Chicago New Media 1973-1992 --- Nov 1- December 15 Curated by Jon Cates, with curatorial assistance by Chaz Evans and Jonathan Kinkley This expansive project chronicles the under-recognized story of Chicago's contributions to new media art by artists at the University of Illinois at Chicago's (UIC) Electronic Visualization Laboratory (EVL), the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), and Midway Games and Bally. The exhibition features video game artifacts, new media technologies, historical photographs, game stills, playable video game consoles, and virtual reality modules. Related Events and Programming *Chicago New Media Symposium* *Thursday, November 1, 2-4pm* *Gallery 400 Lecture Room, 400 S. Peoria St Panelists included: - *Christiane Paul,* curator of new media art, the Whitney Museum - *Oliver Grau, *professor for Image Science, Danube University and founder of the field of media art history - *Ellen Sandor,* artist and co-editor of *New Media Futures: The Rise of Women in the Digital Arts* - *Dan Sandin, *professor emeritus, School of Art & Art History, University of Illinois at Chicago, cofounder and co-director of the Electronic Visualization Laboratory - *Jamie Faye Fenton*, software developer for key systems used by artists in exhibition - *Tom DeFanti, *Senior Research Scientist, Calit2 at University of California San Diego and Distinguished Emeritus Professor, University of Illinois at Chicago, co-founder and co-director of the Electronic Visualization Laboratory - *Sabrina Raaf, *artist and associate professor, School of Art & Art History, University of Illinois at Chicago - *Jon Cates,* artist, associate professor, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and exhibition curator Sandin, Kooima, Spiegel, and DeFanti, *Particle Dreams in Spherical Harmonics* (VR Installation, 2011) CAVE2 Demonstration with Dan Sandin Wednesday, November 7, 2018, 6-7:30pm University of Illinois at Chicago’s Engineering Research Facility (ERF)* 842 W. Taylor St., Room 2036 Join Electronic Visualization Lab co-founder Dan Sandin for a special demonstration of Particle Dreams in Spherical Harmonics in the CAVE2: the next-generation virtual reality and visualization hybrid environment for immersive simulation and information analysis. Participants have the chance to step into the cylindrical array of screens and watch real-time interactive animations surrounding them. View Event <https://vgagallery.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=75d8e61ddfda134bc1f247023&id=03921f7099&e=682839e629> Pixel Art Sprite Making Workshop Saturday, November 17, 1-3pm Gallery 400 Lecture Room, 400 S. Peoria St <https://maps.google.com/?q=400+S.+Peoria+St&entry=gmail&source=g>.* Led by VGA teaching artist Eden Unluata-Foley, this workshop gives participants the opportunity to create their own pixel art game sprites. Participants will begin by using graph paper to build the characters and then transcribe the character to an online app called Piskel App. No programming experience is required. View Event <https://vgagallery.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=75d8e61ddfda134bc1f247023&id=b227f82209&e=682839e629> Video Game Art (VGA) Gallery is the Chicago area's first public art venue supporting video games and related new art. Founded by Jonathan Kinkley and Chaz Evans in 2013, the organization has presented a number of exhibitions, education programs, screenings, and other video game art related events every year since. VGA also publishes the yearly peer-reviewed journal the VGA Reader <https://www.videogameartgallery.com/vga-reader/> and maintains a fine art print collection <https://www.videogameartgallery.com/exhibition> representing work for a number of significant video games (such as *Kentucky Route Zero*, *Gardenarium*, *The Witness* and many others). VGA aims to continue supporting video game art locally and internationally. The gallery is open to the public 5-8pm Wednesdays and 12-5pm Sundays at 2418 W. Bloomingdale Ave #102. https://www.videogameartgallery.com/ Jamie Faye Fenton, Raul Zaritsky, and Dick Ainsworth, still from *Digital TV Dinner *(1978, video, 2:42) *Chicago New Media Remix Night Featuring Cat Bluemke, Ali Krouse, and Whitney Pow* *Wednesday, November 28, 6pm* *Gallery 400, 400 S. Peoria St <https://maps.google.com/?q=400+S.+Peoria+St&entry=gmail&source=g>.* For one night only, Chicago-based game makers and new media artists Cat Bluemke, Ali Krouse, and Whitney Pow present video games that creatively rework, remix, and respond to specific pieces exhibited in *Chicago New Media 1973-1992*. By re-fashioning artworks from the exhibition, the event illustrates how several concepts featured in Chicago new media history are ongoing conversations shared across generations. View Event <https://vgagallery.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=75d8e61ddfda134bc1f247023&id=8b06037f95&e=682839e629> <https://vgagallery.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=75d8e61ddfda134bc1f247023&id=b8b8932306&e=682839e629> Josh Tsui, still from *Insert Coin: Inside Midway’s ‘90s Revolution* ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the CAS list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=CAS&A=1