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TIRTZA EVEN - Artist Talk "The Story of Telling"

2012-02-08T18:48:43Z

Topological Media Lab And Hexagram Research-Creation Are Excited To Present:
Tirtza Even

Artist talk:
The Story of Telling

Friday, February 17, 2012
1:00 - 3:00 pm
Hexagram Resource Centre
EV Building, 11.705
Concordia University
1515 St. Catherine St. W.
Montreal QC
The Story of Telling
Tirtza Even

Artist talk:
The Story of Telling

Friday, February 17, 2012
1:00 - 3:00 pm
Hexagram Resource Centre
EV Building, 11.705
Concordia University
1515 St. Catherine St. W.
Montreal QC
The Story of Telling

Tirtza Even's presentation, "The Story of Telling,"will review her efforts to communicate social and political realities in visual media. Even's linear and interactive video work have consistently been engaged with representing the encounter with a variety of groups and individuals, typically ones whose lives embody complex or decentralized social/political settings (in Palestine, Turkey, the U.S and Germany, among other locations). At the same time (and perhaps especially) the work could also be described as an exploration of the inevitable, yet nuanced, failure of this very act of representation.

Even's most recent projects include Natural Life (a feature length documentary on incarcerated youth, in progress, 2011), Failed (a multi-channel video installation, in progress, 2011), All Day (a short experimental documentary made in collaboration with an inmate locked for life at a Michigan State prison, 2012), and Once a Wall, or Ripple Remains (a multi-channel video/ 3-D animation reflecting on personal encounters in Palestine, 2009.

Congratulations to our three shortlisted Surface3 Award candidates

2012-02-06T21:09:05Z

Congratulations to our three shortlisted Surface3 Award candidates

Tiffany Blaise
Vivien Leung
Catherine Vallières

The winner of the award will be announced at the Year End Show Vernissage on 19 April, 2012.

Many thanks again to those of you who submitted applications for the award.

Portfolio Day

2012-02-04T20:12:58Z

Saturday, February 4, 2012
1 to 5 p.m.
Portfolio Day is an opportunity for students to receive valuable one-to-one constructive feedback on their artwork from a faculty member from Concordia University's Faculty of Fine Arts.

When:
Saturday, February 4, 2012
1 to 5 p.m.

Where:
Engineering, Computer Science and Visual Arts Integrated Complex
1515 Ste-Catherine St. W., Montreal, 6th floor
Guy-Concordia Metro

We will be evaluating portfolios for the following programs:

Art Education
Art History and Studio Art
Ceramics
Computation Arts
Design
Design for the Theatre
Digital Technologies in Design Art Practice
Fibres
Film Animation
Film Production** (see important note below)
Intermedia / Cyberarts
MFA in Studio Arts (excluding Film Production option)
Painting and Drawing
Photography
Print Media
Sculpture
Studio Art

**Reviews for Film Production will be done by current students in the program. This is an opportunity to meet our students and get advice from them, based on their experience in the Film Production program. There will also be screenings of works from the current students.

Frequently asked questions (FAQ)

What should I bring to Portfolio Day?
Bring your portfolio! Your portfolio can include finished pieces, work in progress, and sketchbooks. Bring your original artwork whenever possible. We suggest that you do not spend time and money matting or framing your work. Keep your presentation simple; the work itself is what is of interest. Works that are too large or too fragile to transport may be presented as photographs, on a laptop, CD-ROM, DVD or flash drive. A limited number of computer stations will be available to view digital works.

My portfolio is incomplete. Can I still attend?
Absolutely. This is your chance to get on the right track. You will be able to obtain feedback on your work in progress and ask questions about our programs and portfolio requirements. Admission and scholarship decisions will not be made during Portfolio Day.

Do I need to register for Portfolio Day?
No, you do not need to register for Portfolio Day. Participants will be admitted on a first-come, first-served basis. Arrive early!

For any additional information on Portfolio Day, please send an email to studyfinearts@concordia.ca or find us on Facebook.

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Prof. Christopher Salter is one of three symposium chairs/co-curators for the annual Transmediale festival

2012-01-24T21:45:43Z

Chris Salter is one of three symposium chairs/co-curators for the annual Transmediale festival for art and digital culture in Berlin, Germany.

