This Year’s Framework

Posted by on Jul 22, 2011 in Things Artists Should Know | No Comments

Our festival does not have a theme. It starts with questions that lead to a framework in which the questions are posed in many different ways. The festival is a place where a robust search for answers, and more questions, occurs. The question: is video art vital outside of the mainstream art establishment? Can video ...

Submit Your Work

Posted by on Jul 20, 2011 in Things Artists Should Know | No Comments

There are two categories with different deadlines. Featured video works will have their own station, in settings that represent the artists’ intent for optimal viewing experience, or recommended environment (see This Year’s Framework).  Artists who wish to be included in this category must provide their concept for installation beyond a gallery space. Those who can ...

Selection Criteria

One of the highlights of last year’s experience was when I was viewing DVDs of works I received in the mail. In the quiet of the night after the kids had gone to sleep, I sank into my couch and turned on the TV. The videos unfolded, one after another, to delight my senses, each ...

About

Posted by on Jul 3, 2011 in feature, Things Artists Should Know | No Comments

This festival is a celebration of the peculiar, undefinable yet irresistible domain occupied by video art, within the vast realm of art and culture. In the age of Youtube, what defines video art? Can video artists sustain themselves? Is video art relevant outside of the art establishment? 46 years after Nam June Paik placed a ...

Installation Begins Tomorrow

Posted by on Sep 28, 2010 in 2010 Festival, Festival in the making | No Comments
Installation Begins Tomorrow

Videos are almost all organized, burned and ready to go. Many of them are on their own loop in separate DVDs, but several are compiled together as a group. It is always fun figuring out the sequence of the videos. This time, I also have to figure out which device each DVD is going to ...

Meet the Artists(and Administrator): Dave Hebb

Posted by on Sep 26, 2010 in 2010 Festival, Meet the Artists | 3 Comments
Meet the Artists(and Administrator): Dave Hebb

Dave Hebb is an artist who seems to thread all aspects of his life with one congruent sensibility. Juggling through parenting, teaching, making art, and showing in multiple venues at a time, you would think he would be constantly stressed out. But he is one of the blessed individuals with the ability to find enjoyment ...