PUBLIC ARTWORKS CALL FOR PROPOSALS

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1 PUBLICARTWORKS CALLFORPROPOSALS Artistsandartist teamsareinvited tosubmitproposalsforiconic data generatedpublicartworks thatengagewithenvironmental andbehaviouralissuesinevocative, unexpectedandplayfulways. PROPOSALDEADLINE:5PM(CST)27JULY2012 TheAustralianNetworkforArt&Technology(ANAT)andCarbonArtsarepleasedto releasethiscallforproposalsforthreehigh profileartworkstobedevelopedfor LendLeasesitesinMelbourne,BrisbaneandSydney. WHAT SITALLABOUT? Weliveinacultureofpervasiveandever increasingamountsofdata.collectionsystems,bothpublic andprivate,trackwhoweare,whatwedoandhowweliveourlives.beyondthismereaccumulation, datapublicationandanalysistoolsenablecriticalandcreativeapproachestodataanditsrepresentation wellbeyondtheintentandscopeofitsinitialcollection. ECHOLOGYbringstogetherAustralia sleadingartistsandaworldleaderinurbandevelopmenttocreate data generated public artworks that engage with issues including sustainability, climate change and resource use. The use of real time data to produce artworks presents an exciting and challenging platformforbringingotherwiseabstractandhard to graspinformationintoourgrounded,localspaces. Freefromthestaticnatureofmostpublicartworks,thedata drivenechologyworkswillconstantly change throughout their ten year lifespans, providing an ever evolving experience of the works themselves,aswellastheinformationtheyconvey.thisfeedbackloop betweenlocalbehaviourand itsdynamicrepresentation willhelptocreatestrongcommunityengagementwiththeworks. ECHOLOGYalsoseekstobreakdatafreefromthescreen,thedominantparadigmthathas,untilnow, constrained our access to and experience of mediated information. To encourage this, we invite proposals for artworks that play to the full suite of senses through inventive applications of datamodulatedlight,sound,kineticsandnaturalmaterials. WHATDOWEWANT? Wewanttoseeideas,nottechnicalplans.Wewantproposalsthatclearlyengagewiththethemesand criteria identified for each of the sites. We want to be challenged, entranced and excited in equal measure.wewantaudacityandprofessionalism,blue skythinkingappliedtolocalspaces.

2 Thingstoconsider: How will the work reflect or augment the sustainability performance of the site(buildings or precinct)and/orfocusawarenessontheenvironmentandourplacewithinit? Howwilltheworkstretchandchallengetheconceptofsustainability? Howdoestheworkaddresstherequirementsandissuesoutlinedinthesitebrief? Howwilltheworkmakeuseofreal timedatafeedbackloops? Willtheworkbeadataconsumer,adataproducer,oracombinationofboth? Who will the work engage with: passers by, the local population, visitors, remote virtual communities,companionsites?oramixofthese? Howwilltheworkchangeorbuildovertime,sothatitisconstantlyengaging? How will the work give rise to authentic community engagement throughout its build and operation? WHOCANAPPLY Thefollowingeligibilitycriteriaapply: ArtistsmustholdAustraliancitizenshiporpermanentresidencystatus; Individual artists, or artist led teams of up to three people can apply; (hardware and/or softwareskillsarenotrequiredasbespoketechnicalsupportwillbeprovidedtotheselected projectsasnecessary). SELECTIONPROCESS Selectionpanelswillbespecifictoeachsite,butallwillincluderepresentationfromANAT,CarbonArts, Lend Lease and the Australia Council for the Arts, as well as additional site stakeholders. Importantly, each panel will include two professional artists, selected for their expertise in public art and/or largescaleinstallationpractice. Selectionwillbeguidedbythefollowingcriteria:artisticmerit,innovation,relevancetositebriefand artist/s trackrecord. One proposal for each site will be selected. The artist/artist teams for each selected project must be available to attend the Australia Council supported Development Lab taking place in Sydney from the 29 th Octoberuntil2 nd November2012(seeAppendixOneforfurtherdetailofECHOLOGYroll outand timelinesandappendixthreeforbiographiesofthelableaders). SITEBRIEFS Proposalsmustdirectlyrespondtothespecificbriefdevelopedforeachofthefollowingsites: MELBOURNE:DocklandsLibrary&CommunityCentre,CornerBourke&CollinsStreets,Docklands BRISBANE:Varioussites,RNAShowgroundstransformation,GregoryTerrace,BowenHills SYDNEY:1O ConnellStreet,SydneyCBD Theseareavailablefordownloadatwww.anat.org.au/echology/from4June2012. COPYRIGHTANDPUBLICACCESS InlinewiththespiritofsustainabilitydrivingtheECHOLOGYproject,artistswillberequiredtopublish theirdatastream,aswellasthesoftwareexpresslywrittenfortheproductionandprocessingoftheir data, under a Free Software Foundation approved license appropriate to the medium (software or data). ECHOLOGY also encourages participating artists to publish under a free license as much of the designandsoftwareforthephysicalpartoftheartworkastheyfeelcomfortablesharingthisway. HARDWAREANDSOFTWARE ECHOLOGYwillbrokerthenecessaryarrangementstorealisethehardwareandsoftwarerequirements of the selected projects. The data platform we have chosen, COSM.com, is an open source data aggregation and publication tool that allows its community of users to contribute and subscribe to privateorpublicdatafeeds.

