Deadline: Feb 20, 2012: Broadcast Art, Sound & Independent Culture - Call for Participation

Jan 20, 2012 2:11 pm
Broadcast Art, Sound & Independent Culture - Call for Participation

http://basic.fm/radio/

Call for Submissions -
http://www.thepixelpalace.org/opportunities/basicfm-call-for-submissions
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About basic.fm
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basic.fm is a new radio station that forms part of Pixel Palace, an
exciting programme of digital arts and new media at Tyneside Cinema. It
hosts Broadcast Art, Sound & Independent Culture, aspiring to be a space
that can be inhabited by artists, curators, thinkers and interesting
people with something to share and will be gradually be populated with
work, projects, shows and archived events.

Since launching in November 2011, basic.fm has commissioned an exciting
number of leading artists, including Mark Vernon, The Noize Choir, Ed
Carter, Sarah Boothroyd and People Like Us.

-Call for Participation
Pixel Palace are seeking new or existing works to host on basic.fm.
Selected works will form part of a series of curated programmes (one-off
and regular shows) that will appear on basic.fm from April 2012. Work
can include sound art, spoken word, field recordings and artist
interviews within the context of Broadcast Art, Sound & Independent
Culture.

This is an unpaid opportunity but all selected contributions will be
fully credited and linked appropriately to relevant websites and/ or
sources. This call is open to all artists, musicians, field recordists
and sonic artists regardless of nationality, age, or career stage.

-Submissions must include:
*    Title and description of new or existing work(s) for basic.fm
(100 words maximum)
*    Examples of past work (please provide links to work as large
email large media files cannot be accepted)
*    CV and contact information

-About Pixel Palace
Pixel Palace is the exciting programme of digital arts and new media at
Tyneside Cinema. This programme takes the form of arts residencies,
commissions, live events and exhibitions.  We experiment with new ways
of sharing creative work, ideas and stories as we move towards the
future of cinema.

-How to apply
Please email submissions to Dominic Smith, Digital Arts Manager at the
Tyneside Cinema: info@thepixelpalace.org with the subject heading:
basic.fm
The deadline for submissions is Monday 20 February 2012 at 5pm.
Artists will be notified via email regarding the outcome of their
submitted work(s).