[spectre] art and technology grant [the next idea]

[Iris Mayr]

[the next idea]
Art and Technology Grant
<http://prixars.aec.at/>http://prixars.aec.at/
Deadline: March 12, 2004 (postmarked)

Discovering ideas for tomorrow in young minds today is the aim of 
this grant supported by voestalpine and focusing on the intersection 
of art and technology. The category's target group includes students 
at universities, art schools, technical schools, and other 
educational institutions as well as creatives from all over the 
world, aged 19-27, who have developed as-yet-unproduced concepts in 
the fields of media art, media design or media technology. The winner 
receives a stipend in the amount of 7,500 Euro and will be invited to 
spend a term as Researcher and Artist in Residence at the Ars 
Electronica Futurelab. Judging will be done by a panel of experts.
The Ars Electronica Futurelab makes its resources and its staff's 
expertise available to support the realization of the project during 
the term of residency. The awarded concept or the completed work will 
be presented in the Prix Ars Electronica's "CyberArts 2004" catalog 
and as part of the Ars Electronica Exhibition at the 2004 Ars 
Electronica Festival. Strongly committed to an interdisciplinary 
approach, and as part of an international network of collaborating 
institutional associates, the Ars Electronica Futurelab carries out 
its R&D projects together with artists and scientists from all over 
the world.
The awarding of this grant is made possible by voestalpine.


What should be entered?

Each concept is to be entered in the form of a concept description. 
This description should explain the essentials of the idea and how it 
could be realized in terms of technical details (hardware and 
software), production tasks, and spatial requirements.
Please note that the jury's decision will be based primarily on the 
concept description and the production plan, so please be sure that 
the information provided in your entry is as specific as possible.
The production plan should contain a clear description of the 
production tasks involved in the project, and an indication of 
whether the particular task is to be performed by the entrant 
personally or by someone else (e.g. Ars Electronica Futurelab 
personnel).
We ask you to use the online registration to register and to send the 
signed print-out of the online registration form along with your 
entry material by March 12, 2004 to:


AEC Ars Electronica Center Linz
Hauptstrasse 2
A - 4040 Linz, Austria
Code: Prix
or per fax to +43.732.7272-676


ENTRY

This competition is open to all kinds of innovative concepts and 
ideas in the fields of
- Media Art
- Media Design
- Media Technology
It is a prerequisite that the concept/idea not have been already realized.

Criteria for judging the entries include the relevance of the concept 
to the creative community in the fields of art, technology and 
society, as well as the technical and/or artistic innovativeness or 
the originality and significance of the design. Exclusively 
commercially oriented activities in the sense of product 
advertisement are excluded. The concept entered should be realizable 
within the given timeframe.
The concept may not have been shown or realized in any form prior to 
being entered.


Who may enter?

Participants may be individuals or groups. The grant's target group 
includes students at universities, art schools, technical schools, 
and other educational institutions as well as creatives from all over 
the world, aged 19-27, who have developed as-yet-unproduced concepts 
in the fields of media art, media design or media technology.
On March 12, 2004, no entrant (including any individual member of a 
group of entrants) may be under age 19 or over age 27.


Concept Realization and Presentation

The realization and/or documentation of the concept will be carried 
out during the grant recipient's term as Researcher and Artist in 
Residence at the Ars Electronica Futurelab (scheduled for 
June-September 2004). The concept or the project realized during the 
term of residency will be presented at the 2004 Ars Electronica 
Festival. If the realization of the selected concept will take longer 
than the three months provided for this purpose and if the 
availability of the author throughout this extended timeframe is not 
assured, then the author must guarantee that the concept/idea will be 
able to be presented in conjunction with the 2004 Ars Electronica 
Festival. Preparations for the presentation can be made only in 
consultation with and subject to the approval of the organizer. The 
organizer reserves the right to determine the format in which this 
presentation will take place within the framework of the Ars 
Electronica Festival program.
There exists the possibility of rescheduling the term of residency, 
although this decision is strictly up to the organizers. The stipend 
in the amount of 7,500 Euro will be awarded on a one-time basis to 
the entrant(s) submitting the concept selected by the jury, and 
includes all travel and lodging costs during the term of residency 
and/or during the 2004 Ars Electronica Festival, regardless of 
whether the concept was submitted by an individual entrant or a group 
of entrants. If the stipend is awarded to such a group, then 
participation in the residency program is limited to three persons 
from among the group.
The costs of realizing the winning concept are not covered by this 
7,500-Euro stipend; rather, such costs will be covered by additional 
funds to be provided by voestalpine and the Ars Electronica Center, 
who reserve the right to determine the actual realization budget. The 
framework conditions governing such realization (such as, but not 
limited to, budgeting, resource planning, scheduling and concept 
presentation) will be established in a separate agreement with the 
grant recipient.
The winner of the grant will be notified by April 30, 2004. It is in 
your own best interest to make certain that either you or the proxy 
nominated in your entry can be reached at the addresses, etc. 
specified in your entry throughout the period of time when winners 
will be notified.
The Prix Ars Electronica 2004 awards presentation will take place on 
September 3, 2004 during the Ars Electronica Festival in Linz. This 
event will be televised in Austria by ORF and throughout Europe on 
the 3sat satellite channel.
The recipient of the grant will agree to receive the certificate 
attesting to it in person, and to present the work to the public 
during the 2004 Ars Electronica Festival. Groups are requested to 
nominate one person or a maximum of two people as representatives.

contact:
Should you have any questions about participation, please feel free to contact:

Iris Mayr
nextidea at prixars.aec.at
Tel. +43.732.7272-74
Fax +43.732.7272-676