ISEA Inter-Society for the Electronic
Arts
Founded in the Netherlands in 1990, the Inter-Society for the Electronic Arts
(ISEA) is an international nonprofit organization fostering interdisciplinary
academic discourse and exchange among culturally diverse organizations and individuals
working with art, science and emerging technologies.
ISEA publishes a newsletter; hosts an online archive and exchange environment
and oversees the International Symposium on Electronic Art, a regular gathering
of the international art, science and technology community.
To learn more about us, click here.
NEWS
November 30, 2009 -
ISEA International is pleased to announce that the 17th International Symposium on
Electronic Art (ISEA2011) will be held in Istanbul, Turkey.
Following a competitive bid process, ISEA2011 had been awarded to the proposal from
Sabanci University led by Dr. Lanfranco Aceti, Associate Professor in Contemporary
Art & Digital Culture and supported by Prof. Mehmet Bac, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and
Social Sciences.
The ISEA International Foundation Board, the governing body of the international ISEA
network, made the selection of Istanbul.
The Board was impressed by the proposal, which focuses on Istanbul as a gateway between Europe and Asia, representing a cultural and creative meeting point for current debates in the fields of art, science and technology.
Following Istanbul as European Capital of Culture in 2010, ISEA2011 will be held in September 2011, to coincide with the prestigious Istanbul Biennale. The proposal from Sabanci University aims to bring the academic community of Istanbul together and embrace the vibrant visual art scene, which is flourishing in the cosmopolitan atmosphere of contemporary Istanbul.
With an academic conference, accompanied by a programme of exhibitions, performances and workshops, ISEA2011 will be an international gathering of leading and emerging thinkers and practitioners working at the interface of art and technology.
It continues the established and dynamic series of ISEA events, established in 1988 in the Netherlands. ISEA has been held across the world including symposia in Japan, Australia, USA and Europe. ISEA2009 was held in Belfast, Ireland with ISEA2010 being staged in the RUHR region of Germany.
For further details please contact ISEA Director
Sue Gollifer at ISEA Headquarters, University of Brighton, UK.
May 28, 2009 -
The ISEA digital Archive is now on-line! Visit www.isea-webarchive.org
MISSION
ISEA International is a nonprofit organization fostering interdisciplinary academic discourse and exchange among culturally diverse organizations and individuals working with art, science and emerging technologies.
The ISEA International Foundation Board oversees the selection of host organizations for the annual International Symposium on Electronic Art, (ISEA) a gathering of the international art, science and technology community.
ISEA International is committed to diversity and supports proposals from both developed and developing countries. ISEA International acknowledges that the circumstances of the Host Organization may vary considerably and these circumstances will be taken into account. It also encourages partnerships between developed and developing countries to submit proposals.
ISEA2009 is hosted by the University of Ulster and will take place in Northern Ireland from 23 August - 1 September http://www.isea2009.org
ISEA2010 is hosted by Medienwerk NRW in the context of RUHR.2010, European Capital of Culture and will take place in the cities of the German Ruhr region (Dortmund, Essen, Duisburg) from 20 - 29 August 2010 http://www.isea2010ruhr.org/
BACKGROUND
The series of symposia known as the International Symposium on Electronic Art was initiated in 1988 to create and maintain an international network of organizations and individuals active in the field of the electronic arts. In 1990 this network took shape as an association, founded in The Netherlands, called the Inter-Society for the Electronic Arts (ISEA).
In 2006 the Inter-Society for the Electronic Arts was discontinued as a membership organization and was replaced with the ISEA International Foundation. In 2009 a new operational base ISEA Headquarters will be established at the University of Brighton.
The aims of ISEA International and of the ISEA Symposia are:
- Creation of a structured approach towards the problems and potentials of electronic arts
- Promotion of communication between organizations and individuals and promotion of interdisciplinarity and cross-cultural communication / cooperation between the arts and the fields of technology, science, education, and industry.
- Research, present and exhibit work related to the ISEA mission.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Submissions will be accepted from:
Category 1: Educational Institutions (Universities, Art schools, Museums etc.); Artistic, Cultural or Scientific Organizations.
Category 2*: Congress organizing bureaus;
Category 3**: Umbrella organizations created for the purpose of hosting an ISEA Symposium.
*Category 2 applicants must be able to demonstrate evidence of organizing earlier, comparable and successful events.
**Category 3 applicants must show evidence of support and thus prove the feasibility of their financial plan.
GUIDELINES FOR SYMPOSIUM HOST CANDIDATES
If you are considering submitting a proposal to host ISEA, please download the Host Candidate Guidelines. [PDF document 116kb]
SELECTION PROCESS AND DEADLINES
All interested Hose Organizations are strongly recommended to contact ISEA Headquarters before submitting their proposal. A submission of interest shall be submitted first, followed by a full proposal. All shortlisted Host Organizations are invited to make a presentation about their bid at ISEA2009 in Belfast.
