CODE live :: Bridging Art, Music, Performance and the Audience in a Digital World

Submit your applications to CODE Live, a 17 day event during the 2010 Cultural Olympiad that will engage audiences with eye-catching and inspiring interactive digital media in music, the visual and performing arts.

Invitation for applications

This notice is an invitation for Canadian artists and arts organizations to submit
applications to CODE Live , a 17 day event during the 2010 Cultural Olympiad
that will engage audiences with eye-catching and inspiring interactive digital
media in music, the visual and performing arts. The exhibitions and
performances will showcase leading-edge works from local, national and
international artists.

As part of its programming, CODE Live is interested in existing works from
emerging artists, works that are interactive and reflect the theme of : Bridging.
(Please see below) The recommended budget range for submitted applications
is $2 to $10,000 CAD.

CODE Live is a premiere event of the 2010 Cultural Olympiad and will be the
finale for CODE, the Cultural Olympiad Digital Edition. CODE is a suite of
programs designed so people can connect, create and collaborate in the digital
space leading up to and during the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic
Winter Games. CODE launches in early May 2009 at vancouver2010.com/code.

Theme of CODE Live : Bridging

Art often reflects life: the times we live in, the changes to our world, the trends
and the values people hold on to. Using the theme of Bridging, CODE Live will
explore how we experience technology, our planet, its ecology and the people
living within it. As the world becomes more closely intertwined, so too does the
art world. People are creating bridges not only in reality, but in the virtual world
as well.

Technology has altered how the Earth is seen, from both a cultural and
ecological perspective. Works of art selected for CODE Live will explore how
people interact with art, how they physically respond to a piece or how it
challenges them to become part of the piece and the greater process. In today’s
art world we see how interdisciplinary works crossing mediums are creating new
messages for their audiences. Bridging aims to reflect this world, looking at these
messages through the multiplicity of disciplines that have merged with new
technologies.

Submissions regarding the above artistic forms and the festival theme are
encouraged.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: all submissions must be received by May 31,
2009.

Submission requirements

Please send all inquiries and submissions to [email protected].
(Please note all submissions much include the attached information and will not
be processed otherwise.)

Item One: Name, address, phone, e-mail and other pertinent contact information.

Item Two: Artist CV of existing work for all participants in the application (twopage
maximum per CV)

Item Three: Three- to five-page synopsis of art.

Item Four: Technical information, including:

• a. length of piece
• b. dimensions and size of the installation
• c. technical requirements for the installation of the proposed piece
• d. images/video or links to the current work and previous work
• e. proposed budget for exhibition installation (NB. If the proposed piece is for
  a performance or an outdoor installation, please put in any detail needed
  for the specific installation).

Important: Please e-mail the document below as a compressed itemized
folder to [email protected].

Please address each e-mail with the
title: CODE Live Submission Call: (Artist/Org Name)

APPLICATION DEADLINE: all submissions must be received by May 31,
2009.

Applications can be also be mailed to:

CODE Live
Cultural Olympiad
3585 Graveley Street, Vancouver, BC V5K 5J5