[artinfo] unesco digi art award 07

[Oliver Grau]

French version below

Dear friends,

The UNESCO Digital Art Award 2007 is organized in association with the Sharjah
Biennial 8 (4 April - 4 June 2007, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates) on 
the theme of
STILL LIFE - Art, Ecology and the Politics of Change.

Theme:
Young artists are invited to reflect on how urban spaces and city 
environments could
be transformed into creative outlets cultivating artistic innovation 
and new form of
expression. Potential applicants to the award are asked to conceive 
and design their
creative projects that are integral to the theme of sustainable urban 
development.


Prize money:
The total award money is US $10.000, which could be divided and 
delivered to more
than one laureate.


General Guidelines:
- Submitted projects should relate to the theme and topics of the award

- The applicants must submit one project through the above-mentioned 
online YDC
application - http://unesco.sjsu.edu/ <http://unesco.sjsu.edu/>
- The user name and password of the online application would be 
distributed to the
candidates once they have sent their CVs and completed entry forms to 
the UNESCO
DigiArts Team digiarts at unesco.org
- Collaborative participation from more than one artist is highly welcomed
- Young, talented people from under-represented countries are 
especially encouraged
to participate.


Deadlines and submission Materials :
Preparatory materials by 31 December 2006:
- CV and biographies of participating artist(s)
- Completed Registration form
Final materials by 16 February 2007:
- Creative projects submitted online http://unesco.sjsu.edu
<http://unesco.sjsu.edu/>
- Written documentation on the process of building the creative projects with
supporting audio-visual materials


Attached are the detailed presentation and the registration form in 
English to send
back to : digiarts at unesco.org
Information also available on the UNESCO DigiArts portal :
http://www.unesco.org/culture/digiarts/award</