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Call for Applications: Rhizome Internship

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Rhizome seeks a focused, responsible and mature candidate for a part-time internship. Responsibilities include assisting with the daily administrative upkeep of the organization, research and production support of the Rhizome website, coordination of organizational projects, correspondence with artists, members, and press, and management of various social media platforms. Interns must be familiar with contemporary art and savvy with the web and new technologies.

The position is 8 – 16 hours per week and can be worked from home or at the Rhizome office, which is located at the New Museum of Contemporary Art in downtown Manhattan. The intern will report to the Senior Editor and Associate Director. Candidates must be based in New York and must be able to commit to 3 months. This position is unpaid, but academic credit may be arranged.

QUALIFICATIONS: Candidates must be well versed with social media and the online environment. A keen interest in online marketing is a must. Education or advanced experience beyond the undergraduate level is highly desirable. The candidate should have strong writing and analytical skills. Knowledge of Microsoft Office software is required and basic experience with graphics and video editing programs, like Photoshop and Final Cut, is preferred.

TO APPLY: Please email a cover letter, resume or c.v., to editor[at]rhizome.org. Review of applications will begin immediately.

Reminder: “Triple Canopy: The Medium Was Tedium” Next Week!

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Join us at the New Museum next Friday, February 19th, at 7pm for the New Silent Series event Triple Canopy: The Medium Was Tedium.

Triple Canopy is an online magazine that explores how the Web informs the experience of reading literature and viewing artworks. The publication’s development has been inspired in part by a critical engagement with the legacy of Aspen magazine (1965-71). Artists and writers contributed projects to Aspen in the form of easily distributable media such as flip books, flexi-disc records, and paper sculpture. These projects coincided with a broader contemporaneous phenomenon: artworks intended to appear exclusively in magazines. The New Silent event, The Medium Was Tedium, examines how this move from the exhibition space to the printed page has been subsequently repeated by artists in relation to other media, such as television programming and the Internet. Triple Canopy’s editors will discuss practices that traverse mediums and the media with artists Mel Bochner, Daniel Bozhkov, and Erin Shirreff.

Friday, February 19, 7pm
at the New Museum, New York, NY
$6 Members/ $8 General Public
BUY TICKETS

Rhizome Presents: Seven on Seven

Rhizome is pleased to announce Seven on Seven a new major initiative
that reflects our mission to connect art and new technology. Seven on Seven will pair seven artists with seven technologists in teams of two, and challenge them to develop something new –be it an application, social media, artwork, product, or whatever they imagine– over the course of a single day. The seven teams will present their ideas at a one-day event at the New Museum on April 17th.
Recalling the groundbreaking 1966 event 9 Evenings, in which dancers,
visual artists and musicians were paired with engineers and
scientists, Seven on Seven is aimed at enriching all involved, and
putting forth important, new projects that tie to Rhizome’s mission of
openness and innovation in art. Documentation of the event will be made available online following the event.

Seven on Seven Participants include, on the technology side, Ayah
Bdeir, Jeff Hammerbacher, David Karp, Andrew Kortina, Hilary Mason,
Matt Mullenweg, and Josh Schachter, and on the art side, Tauba
Auerbach, Cao Fei, Aaron Koblin, Monica Narula, Marc Andre Robinson,
Evan Roth and Ryan Trecartin.

Full details and ticket purchase: http://www.rhizome.org/sevenonseven


Seven on Seven is a new program set to recur annually, and raise
support for Rhizome. In its first year, Seven on Seven is made
possible through the generous support and collaboration of Wieden +
Kennedy / PIE.
Additional lead support was provided by Betaworks and
Mozilla. We would also like to thank our media partner, Mashable, and
Kickstarter for donating space for the teams to work Thanks to FUTURE FRIENDS for Seven on Seven’s logo design..

Thank you!

On behalf of everyone at Rhizome, we would like to thank those who
contributed to our annual Community Campaign. We are happy to report
that we reached our Campaign goal. Your donations have brought vital
support for our programs in 2010.

We have listed supporters of the Campaign online here:
LINK

We are working
now on collecting/organizing those that gave $25–that list should be
up soon! To everyone who contributed–and also those who wrote in
letters of support–thank you again for keeping Rhizome going strong!

