Accessibility is an artist residency located on the campus of Cleveland State Community College in East Tennessee. During the last two weeks of October, selected artists are invited to create new works of art that deal primarily with the use of new media and technology. The residency will also include weekly films, lectures, demonstrations and discussions involving the community, artists, students, and information technologists in a dialogue that brings awareness to the connections between technology, art and culture. Accessibility2012: CMD+R Now Accepting ApplicationsCleveland State Community College is inviting applications from artists working primarily with new media (video, interactive works, computer generated, reactive, web based, robotics, lasers, projection, video games, Max/MSP, Arduino, Augmented Reality, etc).

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Aesthetica Magazine is inviting artists working in all mediums to enter the Aesthetica Art Prize competition. The Aesthetica Art Prize is a celebration of excellence in art from across the world and has developed from the Aesthetica Creative Works Competition. In its new incarnation, the prize offers an even greater opportunity for artists to showcase their work and further their involvement in the international art world. Aesthetica Art Prize – A Celebration of ExcellenceThe Aesthetica Art Prize is committed to innovation in the arts and entries are welcome from artists working in all mediums. Artists may submit their work into any one of the four categories:

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