ICE Announcements 2.21.17
http://ice.uga.edu
1. ICE XR Seminar and Showcase Events (2/28, 3/2)
2. Patagonia Worn Wear Tour and Art Installation (2/21)
3. Performance: CORE Concert Dance Company (2/22-25)
4. Performance: Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike (2/21-26)
5. A Public Reading of 1984 (2/22)
6. ICE Reading Room: Artists' VR
7. ATHICA Call for Submission: Out There! (deadline 3/1)
8. Opportunity: Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition (deadline 3/5)
9. CURO Opportunity (deadline 3/22)
10. Opportunity: a2ru Conference CFP (deadline 4/7)
11. Opportunity: ICE Project Grants
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1. ICE Extended Reality Seminar and Showcase Events
Learn from UGA researchers who are exploring new concepts of "reality" using emerging technologies in Extended Reality, including Augmented Reality, Mixed Reality, Virtual Reality, and Locative Media.
Seminar
Tuesday, February 28 at 2:30 PM
Lamar Dodd Building Room S160
Professor of Geodesign Brian Orland at 2:30 PM
MFA Dramatic Media Production Kyle Morrison at 3 PM
Assistant Professor of Theatre and English Dr. Chris Eaket at 3:30 PM
Associate Professor of Engineering Dr. Kyle Johnsen at 4 PM
Showcase
Thursday, March 2 at 4 PM
Hugh Hodgson Dancz Hall Room 264
Panel discussion and showcase of extended reality demos by the panelists using HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Google Daydream, and more.
Assistant Professor of Advertising Dr. Grace Ahn
Associate Professor of Engineering Dr. Kyle Johnsen
Professor of Geodesign Brian Orland
Assistant Professor of Theatre and English Dr. Chris Eaket
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2. UGA Patagonia Worn Wear Tour and Art Installation
Tuesday, February 21
https://www.facebook.com/events/722556381247020/
Tabling Fair: 10 AM - 2 PM (Tate Plaza)
Lecture & Reception: 6:30 PM (Tate Grand Hall)
To celebrate reuse and repair, the UGA Office of Sustainability has partnered with Patagonia and others to host the Worn Wear College Tour and UGA's Zero Waste Extravaganza. Bring your used clothing toTate Plaza to be repaired at no charge, learn about zero waste from community organizations, and join us to hear Rick Ridgeway, VP of Environmental Affairs at Patagonia, speak about "The Elephant in the Room". Ridgeway is a mountaineer, adventurer, environmentalist, writer, filmmaker and businessman who oversees vanguard environmental and sustainability initiatives. He was part of the 1978 team that included the first Americans to summit K2, the world's second-highest mountain. A reception will follow.
The Office of Sustainability will be staging a participatory art installation as a part of Patagonia's Worn and Wear tour and in conjunction with Watershed UGA's February 11 river clean-up. Stop by "Athen's Home for Discarded Objects", for a display of items found during the clean-up. Individuals will have the opportunity to adopt an object by giving it a name, date of birth and origin story, with the goal of encouraging more connection with these objects and ideas of waste and re-use. You can find the Athens Home for Discarded Objects the green between the Tate Center and the Bookstore.
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3. CORE Concert Contemporary and Aerial Dance Company
February 22-25 at 8 PM
New Dance Theatre
http://coreconcertdance.com
Join CORE for their premier of "A World of Difference." This year's performance combines environmental issues with social media and independent film platforms in an exciting sixty-five minute exhibition that is sure to take its audience to new heights. The concert consists of juxtaposed abstract and dramatic sequences immersed in a surreal aural and visual landscape created through interactive film animation. Performers will exhibit technical aerial abilities on the silks, slings, lyra, trapeze and bungee. $12 students/seniors and $16 general admission.
