EdLab is a research, design, and development unit at Teachers College, Columbia University. EdLab's mission includes merging artistic design and education to create engaging, interactive experiences that employ good design to promote learning.
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EdLab Digital Art Residency (EDAR) 2010
Deadline:
Fri Apr 02, 2010 00:00
The EdLab Digital Art Residency (EDAR) 2010, supported by Gottesman Libraries (Teachers College, Columbia University), aims to explore the intersections between technology, data, art, and media. EDAR awards selected artists $2,500 to complete their proposed data visualization projects, leading to possible public outcomes including seminars, public discussion and online publication. Additional funding may be available to support equipment, travel, and housing expenses. Invited residents are expected to work on site at Teachers College during the residency period, July 5 through August 13, 2010.
2010 Residency Focus
EdLab supports Pressible, an online publishing network built on WordPress. Pressible allows users to create their own unique site which automatically organizes content.
With many users participating on dozens of blogs, Pressible generates a wealth of raw data from across the network. How might that data be made visual, and how might such data visualizations influence the way users interact with Pressible?
We invite artists with experience and interest in data synthesis through imaginative visualizations. Successful EDAR applicants will have experience with tools and technologies for collecting and displaying data, programming tools for displaying data, and examples of related previous work.
EDAR Artists Expectations
* Work at least 60 hours on site at EdLab between July 5 and August 13, 2010
* Maintain ongoing project documentation on their own Pressible site
* Introduce their project ideas at a public forum during the first week of the residency period
* Present project updates during a group critiques during the residency
* When possible, engage in project brainstorming and development with other EDAR residents and EdLab staff
* Display and present completed works and/or works in progress during a public open house at the end of the summer.
How to Apply
Completed applications should include contact information (provided when you create an account using the application submission system), a resume, responses to 8 questions regarding the proposal, and works samples. A sample application, indicating each step of the online submission process, can be downloaded from the "Attachments" section at the bottom of this page.
Work samples can be provided as URLs (preferred method), or they can be uploaded with the application. Applicants may also use the online application to provide sketches, photographs, or other documentation directly related to their proposed EDAR project. Accepted file types are .gif, .jpg, .doc (MS Word 97 or higher), .rtf, .pdf, .wpd (6.0 or higher), .wmv, .xls, .txt, .ppt, .tif, .eps, and .bmp.
The application system (see Application Link below) will not allow you to edit your application once it has been submitted. However, you can log in to review, withdraw, or submit a new proposal.
The application deadline is 5:00pm EST April 2, 2010.
About EdLab
EdLab was established at Teachers College in 2005 to advance education in the post-industrial age. Located within the Gottesman Libraries, EdLab is a research and development unit organized to support educational software development, media design, educational consulting, and publishing. In addition to holding the largest collection of materials devoted to the educating professions, the Gottesman Libraries has developed a range of new services to meet the needs of students and faculty members interested in accessing and producing educational and research materials in multiple media.
Browse the EdLab website to learn more about affiliated events, projects, and people. Potential applicants are encouraged to visit EdLab in person to familiarize themselves with the facility and resources available before submitting a project proposal. Contact edlab AT tc.columbia.edu to schedule a time to visit EdLab, or to ask questions regarding your application.
2009 EdLab Digital Art Residents
EdLab selected four artists for EDAR in 2009 - Jeff Goldenson , Christina Kral, Dan Paluska, and Dan Torop. The residency took place from June 15th to August 14th, 2009, at the Gottesman Libraries.
APPLICATION LINK
http://eval.tc-library.org/
EMAIL
edlab@tc.columbia.edu
2010 Residency Focus
EdLab supports Pressible, an online publishing network built on WordPress. Pressible allows users to create their own unique site which automatically organizes content.
With many users participating on dozens of blogs, Pressible generates a wealth of raw data from across the network. How might that data be made visual, and how might such data visualizations influence the way users interact with Pressible?
We invite artists with experience and interest in data synthesis through imaginative visualizations. Successful EDAR applicants will have experience with tools and technologies for collecting and displaying data, programming tools for displaying data, and examples of related previous work.
EDAR Artists Expectations
* Work at least 60 hours on site at EdLab between July 5 and August 13, 2010
* Maintain ongoing project documentation on their own Pressible site
* Introduce their project ideas at a public forum during the first week of the residency period
* Present project updates during a group critiques during the residency
* When possible, engage in project brainstorming and development with other EDAR residents and EdLab staff
* Display and present completed works and/or works in progress during a public open house at the end of the summer.
How to Apply
Completed applications should include contact information (provided when you create an account using the application submission system), a resume, responses to 8 questions regarding the proposal, and works samples. A sample application, indicating each step of the online submission process, can be downloaded from the "Attachments" section at the bottom of this page.
Work samples can be provided as URLs (preferred method), or they can be uploaded with the application. Applicants may also use the online application to provide sketches, photographs, or other documentation directly related to their proposed EDAR project. Accepted file types are .gif, .jpg, .doc (MS Word 97 or higher), .rtf, .pdf, .wpd (6.0 or higher), .wmv, .xls, .txt, .ppt, .tif, .eps, and .bmp.