One of the largest of international festivals for digital arts, transmediale 2012 focuses on the theme in/compatibile, a condition that arises when things are not working together. With transmediale 2012, we are investigating the productive and destructive sides of incompatibility as a fundamental condition for cultural production in times of crisisn annual festival and numerous cooperation projects articulate the relationship between technology and culture in non-linear, dynamic ways. Salter has co-curated with artistic director Kristoffer Gansing one stream of the large symposium which focuses on the incompatibililty within complex systems-focused on current issues of financial crisis, the military's connection with technology and security and new worldviews of vibrant matter. http://www.transmediale.de/festival/conference. Salter is also participating in the annual CTM (Club Transmediale) Festival for Adventurous Music and Related Arts exhibition with his 2010 installation Just Noticeable Difference. http://www.ctm-festival.de/ctm-festival/exhibition/further-installations-works/jnd-just-noticeable-difference/photo/1.html

Prof. Christopher Salter will give keynote lecture for the Inaugurtion of SINLAB

2012-01-24T19:28:06Z

Chris Salter will be giving the keynote lecture for the inauguration of SINLAB, a new research project based at the EPFL (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) in Lausanne, Switzerland...

Chris Salter will be giving the keynote lecture for the inauguration of SINLAB, a new research project based at the EPFL (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) in Lausanne, Switzerland exploring the future of performance and technology. Salter will also be joining the advisory board for the project. Funded by Swiss Federal Research Funds under the "Sinergia" research program, the project partners in addition to the EPFL include the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdk), La Manufacture Theater School in Lausanne and Ludwig Maximillian University, Munich.

Voir article on Chris Salter, Hexagram-Concordia, Tez & David Howes' presentation

2012-01-24T18:36:50Z

Displace is a performative multimodal environment investigating the relationship between the new field of sensory anthropology and art practice with new technologies.

The installation intermingles multiple sensory phenomena in order to heighten and transform our habitual modes of perception. Over a 45 minute period, small groups of visitors progress through a sequence of sensory-based environments. At first, these environments intermingle gustatory and haptic stimuli and then gradually convoke all the senses inside intense, almost hallucinatory spaces where flickering color, sound and tactile vibrations and fleeting tastes and scents merge to the point of saturation.

The project is part of an innovative research-creation project entitled "Mediations of Sensation" developed by artist, Hexagram Concordia director and design/computation arts professor Chris Salter, the independent, Netherlands-based media artist Tez and Concordia University professor of anthropology David Howes along with a team of researchers in design and anthropology. The project is supported by the Quebec research funds for the social sciences and humanities (Fonds québécois de la recherche sur la société et la culture or FQRSC). The aim of "Mediations" is to create a space between art and anthropology where contemporary art practice involving new technologies can be informed by advanced research in sensory anthropology, and vice versa. Sensory anthropology is dedicated to charting the varieties of sensory experience across cultures. Howes and his team have documented a wide array of ways in which the senses are distinguished, ranked, mixed and deployed and enjoyed in different cultures. Displace derives part of its inspiration from this archive. It mirrors the anthropological experience by offering a sensorially compelling, technologically augmented environment designed to open a crack in the conventional Western sensorium and transport the experiencer into a parallel sensory world.

The project will continue in 2012 with showings in Europe. To read the article click here.

Professor Martin Racine will be a special guest on Radio-Canada on Tuesday afternoons

2012-01-20T14:34:25Z

Kathy McAleese
Professor Martin Racine will continue to be a special guest on Radio-Canada on Tuesday afternoons to talk about his research and new technologies in the design field.

Radio-Canada, 95,1 FM, L'après-midi porte conseil
Time: Tuesdays at 2:35pm

Links for previous interviews:

http://www.radio-canada.ca/emissions/lapres-midi_porte_conseil/2010-2011/chronique.asp?idChronique=142344
http://www.radio-canada.ca/emissions/lapres-midi_porte_conseil/2011-2012/chronique.asp?idChronique=196276

P-T Faculty Catherine LeBel involved in award winning project

2012-01-12T19:00:02Z

The interactive web-based early literacy educational software ABRACADABRA, developed at the CSLP, received the "Design and Development Outstanding Practice Award" given by the "Association of Educational Computing and Technology". Part-time faculty Catherine LeBel is the Director of Design and Development at the CSLP, where she supervises the ABRACADABRA development team.

The ABRACADABRA program was also recognized with the "Award of Merit" in the Innovation in Overall Use of Technology for Learning and Teaching" category, given by the Canadian Network for Innovation in Education (CNIE-RCIÉ).

Presentation by Exhibition Designer Francois Bellehumeur, GSM Projects

2012-01-12T16:02:02Z

Kathy McAleese
A presentation by Exhibition Designer François Bellehumeur will be given in the Department of Design and Computation Arts. François is a senior exhibition designer working for one of Montreal's most important design office, GSM Projects.

François will talk about his creative process and show many of the exhibitions that he has designed in recent years, both locally and on the international scene. His presentation last year was truly inspiring!

