2005 Boston Cyberarts Festival unites worlds
of art + technology with 70 exhibitions and events

Ideas in Motion conference & event series explores the latest in dance 
+ technology
Notable artists Feng Mengbo, Scott Snibbe, Bill Seaman, John Klima are 
among featured artists
Festival kicks off April 21 with festive party at the Hotel @ MIT

Boston, MA — The creative connection between two of Boston’s most vital 
forces – the arts community and the high-tech industry – is once again 
in the spotlight at the fourth Boston Cyberarts Festival, featuring 
more than 70 exhibitions and events in and around Boston and Cambridge 
from April 22 through May 8. A complete listing of events is enclosed, 
and is also available on the Festival’s website.

The Boston Cyberarts Festival, a biennial event founded by Director 
George Fifield and launched in 1999, is the first and largest 
collaboration of artists working in new technologies in all media in 
North America. It encompasses exhibitions, performances, and 
conversations featuring visual art, dance, music, electronic 
literature, web art, and public art. Among the highlights of the 2005 
Festival are:

++ Ideas in Motion: Innovations in Dance, Movement & Technology – This 
conference and series of performances, workshops, and symposia explores 
the use of new technologies in dance, featuring both historical context 
and exciting new works.

++ Boston Cyberarts at Kendall Square – “The Thoughtbody Environment,” 
an installation by artist Bill Seaman and scientist Otto Rössler, is 
the centerpiece of a series of exhibitions taking place in the Genzyme 
and Vertex buildings at Kendall Square in Cambridge.

++ GPS and Satellite Imagery Programs – Artists working with global 
positioning (GPS) and satellite imagery technology are featured at 
exhibitions and events at the Photographic Resource Center, 119 
Gallery, Emerson College, Judi Rotenberg Gallery, and the Back Bay 
Fens.

++ Body Language – Art Interactive, the popular Central Square gallery 
that also serves as the headquarters for the Festival, exhibits Scott 
Snibbe’s “Body Language,” four interactive wall projections selected 
from his Screen Series and from a new series based on experimental 
film.

Other Festival events include exhibitions at major museums such as the 
DeCordova, Danforth, and MIT Museums; performances at locations 
including Berklee, Green Street Studios, BU Dance Theatre, and the 
Cyclorama at the BCA; and exhibitions at galleries including Howard 
Yezerski, Judi Rotenberg, and the Mills Gallery at the BCA. Many local 
educational institutions are involved, including MassArt, Boston 
University, Emerson College, and MIT.

The Hotel @ MIT, a major sponsor of Boston Cyberarts and official hotel 
of the Festival, is the site of the Opening Night Party on Thursday, 
April 21, from 6:30 to 9:00 pm. The party gives artists, sponsors, and 
patrons of the arts an opportunity to meet, mingle, and view the works 
of some of the Festival artists. Tickets are $75 and may be purchased 
through the Festival office.

Festival-goers can obtain printed and CD-ROM catalogs, chat with 
Festival staffers, and purchase the CyberPass discount card or Festival 
merchandise at CyberArtCentral, located at Art Interactive, 130 Bishop 
Allen Drive, Cambridge (near Central Square). Special Festival hours 
are Tuesday through Saturday from noon to 6:00 pm.  Festival-goers can 
also obtain a catalog of all the exhibitions and events in the April 21 
issue of The Phoenix and at participating venues.

The Festival’s website at www.bostoncyberarts.org contains a complete 
database of Festival events, which can be searched by date, venue, 
location, and art form. The website also contains an online gallery, 
HyperArtSpace, and APropos, a database and registry for artists’ 
proposals. For more information, call 617.524.8495 or email 
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For more information and complete event listings, visit 
www.bostoncyberarts.org