The application system (see Application Link below) will not allow you to edit your application once it has been submitted. However, you can log in to review, withdraw, or submit a new proposal.
The application deadline is 5:00pm EST April 2, 2010.
About EdLab
EdLab was established at Teachers College in 2005 to advance education in the post-industrial age. Located within the Gottesman Libraries, EdLab is a research and development unit organized to support educational software development, media design, educational consulting, and publishing. In addition to holding the largest collection of materials devoted to the educating professions, the Gottesman Libraries has developed a range of new services to meet the needs of students and faculty members interested in accessing and producing educational and research materials in multiple media.
Browse the EdLab website to learn more about affiliated events, projects, and people. Potential applicants are encouraged to visit EdLab in person to familiarize themselves with the facility and resources available before submitting a project proposal. Contact edlab AT tc.columbia.edu to schedule a time to visit EdLab, or to ask questions regarding your application.
2009 EdLab Digital Art Residents
EdLab selected four artists for EDAR in 2009 - Jeff Goldenson , Christina Kral, Dan Paluska, and Dan Torop. The residency took place from June 15th to August 14th, 2009, at the Gottesman Libraries.
APPLICATION LINK
http://eval.tc-library.org/
edlab@tc.columbia.edu
EdLab Digital Artists in Residence Fall Exhibition
Dates:
Fri Dec 18, 2009 00:00 - Tue Oct 20, 2009
EdLab, the design and research arm of the Gottesman Libraries (Teachers College, Columbia University), hosted four artists during the summer of 2009 as part of the EdLab Digital Arts Residency program (EDAR). EDAR explores the ability of creative projects to challenge the Teachers College community and engage and reflect on the impact of digital culture. EDAR artists worked onsite and in the community developing digital projects that use the library as a source of inspiration. Three artists' interactive exhibits have been installed in the Gottesman Libraries at Teachers College and will be on display through the end of the Fall 2009 semester. A fourth will continue to stage events on campus and throughout New York throughout that time.
Dan Torop
Ashley is Dan Torop's screen-based installation which speaks knowledge from the Gottesman Libraries. Programmed to read the least popular "popular" searches from the libraries' online card catalogue as well as excerpts from selected library holdings, Ashley reveals the collective subconscious of library users.
Jeff Goldenson
Stack View takes inspiration from Google Street View to allow users to browse the library stacks virtually. Goldenson contends that libraries are designed for browsing; Stack View migrates this experience online by enabling serendipitous digital discoveries of physical materials.
Dan Paluska
Broadcaster is Dan Paluska's is a video booth that encourages communal documentation. Designed with the library in mind, the one-button booth allows library patrons to record their feedback, commentary, or thoughts in a fixed physical space for immediate, public, and virtual publication on YouTube.
Christina Kral
Fabulous Agitation is Christina Kral's "portable platform of art, liberation, food and exchange." Hosting mini-residencies and pop-up events at Teachers College and beyond, Kral promotes creative education through dynamic, ad-hoc exchanges.
For more information about the artists, links to their work, and installation photographs, visit the EdLab website at http://www.edlab.tc.columbia.edu.
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The second annual EDAR residency was funded in part by the Eugene E. Myers Charitable Trust.
Dan Torop
Ashley is Dan Torop's screen-based installation which speaks knowledge from the Gottesman Libraries. Programmed to read the least popular "popular" searches from the libraries' online card catalogue as well as excerpts from selected library holdings, Ashley reveals the collective subconscious of library users.
Jeff Goldenson
Stack View takes inspiration from Google Street View to allow users to browse the library stacks virtually. Goldenson contends that libraries are designed for browsing; Stack View migrates this experience online by enabling serendipitous digital discoveries of physical materials.
Dan Paluska
Broadcaster is Dan Paluska's is a video booth that encourages communal documentation. Designed with the library in mind, the one-button booth allows library patrons to record their feedback, commentary, or thoughts in a fixed physical space for immediate, public, and virtual publication on YouTube.
Christina Kral
Fabulous Agitation is Christina Kral's "portable platform of art, liberation, food and exchange." Hosting mini-residencies and pop-up events at Teachers College and beyond, Kral promotes creative education through dynamic, ad-hoc exchanges.
For more information about the artists, links to their work, and installation photographs, visit the EdLab website at http://www.edlab.tc.columbia.edu.
¬¬
The second annual EDAR residency was funded in part by the Eugene E. Myers Charitable Trust.
EdLab Digital Arts Residency Underway
Dates:
Tue Jul 07, 2009 00:00 - Tue Jul 07, 2009
The EdLab Digital Art Residency (EDAR), hosted at the Gottesman Libraries (Teachers College, Columbia University), has invited three digital artists to join EdLab this summer. EDAR explores the ability of creative projects to challenge the Teachers College community to engage in and reflect on the impact of digital culture. EDAR residents work onsite at EdLab and exhibit their work and process to the Teachers College and Columbia University community.