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4. Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
February 21-25 at 8 PM (with a special 2:30 PM matinee on February 26)
Fine Arts Building Cellar Theater
http://www.drama.uga.edu/event/1646/vanya-and-sonia-and-masha-and-spike
Kristin Kundert directs a spirited adaption of Christopher Durang's famous portrayal of a hysterical dysfunctional family. Bickering, middle-aged siblings Vanya and Sonia experience flaring resentments when their movie star sister and her boy toy appear on the family doorstep. Featuring Snow White, voodoo, and a healthy dose of abs, Durang's quirky comedy gives new meaning to the term "dysfunctional." $12 for students and $16 general admission.
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5. What's the Big Deal with Orwell? A Public Reading of 1984
Wednesday, February 22 from 11 AM - 4 PM
Park Hall
George Orwell's 1984 (pub. 1949) has been at the top of the best seller lists since late January. Why is that? Come hear for yourself as members of the UGA community read aloud the entirety of this dystopian classic in front of Park Hall. Whether you read it in high school, read it last week, or have never read it, Orwell's 1984 is worth hearing again.
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6. ICE Reading Room: Artists' VR
"Co-presented by Rhizome and the New Museum, "First Look: Artists' VR" is a new virtual reality exhibition in the form of a free mobile VR app for iOS and Android, featuring six commissioned works by leading artists: Peter Burr with Porpentine Charity Heartscape, Jeremy Couillard, Jayson Musson, Jon Rafman, Rachel Rossin, and Jacolby Satterwhite."
Link: http://rhizome.org/editorial/2017/feb/01/first-look-artists-vr/
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7. ATHICA Call for Submissions
"Out There! Photographs in the spirit of Jeremy Ayers"
Deadline: March 1
Exhibition Dates: March 18, 2017 through April 22, 2017
Curated by John English
http://athica.org/call-for-entries/
All photographers are invited to submit three works for consideration for this upcoming show. All works must be submitted as links via the online entry form. Anyone can submit work, regardless of level of experience, education or geographic location. Artists should keep in mind the progressive and contemporary programming characteristic of ATHICA. Photos can be either black-and-white or color.
Aesthetic Guidelines: Works are sought which represent the spirit of Jeremy Ayers (1948-2016), who had a great eye for strange ODDITIES, the OFF-BEAT. His three photographic books (on his tumblr site) show the scope of his interests. In "Aeronautica," he shot PORTRAITS of QUIRKY Athenians with hints of NARRATIVES. Those photos capture a sense of an ON-GOING PARTY - OUTLANDISH, SURREAL, SENSUAL, PLAYFUL and HUMOROUS. In "Today in New York," Ayers took pictures on CITY STREETS, often juxtaposing his subjects with their urban context. Among his themes were AGING and FORTUNE-TELLING. In "Occupy," Ayers went beyond photojournalism to depict an INSIDER'S VIEW OF CITIZEN ACTIVISM as well as a SENSE OF PLACE. He captures the PRANKS and SERIOUS MESSAGES of the movement, its eclectic mix of the VERY REAL and QUITE ZANY.
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8. Opportunity: Three Minute Thesis (3MT)
Thursday, April 6
http://grad.uga.edu/index.php/current-students/professional-development/3mt/
Register by Sunday, March 5
https://ugeorgia.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_a5lP4gPvi1ZEVcV
Optional Information Session: Monday, Feb 27 at 12:15 PM
Geography 200B
Current UGA Master's and doctoral students have three minutes to present a compelling oration on their thesis or dissertation topic and its significance. 3MT is not an exercise in trivializing or 'dumbing-down' research but forces students to consolidate their ideas and crystalize their research discoveries. The exercise develops academic, presentation, and research communication skills and supports the development of students' capacities to effectively explain their research in language appropriate to an intelligent but non-specialist audience. Grand prize: $1000; Runner-up: $750; People's Choice: $500.
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9. CURO Research Assistantship
https://curo.uga.edu/
The CURO Research Assistantship provides stipends of $1,000 each to outstanding undergraduate students across campus to actively participate in faculty-mentored research.