Finish Line: Midnight Tonight

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This is it. The final day of our annual Community Campaign! To all of
those who contributed: thank you! Every single contribution is
important, and will go into producing a Rhizome program in 2010. For
those who would still like to give, you have until midnight tonight to
do so:

LINK

Again, from everyone at Rhizome, thanks for your support.

Reminder: Two Rhizome Events This Week!

We hope that you can join us for two Rhizome-sponsored events at the New Museum tonight and tomorrow. Details below.



Rhizome Commissions 2010

Each year, Rhizome awards grants to eleven emerging artists for the creation of original works of new media art. Established in 2001, the Rhizome Commissions Program has awarded sixty-four grants throughout its history to projects that have gone on to have a great impact in the field of contemporary art. At this event, select artists from the most recent commissioning round will present and discuss their works in progress.

Participating artists: Maria Carmen del Montoya and Kevin Patton, Kristin Lucas, Joe McKay and Angelo Plessas

Thursday January 14th, 7pm
at the New Museum, New York, NY
$6 Members/ $8 General Public
BUY TICKETS HERE



Cinema Fury: A New Performance by Caden Manson / Big Art Group

Rhizome presents Cinema Fury, an action-media performance created by Caden Manson / Big Art Group. Organized by Nick Hallett, Cinema Fury will be an immersive installation and a participatory performance that is designed to bring the audience into the action.

In Cinema Fury, Big Art Group will explore the idea of corruption in the information age, and the chaotic possibilities that arise through errors, glitches, and interruptions within digital transmissions. By reinterpreting models of data transmission and decomposition as performance strategies, Cinema Fury opens new interpretive pathways to understanding the process of contemporary “media-ization.” Concepts of transmogrification, both of the folkloric and post-digital varieties, recur throughout. Big Art Group will draw on material from two upcoming major productions: Flesh Tone (2010) and No Show (2011).

Friday January 15th, 7pm
at the New Museum, New York, NY
$10 Members/ $12 General Public
BUY TICKETS HERE

Support Rhizome and Receive a Poster by Casey Reas!

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It’s not too late to give to Rhizome! Our campaign ends on January 14th, which means there is still time to donate $100 and receive this beautiful poster (pictured above) by artist Casey Reas. An example of the artist’s trailblazing algorithmic artwork, the poster is an original limited edition produced especially for the campaign.

One week left of Rhizome’s Community Campaign – give today!

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It is a new year with new beginnings, and there is only one week left to contribute to Rhizome’s annual Community Campaign. We need to raise $8,500 to reach our goal of $35,000. Your support—a contribution however large or small—can help us do it.

$35,000 is not an arbitrary figure: it’s an amount necessary for keeping our programs—commissions, preservation, publishing, resources for our community—running in 2010.

Please make a contribution today:

https://rhizome.org/support/about_you.php

Your contribution will get you a Rhizome membership, ensuring a year full of art, events, new ideas, new discoveries and more. As special thanks for contributing, we are offering limited-edition art works available until the end of the Campaign on midnight January 14th.

Upcoming Event: Cinema Fury: A New Performance by Caden Manson / Big Art Group Friday January 15, 2010 7pm

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Rhizome presents Cinema Fury, an action-media performance created by Caden Manson / Big Art Group. Organized by Nick Hallett, Cinema Fury will be an immersive installation and a participatory performance that is designed to bring the audience into the action.

In Cinema Fury, Big Art Group will explore the idea of corruption in the information age, and the chaotic possibilities that arise through errors, glitches, and interruptions within digital transmissions. By reinterpreting models of data transmission and decomposition as performance strategies, Cinema Fury opens new interpretive pathways to understanding the process of contemporary “media-ization.” Concepts of transmogrification, both of the folkloric and post-digital varieties, recur throughout. Big Art Group will draw on material from two upcoming major productions: Flesh Tone (2010) and No Show (2011).

Friday January 15th, 7pm
at the New Museum, New York, NY
$10 Members/ $12 General Public
BUY TICKETS HERE

Upcoming Event: Cinema Fury: A New Performance by Caden Manson / Big Art Group Friday January 15, 2009 7pm

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Rhizome presents Cinema Fury, an action-media performance created by Caden Manson / Big Art Group. Organized by Nick Hallett, Cinema Fury will be an immersive installation and a participatory performance that is designed to bring the audience into the action.

