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Announcements & Calls

Arts, Humanities and Complex Networks: A Leonardo Multimedia E-book and Web Companion

Leonardo/ISAST is pleased to announce the publication of the Arts, Humanities and Complex Networks e-book and web companion. Produced in partnership with the ATEC program at the University of Texas, Dallas and MIT Press, this projects of 25 articles, documents the work of 45 leading researchers whose work explores the meaning and application of the science of complex networks to art history, archeology, visual arts, the art market and other areas of cultural importance. Find out more

CALL FOR PAPERS: LMJ23: Sound Art (2013)

Art is getting noisier every day. Whether made by sculptors, video artists, composers, printmakers or installation artists, there’s no question but that “Sound Art” is a genre ascendant. The Turner Prize went to a Sound Artist last year, phonography has revived an interest in R. Murray Schafer’s Soundscape theories, and critical writing is beginning to proliferate on the topic. It’s time for Leonardo Music Journal to give this field a closer look. For Volume 23 of LMJ we solicit articles and artist’s statements that address the role of sound in art that wouldn’t necessarily be called "music." The deadline for proposals is 15 October 2012. Find out more

Leonardo Abstracts Service Upcoming Deadline: 30 June 2012

As we near the end of the academic year, we want to bring the Leonardo Abstract Service (LABS) to the attention of students and educators. Students who will be getting an M.A., M.F.A. or Ph.D. in a subject related to the intersection of art, science and technology are encouraged to submit an abstract of their thesis to the LABS database. The LABS database, which has been in existence for over 10 years, functions as a way for international artists and scholars to learn about the work of the next generation. The database is peer-reviewed, and the top-ranking authors are invited to publish their abstracts in Leonardo and Leonardo Electronic Almanac (LEA). Educators: Please bring the LABS database to the attention of your students! Find out more Find out more

Call for Leonardo Gallery Proposals

The editors of Leonardo invite proposals for new, curated galleries for publication in Leonardo journal and on the Leonardo On-Line web site. Galleries should showcase a number of artists working within a common theme or milieu falling under the broad rubric of art + science and/or technology. Find out more

Past Announcements

For a list of recent past announcements, visit the Leonardo Announcements page

Leonardo Affiliate Program
New Directions and Benefits

The Leonardo Affiliate Program is a growing community of leading universities, nonprofits and corporations engaged in research and creative activities at the intersection of the arts, sciences and technology. Organizations may now participate in the Leonardo Affiliate Program at the Affiliate or Senior Affiliate level, which includes increased benefits and value. Leonardo Affiliates are now able to propose, plan and implement new Leonardo programs, events and projects; pursue joint funding and collaborative research and creative activities; present the research and creative work of faculty and students in Leonardo publications and more. Leonardo Affiliates are key partners in shaping the direction of Leonardo/ISAST and the future of Art/Science. We invite organizations to join the Leonardo Affiliate Program as we embark on a new era of participation. Find out more

Leonardo Call for Papers

The Future of Art History in the Context of New Discoveries of Psychology and the Cognitive Sciences

Leonardo call for submissions exploring the theme "The Future of Art History in the Context of New Discoveries of Psychology and the Cognitive Sciences." We are interested not in purely historical perspectives, but in research looking to the future: What are the most promising new approaches? How can they aid our understanding of visual art? We are interested both in general programmatic statements and in innovative accounts of individual works of art. Find out more

LEA CALL FOR PAPERS

Astronomy, Lunacies and Ends of the World

Are the contemporary lunacies and conspiracy theories on the end of the world in 2012 just another cultural fad similar to the end of the world in the year 2000 or in the year 1000? Is the world really destined to end or does the Mayan calendar’s prediction represent another excuse to develop myths and illusions? Proposals are invited from artists and scientists that work on issues related to astronomy, mythologies, social behaviors, conspiracy theories inspired by astronomy as well as eschatological interpretations of historical and contemporary times. Interdisciplinary proposals that merge astronomical science and psychology, popular culture, sociology, mass media or philosophical analyses are particularly welcome. We welcome exploration of deep ecology and global management of the earth as a system as ways of avoiding catastrophic futures. Deadline for proposals: 1 June 2012 Find out more

LEA CALL FOR PAPERS

ISEA 2011

Leonardo Electronic Almanac welcomes proposals for special issues, including proposals from the ISEA2011 delegates. The editors are looking for issues that are focused around relevant, experimental and contemporary themes. Find out more

Calls for Papers

See the full list of current calls for papers.

