My name is Germaine Koh, and I am a Canadian artist who is presenting a new interactive artwork as part of the ISEA / ZeroOne San Jose Festival of electronic art, taking place August 7-13. The project I am exhibiting makes telephone connections between strangers, as a sort of experiment in public behavior between anonymous individuals and a means of making unexpected connections between real people. The project uses a telephone that I have modified to randomly dial one of the project participants each time the phone's handset is picked up.

Non-SAG male actor or performance artist wanted in San Jose for prestigious week-long festival of new media Aug 7-12 2006

Seeking:

REMEDIOS THE SQUIRREL CUB: 21-40 year old male, indie-rocker type in a squirrel helmet/head piece and tail, who acts as Karaoke MC, ice cream truck driver and master of cheap magic.

Think “Ghost World” record store salesman: stooped, slightly morose, and quirky. Remedios is the ice cream truck’s best friend, its driver, master of ceremonies and should know bad magic tricks involving handkerchiefs, smoke cookies, knots, sleights of hand, smoke and juggling. As he is mute, physical acting abilities are a must.

"Karaoke Ice" is a public art project by award-winning artists Marina Zurkow, Katie Salen and Nancy Nowacek. It will premiere in San Jose for the ZeroOne: Art on the Edge Biennial in August 2006 (http://01sj.org).

We are seeking a costume designer/ props maker to work on the creation of a man-sized SQUIRREL HEAD and SQUIRREL TAIL. The design will be more like a polygon construction from the world of 3D modeling, rather than a plush toy head (it will be 90+ degrees in San Jose in August).

An invitation to participate

"Interrogating the invisible" is a District of Leistavia project that aims to gather statistics on how it is that people connect to their cultural identity. The data will then be visualised. We are looking for people who identify with either one or two cultures, and will be able to examine if there are differences between those with one, and those with two identifications.

VOLUNTEERS for URBANtells at ISEA2006, Aug 7-13, 2006

Baltimore,MD based collective URBANtells is looking for contributors for an upcoming project at ISEA 2006 in San Jose, CA, Aug 7-13, 2006.

We are interested in getting as many participants as possible so please send this to anyone who you think might be interested.

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Festival Overview: ZeroOne San Jose: A Global Festival of Art on the Edge will showcase the world's most innovative contemporary artists at the intersection of art and technology. ZeroOne San Jose is a multi-dimensional, startling and brilliant audience event with exhibits, live cinema, performances, workshops and youth activities. ZeroOne is about artists making art using technology as a tool, but not about technology for its own sake. Concurrently, the 13th International Symposium on Electronic Art (ISEA2006) will be held August 7-13, 2006, in San Jose, California. The 2006 edition of the internationally renowned ISEA Symposium focuses on the critical, theoretical and pragmatic exploration of four important themes: Transvergence, Interactive City, Community Domain and Pacific Rim.

Volunteer Overview: The Volunteer program offers individuals the opportunity to become an integral part of the ISEA Symposium and the ZeroOne San Jose Festival.

This experience presents opportunities to meet and learn directly from interactive artists and industry professionals and network with those who have similar interests. Festival Volunteers assist festival attendees and support festival programs and events. Volunteers will also have free admission to all programs, the symposium, selected performances and many special events. Festival dates: August 7th–13th, 2006. For more information, log on to www.01sj.org We are looking for reliable, hard-working, self-starting, independent, enthusiastic individuals who are excited about the ZeroOne San Jose/ISEA2006 Festival and want to be part of a Global Festival of Art on the Edge.