[spectre] OPEN CALL for DIGITAL2011: The Alchemy of Change exhibition

[Cynthia Pannucci]

Announcing the Open Call for...

DIGITAL2011: The Alchemy of Change
international digital print competition/exhibition
to be held at the New York Hall of Science
September 3, 2011 - February 5, 2012
Organized by Art & Science Collaborations, Inc. (ASCI)
DEADLINE: July 17, 2011
GUIDELINES: http://www.asci.org/artikel1160.html

CO-JURORS
Robert Devcic, owner-director of GV Art London gallery
Philip Ball, writer and noted author of popular science books

INTRODUCTION
Humans, animals, insects, trees, plants, oceans, and air -- indeed, all that 
we see, taste, smell, touch, and breathe, contain molecular processes of 
physical transformation; a dynamic dance of change.  This magic of 
transition, called alchemy by our earliest scientists, became the science of 
chemistry. It describes both the physical structure and characteristic 
actions of matter. It allows for all organic and inorganic change to take 
place -- brain synapses to fire, oxygen to be formed from carbon dioxide and 
water during photosynthesis; the transformation of gases in our solar 
system; along with the ability of proteins to turn our genes on/off. If you 
extend your imagination beyond the epithelial surface of your body, or into 
the ether that carries cosmic dust, or even into your kitchen, chemistry can 
inspire wonder. Like a fabulous menu of concocted primordial soups, when 
exposed to changes in temperature, pressure, or speed, chemistry can create 
a stick of dynamite or a magnificent souffle!

For this exhibition, we celebrate the International Year of Chemistry by 
inviting artists and scientists to show us their vision of this deeply 
fundamental, magical enabler of life called chemistry.


SUPPORT OF DIGITAL PRINTS
ASCI was one of the first organizations in the world to recognize the 
digital print as a valid fine art medium in 1998 by organizing an afternoon 
panel discussion, "Collectibility & the Digital Print."  The event was held 
in The Great Hall at Cooper Union, New York City, in conjunction with ASCI's 
first international digital print competition/exhibition. 
http://www.asci.org/Digital98/digipanel.html

ASCI's EXHIBITION ARCHIVE
View the online documentation of our twelve previous digital print 
exhibitions at: http://www.asci.org/artikel62.html

ABOUT ASCI
Founded in 1988, Art & Science Collaborations, Inc. (ASCI) is an 
international organization based in New York City. Its mission is to raise 
public awareness about artists and scientists using science and technology 
to explore new forms of creative expression, and to increase communication 
and collaboration between these fields.
ASCI's seminal ArtSci Symposia on collaboration were instrumental in 
igniting and coalesing the art-sci-tech field [1998-2002]. Explore its 
extensive archives of: Exhibitions, Featured Members, Members News, and 
Homepage Listing, and discover the amazing resource information in its 
unique, multidisciplinary ASCI eBulletin. 
http://www.asci.org/artikel367.html