Helena Acosta is an art curator interested in the study new media art and photography as socially engaged formats that bring new readings of the contemporary world. Her work as a researcher has developed in different countries such as Japan, the US, Spain, Colombia, Cuba and Venezuela. She has served as curator of the Biennial Kinetic legacy and the first edition of the The Wrong Digital New Digital Art Biennial. She is also part of the curatorial team of French Project SPAMM Super Art Modern Museum. Currently works as a Workshop Coordinator at Reverse Art Space a multidisciplinary workspace and art gallery located in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
BIO
INTRO TO VR AND VIDEO GAMES
Dates:
Sat Jun 13, 2015 13:00 - Sat Jun 13, 2015
SATURDAY, JUNE 13TH 1PM – 5PM
This course will introduce Unity, a free game development platform.
Do you love videogames? Do you ever wish you could have the ability to create your own universes and play God? Are you ready to get jacked into the Matrix? INTRO TO VR AND VIDEO GAMES will introduce Unity, a free software used by indie and professional developers to make all kinds of interactive Virtual Reality. The course will cover basic engine functions and will teach students how to make a simple first person interactive.
STUDENTS PROFILE
Computer literate
Ages 15-100 (depending on literacy level)
CONTENT
Intro, show examples of artists working in VR.
Body, working with unity, simple interface understanding. and creating a first person interactive.
Outro: Allow for creative time for students with help from instructor.
REGISTER BY
Early bird: 6/7
Regular: 6/12
FEES
Early bird: $80
Early bird students with ID: $60
Regular: $100
Regular Students: $80
PREREQUISITES
Laptop Mac and Windows users.
A free full access of Unity will be provided before the workshop.
INSTRUCTOR
Alfredo Salazar-Caro is a New Media Artist, Curator and Educator from Mexico City, MX. His work has been exhibited internationally in cities like New York, Caracas, Paris, Mexico City, Berlin, Shiraz, London and Amsterdam among others.
Alfredo currently lives and works between New York, Chicago and Mexico City.
http://salazarcaro.com/
This course will introduce Unity, a free game development platform.
Do you love videogames? Do you ever wish you could have the ability to create your own universes and play God? Are you ready to get jacked into the Matrix? INTRO TO VR AND VIDEO GAMES will introduce Unity, a free software used by indie and professional developers to make all kinds of interactive Virtual Reality. The course will cover basic engine functions and will teach students how to make a simple first person interactive.
STUDENTS PROFILE
Computer literate
Ages 15-100 (depending on literacy level)
CONTENT
Intro, show examples of artists working in VR.
Body, working with unity, simple interface understanding. and creating a first person interactive.
Outro: Allow for creative time for students with help from instructor.
REGISTER BY
Early bird: 6/7
Regular: 6/12
FEES
Early bird: $80
Early bird students with ID: $60
Regular: $100
Regular Students: $80
PREREQUISITES
Laptop Mac and Windows users.
A free full access of Unity will be provided before the workshop.
INSTRUCTOR
Alfredo Salazar-Caro is a New Media Artist, Curator and Educator from Mexico City, MX. His work has been exhibited internationally in cities like New York, Caracas, Paris, Mexico City, Berlin, Shiraz, London and Amsterdam among others.
Alfredo currently lives and works between New York, Chicago and Mexico City.
http://salazarcaro.com/
STRESS FREE O-1 ARTIST VISA APPLICATION
Dates:
Tue Jun 09, 2015 18:30 - Tue Jun 16, 2015
WORKSHOP
TUESDAY, JUNE 9TH, 6:30PM – 9:30PM
TUESDAY, JUNE 16TH, 6:30PM – 9:30PM
A two day workshop to learn step by step how and when apply for an artist visa.
STRESS FREE O-1 ARTIST VISA APPLICATION explains to artists, curators, performances, film directors and musicians the complex entertainment visa requirements.
The O-1 work visa is for applicants who possess extraordinary abilities arts, education, athletics or other entertainment related areas are eligible. To initiate the process it is necessary to organize different types of information. In this regard, the O -1 visa can be confusing and stressful, it takes time and a considerable amount of planning.
In this workshop, each participant will learn how prioritize issues and time in order to build a solid case. The goal is to organize and present, a solid argument that proves that the participant gathers extraordinary abilities in their field.
REGISTER BY
Monday, June 8th
Limited to 15 participants
FEE
Regular Application: $160
TUESDAY, JUNE 9TH, 6:30PM – 9:30PM
TUESDAY, JUNE 16TH, 6:30PM – 9:30PM
A two day workshop to learn step by step how and when apply for an artist visa.
STRESS FREE O-1 ARTIST VISA APPLICATION explains to artists, curators, performances, film directors and musicians the complex entertainment visa requirements.
