[rohrpost] unesco digi art award 07

[Oliver Grau]

French version below 
  
Dear friends, 
  
The UNESCO Digital Art Award 2007 is organized in association with the
Sharjah 
Biennial 8 (4 April - 4 June 2007, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates) on
the theme of 
STILL LIFE - Art, Ecology and the Politics of Change. 
  
Theme: 
Young artists are invited to reflect on how urban spaces and city
environments could 
be transformed into creative outlets cultivating artistic innovation
and new form of 
expression. Potential applicants to the award are asked to conceive and
design their 
creative projects that are integral to the theme of sustainable urban
development. 
  
  
Prize money: 
The total award money is US $10.000, which could be divided and
delivered to more 
than one laureate. 
  
  
General Guidelines: 
- Submitted projects should relate to the theme and topics of the award

- The applicants must submit one project through the above-mentioned
online YDC 
application - http://unesco.sjsu.edu/ <http://unesco.sjsu.edu/> 
- The user name and password of the online application would be
distributed to the 
candidates once they have sent their CVs and completed entry forms to
the UNESCO 
DigiArts Team digiarts at unesco.org 
- Collaborative participation from more than one artist is highly
welcomed 
- Young, talented people from under-represented countries are
especially encouraged 
to participate. 
  
  
Deadlines and submission Materials : 
Preparatory materials by 31 December 2006: 
- CV and biographies of participating artist(s) 
- Completed Registration form 
Final materials by 16 February 2007: 
- Creative projects submitted online http://unesco.sjsu.edu
<http://unesco.sjsu.edu/> 
- Written documentation on the process of building the creative
projects with 
supporting audio-visual materials 
  
  
Attached are the detailed presentation and the registration form in
English to send 
back to : digiarts at unesco.org 
Information also available on the UNESCO DigiArts portal : 
http://www.unesco.org/culture/digiarts/award</