*With apologies for any cross-posting* STUDENT BURSARIES FOR CHART 2006 - LAST CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS - DEADLINE 1 NOVEMBER 2006 The AHRC ICT Methods Network (www.methodsnetwork.ac.uk), which exists to promote and support the use of advanced ICT methods in arts and humanities research, is generously offering a limited number of bursaries to post-graduate students who wish to attend the 2006 CHArt conference, FAST FORWARD: Art History, Curation and Practice After Media (programme below) The conference takes place on Thursday 9 - Friday 10 November 2006 at the Clore Lecture Theatre, Birkbeck College, Torrington Square, London, WC1 7HX. Applications for bursaries are sought from post-graduate students registered at UK Universities whose research interests are grounded in areas covered by CHArt. These include: the application of ICT to the study of art and the history of art; new media theory and new art practice; creation and curation of digital scholarly and image resources including those in museums, galleries or libraries, and other areas which may be considered to be within CHArt's sphere of interest. The bursaries are intended to help towards conference expenses. Successful applicants will be able to claim funds up to a total of £200 toward the cost of conference fees, accommodation and travel. The application requires the submission of a brief statement of interest (approximately 500 words) outlining your current studies and research interests and detailing how attending CHArt might support you in your research. If you wish to apply for a bursary please register for the CHARt conference in the first instance. The CHArt conference programme, abstracts and booking form are available on the CHArt website (www.chart.ac.uk). Please provide the following details on a separate document when you submit your booking form. Email submissions are acceptable. Name: HE Institution: Department: MA course or Ph.D. title: Preferred Contact Address: Telephone: Email: Statement of interest:(max. 500 words) Bursary winners are also asked to submit a brief report following the conference. CHArt conference costs are as follows: CHArt Student Member: Two days £60 One day £40 Student Non-member: Two days £80 One day £50 Please address any enquiries to Hazel Gardiner, CHArt, Centre for Computing in the Humanities, Kings College, Kay House, 7 Arundel Street, WC2R 3DX. 020 7848 2013, [log in to unmask] ....................................................... CHArt TWENTY-SECOND ANNUAL CONFERENCE CLORE LECTURE THEATRE, BIRKBECK COLLEGE LONDON (CONFIRMED VENUE) FAST FORWARD: Art History, Curation and Practice After Media Thursday 9 - Friday 10 November 2006 - PROGRAMME - Since its foundation in 1985 CHArt has closely followed the extraordinary developments in arts computing that have taken place over nearly two decades. The twenty-second CHArt conference will reflect upon the unprecedented ways that media. particularly 'new media', are transforming our understanding of the world and of ourselves. The CHArt 2006 program addresses the possibilities and challenges of these changes, as they affect visual culture. KEYNOTE ADDRESS – Bruce Wands, Director, New York Digital Salon, New York, USA. THURSDAY 9 NOVEMBER SESSION 1 – Steps of New Media Art at the Venice Biennale, 1960s to 1990s. Francesca Franco, Birkbeck College, University of London, UK. Electronic Civil Disobedience: The SWARM case. Fidele Vlavo, London South Bank University, London, UK. SESSION 2 – User Requirements for a 'Virtual Arts Centre of the Future'. Katrien Berte and Peter Mechant, Department of Communication Sciences, Ghent University, Belgium. The Digital Space of the Teatro Olimpico: A New Environment for Interactive Arts. Daniela Sirbu, University of Lethbridge, Canada. SESSION 3 – New Futures in Net Art: Discovering Emergent Art Historical Technique in Net Art Contextualisation. Charlotte Frost, Birkbeck College, University of London, UK. 'High Archive Fever': The Internet and Art Historical Research in China. Adele Tan, Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London, UK. Aesthetics and Interactive Art Karen Cham, The Open University, UK. SESSION 4 – Panel Session Approaches to the Practice of Curating New Media Art. Sarah Cook, Beryl Graham and Ele Carpenter, CRUMB, University of Sunderland. FRIDAY 11 NOVEMBER SESSION 5 – Preservation of Net Art in Museums. Anne Laforet, University of Avignon, France. Preserving and Recovering Computer Art: Reconstructing Data or the Artwork. Nick Lambert, Birkbeck College, University of London, UK. Conservation and Preservation in the Post-Media Phase: A Suggested Strategy Theory. Timothy Mohn, Pratt Institute Digital Arts Laboratory, New York, USA. SESSION 6 – When Presence and Absence Turn into Pattern and Randomness: Can You See Me Now? Maria Chatzichristodoulou (maria x), Goldsmiths College, University of London, UK. Embodying Judgment: New Media and Art Criticism. Daniel Palmer, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. SESSION 7 – CHARADE: The Peer-To-Peer Distribution of Media Assets Into the Public at Large. Simon Pope, Goldsmiths College, University of London, UK. A Blueprint of Bacterial Life - Can a Science-Art Fusion Move the Boundaries of Visual and Audio Interpretation? Elaine Shemilt, University of Dundee, Scotland. SESSION 8 – No Thanks to the Dictionary: Visualising Language in the Post-Medium Age. Philip Klobucar, Vancouver, Canada. 'You Are Here': Locative Media and the Body As Networked Site. Alicia Cornwell, Tufts University, Massachusetts, USA. DEMONSTRATIONS EdiNA (Edinburgh University Data Library), Paula Cuccurullo. The booking form is available online on www.chart.ac.uk. Conference Fees (pounds sterling) - include coffee/tea breaks and lunch. Send bookings to: Hazel Gardiner, CHArt, CCH, Kings College London, Kay House, 7 Arundel Street, WC2R 3DX, tel: +44 (0)20 7848 2013, fax: +44 (0)20 7848 2980, [log in to unmask] (please use the subject heading CHArt Conference 2006 in any email queries). 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