3 BUDGET Each of the selected works will have a budget of between $300,000 $600,000 (including artist and productionfees),aswellasacommitmenttomaintenanceoftheworksovertheirten yearlifespan. BudgetswillbefinalisedbeforethedevelopmentLab,enablingconfirmationofhardwareplatformsand productionmaterials. HOWTOAPPLY Applicationsshouldincludethefollowing: 1.AcompletedProposalCoverSheet(seenextpage). 2.ATWOpageproposalforadata generatedpublicartwork,addressingthefollowing: The data you wish to work with and how you propose to collect or access it (e.g. is it publicly available,isitprivatedatathatwillrequirelicensing,doesitrequirenewsensorstobelaiddown, will the data be generated by the existing infrastructure on site, will it be provided by residents/usersofthesite). Howtheartworkwillrepresentthedata Howtheartworkwillfunctionwithinthesite How the public will be able to interact with the artwork, locally on site or remotely through the internet Howtheartworkmayleadtomeasurablechangeinattitudes,behavioursoractualresourceuse 3.AONEpageillustrationofyourconcept 4.ATWOpageCVforeachartistormemberofproposingteam 5.Supportmaterialthatbestdemonstratesyourartisticpractice: UptoFOURminutesofvideo UptoFOURminutesofaudio UptoFOURstillimages UptoTHREEURLs DEADLINE Applicationsmustbereceivedby5pm(CST)Friday27 th July2012 APPLICATIONS Submitbypostor to: VickiSowry ANAT POBox8029 StationArcade,AdelaideSA5000 vicki@anat.org.au ENQUIRIES Ifyouhaveanyquestionsabouttheproposalprocess,pleasecontact: VickiSowry,ProgramManagerANAT,vicki@anat.org.au ,or JodiNewcombe,Director,CarbonArts,jodi@carbonarts.org.au

4 PROPOSALCOVERSHEET CONTACTDETAILS (Intheeventtheproposalisfromateam,pleasenominateonepersonasthe primarycontact.artistteamsarelimitedtothreepeople). Proposer sname: Postaladdress: State: PostCode: Phone: Othermembersofproposingteam: SITEDETAILS Pleaseselectwhichsiteyouaresubmittingaproposalfor: []Brisbane []Melbourne[]Sydney ENTRYCHECKLIST Pleaseconfirmthatthefollowingitemsareincludedinyourproposal: []TWOpageproposal []ONEpageillustrationofyourconcept []TWOpageCVfortheartistoreachmemberoftheproposingteam UptoTWOofthefollowingsupportmaterials(identifiedclearlywithproposer sname): []Upto4minutesofvideo []Upto4minutesofaudio []Upto4stillimages []Upto3URLs Keep a copy of your proposal for your records. Please do not submit bound materials, a paperclipispreferred.anatwillretainsupportmaterialunlessrequestedotherwise. IsubmitthisproposalforconsiderationforECHOLOGY:MakingSenseofData,acknowledging that the decision of the selection panel is final and that no other correspondence will be enteredinto. Name:... Signed:... Date:

5 APPENDIXONE ECHOLOGYROLLOUTANDTIMELINES STAGE1:COMPLETED:SEPTEMBER2011 MARCH2012 SuitablesiteswereidentifiedinBrisbane,SydneyandMelbourneforiconicpublicartworksgeneratedby real timedatatoremainin situforaminimumperiodoftenyears. ECHOLOGY seminars took place in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne to showcase the work of the followingworld leadingartistsindata generatedpractice: JulieFreeman(UK): UsmanHaque(UK): JoyceHinterding(AUS): GeoHomsy(USA): labs.com/people/geo.html NatalieJeremijenko(AUS/USA): DVRogers(NZ/AUS): Watch:ECHOLOGYseminar,Brisbane,March echology making sense of data/ STAGE2:JUNE NOVEMBER2012 1June2012 Callforproposalsreleased 27July2012 Deadlineforproposals 10August2012 Selectionofoneproposalforeachofthethreesitescomplete;applicantsnotifiedofoutcome August September2012 Thethreeselectedartists/teamswillconductsitevisits,stakeholderandcommunityconsultations,and undertakeinitialinfrastructurescopingfortheprojects.eachprojectwillbeprovided,wherenecessary, withatechnicalconsultanttofacilitatescopingandplanningforprojectinfrastructure. Monday29October Friday2November2012 An intensive residential lab in Sydney, led by Javier Candeira, Usman Haque and Geo Homsy, will developselectedprojectstonear prototypestage.alltravelandaccommodationwillbecovered. November2012 Finaldevelopmentofprojects STAGE3:DECEMBER2012 AUGUST2013 December2012 May2013 Production June August2013 Launch