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Publications

Now Available: Leonardo 45:3

Inside Leonardo 45:3: Kids on the Moon: Visits to space scientists and sessions with arts engineers work out what India's Moon mission means to children in the shadow of its satellite dish; Art's literally burning issues: Ecoartists use the visual, the tangible and the playable to wrap our minds around the (dire) shape of the planet; Winding down the mystery of an ancient gearbox: A shipwrecked analog comoputer washes up against a Greek myth--that the ancient Greeks had no complex machines; The center can't hold, but things fall in place: How do systems fit together, come apart, fit into bigger systems--whether we are artists or E.coli? Find out more

Leonardo Electronic Almanac, Volume 18, Issue 1: E-SCAPES: Artistic Explorations of Nature and Science

Leonardo Electronic Almanac (LEA) Volume 18, Issue 1 is the exhibition catalog of E-SCAPES: Artistic Explorations of Nature and Science featuring the works of Jane Prophet and Paul Catanese. The exhibition was shown online on LEA’s Digital Media Exhibition Platform as well as in Kasa Gallery (Istanbul) February 1 - March 1, 2012. An exhibition catalog featuring contributions by Lanfranco Aceti, Vince Dziekan, Jane Prophet and Paul Catanese is available for download on the LEA web site. Find out more

Journal Articles Now Available Pre-Publication Through Early Access System

MIT Press is now offering early access to Leonardo and Leonardo Music Journal articles online. Articles in proof will now be accessible to subscribers via the MIT Press web site approximately three months prior to print publication. Articles forthcoming in Leonardo 45:2 are now available on the MIT Press web site.

Now Available: LMJ 21
Beyond Notation: Communicating Music

Inside LMJ 21: Their hits are real but they are not: Nick Collins eyes the rapid rise of virtual music stars. Will success go to their code?; Video blew the improv star's cerebral cortex: Catherine Pancake warps the movements of natural forces into HD imagery to complicate her friends' live music; Growing a sound garden: Turning a page from Cage, Michael Fowler translates a Japanese Zen garden into a seedbed for sonic blooms; Mechanical Turk's First Étude?: David Plans Casal decomposes Ligeti's Autumn in Warsaw and crowdsources the pieces into a new creation, just as Bartók predicted. Find out more

LABS Review Panellists, 2012-2013

Leonardo Abstracts Service (LABS) has named the review panelists for 2012-2013. The panelists are: Yiannis Colakides, co-director of NeMe (New Media), Limassol, Cyprus; David Familian, artistic director of the Beall Center for Art and Technology at University of California Irvine, Irvine, California; Tom Leeser, Program Director of the Art and Technology Program in the School of Art and the Director of the Center for Integrated Media at the California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, California; Andrea Polli, Associate Professor of Fine Art and Engineering at the University of New Mexico Albuquerque; Edward Shanken, researcher at the Amsterdam School for Cultural Analysis at the University of Amsterdam (UvA) and a member of the Media Art History faculty at Donau University in Krems, Austria; Charissa N. Terranova, PhD, Assistant Professor of Aesthetic Studies, School of Arts & Humanities, The University of Texas at Dallas; and Shawn Decker, Professor in the Art and Technology Department and the Sound Department at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Find out more

Low-cost Article Access to Leonardo and LMJ

The MIT Press journals division is now able to offer low-cost article access through third party service Deep Dyve. Users can now rent articles published in Leonardo, Leonardo Music Journal and other MIT Press journals for a limited, one-time use or extended use with special membership. This service is in addition to the other article access options currently provided by the MIT Press. Find out more

Leonardo Reviews Quarterly (L|R|Q) Issue 4 Now Available

Leonardo Reviews is the work of an international panel of scholars and professionals invited from a wide range of disciplines to review books, exhibitions, CD-ROMs, web sites and conferences. Leonardo Reviews publishes all reviews received from the panel monthly on the Leonardo Reviews web site. In addition, four times a year a selection of reviews is printed in Leonardo print journal and now in the Leonardo Reviews Quarterly (L|R|Q) which publishes an even larger selection as a printable PDF together with introductory material and overview essays. The fourth issue of L|R|Q is now available with over 40 reviews by its international review panel. Find out more

Leonardo e-Books Now Available from The MIT Press

We are pleased to announce that several titles from the Leonardo Book Series are now available as e-books from the MIT Press. Select titles are also available from Amazon, Google, Kobo and Barnes & Noble. Find out more

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Events & Projects

Next DASER: 24 May 2012

Join us for the next DC Art Science Evening Rendezvous DASER), 24 May 2012, at Keck Center, Washington DC. This month, the discussion focuses on recent developments in experimental and interactive technology in art. Feature presentations by artist Blake Fall-Conroy, artist Michelle Lisa Herman, program director Blair Murphy, artist Steven Silberg and educator Max Kazemzadeh. Find out more

Next LASER: 6 June 2012, Stanford University

Join us for the next Leonardo Art Science Evening Rendezvous (LASER), 6 June 2012, at Stanford University. Feature presentations include "The Internet as Media" by artist Renetta Sitoy, "Art & Tech: From Fiction to Fact and All the Way Back" by filmmaker Javier Ideami, "Fan Fiction Archives and the Evolution of User Experience" by educator Abigail De Kosnik and "Futurist Art for the Present Future" by composer Luciano Chessa. Find out more

DASER Webcasts

The DC Art Science Evening Rendezvous (DASER) series in Washington, DC (hosted by the National Academy of Sciences) has begun webcasting its events. Remote audience members can participate via the DASER Facebook page and email: Find out more

Updated 9 May 2012