SUBMISSION SCHEDULE
FRIDAY 26 JUNE 2009: Deadline for letters of interest - indicating location, host organization, year, and (if possible) dates of the proposed Symposium
FRIDAY 3 JULY 2009: Shortlisted Host Organizations invited to make full proposal
FRIDAY 14 AUGUST 2009: Deadline for full proposal
FRIDAY 28 AUGUST 2009: Presentation of bid at ISEA2009 Belfast
FRIDAY 11 SEPTEMBER 2009: Final deadline for adjustments
FRIDAY 25 SEPTEMBER 2009: Notification of successful Host Organization
CONTACT INFORMATION
All letters of intent must be sent by email to ISEA HEADQUARTERS:
Contact Sue Gollifer
Email: info@isea-web.org
http://www.isea-web.org
September 28, 2008 -
The Belfast ISEA2009 website is now live at
http://www.isea2009.org. The 15th International Symposium on Electronic Art
(2009) will be staged in Belfast, Northern Ireland with hubs at Coleraine, Derry
and Dublin. A second call for proposals and presentations will be open from 1 October
2008 with a deadline of 17 November 2008. See the website for further details.
September 1, 2008 -
The ISEA Foundation is pleased to announce that Medienwerk NRW, Germany will
host ISEA2010 as part of the European Capital of Culture RUHR.2010.
Medienwerk NRW is a consortium from the North Rhine-Westphalia area of
Germany that will work with the HMKV organisation in Dortmund to present
ISEA2010. Artistic Director is Dr Andreas Broeckmann who will direct the
program in cities including Dortmund, Essen and Duisburg. The website is now
online at http://www.ISEA2010RUHR.org
May 3, 2007 The website for
ISEA2008 is online. ISEA2008 will be held in Singapore from 25 July till 3 August
2008, click here.
April 12, 2007 ISEA NL will
take part of the event Connected Archives at the upcoming DEAF - Interact of
Die! in Rotterdam. For more information, please check http://www.deaf07.nl/
March 11 2007 To Fluctuate (at any rate) - ISEA-NL and the Virtual Platform are collaborating to organize an informal gathering
located at Montevideo, Time-based Arts in Amsterdam concerning the accessibility of online archives, such as the
ISEA online archive. For more information click here.
February 28, the ISEA Board has notified Prof. Kerstin Mey of the acceptance of the University of Ulster, Faculty of
Arts bid for hosting ISEA2009. After ISEA2008 in Singapore, ISEA2009 will be held in Belfast Ireland!
February 14 2007 For an update on the ISEA Online Achive, click here.
February 2 2007 Letter to all ISEA members concerning the re-structuring of ISEA as
a foundation.
November 20, 2006 ISEA Headquarters will be located at the University of Brighton, GB as of September 2007 onwards!
With Sue Gollifer as director, with supporting staff at the Faculty of Arts and Architecture.
September 3 2006 Assessing ISEA / Zero One San Jose
Location: SFAI, 800 Chestnut Street, San Francisco, CA (Café and Lecture Hall)
For a report by Marcia Tanner concerning this assessment, click here.
28 August 2006 - ISEA2008 to be held in Singapore!
The Inter-Society for the Electronic Arts (ISEA) is extremely pleased to announce that the
Fourteenth International Symposium on Electronic Art (ISEA2008) will be held in Singapore. Following the
careful evaluation of three exceptionally strong bids received through an open call for proposals, the ISEA
Board decided to accept the proposal submitted by the the Organizing Committee from Singapore.
The ISEA Board found the bid from Singapore especially rich in possibilities for dialogue and exchange
both within the region and on an international level. A public presentation by Gunalan Nadarajan, artistic
director for ISEA2008 is scheduled at ARS Electronica on Monday, September 4, 2006 at 13:30, Seminar Room,
Ars Electronica Bldg.
July 28 2006 Archiving Exposure: the ISEA Online Archive -
As ISEA's archived video materializes on the hard drive, so the public online archive progresses. For on-going updates - click here.
ISEA2006 will be held in San Jose, California, USA from August 5-13, 2006. Organisers have put up a website with all the latest news and calls for proposals.
For more ISEA News, click here.
Contact
PLEASE NOTE OUR NEW ADDRESS:
ISEA
C. Kouwenbergzoom 107
3065 KC Rotterdam
The Netherlands
info@isea-web.org