Residents were selected from an open call for proposals. EdLab invited a diverse committee to review proposals, including:
* Doug Beacom - Video Producer, EdLab
* Olga Hubard - Assistant Professor of Art Education, Teachers College
* Michael Mandiberg - Senior Fellow, Eyebeam; Assistant Professor, Dept of Media Culture, College of Staten Island/City University of New York
* Liz Slagus - Innovator in Residence for Art and Technology, State Library of Queensland, Australia
* Lalitha Vasudevan - Assistant Professor of Technology and Education, Teachers College
Dan Torop is a Brooklyn-based visual artist experimenting in photography and programming. His past digital works include a physics-based simulation of ocean movement, and a computer programmed to continuously compose and speak poetry. He earned his MFA from the Yale School of Art, was a resident at Eyebeam in New York City in 2008 and was one of Departures magazine's 'Eight Under 40' photographers to know. He suggests library database searches can be a multisensory experience, and plans to investigate audio and visual representations of connected collections and archives housed at the Gottesman Libraries.
http://dantorop.info/
Jeff Goldenson is an artist, architect, and designer of digital experiences. He received a Masters from the MIT Media Laboratory in 2007, where he was a member of the Speech + Mobility Group, and a BA from the School of Architecture and Urban Planning at Princeton. His architectural achievements include collaboration on American Apparel's first seven New York-area stores. He is a co-founder of vSpace, a VoIP teleconferencing software currently in its alpha stage. His recent works include Coin-Op, an experimental coin-operated world, and Beat Browser, an audio software program for music browsing. Inspired by Google's Street View, he has proposed an online interface for browsing the contents of the Gottesman Libraries catalog.
http://www.buildingways.com/
Dan Paluska is an artist and engineer focused on robotics, visual media, and open source technology. He has BS, MS and ABD from MIT in Mechanical Engineering, where he co-founded the CollisionCollective, a series of art and technology events. He has collaborated with numerous artists and engineers on large scale robotic installations including a 10,000 pound, 55 ft tall abstract transformer for Citroen in Paris. He plans to interface with the Teachers College community to investigate possibilities for freeing access to library holdings, including physical and virtual depictions of library searches and the flow of information.
http://plainfront.com/
EdLab is a design, research, and development unit located within the Gottesman Libraries. The EdLab Media Design team is proud to host the second annual EDAR program as part of its mission to engage audiences in education research and technology through art and design.
Residents were selected from an open call for proposals. EdLab invited a diverse committee to review proposals, including:
* Doug Beacom - Video Producer, EdLab
* Olga Hubard - Assistant Professor of Art Education, Teachers College
* Michael Mandiberg - Senior Fellow, Eyebeam; Assistant Professor, Dept of Media Culture, College of Staten Island/City University of New York
* Liz Slagus - Innovator in Residence for Art and Technology, State Library of Queensland, Australia
* Lalitha Vasudevan - Assistant Professor of Technology and Education, Teachers College
Dan Torop is a Brooklyn-based visual artist experimenting in photography and programming. His past digital works include a physics-based simulation of ocean movement, and a computer programmed to continuously compose and speak poetry. He earned his MFA from the Yale School of Art, was a resident at Eyebeam in New York City in 2008 and was one of Departures magazine's 'Eight Under 40' photographers to know. He suggests library database searches can be a multisensory experience, and plans to investigate audio and visual representations of connected collections and archives housed at the Gottesman Libraries.
http://dantorop.info/
Jeff Goldenson is an artist, architect, and designer of digital experiences. He received a Masters from the MIT Media Laboratory in 2007, where he was a member of the Speech + Mobility Group, and a BA from the School of Architecture and Urban Planning at Princeton. His architectural achievements include collaboration on American Apparel's first seven New York-area stores. He is a co-founder of vSpace, a VoIP teleconferencing software currently in its alpha stage. His recent works include Coin-Op, an experimental coin-operated world, and Beat Browser, an audio software program for music browsing. Inspired by Google's Street View, he has proposed an online interface for browsing the contents of the Gottesman Libraries catalog.
http://www.buildingways.com/
Dan Paluska is an artist and engineer focused on robotics, visual media, and open source technology. He has BS, MS and ABD from MIT in Mechanical Engineering, where he co-founded the CollisionCollective, a series of art and technology events. He has collaborated with numerous artists and engineers on large scale robotic installations including a 10,000 pound, 55 ft tall abstract transformer for Citroen in Paris. He plans to interface with the Teachers College community to investigate possibilities for freeing access to library holdings, including physical and virtual depictions of library searches and the flow of information.
http://plainfront.com/
EdLab is a design, research, and development unit located within the Gottesman Libraries. The EdLab Media Design team is proud to host the second annual EDAR program as part of its mission to engage audiences in education research and technology through art and design.
