GENERATE!° Festival call

GENERATE!° addresses contemporary tendencies of art that are based on the interdisciplinary use of electronic media or on the application of digital technologies. GENERATE!° is especially interested in the interrelations between art, research, and technology against its sociopolitical background. Particular attention is put on works that are dedicated to the reflection on generative processes of production, their conditions and their respective algorithmically controlled outputs. GENERATE!° as a comprehensive programmatic titel implies both the artistic-technical processes as well as the individual question about the possibilities to be creative. Thus, the festival intends to enable a creative and critical discourse regarding the aesthetical, sociopolitical, and economic conditions and effects that are caused by media and information technology of the 21st century. GENERATE!° seeks to explore and shape the ways and forms of aesthetic practice which promote and facilitate a critical and self-determined participation in these developments. GENERATE! ° Festival for Electronic Arts takes place for the third time in changing conditions, following the two festivals of the previous years and in the succession of the light and video arts festival series 2010-2014 as well as several previous media arts festivals. The three main elements of the festival are an exhibition section, a series of workshops and lectures, as well as a performance program, spread over several locations in the city, each with its own focus. more info / call  

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Meanwhile in the fablab: Still fixing laptops

Our project reboot is all about giving used laptops a second life at refugee organisations and for people with low income. It's been a while since I gave the last information about reboot here in the blog, but the project is still working. We took the time to adjust some of the organization in the background. We are now having a better overview of the donated laptops and also of everyone still in search for a laptop. And we still have both: Donated laptops that need help and some requests for laptops. We also made the decicions to change our meetings from irregular dates with many volunteers to regular dates with a little smaller crowd, to keep us less busy. Nevertheless we look forward to volunteers who are willing to help us. Our next meeting is at August 24th 7 pm. At the moment we mostly need help with software. We have two PowerPCs we would like to use and we are have some laptops with wifi problems. Please feel free to join us. We do also still need laptop donations, because there are constantly requests for laptops. If you want to donate a laptop, contact us via reboot-info@fablab-neckar-alb.org

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Bladerunner im Arsenal

  Wir zeigen den Gewinner der Abstimmung im Juli zum Thema SCIENCE FICTION – auf großer Kinoleinwand! >> BLADE RUNNER << in der Final Cut-Version (engl. ohne Untertitel) Zur Wahl standen: 1) METROPOLIS ~ 1927 ~ deutsch Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cj8pmovHLvQ 2) 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY ~ 1968 ~ OmU Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2UWOeBcsJI 3) BLADE RUNNER ~ 1982 ~ englisch Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYhJ7Mf2Oxs Thematisches Rahmenprogramm ~ ab 19 Uhr ~ Filmstart (Eintritt 5€) ~ 20 Uhr ~ Anschluss ~ freie Diskussion in der Arsenal-Bar ~

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Werkstatt geminsam machen

Bis eine Werkstatt ihre Türen öffnen kann und der laufende Betrieb auf sichere Beine gestellt ist, durchlaufen Initiativen meist schwierige Phasen der Organisation. Oft stehen sie dabei vor den gleichen Problemen: Rechts- und Haftungsfragen, Finanzen, verlässliche Mitstreiter gewinnen und einen geeigneten Platz für die Werkstatt finden. Wie diese Hürden in der Praxis erfolgreich gemeistert werden können, wissen die Macherinnen und Macher Offener Werkstätten selbst am besten. Auf diesen verborgenen Schatz an Erfahrungswissen setzt die Workshopreihe: Hier treffen diejenigen, die bereits Erfahrung in der Gründung und dem Betrieb Offener Werkstätten haben auf jene, die noch ganz am Anfang stehen. Aus der Praxis für die Praxis und methodisch unterstützt, werden in insgesamt 12 Workshops Strategien und Lösungswege für die grundsätzlichen Herausforderungen des Werkstattmachens, kollaborativ erarbeitet und online festgehalten.Mehr: www.offene-werkstaetten.org/post/tour2017Meine Kolleginnen und Kollegen und ich freuen uns auf zahlreiche Teilnehmerinnen und Teilnehmer. Dementsprechend darf diese Mail sehr gerne weitergeleitet und auf allen sonstigen Kanälen, geteilt werden – dafür bedanken wir und schon einmal im Voraus!

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