CONFLUX 2006 - September 14 - 17. 2006

Conflux is the annual New York City festival where visual and sound
artists, writers, urban adventurers, researchers and the public gather for
four days to explore the physical and psychological landscape of the city.

Say hello to Brooklyn! In 2006, Conflux will be held in Brooklyn for the
first time. McCaig-Welles Gallery in Williamsburg will serve as our
headquarters, with events taking place in and around the gallery.

Conflux 2006 is produced by Glowlab and curated by Glowlab and iKatun.

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HOW TO APPLY

Please read the guidelines below, and enter your submission online at:
http://conflux2006.glowlab.com

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SUBMISSION DEADLINE

10 April, 2006, 11:59pm EST

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CONFLUX SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Participants in Conflux share an interest in psychogeography [
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychogeography ]. Projects presented range
from interpretations of the classical approach developed by the
Situationists to emerging artistic, conceptual and technology-based
practices.

At Conflux, participants, along with attendees and the public, put these
investigations into action on the city streets. The city becomes a
playground, a laboratory and a space for the development
of new networks and communities. WHAT TO SUBMIT

Here are examples of the types of projects and events we're looking for:

- exploratory drifts/dérives

- walks with hacked maps or experimental navigation techniques

- alt.tours by foot, bike, subway, bus

- social/environmental research and fieldwork

- workshops

- temporary public-space installations/interventions

- performance projects

- street games

- mobile-tech/locative media projects

- social networking projects that focus on cities and urban life
- project presentations, panel discussions and lectures.

- film/video works for a film series event.

- audio projects and musical performances for night events

Projects may take place in the neighborhood surrounding the gallery, in
other public-space locations in NYC, in the gallery or in a different
venue
you provide.

PLEASE NOTE: We are not doing an exhibition this year. You may provide
handouts, maps, flyers, etc. for your project but not artwork for the
walls.
There will be wi-fi in the gallery.

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ABOUT FUNDING

Conflux cannot provide individual project funding, but we may be able to
assist in other ways, such as providing a letter of support, the help
of our
volunteers and discounts at local restaurants and other businesses.

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PROJECT SELECTION

These are the criteria the curators use in selecting projects for
Conflux:

1. Relevance: How does the project relate to psychogeography? Does it
address issues central to classic psychogeography and/or propose new
methods? Does the project take a unique approach to exploring/
understanding/changing the city and/or local neighborhood?

2. Experience: How do people experience the project? Is the public
experience of the project well-thought-through? Does it encourage
dialogue
between the diverse communities of New York City?

3. Feasibility: Is the project scope reasonable? Does the project
have its
own funding? Can the participants travel to Conflux with their own
funds?

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SCHEDULE

10 April 2006: Call for Proposals deadline

01 May: notifications sent

14 - 17 September: Conflux 2006

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QUESTIONS?

Contact conflux@glowlab.com

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ABOUT GLOWLAB

Glowlab is an artist-run production and publishing lab engaging urban
public
space as the medium for contemporary art and technology projects. We
track
emerging approaches to psychogeography, the exploration of the
physical and
psychological landscape of cities. Our annual Conflux festival,
exhibitions,
events and our bi-monthly web-based magazine support a network of
artists,
researchers and technologists around the world.

ABOUT iKATUN

In South Slavic, “katun” means “temporary village” and is used to
designate
seasonal communities near pastures and bodies of water. iKatun's
mission is
to foster and develop temporary communities that experiment with art,
geography and political engagement in everyday life. iKatun provides
fiscal
sponsorship to artists, produces experimental educational gatherings
such as
conferences, walks and reading groups, and conducts field research
with the
Institute for Infinitely Small Things.