Visionary Landscapes: The Electronic Literature Organization 2008 Conference
Thursday, May 29, 2008 to Sunday, June 01, 2008
“Visionary Landscapes: The Electronic Literature Organization 2008 Conference,” will be held May 29 - June 1 at the downtown Hilton Vancouver Washington, at Clark College, at WSU Vancouver (bus transportation provided), and at the downtown North Bank Artists Gallery, 1005 Main St. More than 120 digital media artists and critics from around the world will participate in the event.
Keynote Speaker
Internationally renowned artist Mark Amerika, one of Time magazine’s “100 Innovators.” Featured speakers include hypertext author John Cayley and Sue Thomas, founder of trAce Online Writing Centre and author of “Correspondence” and “Hello World!”
The conference kicks off May 29 with workshops open to the public at $40 per event.
- 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. Amerika will teach “Remix Writing and Postproduction Art”
- 12 - 2 p.m. multimedia artists Steve Gibson and Stefan Muller Arisona will teach, “Live Audio and Visuals”
- 12 - 4 p.m., electronic literature author Deena Larsen will teach a workshop entitled, “See Spot Link. Link, Spot, Link: How To Read and Appreciate Electronic Literature”
In conjunction with the conference, a Media Arts Show takes place at North Bank Artists Gallery, Clark College, and WSU Vancouver. The exhibit at WSU Vancouver in the Firstenburg Student Commons each day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., entitled “Two Decades of Electronic Literature: From Hypercard to YouTube,” features early pioneering electronic literary works from the personal collection of noted new media theorist N. Katherine Hayles. This free exhibit is the first time the Hayles’ collection will have ever been seen by the general public.
More information on the conference, registration and Media Arts Show:
http://www.vancouver.wsu.edu/programs/dtc/elo08/conference.html.
The cost of the full conference is $180 by May 1; $200 on site. One day registration costs $50 by May 1 and $75 on site. The public is also invited to evening events at Clark College and North Bank Artists Gallery. The cost for each evening is $10.
The conference is sponsored by WSU Vancouver, The Electronic Literature Organization, Clark College, North Bank Artists Gallery, The Apple Corporation, Starbucks and The Columbian.