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> > > >Subject: Webby's/SFMOMA online artist(s) award
> > > >Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2000 10:56:42 -0800
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> > > >FYI
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >SFMOMA and The Webby Awards Announce Call for Entries and Unveil
Panel
> > > of
> > > >Jurors for New $50,000 Online Art
> > > > Prize
> > > >
> > > > 02/18/2000
> > > > PR Newswire
> > > > (Copyright (c) 2000, PR Newswire)
> > > >
> > > > First Winner(s) to Be Announced at Webby Awards 2000 on May 11
> > > >
> > > > SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- David A. Ross, director of
the
> > > San
> > > >Francisco Museum of Modern Art
> > > > (SFMOMA), and Tiffany Shlain, director and founder of the Webby
> > > Awards,
> > > >today announced the call for entries for a new
> > > > international prize to recognize and encourage artists working in
> > > online
> > > >media.
> > > >
> > > > According to Ross and Shlain, the SFMOMA Webby Prize for Excellence
in
> > >
> > > >Online Art will offer $50,000 annually to an artist orartists for a
> > > body of
> > > >work whose primary focus is to be experienced online and that
explores
> > > and
> > > >expands the distinctive capacity of the online medium. The call for
> > > entries
> > > >opens February 22 and closes March 14, 2000. Interested artists may
> > > find
> > > >submission guidelines and entry forms at www.webbyawards.com,
> > > www.sfmoma.org
> > > >or www.iadas.net.
> > > >
> > > > The organizers also unveiled a distinguished roster of online art
> > > experts
> > > >who will serve as jurors for the prize, including:
> > > >
> > > >   -- Gary Hill, Seattle-based video artist and 1998 MacArthur Fellow
> > > >   -- Machiko Kusahara, media art curator and assistant professor in
> > > the
> > > >      Graduate School of Science and Technology at Kobe University in
> > > Japan
> > > >   -- John Maeda, Sony Career Development Professor of Media Arts and
> > > >      Sciences
> > > >      at the MIT Media Lab and author of Design by Numbers,
considered
> > > the
> > > >      computer programming primer for artists
> > > >   -- Femke Wolting, curator of Exploding Cinema and programmer of
the
> > > >      International Film Festival, Rotterdam
> > > >   -- Aaron Betsky, SFMOMA curator of architecture, design and
digital
> > > >      projects
> > > >   -- Keiko Hayashi, SFMOMA director of graphic design
> > > >   -- John Weber, SFMOMA Leanne and George Roberts Curator of
Education
> > > and
> > > >      Public Programs
> > > >   -- Benjamin Weil, SFMOMA curator of media arts
> > > >
> > > > The first annual SFMOMA Webby Prize will be presented on May 11 at
the
> > >
> > > >Webby Awards 2000, to be held in San Francisco's
> > > > historic Nob Hill Masonic Center. The Webby Awards, the leading
> > > >international honors for Web sites, are presented by the
International
> > > >Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (IADAS), a global organization
> > > >dedicated to the creative, technical and professional progress of new
> > > media.
> > > >
> > > > "Our purpose is to call attention to this developing technology as a
> > > medium
> > > >for creative expression and to encourage those exploring its
aesthetic
> > > >potential," stated Ross. "Just as photography was dawning as an
> > > artistic
> > > >medium 100 years ago-and video only 30 years ago-so, today, artists
> > > around
> > > >the world have begun to work with new online technology, exploring
its
> > > >inherent properties as well as its application as a tool in the
service
> > > of
> > > >individual creativity. The Webby Awards are the perfect partner in
this
> > >
> > > >effort, and we are delighted to be collaborating with them."
> > > >
> > > > Shlain, who is also president of the IADAS, added, "The Webby Awards
> > > have
> > > >been at the forefront of recognizing and celebrating Web-based art,
and
> > > this
> > > >prize-the first Webby Award to be granted to an individual-represents
> > > an
> > > >important step forward for the discipline. We are thrilled to be
> > > working
> > > >with an institution like SFMOMA that shares our commitment to
advancing
> > >
> > > >artistic innovation in this emerging field."
> > > >
> > > > The SFMOMA Webby Prize will be administered by the IADAS. The prize
> > > pool of
> > > >$50,000-provided through the generosity of an anonymous SFMOMA
> > > donor-will be
> > > >granted to an individual or divided among up to three artists, at the
> > > >discretion of the panel. The winning artist(s) will also be featured
in
> > >
> > > >e.space, SFMOMA's online gallery housed on the Museum's newly
> > > redesigned Web
> > > >site
> > > > http://www.sfmoma.org.
