CYBERFEST’s 2013 announces its OPEN CALL FOR ARTISTS SUBMISSIONS.

Held annually since 2007, CYBERFEST is the first and biggest festival for technologically based art in Russia. Growing over years to become a massive international event, CYBERFEST 2012 rose to include over 80 artists held across St Petersburg’s top institutions: The State Hermitage Museum, Peter and Paul Fortress, KURYOKHIN MODERN ART CENTER, POLIGRAF Art Hall, Borey Gallery, and the Gallery of Experimental Sound.

This year, Cyberfest will be held in Berlin – marking the first time this important event is held outside St Petersburg… This significant move was designed to strengthen the cultural exchange between Art and Technology creatives within Russia and their international counterparts.

International art and technology innovators are welcome to submit work for consideration through September 15, 2013.

CYBERFEST 2013’s Berlin Curatorial Committee Submission Details:

Proposals being accepted for: CYBERFEST 2013: “TIME & PLACE”

For the Exhibit: “PARADIGM SHIFT”

To be held at: Berlin’s leading Art / Tech venues

Event Dates: NOVEMBER 12 – 17, 2013

Open to but not limited to: New Media, Sound or Video Artworks, Interactive Installations

Submission Deadline:  SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

Notification of Curators Decision: SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

Installation Dates: NOVEMBER 10 – 12, 2013

Event Dates: NOVEMBER 12 – 17, 2013

Deinstallation Date: NOVEMBER 18, 2013

Provided to Selected Artists:

International: $300 Artist Stipend + $450 Towards Travel/Accommodations

Local: $300 Artist Stipend

Entry Fee:  NO ENTRY FEE

Organized and Curated by:  CYLAND (St Petersburg, Russia) & The WYE (Berlin, Germany)

The moniker “Paradigm Shift” is used to describe nonconsecutive anomalies that transform the processes of intellectual thought. Such shifts fuel advancements of society. Not observable without context of history or time- these changes define ages on reflection. Artworks pushing their inherent creative medium from the present into the future were selected to contextualize what has been and what may be.

To Apply: 

Artwork must be completed, functioning and exhibit ready at time of submission.

Email the below to info@thewye.de with the subject “CYBERFEST 2013”.

1. IMAGES:  1-3 jpegs (72dpi) as attachments or a direct link to a specific work or video.

2. DESCRIPTION: Physical and Conceptual text summary of artwork (300 words max) in body of email.

3. ARTIST CV OR BIO: Brief Overview of Professional History (300 words max.)

About CYLAND Media Lab is one of Russia’s most active New Media art nonprofit organizations. CYLAND houses the largest archive of Eastern European video art online, organizes exhibits around the world and is the force behind CYBERFEST (Russia’s largest annual New Media art event.) CYBERFEST has been held across St Petersburg’s top art institutions: The State Hermitage Museum, Peter and Paul Fortress, KURYOKHIN MODERN ART CENTER, Borey Gallery, the Gallery of Experimental Sound and Creative Space Tkachi. The 7th edition of CYBERFEST will take place November, 2013. CYLAND was cofounded by Marina Koldobskaya and Anna Frants.