Eyebeam Residency Call Now Open

Application deadline: February 29
http://eyebeam.org/production/onlineapp/join_detail.php?program_id=524739
Eyebeam, 540 W. 21st St. (between 10th Ave. and 11th Ave.), NYC

WANT AN EYEBEAM RESIDENCY? THE CALL IS NOW OPEN.

You've got big ideas. You're yearning to join NYC's art and tech elite. You could use a little time and money, not to mention support and inspiration, to create a visionary project. If any of these apply to you, then apply now for Eyebeam's Summer 2008 Residency cycle.

Residents are granted a $5,000 stipend and 24/7 access to Eyebeam's Chelsea facility. This unique opportunity is highly competitive, so be sure to check out our new online Application FAQ coming soon to help make your proposal stand out from the rest!


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Residency - Summer 2008
Program Description
Eyebeam is now accepting applications for Summer 2008 Residencies. Residents receive a $5,000 stipend and 24/7 access to the Chelsea facility during their term.

The application deadline for the Summer 2008 Residency season, which runs from July – November, is February 29, 2008. Applications will be reviewed by a committee of Eyebeam staff and external representatives of the media art community. All applicants will be informed of their status by email or phone by April 15, 2008.

Eyebeam residencies support the creative research, production and presentation of initiatives querying art, technology and culture. The residency is a period of concentration and immersion in artistic investigation, daring research or production of visionary, experimental applications and projects. Past initiatives have ranged from moving image, sound and physical computing works to technical prototypes, installations and public interventions.

The ideal resident will both contribute to and benefit from the collective environment at Eyebeam, and will embrace the spirit of openness shared across the organization: open source, open content and open distribution.

To promote collaboration and the sharing of diverse skill sets, Eyebeam encourages the formation of research groups that bring together creative practitioners working at Eyebeam as well as expert external participants. New research leads to possible public outcomes including seminars, public discussion and exhibition. Research themes for 2008 include (though will not be limited to):
• Energy, Technology and Sustainability
• Urban research, urban interventions and media in public space
Artists and creative technologists interested in these research areas are particularly encouraged to apply for Summer 2008 residencies.

Residents are encouraged to participate in public events including workshops, demonstrations of research in progress, panel discussions, and online releases, in addition to regularly scheduled open studio events.

The program term is from July to November with the potential for extension and/or re-application. Residents will be selected from an open call, based on the quality of the work or research being proposed, the availability of the necessary tools and skills to support the work, and in consideration of the overarching research themes and activities of the organization.
Requirements
Applications received after the deadline of February 29, 2008, will not be accepted. All applications and work samples must be submitted through the online form. No exceptions will be made. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Complete applications must include the following information:
• Contact information;
• Resume or CV (rtf or pdf doc);
• Work samples in the form of URLs or uploaded media;
• Answers to all application questions.

Please be advised that Eyebeam's online application system allows you to log into your user account to update your application until the final deadline. However, you must enter information into all required fields in order to save your application.