{"175131":{"#nid":"175131","#data":{"type":"news","title":"TechArts Festival Seeks Project Proposals","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe 2013 TechArts Festival, a weekend event slated for April 11-13, seeks proposals from students and faculty interested in participating in this new celebration of the arts on campus.\u0026nbsp; \u201cThe TechArts Festival is a singular event designed to celebrate the creative arts spirit on campus. It is intended to showcase annually that music, dance, theatre, literary arts and visual\/digital media arts not only flourish in the midst of our technological research university, but also inspire and reflect both research and education,\u201d says Aaron Bobick, Chair of the Georgia Tech Council of the Arts.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Festival will feature a variety of arts experiences at both indoor and outdoor venues. The work can be independently produced by students or faculty affiliated with Georgia Tech or produced as part of an academic or research project. Projects can showcase the convergence of art and science\/technology, or be solely artistic in nature.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EExhibit proposals can be submitted at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/arts.gatech.edu\/content\/techarts-exhibition\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/arts.gatech.edu\/content\/techarts-exhibition\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/arts.gatech.edu\/content\/techarts-exhibition\u003C\/a\u003E and performance proposals at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/arts.gatech.edu\/content\/techarts-performance\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/arts.gatech.edu\/content\/techarts-performance\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/arts.gatech.edu\/content\/techarts-performance\u003C\/a\u003E. The deadline for full consideration of submissions is February 15.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u201cThis is a Georgia Tech arts festival, so while we expect some projects will feature the very talented musicians or visual artists who are part of the Tech community, other projects will showcase the coming together of arts and technology,\u201d explains George Thompson, Director of the Office of the Arts and Festival producer. The Festival is sponsored by the Office of the Provost, the Council of the Arts and the Office of the Arts.\u0026nbsp; The annual event is open to the campus and the Atlanta community.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe 2013 Festival coincides with the annual Margaret Guthman Musical Instrument Competition. Events already slated for the festival include \u003Cem\u003EStudent View, a v\u003C\/em\u003Eisual art exhibition by freshmen in the Writing Communication Program, a concert by the Georgia Tech School of Music, the musical production of DramaTech\u2019s \u003Cem\u003EHow to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying\u003C\/em\u003E, selected works from the \u003Cem\u003EArt Crawl\u003C\/em\u003E sponsored by the Clough Undergraduate Learning Center, and \u003Cem\u003EAutomaton,\u003C\/em\u003E a graduate project featuring dance and robots.\u003Cem\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/em\u003EPlease call 404-894-2787 for more information.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The 2013 TechArts Festival, a weekend event slated for April 11-13, seeks proposals from students and faculty interested in participating in this new celebration of the arts on campus."}],"uid":"27652","created_gmt":"2012-12-04 10:27:36","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:13:18","author":"Jenna Farmer","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-12-04T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2012-12-04T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"184771":{"id":"184771","type":"image","title":"TechArts Festival","body":null,"created":"1449179081","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:44:41","changed":"1475894830","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:47:10","alt":"TechArts Festival","file":{"fid":"196114","name":"techarts-sm.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/techarts-sm.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/techarts-sm.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":13192,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/techarts-sm.jpg?itok=sjdnGUKP"}}},"media_ids":["184771"],"groups":[{"id":"52945","name":"Ferst Center for the Arts"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"42891","name":"Georgia Tech Arts"},{"id":"42921","name":"Exhibitions"},{"id":"42931","name":"Performances"},{"id":"42941","name":"Art Research"},{"id":"42951","name":"Student Art"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"},{"id":"143","name":"Digital Media and Entertainment"},{"id":"148","name":"Music and Music Technology"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJenna Farmer \u003Cbr \/\u003EMarketing Specialist \u003Cbr \/\u003EFerst Center Presents\u003Cbr \/\u003EOffice of the Arts at Georgia Tech\u003Cbr \/\u003E349 Ferst Dr. \u003Cbr \/\u003EAtlanta, GA 30332-0468 \u003Cbr \/\u003E(404) 385-4219 \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["jenna.farmer@arts.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}