> > > >
> > > > Following the Webby Awards 2000, SFMOMA will host and present an
> > > >international symposium on online art on Saturday, May
> > > > 13, from 1 to 5 p.m. in the Museum's Phyllis Wattis Theater. The
> > > winning
> > > >artist(s) will participate in a panel that includes prize jurors and
> > > other
> > > >leading figures in the digital and online art fields. For more
> > > information
> > > >on the symposium, call the Education Hot Line at
> > > > 415-947-1292.
> > > >
> > > > About SFMOMA
> > > >
> > > > Founded in 1935, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art exists to
> > > collect,
> > > >preserve, present and interpret the best of
> > > > contemporary and modern art for the purpose of enriching people's
> > > lives
> > > >through aesthetic and learning experiences. SFMOMA has
> > > > distinguished itself museums internationally as one of the leading
> > > >exploring art-making and arts education in digital media and on the
> > > > World Wide Web. SFMOMA has pioneered the exploration of design using
> > > >digital media and was the first museum in the United
> > > > States to acquire Web sites for its permanent collection of design.
> > > These
> > > >holdings, soon to be joined by online commissioned art, will
> > > > be exhibited on a rotating basis on e.space, the Museum's online
> > > gallery.
> > > >The Museum has also produced three award-winning
> > > > multimedia educational programs to date.
> > > >
> > > > About the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences
> > > >
> > > > The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences is dedicated
to
> > > the
> > > >creative, technical and professional progress of new
> > > > media. The goal of the IADAS is to assemble a unique and brilliant
> > > panel of
> > > >leading new media experts, Web visionaries, journalists
> > > > and luminaries to propel the new medium through the new millennium.
> > > IADAS
> > > >currently boasts over 200 members, including such
> > > > diverse experts as film director Francis Ford Coppola, musician
David
> > > >Bowie, Chair of Miramax Talk Media Tina Brown,
> > > > cyberguru Esther Dyson, Simpsons creator Matt Groening, Infoseek
> > > Chairman
> > > >Steve Kirsch and computer scientist Jaron Lanier, as
> > > > well as writers and editors from such publications as Wired,
Details,
> > > Fast
> > > >Company, Elle, ARTBYTE, The New York Times, The
> > > > Los Angeles Times, Rolling Stone, Vibe, Forbes, Premier, PC World
and
> > > Jane.
> > > >For more information, visit http://www.iadas.net.
> > > >
> > > > About the Webby Awards
> > > >
> > > > Hailed as the "Oscars of the Internet" by Entertainment Weekly, The
> > > Webby
> > > >Awards are the leading creative honors for digital
> > > > media. Nominees and winners are chosen by The International Academy
of
> > >
> > > >Digital Arts and Sciences. The Webby Awards are an
> > > > IDG event. Sponsors for the 2000 Webby Awards include
Hewlett-Packard,
> > >
> > > >Visa, Metamor Consulting Solutions, vivid studios ,
> > > > BeSeen, Metropolis, Access Magazine, Tipworld, ARTBYTE,
LinkExchange,
> > > >MacWorld. Balloting is audited by
> > > > PriceWaterhouseCoopers. For more information, visit
> > > >http://www.webbyawards.com.
> > > >
> > > > About IDG
> > > >
> > > > IDG publishes more than 290 computer magazines and newspapers and
700
> > > books
> > > >and offers online users the largest network of
> > > > technology-specific sites around the world through www.idg.net,
which
> > > >comprises more than 240 targeted Web sites in 55 countries.
> > > > IDG is also a leading producer of 168 computer-related expositions
> > > >worldwide and provides IT market analysis through 49 offices
> > > > in 41 countries worldwide. Company information is available at
> > > >http://www.idg.com.
> > > >
> > > > Contact: /CONTACT: Patrick Kowalczyk, patrick@mkpr.com, or Maria
> > > Landin,
> > > >maria@mkpr.com, both of The Webby Awards,
> > > > 212-627-8098; or Lynne Kimura, 415-357-4176, or lkimura@sfmoma.org,
or
> > >
> > > >Polly Winograd, 415-357-4173, or
> > > > pwinograd@sfmoma.org, both of SFMOMA/ 12:07 EST
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