Guest:          François Bellehumeur
Field:            Interaction and exhibition design
Date:            Thursday January 19, 9-10 am
Room: EV 6.720

Prof. Carmela Cucuzzella presenting at the 8th International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability

2012-01-12T15:38:29Z

Kathy McAleese
Prof. Carmela Cucuzzella will be presenting a paper in Vancouver at the 8th International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability. (see details below)

Title of Paper: A THEORETICAL MODEL FOR DESIGN FOR SUSTAINABILITY:The Impact Of Data Intensive Evaluation Approaches On Design Thinking
Place: Robson Square, University of British Columbia
Date: January 10-12, 2012

Design & Computation Arts Alumni win Design Award

2011-12-19T20:32:38Z

The department of Design & Computation Arts is pleased to announce our alumni students Carla El-Samra (BFA'06) and Jason Shatilla (BFA'05) from Surface 3 have won a design award. The department of Design & Computation Arts is pleased to announce our alumni students Carla El-Samra (BFA'06) and Jason Shatilla (BFA'05) from Surface 3 have won a design award in the category ESPACE COMMERCIAL - SECTEUR ALIMENTAIRE for De farine et d'eau fraîche
http://montoit.cyberpresse.ca/decoration/design/201112/14/01-4477924-les-grands-prix-du-design-2011.php

Beyond the headlines: Joanna Berzowska

2011-12-05T21:32:50Z

Beyond the headlines features Concordia University researchers and experts who have become newsmakers across Canada and around the world for their contributions to the advancement of knowledge and the betterment of society. Learn more about Associate Professor Joanna Berzowska's work in the field of intelligent textiles. Courtesy of NOW Concordia

Art commerce, research and ethics converged during a lively exchange at Concordia between Design and Computation Arts Associate Professor Joanna Berzowska and Hal Myers, whose Montreal-based company, Thought Technology, makes biofeedback and neurofeedback devices used around the globe by clinicians, psychologists and high-performance athletes (the Vancouver Canucks, AC Milan and Skate Canada are customers).

Learn more about Berzowska and her work in the field of intelligent textiles.

Read the conversation
Listen to the podcast

Beyond the headlines features Concordia researchers and experts who have become newsmakers across Canada and around the world for their contributions to the advancement of knowledge and the betterment of society.

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SURFACE3 DESIGN AWARD - OPEN STUDENT COMPETITION OF DESIGN EXCELLENCE

2011-11-29T15:52:36Z

The Department of Design and Computation Arts, Concordia University, and Surface3 Design principals Jason Shatilla (BFA Design 2003) and Carla El Samra (BFA Design 2001) announce the Surface3 Design Award for graduating students in the Design Program of the Department of Design and Computation Arts, Concordia University.

OPEN STUDENT COMPETITION OF DESIGN EXCELLENCE
The Department of Design and Computation Arts, Concordia University, and Surface3 Design principals Jason Shatilla (BFA Design 2003) and Carla El Samra (BFA Design 2001) announce the Surface3 Design Award for graduating students in the Design Program of the Department of Design and Computation Arts, Concordia University. The appointed jury will identify overall excellence, with a specific focus on concerns of sustainability within the submitted works. Students selected as finalists will exhibit their competition panels at the Department's Year-End Show, and the winner will be announced at the show's vernissage. Three finalists will be selected, and from these, there will be one grand prize of $500. To view complete details: Surface3 Design Award Protocol_2011.pdf Procedure for submitting Surface3 Award applications.pdf

P/T Faculty Andrew Forster receives an honorable mention for "Montreal by Ear": proposition /Push-Mtl

2011-11-28T15:07:58Z

A proposition entitled "Montreal by Ear" received an honorable mention in the landscape design competition "YUL-MTL Moving Landscapes" , a competition to re-think the corridor between Montreal's airport and downtown. A proposition entitled "Montreal by Ear" received an honorable mention in the landscape design competition "YUL-MTL Moving Landscapes" , a competition to re-think the corridor between Montreal's airport and downtown. Reasonably good for a design proposal which took the position that not building anything was perhaps the most sustainable solution (winning projects were all urban design master plans). Our proposal was for an audio bridge of sound art projects reconnecting highway travellers to neighbourhoods along the trajectory. Participation in the project was assisted by a CUPFA PD grant.

3 Concordia students assisted Andrew on the project including a Design and Computation grad.

Kyosuke Nishida (design grad)
Drew Barnet (music and sound undergrad)
Paola Yannine Perez Palacios (geography/urban planning grad)

+ info
http://mtlunescodesign.com/en/projet/YUL-MTL-Moving-Landscapes-International-Ideas-Competition

Article on Prof. Joey Berzowska in the Nov. 2nd issue of 24hrs

2011-11-23T21:54:36Z

Prof. Joey Berzowska was featured in an article called "Penser le vêtement de demain". For the entire article entitled, "Penser le vêtement de demain", click here to view online.