Wednesday, February 04, 2004
FINE ART / NEW MEDIA INFORMATIONAL WORKSHOPS
The New Media Department is conducting a series of informational workshops to acquaint students with potential opportunities in the creative field once they have graduated. Students should come with questions and be prepared to engage in skill building exercises. Workshops are Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12:15 - 1:30 pm in room W514. Students are not required to attend both sessions, but it is suggested that they do so.Workshop Leader: Mathew Kabatoff, Dept. of New Media.
These sessions are FREE and do NOT require pre-registration.
GRAD SCHOOL OVERVIEW
Tuesday February 10, 12:15-1:30 pm rm W514
-Presentation of top graduate schools in Film and New Media in North America and Europe
-Strategies for application: how to prepare and what to expect
Thursday February 12, 12:15-1:30 pm rm W514
-Presentation of top graduate schools in Art, Design, and Art History in North America and Europe
-Strategies for application: how to prepare and what to expect
GRANT WRITING WORKSHOP
Tuesday February 24, 12:15-1:30 pm rm W514
-Presentation of available grants for students and emerging artists in the fields of Film and New Media
-Strategies for grant writing: ie. budget development, concept representation
Thursday February 26, 12:15-1:30 pm rm W514
-Presentation of available grants for students and emerging artists in the fields of Art, Design, and Art History
-Strategies for grant writing: ie. budget development, concept representation
RESIDENCY / ARTS ORGANIZATION OVERVIEW
Tuesday March 9, 12:15-1:30 pm rm W514
-Presentation of arts organizations for internship or post-graduate employment in North America and Europe
-Strategies for application: how to prepare and what to expect
Thursday March 11, 12:15-1:30 pm rm W514
-Presentation of post-graduate artist’s residency programs in Fine Art, Film and New Media in North America and Europe
-Strategies for application: how to prepare and what to expect
FESTIVAL OVERVIEW
Tuesday March 23, 12:15-1:30 pm rm W514
-Presentation of the top festivals in Film and New Media in North America and Europe
-Strategies for application: how to prepare and how adjudication works
Thursday March 25, 12:15-1:30 pm rm W514
-Presentation of the top festivals in Fine Art, Design and Art History in North America and Europe
-Strategies for application: how to prepare and how adjudication works
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If you have questions please email at: mathew.kabatoff@uleth.ca
Information, resources and links on these sessions can be found at:
http://people.uleth.ca/
~mathew.kabatoff/workshop/ws.html
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Mathew Kabatoff is a term faculty in the U of L Department of New Media. In December 2003 he earned a MFA from the University of California San Diego where he specialized in new media, video/film production, and criticism. At UCSD he produced several video installations that utilized custom built software to arrange and display video narrative or related image elements over multiple video channels, dealing with topics such as airport security. Kabatoff has been consistently involved with the Banff New Media Institute organizing conferences and writing reports and reviews for in and out of house publication. He has also spent a one year term, 1999-2000 as an Assistant Editor at Rhizome.org.
