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SEAFair 2002 - Cultural Transformation -
Consciousness and New Technologies

Project investigating the transformation of culture, through the prism of c=
onsciousness, and new technologies.

Duration and dates: December 14 - 20, 2002

Location (full address): Museum of Contemporary Art Skopje, Samoilova bb, 1=
000 Skopje, Republic of Macedonia, phone/fax : 389 2 117.734

Organizer (organization and contact person) and basic information about it:
Contemporary Art Center Skopje
Orce Nikolov 109, 1000 Skopje, Republic of Macedonia, Tel/Fax: +389.2.133.5=
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e-mail: scca@scca.org.mk		http://www.scca.org.mk


2.	PROJECT DESCRIPTION:=20
SEAFair (Skopje Electronic Arts Fair), which was initiated in 1997, is the =
first media art manifestation in the=20
Balkans, bringing together International multimedia artists, artists, criti=
cs, and theorists dealing in Internet,=20
bio-technology, nano-technology, as well as the interested regional audienc=
e. SEAFair serves as an=20
international and intercultural meeting point for arts and technologies. SE=
AFair urges discussions about the=20
artistic, philosophic, educational and other aspects of the new processes i=
n culture.=20

The project SEAFair 2002 Cultural Transformation - Consciousness and New Te=
chnologies is envisioned to=20
bring together culture theoreticians, practitioners of new media, philosoph=
ers, consciousness experts, neuroscientists, artists and sociologists, in a=
 constructive dialogue. We expect the project to produce an open atmosphere=
 for critical discourse, and an on-going debate regarding the raised issues=
=2E=20
The idea of this sixth edition of SEAFair is to investigate the cultural tr=
ansformation in the beginning of the 21st century by critically examining i=
n an overall platform the evolution of consciousness, society, networks, an=
d new media. The study of consciousness is now considered to be one of the =
top themes in artistic and cultural circles especially because current rese=
arch of broad fields in a cultural and a social sense may assist us in the =
visualizing of our future. =20
We expect participants from the countries of Central and Eastern Europe, En=
gland, Germany, France, and the United States. The candidates will have to =
apply on the open call for the event, after which the Curator and the Board=
 of CAC will decide upon the participants. =20


Deadline for application: November 18, 2002 =09
Selection of participants 	November 25, 2002.

=B7	The exhibition will feature between 15-20 artworks by leading contempor=
ary international and domestic artists. The artworks are in fact a collabor=
ation of artists with scientists in the fields of: Culture, Consciousness, =
and New Technologies. The artworks will be displayed in the Skopje Museum o=
f Contemporary Arts in the period  December 14 - January 8, 2002.

=B7	Symposium. A two-day Symposium, by theoreticians in the field is planne=
d. Around 10 international and=20
domestic theoreticians will be invited to participate. The Key speaker will=
 be Professor Roy Ascott, a leading=20
expert in the theme of Consciousness. The main theme of the Symposium will =
be CULTURE AND=20
CONSCIOUSNESS. Themes such as the influence of techno-scientific change upo=
n society, the study of=20
consciousness, the study of the mind, etc. will be examined.
The artists taking part in the exhibition and workshop will be invited to p=
articipate in the Symposium.=20

=B7	The workshop will be aimed at participants from Macedonia and the Balka=
n countries including some=20
artists from Central&Eastern Europe who will take part in it. The artists w=
ill be provided lodging and food. The=20
workshop will be divided in several venues: The CIX Gallery, The Museum of =
Contemporary Arts, the Macedonian
 Academy of Arts and Sciences. The workshop will concentrate on practical w=
ork and demonstration of=20
individual concepts, as well as on assistance in the realization of their w=
orks and bringing the artists to a level
 from which the artists can continue to develop the projects on their own.=
=20
The goals of the workshop are:=09
=B7	To enhance the knowledge of artists in the workshop about envisioning, =
preparation, and implementation
 of projects in the 21st century.
=B7	To enable the artists to disseminate information and experiences gather=
ed in this workshop to colleagues
 in their own surrounding.
=B7	To produce the improved version of their projects.=20
=B7	To test their ideas.=20
=B7	To prepare their future work.

	The workshop participants will have a public presentation on the end of th=
e workshop, in the framework of the EXHIBITION.=20
The Contemporary Art Center will attempt to produce the initiated projects =
on the workshop. The aim of the new produced conceptual=20
artwork is for it to be a part of major international art events and flows.


=B7	Publishing. The main goal of publishing the proceedings in a form of a =
catalogue and book is to make available to the general audience of readers,=
 sociologists, cultural theoreticians and practitioners, as well as special=
ists in the field of consciousness, and new technologies. The catalogue wil=
l be printed in English and Macedonian, with a possible translation to othe=
r East European languages. 500 copies are planned. Part of the catalogues w=
ill be disseminated to the audience, as well as to the artists, the remaini=
ng part will be sent to our partners in Europe or interested institutions o=
r individuals. We believe that this will encourage a spontaneous cross-bord=
er exchange of ideas.

3.	LIST OF PARTICIPANTS:=20
	All artists, theorists, curators, who feel that they would like to explore=
 the idea of connecting cultural transformation, consciousness, and new tec=
hnologies are invited to participate in the event. The criteria artists hav=
e to fulfill in order to become participants in the workshop are:=20
	o The proposed art work, text, concept, or idea, must contain as a theme t=
he issue of cultural transformation, consciousness, and new technologies, o=
r contain in it issues concerning social, aesthetic, or ethic questions whi=
ch these themes pose on today's society or contemporary art practice. All t=
he proposals should include a short explanation about the proposed project =
and the development they would like to make while on the workshop.
o The idea of the proposals for art works, or for the Conference must have =
a content wise potential for further development in artistic way

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Melentie Pandilovski
Director
Contemporary Arts Center  - Skopje
Orce Nikolov 109, 1000 Skopje
Republic of Macedonia
Tel/Fax: +389.2.133.541
Tel/Fax: +389.2.214.495
Mobile: +389.70.217.075
http://www.scca.org.mk
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