In Cinema Fury, Big Art Group will explore the idea of corruption in the information age, and the chaotic possibilities that arise through errors, glitches, and interruptions within digital transmissions. By reinterpreting models of data transmission and decomposition as performance strategies, Cinema Fury opens new interpretive pathways to understanding the process of contemporary “media-ization.” Concepts of transmogrification, both of the folkloric and post-digital varieties, recur throughout. Big Art Group will draw on material from two upcoming major productions: Flesh Tone (2010) and No Show (2011).

Friday January 15th, 7pm
at the New Museum, New York, NY
$10 Members/ $12 General Public
BUY TICKETS HERE

Upcoming Event: Rhizome Commissions 2010 Panel Thursday, January 14, 2010 7pm

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Angelo Plessas, ElectricityComesFromAnotherPlanet.com, 2008 (Rhizome Commission 2009)

Each year, Rhizome awards grants to eleven emerging artists for the creation of original works of new media art. Established in 2001, the Rhizome Commissions Program has awarded sixty-four grants throughout its history to projects that have gone on to have a great impact in the field of contemporary art. At this event, recently commissioned artists Kristin Lucas, Joe McKay, Maria del Carmen Montoya & Kevin Patton and Angelo Plessas will present and discuss their works in progress.

Thursday January 14th, 7pm
at the New Museum, New York, NY
$6 Members/ $8 General Public
BUY TICKETS HERE

Upcoming Event: Rhizome Commissions 2010 Panel Thursday, January 14, 2009 7pm

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Angelo Plessas, ElectricityComesFromAnotherPlanet.com, 2008 (Rhizome Commission 2009)

Each year, Rhizome awards grants to eleven emerging artists for the creation of original works of new media art. Established in 2001, the Rhizome Commissions Program has awarded sixty-four grants throughout its history to projects that have gone on to have a great impact in the field of contemporary art. At this event, recently commissioned artists Kristin Lucas, Joe McKay, Maria del Carmen Montoya & Kevin Patton and Angelo Plessas will present and discuss their works in progress.

Thursday January 14th, 7pm
at the New Museum, New York, NY
$6 Members/ $8 General Public
BUY TICKETS HERE

Support Rhizome!

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Rhizome’s Community Campaign is still underway. For a minimum of $25, you can become a member and help us reach our $35,000 goal by January 14, 2010. We rely on our members to make programs like Rhizome Commissions, the ArtBase, and exhibitions possible. Membership also comes with benefits such as full access to the ArtBase, Commissions Voting, and more. Join today!

With Cherries On Top?


Will you please take two minutes out of
your day to VOTE FOR RHIZOME for the
Chase/Facebook community giving contest?

Vote for Rhizome on Facebook

Chase Community Giving on Facebook is awarding grants to non-profit organizations. Please, if you have a Facebook account and 25 seconds to spare–vote for us at the link below. (Note that Rhizome is listed under our legal name ‘Rhizome Communications, Inc.’)

To vote, go here: http://apps.facebook.com/chasecommunitygiving/charities/1076527

The deadline for voting is next Friday Dec. 11, 2009, so vote now! This could potentially mean tremendous support for our programs in 2010! Thank you for your time.

Rhizome staff

Become a Rhizome Member!

For those without a Rhizome Membership, now is the time to sign up and support an organization that has, since 1996, facilitated the growth of a new art form: internet and new media art. Basic membership is just $25; higher levels ($50 and up) receive a limited edition gift. If you give now, you will help us achieve our annual Community Campaign goal to raise $35,000 – an amount that will keep our singular mission and programs strong in an incredibly tough year. Membership comes with great benefits, including:

• The ability to survey and vote on applications submitted through our Commissions Program, which provides grants to artists to create new work.

• Access to the entirety of our online archive of art, the ArtBase.

• Resources, like international listings of residencies, opportunities, and syllabi that we compile just for members.

And more! Check out our membership page for full details.

Support Rhizome, and become a member today.

Thank You!

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Our Community Campaign is underway, and we would like to take a moment to thank our generous supporters so far. We will be listing our supporters on this page continually throughout the campaign. Your contributions keep all of our programs running — so thank you!