2010 April - ZER01 Blog

Sol Design Lab/Bike Zoo

30 Apr 2010 • by sarahB • No Comments

Butterfly Bike Monarch Butterfly Bike Puppet

ZER01 is excited to announce Sol Design Lab/Bike Zoo as the recipients of the Green Prix Workshop Grant for the 2010 01SJ Biennial. Their project Powering Flight: Nature’s Influence on Mobility will be a spectacular addition to the Green Prix and the numerous workshops going on in South Hall as a part of the Out of the Garage, into the World programming.

During the two weeks prior to the Biennial, they will be hosting workshops in South Hall ranging from DIY bicycle puppetry to creating electric charging stations. The outcome of the workshops will result in building several larger than life Monarch Butterfly bicycle puppets that will participate in the Green Prix. Additionally they will be bringing their SolarPump to the Green Prix, an electric charging station for everything from bikes to iphones. “As an urban intervention, the SolarPump is designed to help people re-imagine the future of transportation by showcasing solar electric charging stations as part of the future for carbon-free cities, leaving gas mobility as a thing of the past.”

We are very excited to have Sol Design Lab/Bike Zoo be a part of the Green Prix!

Cellist & Composer Zoe Keating at 01SJ Biennial

29 Apr 2010 • by Doniece Sandoval • No Comments

Canadian born cellist and composer, Zoe Keating, performs at this year’s Biennial with digital artist Robert Hodgin. Creating what she calls “layered cello,” she layers sound , creating rhythmically dense musical structures. Stay tuned to this blog to find out when she’ll be performing at 01SJ.

Tribeca Film Festival

28 Apr 2010 • by sarahB • No Comments

The Tribeca Film Festival is still going at full speed and getting great reviews. Follow their Facebook Page and experience what is happening and being seen.

It is not just filled with amazing movies, there is the Tribeca ESPN Sports Film Festival, Tribeca Family Festival Street Fair, the various Tribeca Talks, and free panels for working and aspiring filmmakers.

For those of us on the West Coast who can’t be there physically, can still experience the Tribeca Film Festival virtually. Check out their Virtual Passes and the 2010 Film Guide.

Many Great Opportunities at The Leonardo

19 Apr 2010 • by sarahB • No Comments

With only one year before it opens, The Leonardo just announced several great calls for proposals. The Leonardo is a new science-tech-art center dedicated to inspiring creativity and innovation. It is set to open April 15, 2011 in downtown Salt Lake City. The Leonardo is different from traditional science centers and art museums — they will educate and inspire by blending the cutting edges of science, technology and art.

Here are the details about the Call for Proposals: Good Luck!

*Proposed pieces should be contemporary art installations that communicate or demonstrate a scientific principle in creative, new ways. For more information please see the full requests on website: http://www.theleonardo.org/contact_us/jobs_and_volunteering/

Here are the direct links to the specific calls for proposals:

Electronic Circuitry:

http://www.theleonardo.org/index.php/download_file/-/view/328/

Nanotech:

http://www.theleonardo.org/index.php/download_file/-/view/329/

Visualizing Sound Waves:

http://www.theleonardo.org/index.php/download_file/-/view/330/

2010 Guggenheim Fellows at the 2010 01SJ Biennial

18 Apr 2010 • by sarahB • No Comments

ZER01 would like to congratulate two amazing recipients of the distinguished Guggenheim Fellowships for 2010, Amy Franceschini and Monica Haller.

We are extremely happy for them and excited that both Franceschini and Haller will be in the 2010 01SJ Biennial!

This fellowship is known for being given to those “who have demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts.” Amy Franceschini received the fellowship within the Fine Art category and Monica within Photography. What an amazing honor and well deserved for both artists.

Congratulations Amy and Monica!!!

Video: Angel Borrego Cubero talks about Out of the Garage, Into the World

17 Apr 2010 • by Doniece Sandoval • No Comments

For a sneak preview of the master plan for Out of the Garage and Into the World, check out this podcast on Madrid-based architect Angel Borego Cubero who’s charged with creating the master plan for the 80,000 square foot South Hall – future home to the exhibition.

You can also grab the video via our podcast feed or directly through iTunes.

01SJ Artists to speak at Leonardo LASER events

14 Apr 2010 • by Jaime Austin • No Comments

Starting last month, one 01SJ Biennial artist will be featured as a speaker in the monthly LASER (Leonardo Art Science Evening Rendezvous) series, organized by Leonardo ISAST. The series, which is currently chaired by piero scaruffi, is a really interesting local forum for presenting art and science projects underway in the Bay Area that are creative, original and interdisciplinary in nature. Each evening, free of charge and open to the public, presents up to four artists, scientists, philosophers, historians, inventors and scholars.

Tonight’s LASER begins at 7pm at the SETI Institute (515 N. Whisman Road, Mountain View, California) and includes a presentation by 01SJ ‘San Jose Urban Game’ artist Ken Eklund where he will be talking about ZOROP, an urban game he is creating with Annette Mees that was commissioned by ZER01 for the 2010 01SJ Biennial.

Thanks to Charles Lee and Jess Austin from BIOS Design Collective for doing a great job presenting at last month’s LASER, and stay tuned for Mona El-Khafif and the CCA UrbanLAB from the School of Architecture at California College of the Arts who will be speaking at the LASER on May 10th in San Francisco!

Micro Grant Applications Due April 14th

09 Apr 2010 • by sarahB • No Comments

Time is closing in to get your Micro-Grant Applications in for two of ZER01’s amazing events during the Biennial. You have 5 days to apply for a Grant up to $500 for both AbsoluteZER0 and the Green Prix.

Apply Now!!!

AbsoulteZER0: http://zero1.org/01sj/absolutezero/microgrant/application

Green Prix: http://zero1.org/01sj/greenprix/microgrants/application

2010 FutureEverything Festival

08 Apr 2010 • by sarahB • No Comments

Barely one month away, the highly anticipated FutureEverything Festival will take place May 12 – 15 2010. This year’s theme is “The City Experiment, Doing it Together.” Described as: ”Cities can be seen as laboratories, as test beds, as accelerators. The festival will highlight urban transformation, when we see the world in different ways, when we experiment with the ways we work, play, create and relate with one another. Manchester has long been seen as a city of experimentation. Today it is home to Europe’s biggest experiment in creating a future city, with major initiatives including MediaCityUK, Corridor Manchester and the Sharp Project.” It should be an amazing three days of Art, Music, Showcases and much more.

Tickets are already on sale! Discounted Early Bird tickets end tomorrow. If you are going to be in Manchester around May 12th, don’t miss this years Festival! Tickets

2010 01SJ Media Sponsors

07 Apr 2010 • by Doniece Sandoval • No Comments

With each new Biennial the expectation is that we grow; we get better, have more resources and can ultimately achieve more. That certainly seems to be the case this year; having an incredible team that includes staff, interns, volunteers and consultants – makes all the difference in the world. Not that previous teams weren’t amazing as well, but experience has given us an edge this year. To wit, our media sponsorships. To date they include: