron Lanier is sponsored by the University of Michigan College of Engineering and NeoChi. WHO: Andrea Polli WHEN: 7 PM February 10 WHERE: Media Union Video Studio WHAT: At immedia, Andrea will be involving U of M students in a multimedia improvisational performance. Andrea Polli is a digital media installation and performance artist currently living in Chicago, IL where she is an Assistant Professor of Web and Multimedia at Columbia College. Andrea has presneted her exhibitions and performed at the Imaginaa 98 Conference, The Digital Whole in Monaco, and the CAiiA 98 conference. Both nationally and internationally know, she was recently awarded a summer artist's residency at The iEAR Institute at Rensellar Polytechnic and a Harvestworks Recording Production Grant in New York City. WHO: Dr. Bradley Smith WHEN: 7 PM February 13 WHERE: Media Union Teleconferencing Suite WHAT: Dr. Bradley Smith: The Director of the U of M's Graduate Program in Biomedical Visualization in the School of Art and Design, Dr. Smith is currently working on the Visible Human Project for the next-generation internet and the Multidimensional Human Embryo project. He will be lecturing about digital imaging, volume-rendering, animating medical image data, and his work for the Multidimensional Human Embryo Project. Topics include techniques of image creation using MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) and the creation of high quality 3-D representations of the body. Dr. Smith's work is truly next level. WHO: Nancy Paterson WHEN: 6:30 PM February 16th WHERE: Chesebrough (Chrysler) Auditorium WHAT: Lecture: "Surviving Multimedia." Nancy Paterson is an electronic media artist based in Toronto. She is currently serving as the Coordinator of the Artist in Residence Program at the Bell Centre for Creative Communications and also teaches at the Ontario College of Art and Design. Her primary focus is interactive installations (such as THE LIBRARY which was included in Siggraph 2000), but she is also a public speaker. Sponsored in part by Women in Engineering and Science (WISE.) WHO: Video DJ Honeygun WHEN: 8 PM February 16th WHERE: Media Union Video Studio WHAT: Beq Stupak aka Video DJ Honeygun: part of the unique music/visual duo Spiralkind and has spent the last nine years experimenting with video art. A U of M alum, Beq strives to challenge traditional thinking about video production and bring live video performance to the next level. One of the most interesting things about her talents is that she uses realtively inexpensive and simple equipment to create her art. To date, she has worked with artists like Grooverider, Sandra Collins, Green Velvet, and DJ Disciple. Sponsored in part by the University of Michigan Film & Video Department. WHO: Eduardo Kac WHEN: 5 PM February 16th WHERE: 1800 Chemistry Bldg. WHAT: Lecture: Telepresence, Biotelematic, Transgenic Art. Well known "transgenic" artist based in Chicago, Eduaro will lecture about his recent works which include the creation of a genetically altered phosphoresent rabbit. Featured artist in this month's Artbyte magazine. Supported by the University of Michigan School of Art and Design and the Penny W. Stamps Distinguised Visitors Program. WHO: John DesJardin, WHEN: 4:00 to 5:00 PM February 16th WHERE: Chesebrough (Chrysler) Auditorium WHAT: Lecture. Manex VFX, Mission Impossible 2 Courtesy the University of Michigan's SIGGRAPH chapter. WHO: Nancy Paterson WHEN: 7PM February 17 WHERE: Chesebrough (Chrysler) Auditorium WHAT: Lecture: "Bandwidth is Political." Sponsored in part by Women in Engineering and Science (WISE.) --------------------------------------------------------------------- { { C u r r e n t S p o n s o r s , P r o mo t e r s , E t c . } } Apple Computers NIQ, Inc. SGI WCBN 88.3 fim NeoChi ArtByte magazine Digital Detroit The Current The Ann Arbor Observer And across the University of Michigan: School of Art and Design Media Union School Of Information School of Music College of Engineering College of Literature, Science & the Arts Program in Film & Video Studies Instructional Technology Center Learning Technology Group New Media Center Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) The Office of the Vice President for Research of the University of Michgan (OVPR)
