ELECTROFRINGE CALL FOR PROPOSALS This Is Not Art: 3-6 October 2013 Electrofringe is happy to announce its return

to This Is Not Art in 2013, happening in Newcastle from October 3-6. We'll be holding a massive one-day showcase and an epic party, encompassing exhibition, performance, discussion, skills sharing, career information and networking opportunities. It's going to be a zillion (ecologically friendly) megawatts of fun! Electrofringe is an independent organization dedicated to presenting and supporting emerging and experimental electronic arts and culture from around Australia and abroad. We are committed to fostering creative and innovative uses of technology and electronic art forms, while focusing on artistic development and skills exchange. We are looking to unearth emergent forms, present innovative work and encourage interesting uses of technology. Electrofringe encourages works that reflect all modes of creative practice and push the boundaries of hybrid artistic genres. Electrofringe is now calling for proposals from a broad range of disciplines including electronics, kinetics, experimental interfaces, sound, music, video, film, projection, installation, data mapping, networked and online collaborations, locative technologies, mobile artworks, live art, software art, hacking, app development, research, culture jamming and all hybrid and new genres that havent yet been invented. For the 2013 festival, Electrofringe will host an exhibition showcase for artists to present works in all stages of development, to meet and talk informally with peers and members of the public, to receive feedback and foster new connections and collaborations. The exhibition showcase will be followed by an epic party featuring some of the countrys most exciting sound and music artists, performers and all round experimentalists. If you are an electronic artist (or a collective of artists) interested in presenting, exhibiting or performing your work and demonstrating your creative process, discussing and developing ideas with feedback from peers and members of the public, sharing your skills and having a radically good time, we want to hear from you. You could do anything, really. All applicants please note: We're hoping to pay all successful applicants a modest artist fee or at least cover your travel costs, depending on the funding we receive. You'll have to come up with the goods to fund the creation of your project though. Other Electrofringe perks include: Artist pass to TINA Letters of support for funding applications Tech and development guidance The opportunity to showcase your work alongside some of the best new media artists in the country The opportunity to increase your profile Access to career development information Inclusion in print and marketing collateral A fun awesome time

ARTIST APPLICATIONS CLOSE MIDNIGHT, WEDNESDAY 1ST OF MAY 2013. 1

WHAT TO SUBMIT - 1 x completed Artist Application (pages 3 and 4 of this document). Acceptable formats are PDF, DOC or RTF. - 5 x links (maximum) to support material - 1 x high res. image that represents the work or yourself as 300ppi TIF or EPS file with the minimum dimensions of 1200 x 900 (for marketing and publicity purposes, print and online). HOW TO SUBMIT Once you have completed all required details, please attach required files and email your application (with ARTIST APPLICATION_YOUR NAME in the email subject line) to electrofringesubmissions@gmail.com. If you have any questions regarding the artist application, please contact: Roslyn Helper at electrofringedirectors@gmail.com with ARTIST APPLICATION ENQUIRY_YOUR NAME in the subject line. ARTIST APPLICATIONS CLOSE MIDNIGHT, WEDNESDAY 1ST OF MAY 2013. Please detach the following pages and submit to Electrofringe along with other required materials.

ELECTROFRINGE 2013: ARTIST APPLICATION Please include all of the following information, or proposals will not be accepted. CONTACT DETAILS Key contact name: Date of birth: Email address: Phone number (preferably mobile): Postcode (for Australian submissions only): ARTIST DETAILS Artist names / Group name: Artist website URL: Biographies for all artists involved (for print 25 words or less): Biographies for all artists involved (for web 100 words or less): PROJECT PROPOSAL Project type (e.g. video art, web based art, live art, sound art etc.): Project title: Project pitch: In 50 words or less, what are you planning to do? Project description: In 500 words or less, describe your project. What is your idea and how will it be presented? Why do you want to do it? Who is this project for? What makes this work important? Why now? Project execution: In 500 words or less, what stage is the project currently in (e.g. initial idea, currently in development, ready for exhibition)? What do you need to do to get it off the ground and how will you do it? How will you fund this project? What is your long term plan for this project? Technical requirements: Please list all equipment needed. Other requirements: Do you need extra staff/ space etc. to make this work possible? 3

SUPPORT MATERIAL Please provide up to 5 URLs to support material, accompanied by a one sentence description. Links should relate to your project and/ or demonstrates your ability to achieve similar work of a high standard. Support material can be work samples, documentation, images, sound files or short videos (no longer than a total of 10 minutes). 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. TINA FESTIVAL Are you applying to any of the other This Is Not Art (TINA) festivals? If yes, which festival(s) are you applying to?

Yes / No