Welcome
Welcome to the (belated) monthly newsletter for members and associates of the Biofeedback Art Research Practice Network — a platform for sharing your work, offering collaboration, getting feedback, and finding professional opportunities. The newsletter serves to circulate news and support initiatives of the community members, so please feel encouraged to feed details regarding any relevant subject by using the feedback form.
Coming up
Coming up is a website update. Please submit your photo & bio using the form. This development happens thanks to the initiative and commitment of Krisztián Hofstädter. In forthcoming weeks Kris may reach out to you with an email to specify a detail or two. Keep an eye on your inbox!
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Events
On March 8th, we had our inaugural event at Lois Lambert Gallery in Santa Monica, which was supported by a grant from the Santa Monica Cultural Affairs. Recording of the Biofeedback Art & Research Symposium is now available on YouTube and a recap was posted on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and Substack.
More biofeedback art-themed cultural productions are to come in a few months, but all will take place in California (Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz, and San Francisco). Stay tuned for announcements.
Opportunities
Conferences
14th EAI ArtsIT International Conference 2025, November 13-15th (location TBD). Deadlines: Special Track Proposals are due on April 1st. Individual Paper submissions are due on June 1st. Proceedings will be published by Springer.
PdMaxCon25, September 5-7 (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) is a celebration Pd’s and Max’s jubilees unfolding in the birthplace of algorithmic music and a hotspot of the 2nd wave cybernetics. Submissions are due May 16th.
Funding
The Alice M. Ditson Fund. April 1st deadline: Support for professional performing ensembles and institutions; October 15th deadline: Support for summer festivals and conferences.
CA2: Call for Scores for American Composers, 2025: any work with 8 or fewer players is welcome. Deadline: April 15th, 2025
New Music USA’s Organization Fund: organizations can apply for funding through one of the following strands: General Operating Support/ Creation of New Work / Live Music for Dance projects. Deadline: March 27, 2025
Creative Capital Award: 2026 Open Call seeks proposals for new artistic works in the Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Film, and Literature. Deadline: April 3rd, 2025
Performance
“Garden of Memory” series at Chapel of Chimes (Oakland) hosted by New Music Bay Area accepts performance proposals through April 15th. To submit, fill out the form. Authors of selected works will be notified by May 1st and performances will be taking place through the summer and early fall. If you always dreamt of performing biomusic at a mausoleum, that’s your chance!
“Other Dimensions in Sound” Series at Medicine for Nightmares Bookstore & Gallery. If you reside in the Bay Area or come around in the forthcoming months and would like to take advantage of a performance opportunity in San Francisco (Mission Dist.), please send me an email by February 10th. Please note that all concerts of the series take place on Friday.
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