{"251981":{"#nid":"251981","#data":{"type":"news","title":"TechArts Festival Seeks Project Proposals","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe 2014 TechArts Festival, a two-week event slated for February 13-March 1, 2014, seeks proposals from students, faculty and staff interested in participating in this annual celebration of the arts at Georgia Tech.\u0026nbsp; \u201cThe TechArts Festival is a singular event designed to celebrate the creative arts spirit on campus. It is designed as an annual showcase for the music, dance, theatre, literary arts and visual\/digital media arts that not only flourish in the midst of our technological 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 venues across campus. The work can be independently produced by students, faculty and staff 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 title=\u0022http:\/\/arts.gatech.edu\/content\/techarts-exhibition\u0022 href=\u0022http:\/\/arts.gatech.edu\/content\/techarts-exhibition\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/arts.gatech.edu\/content\/techarts-exhibition\u003C\/a\u003E and performance proposals at \u003Ca title=\u0022http:\/\/arts.gatech.edu\/content\/techarts-performance\u0022 href=\u0022http:\/\/arts.gatech.edu\/content\/techarts-performance\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/arts.gatech.edu\/content\/techarts-performance\u003C\/a\u003E. The deadline for submissions is January 10, 2014.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe 2014 Festival coincides with the annual Margaret Guthman Musical Instrument Competition. Events already scheduled for the festival include the opening of Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons\u2019 annual student \u003Cem\u003EArt Crawl\u003C\/em\u003E, DramaTech\u2019s \u003Cem\u003EBlack Box Comedy Festival,\u003C\/em\u003E concerts by the Georgia Tech School of Music\u2019s jazz ensemble and symphonic band and performances from the \u003Cem\u003EFerst Center Presents\u003C\/em\u003E professional artist series including Pat Metheny Unity Group and the Carolina Chocolate Drops\u003Cem\u003E. \u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe 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\u003EFor more information contact the Office of the Arts at 404-894-2787.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The 2014 TechArts Festival, a two-week event slated for February 13-March 1, 2014, seeks proposals from students, faculty and staff interested in participating in this annual celebration of the arts at Georgia Tech."}],"uid":"27652","created_gmt":"2013-11-07 13:00:50","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:15:18","author":"Jenna Farmer","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2013-11-07T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2013-11-07T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"200671":{"id":"200671","type":"image","title":"TechArts Festival Logo","body":null,"created":"1449179943","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:59:03","changed":"1475894853","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:47:33","alt":"TechArts Festival Logo","file":{"fid":"196564","name":"tech_arts_festival_logo-rev.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tech_arts_festival_logo-rev_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tech_arts_festival_logo-rev_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":684558,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/tech_arts_festival_logo-rev_0.jpg?itok=D_5MRoBA"}}},"media_ids":["200671"],"groups":[{"id":"145331","name":"Georgia Tech Arts"}],"categories":[{"id":"42901","name":"Community"},{"id":"42891","name":"Georgia Tech Arts"},{"id":"42911","name":"Education"},{"id":"42921","name":"Exhibitions"},{"id":"42931","name":"Performances"},{"id":"42941","name":"Art Research"},{"id":"42951","name":"Student Art"}],"keywords":[{"id":"64641","name":"arts@tech"},{"id":"50971","name":"TechArts Festival"}],"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 \/\u003EOffice of the Arts at Georgia Tech\u003Cbr \/\u003E(404) 385-4219 \u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["jenna.farmer@arts.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}