The O-1 work visa is for applicants who possess extraordinary abilities arts, education, athletics or other entertainment related areas are eligible. To initiate the process it is necessary to organize different types of information. In this regard, the O -1 visa can be confusing and stressful, it takes time and a considerable amount of planning.
In this workshop, each participant will learn how prioritize issues and time in order to build a solid case. The goal is to organize and present, a solid argument that proves that the participant gathers extraordinary abilities in their field.
REGISTER BY
Monday, June 8th
Limited to 15 participants
FEE
Regular Application: $160
SPAMM of Virtualism
Dates:
Thu Apr 09, 2015 18:00 - Sat Apr 11, 2015
Location:
New York,
New York
United States of America
United States of America
www.spamm.fr/virtualism "The connected exhibition"
Curated by Michaël Systaime Borras, founder of www.spamm.fr; Helena Acosta, founder of Produccion Aleatoria and Jean Guillaume Le Roux founder Virtualism
Babycastles Gallery, New York
Opening 6pm
http://babycastles.com/
137 West 14th St, Manhattan, New York
EKLUZ, Paris
https://www.facebook.com/ekluzmcd?fref=ts
13 rue des Ecluses Saint Martin, 75010, Paris
Electromuseum, Moscow
http://electromuseum.ru/
Rostokinskaya ul, 1, Moscow
" SPAMM of Virtualism ", Net Art exhibition offers to connect with a webcam interactive scenography these great capitals, Moscow, Paris and New York, around a digital creation on the Internet and the artistic movement of virtualism. As Art is a source of communication, Art is a communication in itself, this exhibition is a symbol of unity around the sharing tool which is the Internet 2.0
Curated by Michaël Systaime Borras, founder of www.spamm.fr; Helena Acosta, founder of Produccion Aleatoria and Jean Guillaume Le Roux founder Virtualism
Babycastles Gallery, New York
Opening 6pm
http://babycastles.com/
137 West 14th St, Manhattan, New York
EKLUZ, Paris
https://www.facebook.com/ekluzmcd?fref=ts
13 rue des Ecluses Saint Martin, 75010, Paris
Electromuseum, Moscow
http://electromuseum.ru/
Rostokinskaya ul, 1, Moscow
" SPAMM of Virtualism ", Net Art exhibition offers to connect with a webcam interactive scenography these great capitals, Moscow, Paris and New York, around a digital creation on the Internet and the artistic movement of virtualism. As Art is a source of communication, Art is a communication in itself, this exhibition is a symbol of unity around the sharing tool which is the Internet 2.0
Dismantling the Simulation
Dates:
Thu Feb 12, 2015 18:30 - Fri Feb 13, 2015
After a year of Venezuelan students protest, guarimbas and blackouts, our movement "The goal is to dismantle the simulation" has also a year remixing, memeing, creating visual content, confronting and debating about political and cultural crisis in Venezuela. For these reason, we have prepare a very special event the online exhibition and panel discussion: #DismantlingTheSimulation the event wiil run simultaneously in three important cities New York, Caracas and Paris. Three cities one goal!
Curators:
Helena Acosta
Miyö Van Stenis
Violette Bule
Panelist:
Gala Garrido. Photographer
Nicolas Gerardi. Curator
Jesus Torrivilla. Journalist
Elizabeth Marin. Art Historian
Daniel Esparza. Philosopher
Rafael De Armas. Political scientist
Artists:
Deborah Castillo
Augusto Gerardi
Andrea Ludovic
Jimmy Flamante
Ciudadana Cero
Mpeach
Systaime
Maggy Almao
Antoine Marroncles
February 12th 6:30pm
Venues:
New York at Wendy's Subway
722 Metropolitan Avenue, 2nd Floor
Brooklyn, New York 11211
L Graham Metro Station
Caracas at the ONG (Organización Nelson Garrido)
Residencias Carmencita, apto 5. Av. Maria Teresa Toro, entre las calles cuba y centro america, paralelo a la av victoria. Los Rosales Metro. Los Simbolos.
Curators:
Helena Acosta
Miyö Van Stenis
Violette Bule
Panelist:
Gala Garrido. Photographer
Nicolas Gerardi. Curator
Jesus Torrivilla. Journalist
Elizabeth Marin. Art Historian
Daniel Esparza. Philosopher
Rafael De Armas. Political scientist
Artists:
Deborah Castillo
Augusto Gerardi
Andrea Ludovic
Jimmy Flamante
Ciudadana Cero
Mpeach
Systaime
Maggy Almao
Antoine Marroncles
February 12th 6:30pm
Venues:
New York at Wendy's Subway
722 Metropolitan Avenue, 2nd Floor
Brooklyn, New York 11211
L Graham Metro Station
Caracas at the ONG (Organización Nelson Garrido)
Residencias Carmencita, apto 5. Av. Maria Teresa Toro, entre las calles cuba y centro america, paralelo a la av victoria. Los Rosales Metro. Los Simbolos.