Summer applications are due by March 22. The application can be found at: http://curo.uga.edu/students/curo_research_assistantship.html
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10. a2ru National Conference
Arts in the Public Sphere: Civility, Advocacy, and Engagement
November 1-4, 2017
Deadline: April 7
Boston, MA
http://a2ru.org/events/2017-national-conference/
The Alliance for the Arts in Research Universities (a2ru) is pleased to announce the 2017 a2ru National Conference, hosted by the Northeastern University with additional conference events throughout hosted by Boston University, Massachusetts Institute for Technology, and Tufts University.
Arts in the Public Sphere: Civility, Advocacy, and Engagement will use the city of Boston as a starting point for discussion and engagement. As a 21st century global city, Boston embodies many of the issues that drive diverse contemporary cultural contexts. It supports a rich and continually evolving sense of civic realms, and is home to leading arts, educational, medical, industrial and corporate entities invested in innovative modes of research, practice and civic participation. There is also clear recognition that the 'public sphere' is not confined to large metropolitan regions. Creating dynamic communities that engage and extend beyond traditional boundaries - in both virtual and material ways - remains a growing challenge and the work before us.
a2ru invites proposals from researchers, field leaders, and practitioners investigating the intersections, synergies, and interfaces of arts in the public sphere and their influence on civility, advocacy, and engagement. We seek proposals from: university-level faculty, administrators, and students, as well as civic leaders and representatives from industry, private enterprise, sectors outside the arts that incorporate the arts and design in their work, and public/private arts, culture, and civic organizations. We invite proposals from researchers, field leaders, and practitioners around the 2017 them and/or that address issues relevant to the mission of a2ru.
FORMATS FOR PARTICIPATION
Papers or alternative equivalents such as performances or time-based media presentations. 3-4 papers/performances/presentations will be grouped by the selection committee into 90-minute sessions around common themes.
Discussion panels. Panels should focus around a conference-themed topic and include a moderator and at least 3 panelists; each panelist is encouraged to offer a brief position paper or introductory presentation to uniquely enhance audience discussion. Panels should build in a direct dialog interface with attendees within an overall 90-minute session.
Working groups. Groups provide opportunity for immersive work sessions that participants sign up for in advance of the conference. Proposals should include a focus topic in relation to the conference themes as well as the intended working methods and outcomes of the group process.
Proposals will be reviewed and accepted through a blind peer review process by a2ru partner scholars, practitioners, and researchers.
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11. ICE Project Grants
Invitation for Letter of Inquiry
(no deadline)
Ideas for Creative Exploration (ICE) is an interdisciplinary initiative for advanced research in the arts at the University of Georgia. ICE invites Letters of Inquiry from UGA faculty and students for innovative and collaborative projects. Selected inquiries will be invited to submit a full proposal and then be considered for an ICE Project Grant.
Projects should be consistent with the ICE mission:
ICE is a catalyst for innovative, interdisciplinary creative projects, advanced research and critical discourse in the arts, and for creative applications of technologies, concepts, and practices found across disciplines. It is a collaborative network of faculty, students, and community members from all disciplines of the visual and performing arts in addition to other disciplines in the humanities and sciences. ICE enables all stages of creative activity, from concept and team formation through production, documentation, and dissemination of research.
Letter of Inquiry should be no more 500 words and sent via email to:
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Please include the following information:
- Title and brief description of proposed project.
- List of proposed participants (include titles and affiliations).
- Impact of project and potential for future development.
ICE Project Selection Criteria:
- Intellectual and artistic merit
- Degree of innovation
- Extent of collaborative and interdisciplinary activity
- Feasibility under sponsorship of ICE
- Potential for future funding and development
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Ideas for Creative Exploration (ICE) is an interdisciplinary initiative for advanced research in the arts at UGA. ICE is supported in part by the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, the Graduate School, and the Willson Center for Humanities and Arts.
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