6 APPENDIXTWO BACKGROUNDMATERIAL Watch ECHOLOGYseminar,Brisbane,March echology making sense of data/ Listen ECHOLOGYfeature,ABCRadioNational,FutureTense,May artistic uses of data/ ArtisticContext ThefollowinglinksaretoprojectsthatprovidetheartisticcontextforECHOLOGY.Theyareincludedto demonstratethetypeofworkcurrentlybeingproduced,aswellasexamplesoftechnologyapplications withrepurposingpotential. BigVortex: united.de/#project,197,1 AmphibiousArchitecture: TheLake: LivingLight: ParticleFalls: falls/ ClimateClock: climate clock/ ecloud: PIEQF: Connection: bit.fall: london.co.uk/artists 10/ DataFountain: PhiladelphiaProject: ECHOLOGYPartners ANATisAustralia'sleadingorganisationworkingattheintersectionofart,scienceandtechnology.For over two decades it has provided leadership and support to individuals and organisations pursuing collaborativeandcreativeresearchprojectsinaustraliaandbeyond. Carbon Arts facilitates an increased role for artists in generating awareness and action on climate change. As well as its work with artists, CA works across economics, science, and technology to encourage diverse and open dialogue as one way of meeting the environmental challenges facing contemporarysociety. LendLeaseisoneoftheworld sleadingfullyintegratedpropertyandinfrastructuresolutionsproviders, with strong development, investment management, project and construction management and asset andpropertymanagementcapabilities.foundedinsydneyin1958thegroupiscommittedtocreating andbuildinginnovativeandsustainablesolutions,forgingpartnershipsanddeliveringstronginvestment returns. TheNationalInstituteforExperimentalArts(NIEA)atUNSWisadynamicexperimentalresearchfacility integrating the College of Fine Arts research centres, groups and galleries. NIEA aims to produce internationally leading research addressing national priorities and global problems, including environmentalsustainability,frontiertechnologies,indigenouscultureandinter culturalrelations. Queensland University of Technology s Creative Industries Precinct is dedicated to creative experimentation and commercial development in the creative industries and provides a platform for artists,designers,researchers,educatorsandentrepreneurstoeasilyconnectandcollaborate.

7 APPENDIXTHREE LABLEADERPROFILES TheECHOLOGYLabLeadersareluminariesintheirrespectivefieldsand,inadditiontotheirroleguiding the development process and transferring skills and expertise to the Lab participants, provide direct accesstokeyinternationalnetworks. JAVIER CANDEIRA (AUS) is a Spanish born educator, artist and activist working at the intersection of technology,artandpolitics.hehasproducedaninternetculturetvshowforcanal+,builtinteractive television services for Universal Studios and curated exhibitions for Art Futura, Sony and the City of Madrid.HecollaboratedintheportingoftheCreativeCommonslicensestotheSpanishlegalsystem, andhasparticipatedincampaignstopromotefreeandopensourcesoftware,internetneutrality,open access to public data and freedom against software patents. He owns and runs Barrapunto.com, the leadingspanishlanguagecommunityaroundopensourceandcivilrightsinthedigitalrealm.currently heteachesembeddeddevicesandutilitycomputingtostudentsatmonashuniversity. USMAN HAQUE (UK) is the founder of Pachube (now known as Cosm.com), a real time data infrastructureandcommunityfortheinternetofthings(acquiredbylogmeinincin2011);anddirector ofuk basedhaquedesign+research.trainedasanarchitect,hehascreatedresponsiveenvironments, interactive installations, digital interface devices and dozens of mass participation initiatives. His skills include the design and engineering of both physical spaces and the software and systems that bring themtolife.hereceivedthe2008designoftheyearaward(interactive)fromthedesignmuseum,uk, a2009worldtechnologyaward(art),awellcometrustsciartaward,agrantfromthedaniellanglois Foundation for Art, Science and Technology, the Swiss Creation Prize, Belluard Bollwerk International, thejapanmediaartsfestivalexcellenceprizeandtheasiadigitalartawardgrandprize. GEOHOMSY(USA)isaninnovator,scientist,engineer,andtechnologyartistwithadeepunderstanding ofphysics,computation,biology,androbotics.heholdsaphdinelectricalengineeringandcomputer Science from MIT and has collaborated on more than thirty large scale machine sculpture and technology basedartworksover a period of 23 years. He has also made original contributions in theoretical chemistry, biological computation, secure networks, and spread spectrum data storage. Current work includesbiofuels research, guidance navigation and control foraerospace applications, andteachingintroductoryelectronicstoartists.geoisamemberofthethree artistorganographteam, winnersofthesanjoseclimateclockinternationaldesigncompetition.