Opportunities for Media Artists

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Local Artist Access Residency 2008
Application Deadline: in-hand June 16, 2008

Squeaky Wheel is offering four equipment access residencies to local artists. The residency includes forty hours free access to our digital editing systems and 6-plate film editing suite, as well as two days free rental of a production kit: 1 camera, light kit, tripod and microphone. New this year: Selected access residents also receive a free workshop and a $100 stipend for supplies! All access residents participate in a public screening of the work created during the residency.
Application deadline: in-hand Monday, June 16, 5pm
Unfortunately students are ineligible to apply.
Click here to download the Local Artist Access Residency application form.
(Acrobat Reader required to view forms)
PLEASE SEND YOUR APPLICATION TO:
ATTN: LOCAL ARTIST ACCESS RESIDENCY
SQUEAKY WHEEL, 712 MAIN ST., BUFFALO, NY 14202
Still from "My Little Animal", by Catherine Young, Local Artist Access Resident 2004

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NEA International Digital Film-maker Residency 2008
Application Deadline: in-hand June 16, 2008

This four week National Endowment for the Arts funded residency offers one month unlimited access to 16mm production and post-production systems, the G5 Final Cut Pro digital editing system and digital video cameras. The month-long residency includes lodging in a funky, nearby hotel, travel, and a $1000 artist's stipend paid in two installments. This Artist's Residency is directed toward experimental filmmakers who are interested in using new technologies but lack the resources for access and training. In addition to the artist completing and exhibiting at least one new work, the terms of the residency include teaching one local workshop (4 - 8 hours) on any topic related to media art and curating one evening screening of films / videos which relate to the resident's own creative investigations. The selected artist will be notified by June 30, 2008 and may fulfill the terms of the residency between August and November 2008.

Click here to download the NEA Digital Film-maker Residency application form.
(Acrobat Reader required to view forms)
PLEASE SEND YOUR APPLICATION TO:
ATTN: NEA DIGITAL FILMMAKER RESIDENCY
SQUEAKY WHEEL, 712 MAIN ST., BUFFALO, NY 14202


Still from "Lenox", by 2004 NEA Digital Filmmaker in Residence, Esther Johnson

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Winter/Spring 2008 Squealer Call for Writings & Art
Mini-theme: Codes & Community

What effects are the increased ability to self-publish and distribute through the internet having on media artists and their audiences? Are blogs, forums, multi-participant environments, list-serves, peer-to-peer networks, etc. shifting our perceptions and understandings of community? Send your essays, critiques, photoessays, artworks, reviews or interviews relating to the theme, Codes and Community to:

ATTN: SQUEALER
SQUEAKY WHEEL, 712 MAIN ST., BUFFALO, NY 14202

or contact Tammy McGovern with questions.

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Ongoing Calls for Work
In addition to special call for work shows, there are three major ways to show your films, videos, sound or digital art works at Squeaky Wheel!
Easy as 1. 2. 3!

1. Open Screenings
Second Wednesday of Every Other Month 8pm! Free!
Squeaky Wheel’s long-running free open screening is one of our most popular programs. Filmmakers, video/sound/digital artists, community documentarians, and students of all ages are welcome to bring short works for insightful critique. The open screening is perfect for newly created works or works in progress. Bring works less than 15 minutes. Call ahead to screen a longer work. We created some new mini-themes (you don’t have to make work on the theme, but if it inspires you, go ahead) to get more people in the door! Formats accepted: Super 8, 16mm, video (mini-dv, svhs, vhs), cassettes, cds, Mac compatible cd-rom.

2. Axlegrease
Public Access Cable Show
Saturdays at 8:00 PM on Channel 20
Become part of current media making history and submit your media work to be shown on TV, on our legendary public access cable show. Commercial free, 100% media art TV. Provide us with mini-dv, vhs, svhs, or 8mm video (ntsc) tapes with a running time of 28 min. or less. Your work may also be displayed in our storefront window. Your entry will become a part of our Member Viewing Library unless you include an SASE. Axlegrease is open to local and international artists. Send tapes Attention: Axlegrease. Formats accepted: mini-dv, s-vhs, vhs or dvd.

3. Squeaky Wheel Gallery
Squeaky Wheel has an ongoing call for artistic installations in our basement gallery. Our downtown Buffalo location makes it a lucrative space for your creative ideas. Artists set up and dismantle their exhibitions that last at a minimum for a month up to two months. Media incorporation in the exhibit, while desired, is not required. We are interested in looped video on our assortment of monitors. Pitch an idea to Squeaky Wheel by email, phone, or mail for consideration. Ideas accepted all year long.
For more info about the above calls for work:

Call or email Squeaky Wheel at 884-7172, office@squeaky.org. Send your tapes to Attn: (call title), Squeaky Wheel, 712 Main St., Buffalo NY 14202

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