Member Screening
Friday December 8, 7 p.m.
The Factory
126 James Street North
The Factory is pleased to announce a screening to showcase Members’ work at the Factory Works Screening Series coinciding with The James Street North Gallery Crawl on Friday December 8th.
November 20, 2006 7:00pm
The Factory: Hamilton Media Arts Centre
126 James Street North
Hamilton, ON
Held on the third Monday of every month, Media Monday is a meeting of the minds. Come and join us for another evening of brainstorming, networking and troubleshooting. It is an excellent opportunity to discuss your projects and ideas with other fellow media artists.
The Factory was one of several Hamilton Groups to take part in Arts Day at Queen’s Park. The event, organized by the Ontario Arts Council and hosted by Jennifer Mossop, Hamilton MPP and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Culture, allowed artists from across Ontario to meet with provincial politicians and make the case for increased Arts funding.
In her speech the Minister of Culture Caroline Di Cocco spoke of the real and lasting economic benefits that culture and the arts deliver to the provincial economy, and explained how the funds distributed by the OAC actually generate more revenue from taxes than is spent.
The focus now is to have artists and their supporters to meet with MPPs, write letters, and encourage a significant increase in OAC funding in the next provicial budget.
November’s Factory works screening included a visit by filmmaker Martin Lavut. An appreciative crowd re-discovered the works of Arthur Lipsett, then were treated to the first Hamilton screening of “Remembering Arthur,” Lavut’s biography of the legendary Canadian filmmaker. The evening ended with a lengthy and far ranging Question and Answer session.
December’s Factory Works screening will showcase works of Factory members. Get your submission in soon!
Friday December 8, 9 p.m.
The Factory is pleased to announce a screening to showcase Members’ work at the Factory Works Screening Series coinciding with The James Street North Gallery Crawl on Friday December 8th. Factory members are invited to submit works no later than November 30th 2006.
The Factory
126 James Street North
Hamilton, Ontario, L8R 2K7
Members are encouraged to submit more than one piece. One submission from each member will be chosen. Time-length must be 15 minutes or shorter.
In exchange for your submission The Factory will offer members the choice of edit suite booking or camera rental valued at $50.00.
Ballots for “Audience Favourites” will be collated and top three voted media works will receive an additional Factory value of $50.00 for edit suite booking or camera rental.
We look forward to seeing your work and sharing it with an appreciative audience at this “Factory Works!” event.
The artists selected will be commissioned to create and present a media installation at The Factory: Hamilton Media Arts Centre during the years 2007 to 2008.
The exhibition site is a storefront gallery space with two walls and a storefront window 4″ deep by 8″ wide by 8″ high as dedicated installation space. The installation presentation will be scheduled on a monthly rotation.
The project must be realistic in its proposal to create the installation with limited production and post production equipment. This includes a multi-purpose room for studio production needs. Further details about equipment available will be provided on request.
DEADLINE: November 15, 2006
Submit:
1/ Your project proposal including:
a/ thematic and technical concepts,
b/ how the creation will benefit the artist or local arts community,
c/ other project support images (drawings of installation, etc.)
2/ CV
3/ Budget expectations including: production costs(actors, crew, materials, etc.), special post production (technicians and any special software needs not presently available in The Factory post production facility, etc.) , presentation costs (materials, etc.)
4/ Production and presentation equipment needed to create the installation
5/ DVD of previous media art installations
SUBMIT YOUR PROPOSAL TO:
Media Installation Project
The Factory: Hamilton Media Arts Centre
126 James Street North
Hamilton, Ontario L8R 2K7