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Eastern Bloc in collaboration with NT2 and PixMob is pleased to host the COMPOSITE #33.
COMPOSITE is a bimonthly networking event dedicated to digital creativity. It was born from an initiative of the Conseil des arts de Montréal and organized each time by a different cultural organization in collaboration with a company in the digital industry. This event aims to create a recurring meeting space between the art world, the research and the industry of the digital sector, by encouraging the meeting and pollination between creators, artist-run centers, organizations, businesses and digital professionals.
Each COMPOSITE takes place according to the same structure. A Minute Inspiration blitz introduces the evening: 10 digital players each have one minute to share a project that has recently had an impact on them, inspired them, touched them… 6 keynote presentations followed, each lasting 6 minutes, of projects selected in advance by the COMPOSITE committee through a call for participants. They can come from the field of art, industry or social innovation; the guiding thread is their common ability to inspire, stimulate innovation and awaken in viewers a desire for discovery and exploration. The event concludes with an evening of networking, discussions, to allow both presenters and participants to forge links and flesh out their respective projects.
Submit your project (ART, RESEARCH, INDUSTRY OR SOCIAL INNOVATION) by filling out this form in order to have the chance to be selected to be presented in a Keynote format of 6 minutes at this COMPOSITE meeting on (date). The projects are selected by the COMPOSITE committee and the organizers according to the quality of the project and the innovation of its digital approach. Priority is given to emerging players and to a diversified representation of project owners.
If you would like to participate in BLITZ MINUTE INSPIRATION and present in one minute a project that inspired or touched you recently, please fill out this form: https://forms.gle/qyMfbWx4HZdHgvXT6
You can register until midnight on October 18 2022.
P.S: If your project is selected, we will use your information for communication purposes (website, social networks, newsletter).
ABOUT THE ORGANIZER
Since 2007, Eastern Bloc has been at the forefront of digital art dissemination, promotion and production in Quebec. The vision at Eastern Bloc is to explore and push the creative boundaries situated at the intersection of art, technology, and science, as well as all other emerging digital practices. Hybrid processes and new modes of production are at the core of the centre’s mandate, as is to support the work of emerging artists by providing them with an exchange platform with more established artists, through initiatives of a local and international scale. Eastern Bloc promotes audience participation, technological democratization, and the utilization of urban space via public intervention projects. Innovative in its nature, Eastern Bloc, through emerging artistic and technological practices, continues to advance a critical stance with regards to these many evolutions.
ABOUT THE CO-ORGANIZER ALN/NT2
Founded in 2004, the NT2 Laboratory aims to develop new strategies for research in hypermedia arts and literatures and to bear witness to the manifestations of a culture of the screen. Supported by the Canada Research Chair in Digital Arts and Literatures (ALN), the NT2 Lab hosted the 2018 International Conference of the Electronic Literature Organization. Other projects hosted by the NT2 Lab are Encodage, a digital ecosystem for research and knowledge; the Littérature québécoise mobile partnership, which develops strategies for the appropriation of digital platforms in québecois literatures and research; and the Observatoire de l'imaginaire contemporain, a platform for the diffusion and promotion of research.
ABOUT THE CO-ORGANIZER PIXMOB
At PixMob, we create togetherness through the power of wireless lighting.
Why just go to the show when you can be part of the magic? We amplify the greatness of events, turning stadiums into scenes and spectators into performers. Additionally, we want to lead the way with our sustainability efforts by minimizing our waste and bringing the unthinkable to life.
Over the years, we’ve illuminated over 2,000 shows and worked with renowned clients including the Super Bowl, the Olympic Games, Eurovision, Taylor Swift, Shawn Mendes, Bad Bunny, Coldplay, Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande.
ABOUT THE ART COUNCIL OF MONTREAL
A dynamic partner of artistic creativity in Montreal, the Conseil des arts de Montréal identifies, supports and recognizes excellence and innovation in the creation, production and presentation of professional artistic endeavours. It encourages openness, discovery and daring at the heart of Montreal’s artistic landscape, thanks to its initiatives. Since 1956, the Conseil des arts de Montréal has been an influential player in the development of “Montreal, Cultural Metropolis.”
Contact: composite.mtl@gmail.com